[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 110 (Friday, June 6, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32344-32345]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-12746]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration


Intent To Request Renewal From OMB of One Current Public 
Collection of Information: Airport Security

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 ICR describes the nature of the 
information collection and its expected burden. The collection involves 
implementing certain provisions of the Aviation Security Improvement 
Act of 1990 and the Aviation and Transportation Security Act that 
relate to the security of persons and property at airports operating in 
commercial air transportation.

DATES: Send your comments by August 5, 2008.

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: 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 www.reginfo.gov. 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

    1652-0002; Airport Security, 49 CFR part 1542. The Federal Aviation 
Administration (FAA) initially required this collection under 14 CFR 
part 107 (now 49 CFR part 1542) and cleared under OMB control number 
2120-0656. The responsibility for the collection was transferred to TSA 
from FAA on November 19, 2001 and subsequently assigned OMB control 
number 1652-0002. Part 1542, Airport Security, implements certain 
provisions of the Aviation Security Improvement Act of

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1990 (Pub. L. 101-604, November 16, 1990) and the Aviation and 
Transportation Security Act (Pub. L. 107-71, November 19, 2001), as 
amended, that relates to the security of persons and property at 
airports operating in commercial air transportation. TSA is seeking 
renewal of this information collection because airport security 
programs are needed to provide for the safety and security of persons 
and property on an aircraft operating in commercial air transportation 
against acts of criminal violence, aircraft piracy, and the 
introduction of an unauthorized weapon, explosive, or incendiary onto 
an aircraft. The information being collected aids in the effectiveness 
of passenger screening procedures and assists TSA in complying with 
Congressional reporting requirements. The affected public is an 
estimated 454 regulated airport operators. The current estimated annual 
burden is 535,705 hours annually.

    Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on June 3, 2008.
Fran Lozito,
Director, Business Management Office, Operational Process and 
Technology.
[FR Doc. E8-12746 Filed 6-5-08; 8:45 am]
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