[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 199 (Friday, October 15, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63499-63500]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-25931]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration


Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB 
Review: Sensitive Security Information Threat Assessments

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), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number 1652-0042, 
abstracted below to OMB for review and approval of an extension of the 
currently approved collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). 
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 July 30, 2010 75 FR 44974. The collection involves TSA 
determining whether the party or representative of a party seeking 
access to sensitive security information (SSI) in a civil proceeding in 
Federal court may be granted access to the SSI.

DATES: Send your comments by November 15, 2010. 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, OMB. 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, TSA PRA Officer, 
Office of Information Technology (OIT), TSA-11, Transportation Security 
Administration, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 20598-6011; 
telephone (571) 227-3651; 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: Sensitive Security Information Threat Assessments.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Control Number: 1652-0042.
    Forms(s): TSA 2211.
    Affected Public: Individuals seeking access to SSI Information.
    Abstract: TSA has implemented Section 525 of the DHS Appropriations 
Act \1\, 2007, Public Law 109-925, see 525(d) (October 4, 2006), as 
reenacted in the Department of Homeland Appropriations Act, 2008, 
Public Law 110-161, sec. 522 (Dec 26, 2007); Department of Homeland 
Security Appropriations, 2009, Public Law 110-329, D.V.D. sec. 510 
(September 30, 2008), and Department of Homeland Security 
Appropriations Act 2010, Public Law 111.83, sec. 510 (October 29, 
2009), by establishing a process whereby a party seeking access to SSI 
in a civil proceeding in federal court that demonstrates a substantial 
need for relevant SSI in preparation of the party's case may request 
that the party representative or court reporter be granted access to 
the SSI. In order to determine if the individual may be granted access 
to SSI for this purpose, TSA conducts a criminal history records check 
(CHRC) and threat assessment. Individuals are required to submit 
information including identifying information and an explanation

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supporting the party's need for the information.
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    \1\ Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007, 
Pub. L. 109-925, see 525(d) (October 4, 2006), on reenacted in the 
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008, Public Law 
110-161 Div. E. Sec. 522 (December 26, 2007); Department of Homeland 
Security Appropriations Act, 2009, Public Law 110-329 D.V.D. sec. 
510 (September 30, 2008), and Department of Security Appropriations 
Act 2010, Public Law 111.83, sec. 510 (October 29, 2009).
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    Number of Respondents: 180.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 180 hours annually.

    Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on October 8, 2010.
Joanna Johnson,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2010-25931 Filed 10-14-10; 8:45 am]
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