[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 118 (Wednesday, June 20, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34032-34033]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-11819]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration


Intent To Request Renewal From OMB of One Current Public 
Collection of Information: Office of Law Enforcement/Federal Air 
Marshal Service Mental Health Certification

AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) invites 
public comment on one currently approved information collection 
requirement (ICR) 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 applicants for the 
Office of Law Enforcement/Federal Air Marshal positions to complete a 
certification form regarding their mental history.

DATES: Send your comments by August 20, 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, 701 
South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 22202-4220.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joanna Johnson at the above address, 
or by telephone (571) 227-3651 or facsimile (571) 227-3588.

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 http://www.reginfo.gov. In preparation for OMB review and approval 
of the following information collection, TSA is inviting 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

    OMB approved TSA's emergency processing of this information 
collection and assigned it OMB control number 1652-0043. See the 
Federal Register notice published on December 5, 2006 (71 FR 70524). 
TSA now seeks to renew this collection for the maximum three-year 
period under the Paperwork Reduction Act. Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 44917, 
TSA has authority to provide for deployment of Federal Air Marshals 
(FAMs) on passenger flights and provide for appropriate training, 
supervision,

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and equipment of FAMs. In furtherance of this authority, TSA policy 
requires that applicants for the Office of Law Enforcement/Federal Air 
Marshal positions meet certain medical standards, including Federal 
Aviation Administration second-class airman standards as outlined in 14 
CFR part 67.
    The TSA modifications to these standards include a psychological 
evaluation determining that individuals do not have an established 
medical history or clinical diagnosis of psychosis, neurosis, or any 
other personality or mental disorder that clearly demonstrates a 
potential hazard to the performance of FAM duties or the safety of self 
or others. As part of the psychological evaluation, applicants are 
required to complete a certification form regarding their mental health 
history and provide an explanation for anything they cannot certify. 
Applicants will be asked whether they can certify various statements 
including that they have never been removed from work for medical or 
psychological reasons. Applicants submit this certification form 
directly to the FAMs Medical Program via fax, electronically by 
scanning the document, by mail, or in person. Any explanations received 
will generally require further review and follow-up by a contract 
psychologist or psychiatrist. This certification is carefully geared to 
capitalize on other elements of the assessment process, such as 
personal interviews, physical task assessment, background 
investigation, as well as the other components of the medical 
examination and assessment. The estimated annual reporting burden is 
10,000 hours based on an estimated 10,000 respondents.

    Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on June 13, 2007.
Fran Lozito,
Director of Business Management Office,Operational Process and 
Technology.
 [FR Doc. E7-11819 Filed 6-19-07; 8:45 am]
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