[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 230 (Friday, November 28, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 72499]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-28394]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration

[Docket No. TSA-2005-20118]


Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB 
Review: Maryland-Three Airports: Enhanced Security Procedures at 
Certain Airports in the Washington, DC, Area

AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration, DHS.

ACTION: 30 day notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Transportation Security 
Administration (TSA) has forwarded the Information Collection Request 
(ICR), OMB control number 1652-0029, 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 September 2, 2008, 73 FR 51313. This collection requires 
individuals to successfully complete a security threat assessment in 
order to operate an aircraft to or from one of the three Maryland 
airports that are located within the Washington, DC, Metropolitan Area 
Flight Restricted Zone (Maryland-Three airports), or to serve as an 
airport security coordinator at one of these three airports.

DATES: Send your comments by December 29, 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, Office of Information 
Technology, TSA-11, Transportation Security Administration, 601 South 
12th Street, Arlington, VA 22202-4220; telephone (571) 227-3651; 
facsimile (703) 313-4427.

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. 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: Maryland-Three Airports: Enhanced Security Procedures at 
Certain Airports in the Washington, DC, Area.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Control Number: 1652-0029.
    Forms(s): Personal Identification Number Issuance Form.
    Affected Public: Maryland-Three airports and individuals who seek 
to operate an aircraft to or from one of the three Maryland airports, 
or to serve as an airport security coordinator at one of these three 
airports.
    Abstract: Part 1562 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, 
requires the establishment of security measures that permit normal 
flight operations to resume at the Maryland-Three airports (College 
Park, Potomac Field, and Hyde Field). To that end, TSA requires 
applicants seeking to fly to or from one of the Maryland-Three 
airports, or to serve as security coordinators in one of these 
airports, to submit personal information and fingerprints. TSA will use 
the applicant's information and fingerprints to conduct a security 
threat assessment. An applicant will not receive TSA's approval to fly 
to or from one of the Maryland-Three airports, or to serve as a 
security coordinator in one of these airports, if TSA determines or 
suspects the individual of being a threat to national or transportation 
security.
    Number of Respondents: 400.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 1,165.7. Although TSA reported in 
its September 2, 2008, notice that the total annual hour burden was 
approximately 8,299 hours, after further consideration, TSA has revised 
its hour burden estimate in this notice.

    Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on November 24, 2008.
Kurt Guyer,
Program Manager, Business Improvements and Communications, Office of 
Information Technology.
[FR Doc. E8-28394 Filed 11-26-08; 8:45 am]
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