[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 89 (Wednesday, May 9, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26417-26418]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-8818]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration

[Docket No. TSA-2001-11334]


Intent To Request Renewal From OMB of One Current Public 
Collection of Information: Aviation Security Infrastructure Fee (ASIF) 
Records Retention

AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration (TSA), DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) invites 
public comment on one currently approved information collection 
requirement abstracted below that we will submit to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for renewal in compliance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act. The collection requires air carriers to retain 
the records that support carriers' cost submissions that were collected 
for the Aviation Security Infrastructure Fee on the carriers' 
individual and aggregate costs related to screening passengers and 
property in calendar year 2000.

DATES: Send your comments by July 9, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed or delivered to Joanna Johnson, 
Communications Branch, Business Management Office, Operational Process 
and Technology, TSA-32, Transportation Security Administration, 601 
South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 22202-4220.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Paperwork Reduction Act issues: 
Joanna Johnson at the above address, or by telephone (571) 227-3651 or 
facsimile (571) 227-3588.
    For other issues: Michael Gambone, Acting Director, Office of 
Revenue, Office of Finance and Administration, TSA-14, Transportation 
Security Administration, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 22202-
4220; e-mail: [email protected]; telephone: (571) 227-2323.

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. The ICR documentation is available 
at www.reginfo.gov. Therefore, in preparation for OMB review and 
approval of the following information collection, TSA solicits comments 
in order 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 through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.

Background

    To help defray TSA's costs of providing civil aviation security 
services, and as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 44940, TSA published in the 
Federal Register on February 20, 2002, an interim final rule adding 
part 1511 to the Transportation Security Regulations, which imposed a 
security service fee (September 11th Security Fee) and a fee known as 
the Aviation Security Infrastructure Fee (ASIF) on certain air carriers 
and foreign air carriers. See 67 FR 7926, as codified at 49 CFR part 
1511. The amount of ASIF collected by TSA from the carriers, both 
overall and per carrier, is based upon the carriers' aggregate and 
individual costs, respectively, for screening passengers and property 
in calendar year 2000. 49 U.S.C. 44940(a)(2)(B)(i), (ii).
    In conjunction with the issuance of part 1511, TSA requested OMB 
approval to collect information necessary for TSA to establish the 
ASIF, including information about the carriers' individual and 
aggregate costs related to screening passengers and property in 
calendar year 2000. This information collection included submissions to 
TSA of data on the carriers' screening-related costs and also of 
independent audits of that data. On February 28, 2002, TSA published in 
the Federal Register a notice that OMB had approved the required 
collection and submission of this information under control number 
(2110-0002). See 67 FR 9355. This control number was subsequently 
transferred to a TSA OMB control number (1652-0001).
    On May 18, 2004 (69 FR 28141), TSA published a further information 
collection request seeking OMB approval to require air carriers to 
retain the records that support carriers' cost submissions that were 
collected under control number 1652-0001 (previously 2110-0002). OMB 
approved the request and issued the collection OMB control number 1652-
0018. The information collection proposed under this notice is intended 
to apply to the retention requirement of 49 CFR 1511.9, and applies to 
OMB control number 1652-0018.

Purpose of Information Collection

    Under Part 1511, carriers must retain any and all documents, 
records, or information related to the amount of the ASIF, including 
all information applicable to the carrier's calendar year 2000 security 
costs and information reasonably necessary to complete an audit. This 
requirement includes retaining the source information for the calendar 
year 2000 screening costs reported to TSA; the calculations and 
allocations performed to assign costs submitted to TSA; information and 
documents reviewed and prepared for the required independent audit; the 
accountant's working papers, notes, worksheets, and other relevant 
documentation used in the audit; and, if applicable, the specific 
information leading to the accountant's opinion, including any 
determination that the accountant could not provide an audit opinion.

Description of Information Collection

    The information collection, submission, and retention requirement 
applies to each air carrier and foreign air carrier that incurred costs 
for the screening of passengers and property in calendar year 2000. It 
is estimated that the 196 respondent air carriers and foreign air 
carriers will each, on average, incur $104.06 annually, which includes 
$54.60 in records storage, and $50 in labor costs for 2 hours of 
records management at $25 per hour. Thus, the total annual burden for 
196 air carriers is estimated at $20,396. The annual average burden 
related to this requirement for all respondents combined over a three-
year period is at a cost of $61,187. TSA may use the subject records to 
make determinations regarding security-related costs in calendar year 
2000, including

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conducting reviews and otherwise ensuring compliance with part 1511.

    Issued in Arlington, Virginia on May 3, 2007.
Fran Lozito,
Director, Business Management Office, Operational Process and 
Technology.
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