[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 164 (Thursday, August 24, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50080-50081]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-14072]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration


Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB 
Review: Transportation Security Officer (TSO) Medical Questionnaire

AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Transportation Security 
Administration (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 and revision 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 April 19, 2006, 71 FR 20118.

DATES: Send your comments by September 25, 2006. A comment to OMB is 
most effective if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be e-mailed to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, DHS-TSA Desk 
Officer at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katrina Wawer, Attorney-Advisor, 
Office of the 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: Transportation Security Officer (TSO) Medical Questionnaire.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Control Number: 1652-0032.
    Forms(s): Transportation Security Officer Medical Questionnaire; 
further evaluation forms.
    Affected Public: Candidates under employment consideration for 
Transportation Security Officer positions.
    Abstract: TSA is requesting approval to revise this collection of 
information to comply with 49 U.S.C. 44935, which requires TSA to 
establish qualification standards for the employment of security 
screening personnel. With approval from OMB, TSA currently collects 
information via a Transportation Security Officer (TSO) Medical 
Questionnaire. TSA now seeks approval to make revisions to the form 
(and to adjust the title as a result of the conversion from 
Transportation Security Screeners to Transportation Security Officers 
on February 5, 2005). TSA also seeks approval to include additional 
supplemental medical forms, which are required in circumstances where 
TSA needs the additional medical information to make a determination 
regarding the candidate's qualifications for the TSO job. Only those 
TSOs who are required to undergo a follow-up medical exam will be 
required to bring a supplemental form (or forms) to the exam, a portion 
of which their physician will complete. This collection of information 
assists the agency in ensuring that candidates under employment 
consideration for TSO positions meet the qualification standards to 
perform the functions of the positions successfully. TSA collects the 
information through a medical questionnaire and supplemental forms.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 57,038. After further evaluation 
of the annual respondent population, TSA is revising the estimate noted 
in its April 2006 notice from 22,800 respondents.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 19,013. After further evaluation of 
the respondent population and hour burden estimate, TSA is revising the 
estimate

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noted in its April 2006 notice from 6,346 hours.

    Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on August 21, 2006.
Peter Pietra,
Director of Privacy Policy and Compliance.
[FR Doc. E6-14072 Filed 8-23-06; 8:45 am]
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