[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 213 (Friday, November 3, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64732-64733]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-18583]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration


Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB 
Review: Registered Traveler Pilot (RT) Pilot Program; Satisfaction and 
Effectiveness Measurement Data Collection Instruments

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 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 July 
18, 2006, 71 FR 40731.

DATES: Send your comments by December 4, 2006. A comment to OMB is most 
effective if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on 
the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. Comments should be 
addressed to Nathan Lesser, Desk Officer, Department of Homeland 
Security/TSA, and sent via electronic mail to [email protected] or faxed to (202) 395-6974.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katrina Kletzly, 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: 

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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: Registered Traveler Pilot (RT) Pilot Program; Satisfaction 
and Effectiveness Measurement Data Collection Instruments.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Control Number: 1652-0019.
    Forms(s): Electronic enrollment application; satisfaction survey.
    Affected Public: Applicants to the RT program and lead 
stakeholders.
    Abstract: TSA is expanding the scope of the Registered Traveler 
(RT) Pilot Program, which is currently in operation at one airport and 
is already approved by OMB, to test and evaluate specific technologies 
and business processes related to the RT concept. In addition, TSA will 
add additional locations using the RT Pilot Program's public/private 
partnership. Based on information collected from Sponsoring Entities, 
TSA will retain enrollment information for purposes of completing and 
adjudicating name-based security threat assessments and allow 
Sponsoring Entities to issue an RT card to approved applicants. TSA 
will also administer two collections to solicit feedback: (1) Customer 
satisfaction surveys and (2) stakeholder interviews. For pre-
qualification, TSA will collect information from companies seeking to 
participate in the RT program as Service Providers, including 
personally identifying information about company key personnel in order 
to conduct security threat assessments. Currently, with OMB's approval, 
airport authorities or aircraft operators who wish to participate in 
the RT program are submitting the suggested Statements of Interest.
    Number of Respondents: 744,204.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 236,818 hours annually. 
After further evaluation, TSA has adjusted the number of respondents 
and estimated annual burden hours reported in its July 18, 2006 notice.

    Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on October 30, 2006.
Peter Pietra,
Director of Privacy Policy and Compliance.
 [FR Doc. E6-18583 Filed 11-2-06; 8:45 am]
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