[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 127 (Monday, July 6, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 31969]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-15920]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration


Intent To Request Reinstatement From OMB of One Current Public 
Collection of Information: Information Regarding Security Programs for 
Foreign Air Carriers

AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration, DHS.

ACTION: 30-Day Reinstatement Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Transportation Security 
Administration (TSA) has forwarded the new Information Collection 
Request (ICR) abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and approval 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 March 26, 2009 at 74 FR 13320. The collection involves the 
submission of information collected to determine compliance with 49 CFR 
part 1546 and to ensure passenger safety by monitoring foreign air 
carrier security procedures.

DATES: Send your comments by August 5, 2009. 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: Ginger LeMay, Office of Information 
Technology, TSA-11, Transportation Security Administration, 601 South 
12th Street, Arlington, VA 20598-6011; telephone (571) 227-3616; 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: Public Collection of Information Regarding Security Programs 
for Foreign Air Carriers.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement.
    OMB Control Number: 1652-0005.
    Form(s): Supplemental Information Form.
    Affected Public: Foreign Air Carriers.
    Abstract: Based on 49 CFR part 1546, Security Programs for Foreign 
Air Carriers, TSA requires foreign air carriers to submit the following 
information: (1) A master crew list of all flight deck and cabin crew 
members flying to and from the United States; (2) the flight crew list 
on a flight-by-flight basis; (3) passenger information on a flight-by-
flight basis; and (4) total amount of cargo screened onboard flights 
departing airports within the United States, consisting of cargo 
screened at 100 percent and cargo screened at 50 percent. Foreign air 
carriers are required to provide this information via electronic means. 
Foreign air carriers with limited electronic systems may need to modify 
their current systems or generate a new computer system in order to 
submit the requested information. This information collection is 
mandatory for foreign air carriers and must be submitted in order to 
comply with their TSA-accepted security programs. Additionally, foreign 
air carriers must maintain these records as well as training records 
for crew members and individuals performing security-related functions, 
and make them available to TSA for inspection upon request.
    Foreign air carriers must conduct a comparison of their passenger 
names and flight deck and cabin crewmember names against the TSA-issued 
watch lists and report passengers who have been confirmed as a match. 
TSA will continue to collect information to determine foreign air 
carrier compliance with the requirements of 49 CFR part 1546.
    TSA estimates that there will be approximately 162 respondents to 
the information collection, with an annual burden estimate of 747,387 
hours.

    Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on June 30, 2009.
Ginger LeMay,
Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Business Improvements and 
Communications, Office of Information Technology.
[FR Doc. E9-15920 Filed 7-2-09; 8:45 am]
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