[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 24, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29970-29971]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-7904]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration


New Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: TSA 
Claims Management System

AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration (TSA), DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that TSA has forwarded the new 
Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval 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 January 11, 2006, 71 FR 1763.

DATES: Send your comments by June 23, 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, Attorney-Advisor, 
Office of Chief Counsel, TSA-2, Transportation Security Administration, 
601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 22202-4220; telephone (571) 227-
1995; facsimile (571) 227-1381.

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: TSA Claims Management System.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    OMB Control Number: Not yet assigned.
    Form(s): Supplemental Information Form, Payment Form.
    Affected Public: Members of the traveling public who believe they 
have experienced property loss or damage, a personal injury, or other 
damages due to the negligence or wrongful act or omission of a TSA 
employee, and decide to file a Federal tort claim against TSA.
    Abstract: TSA needs to collect certain information, in addition to 
that collected on the Standard Form 95, from claimants in order to 
investigate claims properly. TSA is seeking approval for its two 
supplemental forms, as well as the electronic claims management system 
currently in development, which will ease the burden on claimants and 
streamline the claims process. TSA will use the data collected from 
claimants to investigate and analyze tort claims against the agency to 
determine alleged TSA liability and to reimburse claimants when claims 
are approved. For more information, please see TSA's Claims Management 
Office Internet Web site at http://www.tsaclaims.org.
    Number of Respondents: 24,000. The number of respondents (28,800) 
TSA estimated in its January 11 notice was a high estimate and, after 
further evaluation, TSA believes this figure is a much closer estimate.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 6,400. In light of the reduction in 
the number of estimated annual respondents, TSA has also made a 
corresponding reduction in the estimated annual burden hours reported 
in its January 11 notice.


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    Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on May 17, 2006.
Peter Pietra,
Director of Privacy Policy and Compliance.
 [FR Doc. E6-7904 Filed 5-23-06; 8:45 am]
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