[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 16 (Tuesday, January 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4362-4363]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1495]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration

[Docket No. TSA-2004-19515]


Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB 
Review: Air Cargo Security Requirements

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 1652-0040, 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 
this collection of information on October 14, 2010, 75 FR 63192. TSA 
has not received any comments. The collections of information that make 
up this ICR involve five broad categories affecting airports, passenger 
aircraft operators, foreign air carriers, indirect air carriers 
operating under a security program, and all-cargo carriers. These five 
categories are: Security programs, security threat assessments (STA), 
known shipper data via the Known Shipper Management System (KSMS), 
cargo screening reporting, and evidence of compliance recordkeeping.

DATES: Send your comments by February 24, 2011. A comment to OMB is 
most effective if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed or delivered to Joanna Johnson, 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: Joanna Johnson, Office of Information 
Technology, TSA-11, Transportation Security Administration, 601 South 
12th Street, Arlington, VA 20598-6011; telephone (571) 227-3651 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

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collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

Information Collection Requirement

    Title: Air Cargo Security Requirements.
    Type of Request: Renewal of one currently approved Information 
Collection Request (ICR).
    OMB Control Number: 1652-0040.
    Form(s): Aviation Security Known Shipper Verification Form, 
Aircraft Operator or Air Carrier Reporting Template, Security Threat 
Assessment Application, Aviation Security Known Shipper Verification 
Form.
    Affected Public: The collections of information that make up this 
ICR involve regulated entities including airports, passenger aircraft 
operators, foreign air carriers, indirect air carriers operating under 
a security program, and all-cargo carriers.
    Abstract: TSA is seeking renewal of an expiring collection of 
information. Congress set forth in the Aviation and Transportation 
Security Act (ATSA), Public Law 107-71, two specific requirements for 
TSA in the area of air cargo security: (1) To provide for screening of 
all property, including U.S. mail, cargo, carry-on and checked baggage, 
and other articles, that will be carried aboard a passenger aircraft; 
and (2) to establish a system to screen, inspect, report, or otherwise 
ensure the security of all cargo that is to be transported in all-cargo 
aircraft as soon as practicable. TSA must proceed with the ICR for this 
program in order to meet the Congressional mandates and current 
regulations (49 CFR 1542.209, 1544.205, 1546.205, and part 1548) that 
enable them to accept, screen, and transport air cargo. The 
uninterrupted collection of this information will allow TSA to continue 
to ensure implementation of these vital security measures for the 
protection of the traveling public.
    This information collection requires the ``regulated entities,'' 
who may include passenger and all-cargo aircraft operators, foreign air 
carriers, and indirect air carriers (IACs), to implement a standard 
security program or to submit modifications to TSA for approval, and 
update such programs as necessary. The regulated entities must also 
collect personal information and submit such information to TSA so that 
TSA may conduct security threat assessments (STA) for individuals with 
unescorted access to cargo, and any individual who has responsibility 
for screening cargo under 49 CFR parts 1544, 1546, or 1548. Aircraft 
operators and foreign air carriers must report the volume of accepted 
and screened cargo transported on passenger aircraft. Further, TSA will 
collect identifying information for both companies and individuals whom 
aircraft operators, foreign air carriers, and IACs have qualified to 
ship cargo on passenger aircraft. This information is primarily 
collected electronically via the Known Shipper Management System 
(KSMS). Whenever the information cannot be entered into KSMS, the 
regulated entity must conduct a physical visit of the shipper using the 
Aviation Security Known Shipper Verification Form and subsequently 
enter that information into KSMS. These regulated entities must also 
maintain records pertaining to security programs, training, and 
compliance.
    Number of Respondents: 4,890.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 73,567 hours.

    Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on January 18, 2011.
Joanna Johnson,
Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2011-1495 Filed 1-24-11; 8:45 am]
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