[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 119 (Tuesday, June 23, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29710-29711]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-14647]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration


Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB 
Review: TSA Claims Management Program

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 1652-0039, abstracted below 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. TSA published a Federal 
Register notice, with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments, of 
the following collection of information on April 1, 2009, at 74 FR 
14808. The collection involves the submission of information from 
claimants in order to thoroughly examine and resolve tort claims 
against the agency.

DATES: Send your comments by July 23, 2009. A comment to OMB is most 
effective if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed or delivered to Ginger LeMay, PRA 
Officer, Office of Information Technology, TSA-11, Transportation 
Security Administration, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 20596-
6011. 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: Ginger LeMay, Office of Information 
Technology, TSA-11, Transportation Security Administration, 601 South 
12th Street, Arlington, VA 20598-6011; telephone (571) 227-3616 or e-
mail [email protected].

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: TSA Claims Management System.
    Type of Request: Renewal of one currently approved Information 
Collection Request (ICR).
    OMB Control Number: 1652-0039.
    Form(s): Supplemental Information Form, Payment Form.
    Affected Public: Members of the traveling public who believe they 
have experienced property loss or damage, a personal injury, or other 
damages due to the negligence or wrongful act or omission of a TSA 
employee and decide to seek compensation by filing a Federal tort claim 
against TSA.
    Abstract: Submission of a claim is entirely voluntary and initiated 
by individuals. The claimants (or respondents) to this collection are 
typically the traveling public. Currently, claimants file a tort claim 
by submitting to TSA a Standard Form 95 (SF-95), which has been 
approved under OMB control number 1105-0008. Because TSA requires 
further clarifying information to thoroughly examine their claim, 
claimants are asked to complete a Supplemental Information page added 
to the SF-95. The Supplemental Information page requests claimants to 
provide additional claim information including: (1) E-mail address, (2) 
Airport name, (3) Location of incident within the airport, (4) Complete 
travel itinerary, (5) Whether baggage was delayed by airline, (6) Why 
they believe TSA was negligent, (7) Whether they used a third-party 
baggage service, (8) Whether they were traveling under military orders, 
and (9) Whether they submitted claims with the airlines or insurance.
    If TSA determines payment is warranted, TSA will then send the 
claimant a separate form requesting: (1) Claimant signature, (2) 
banking information (bank routing number and account number), and (3) 
Social Security number (required by the U.S. Treasury for all 
Government payments to the public pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3325).
    Claims instructions and forms are available through the TSA Web 
site at http://www.tsa.gov. Claimants must download these forms and 
mail or fax them to TSA. TSA will use all data collected from claimants 
to examine and analyze tort claims against the agency to determine 
alleged TSA liability and to reimburse claimants when the claims are 
approved. In some cases, TSA may use the information to identify 
victims of theft or to aid any criminal investigations into property 
theft.
    Number of Respondents: 22,800.

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    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 11,400 hours annually.

    Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on June 17, 2009.
Ginger LeMay,
Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Business Improvements and 
Communications, Office of Information Technology.
[FR Doc. E9-14647 Filed 6-22-09; 8:45 am]
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