[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 14 (Monday, January 23, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 3522]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-665]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration

[Docket No. TSA-2002-11602]


Extension Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB 
Review: Security Programs for Foreign Air Carriers

AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration (TSA), DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that TSA has forwarded the Information 
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval of an extension of the 
currently approved collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act. The 
ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected 
burden. TSA published a Federal Register notice, with a 60-day comment 
period soliciting comments, of the following collection of information 
on October 21, 2005, 70 FR 61294.

DATES: Send your comments by February 22, 2006. A comment to OMB is 
most effective if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be faxed to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: DHS-TSA 
Desk Officer, at (202) 395-5806.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katrina Wawer, Information Collection 
Specialist, Office of Transportation Security Policy, TSA-9, 
Transportation Security Administration, 601 South 12th Street, 
Arlington, VA 22202-4220.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, (44 U.S.C. 
3501 et seq.), an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is 
not required to respond to a collection of information, unless it 
displays a valid OMB control number. Therefore, in preparation for OMB 
review and approval of the following information collection, TSA is 
soliciting comments to--
    (1) Evaluate whether the proposed information requirement is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including using appropriate automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms 
of information technology.

Information Collection Requirement

    Title: Security Programs for Foreign Air Carriers.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Control Number: 1652-0005.
    Forms(s): NA.
    Affected Public: Foreign air carriers regulated under 49 CFR part 
1546.
    Abstract: Title 49 U.S.C. 44906, implemented by 49 CFR part 1546, 
establishes requirements for foreign air carriers flying into and out 
of the United States to adopt and use a security program. The 
information collected is used to determine compliance with part 1546 
and to ensure passenger safety by monitoring foreign air carrier 
security procedures. These security programs establish procedures that 
foreign air carriers must carry out to protect persons and property 
against acts of criminal violence, aircraft piracy, and terrorist 
activities.
    Number of Respondents: 133.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 460,615 hours annually.

    Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on January 13, 2006.
Lisa S. Dean,
Privacy Officer.
 [FR Doc. E6-665 Filed 1-20-06; 8:45 am]
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