[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 240 (Wednesday, December 15, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78262-78263]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-31532]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration


Intent To Request Approval From OMB of One New Public Collection 
of Information: Airport Federalization

AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration, DHS.

ACTION: 60-day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) invites 
public comment on a new Information Collection Request (ICR) 
(abstracted below) that we will submit to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for approval in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (PRA). The

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ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected 
burden. The collection involves the airport operator submitting a 
Statement of Interest (SOI) and a Federalization Request Letter (FRL) 
to request that TSA provide passenger and baggage screening services, 
that is, ``Federalization'' of an airport.

DATES: Send your comments by February 14, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be e-mailed to [email protected] or delivered to 
the TSA PRA Officer, Office of Information Technology (OIT), TSA-11, 
Transportation Security Administration, 601 South 12th Street, 
Arlington, VA 20598-6011.

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 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

Purpose and Description of Data Collection

    The FRL is a formal request submitted to the local TSA Federal 
Security Director (FSD) by management at an airport seeking 
Federalization of the airport by TSA. The SOI is an enclosure with the 
FRL and contains information required by TSA to evaluate the request 
and to begin the Federalization process. The FSD will assist the 
airport operator in completing the FRL and SOI.
    The airport operator seeks airport Federalization in order to 
support regularly scheduled passenger or public charter service by 
aircraft operators operating under a full security program under 49 CFR 
1544.101(a) or foreign air carriers operating under a security program 
under 49 CFR 1546.101(a) or (b), which require passenger and baggage 
screening to be conducted by TSA using either TSA employees or TSA 
contractors. The SOI provides TSA with information on the background of 
the requesting airport, including the current status of regularly 
scheduled passenger or public charter air service, as well as the types 
of aircraft expected and planned flight schedule of regularly scheduled 
passenger or public charter air service.
    TSA receives approximately 10 Federalization requests per year. TSA 
expects that preparation of the FRL and SOI by the airport operator 
will take approximately one hour. The airport will be required to 
submit this information only one time concerning that request.

Use of Results

    TSA Headquarters and local FSDs will use these results to evaluate 
the airport operator's request and determine whether the operations of 
the aircraft operators and foreign air carriers regularly served by 
that airport operator warrant Federalization. This information will 
allow TSA Headquarters to properly identify the security needs and 
planning activities required at the local level.
    This evaluation is not classified and ordinarily does not involve 
sensitive security information or proprietary information. If an 
airport is Federalized, it must develop a complete airport security 
program in accordance with 49 CFR part 1542 that must be approved by 
the FSD prior to commencing commercial flight operations as a 
Federalized airport.

    Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on December 10, 2010.
Joanna Johnson,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2010-31532 Filed 12-14-10; 8:45 am]
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