[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 126 (Monday, June 30, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36886-36887]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-14661]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration


Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB 
Review: Flight Crew Self-Defense Training--Registration and Evaluation

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 
April 16, 2008 (73 FR 20699). The collection permits TSA to collect 
identifying information from flight and cabin crewmembers who register 
for self-defense classes, and solicits voluntary feedback from 
participants on the quality of the training.

DATES: Send your comments by July 30, 2008. 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 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: Joanna Johnson, Communications Branch, 
Business Management Office, Operational Process and Technology, TSA-11, 
Transportation Security

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Administration, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 22202-4220; 
telephone (571) 227-3651; facsimile (703) 603-0822.

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: Flight Crew Self-Defense Training--Registration and 
Evaluation.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Control Number: 1652-0028.
    Form(s): ``Level 1 End-of-Course Evaluation''; ``Community College 
Sign-In Sheet.''
    Affected Public: Flight and cabin crewmembers on passenger and 
cargo flights.
    Abstract: TSA is seeking to renew the ICR, currently approved under 
OMB number 1652-0028, to continue compliance with a statutory mandate. 
Specifically, under Section 603 of Vision 100--Century of Aviation 
Reauthorization Act (Pub. L. 108-176, 117 Stat. 2490, 2563, Dec. 12, 
2003), TSA must develop and provide a voluntary advanced self-defense 
training program for flight and cabin crew members of air carriers 
providing scheduled passenger air transportation. See 49 U.S.C. 
44918(b).
    TSA requests this renewal so that TSA may collect limited 
biographical information from flight and cabin crew members to continue 
to confirm their eligibility to participate in this training program 
and to confirm their attendance. TSA confirms the eligibility of the 
participant by contacting the participant's employer, and confirms 
attendance by comparing the registration information against a sign-in 
sheet provided in the classroom. TSA also asks participants to complete 
an anonymous and voluntary evaluation form after participation in the 
training to assess the quality of the training.
    Number of Respondents: 3,000.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 750 hours annually.

    Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on June 20, 2008.
Kriste Jordan,
Program Manager, Business Improvements and Communication, Office of 
Information and Technology.
[FR Doc. E8-14661 Filed 6-27-08; 8:45 am]
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