[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 42 (Thursday, March 4, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9920-9921]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-4442]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration

[Docket No. TSA-2002-11334]


Intent To Request Renewal From OMB of One Current Public 
Collection of Information: Aviation Security Infrastructure Fee Records 
Retention

AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration, DHS.

ACTION: 60-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) invites 
public comment on one currently approved Information Collection Request 
(ICR),

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OMB control number 1652-0001, 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 information 
collection would require the retention of certain information necessary 
for TSA to help set the Aviation Security Infrastructure Fee (ASIF), 
including information about air carriers' and foreign air carriers' 
costs related to screening passengers and property in calendar year 
2000.

DATES: Send your comments by May 3, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be e-mailed to [email protected] or delivered to 
the TSA Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) Officer, Office of Information 
Technology (OIT), TSA-40, Transportation Security Administration, 601 
South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 20598-6040.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joanna Johnson at the above address, 
or by telephone (571) 227-3651.

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

    OMB Control Number 1652-0001; Aviation Security Infrastructure Fee 
Records Retention, 49 CFR part 1511. To help defray TSA's costs of 
providing civil aviation security services, and as authorized by 49 
U.S.C. 44940, TSA published in the Federal Register on February 20, 
2002, an interim final rule adding part 1511 to the Transportation 
Security Regulations, which imposed a fee known as the Aviation 
Security Infrastructure Fee (ASIF) on certain air carriers and foreign 
air carriers. See 67 FR 7926, as codified at 49 CFR part 1511. The 
amount of ASIF collected by TSA from the carriers, both overall and per 
carrier, is based upon the carriers' aggregate and individual costs, 
respectively, for screening passengers and property in calendar year 
2000. 49 U.S.C. 44940(a)(2)(B)(i), (ii).
    In conjunction with the issuance of part 1511, TSA requested OMB 
approval to collect information necessary for TSA to establish the 
ASIF, including information about the carriers' individual and 
aggregate costs related to screening passengers and property in 
calendar year 2000. This information collection included submissions to 
TSA of data on the carriers' screening-related costs and also of 
independent audits of that data. This information collection is 
currently approved under OMB number 1652-0001.

Purpose of Information Collection

    Under Part 1511, carriers must retain any and all documents, 
records, or information related to the amount of the ASIF, including 
all information applicable to the carrier's calendar year 2000 security 
costs and information reasonably necessary to complete an audit. The 
information collection proposed under this notice is intended to apply 
to the retention requirement of 49 CFR 1511.9. This requirement 
includes retaining the source information for the calendar year 2000 
screening costs reported to TSA; the calculations and allocations 
performed to assign costs submitted to TSA; information and documents 
reviewed and prepared for the required independent audit; the 
accountant's working papers, notes, worksheets, and other relevant 
documentation used in the audit; and, if applicable, the specific 
information leading to the accountant's opinion, including any 
determination that the accountant could not provide an audit opinion.

Description of Information Collection

    The information collection, submission, and retention requirement 
applies to each air carrier and foreign air carrier that incurred costs 
for the screening of passengers and property in calendar year 2000. It 
is estimated that the 191 respondent air carriers and foreign air 
carriers will each on average incur $104.06 annually, which includes 
$54.60 in records storage and $50 in labor costs for 2 hours of records 
management at $25 per hour. For each subsequent year, the total burden 
for 196 air carriers is estimated at $19,875.46 per year. Thus, the 
annual average burden related to this requirement for all respondents 
combined over a three-year period is at a cost of $59,626.38. The 
subject records may be used by TSA to make determinations regarding 
security-related costs in calendar year 2000, including conducting 
reviews and otherwise ensuring compliance with 49 CFR 1511.

    Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on February 26, 2010.
Joanna Johnson,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information Technology.
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