[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 154 (Wednesday, August 10, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 49503]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-20252]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration


Intent To Request Renewal From OMB of One Current Public 
Collection of Information: Employment Standards

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), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number 1652-0006, 
abstracted below that we will submit to OMB for renewal in compliance 
with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The ICR describes the nature of 
the information collection and its expected burden. The collection 
involves the requirement for airport and aircraft operators to maintain 
records of compliance with 49 CFR parts 1542 and 1544.

DATES: Send your comments by October 11, 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 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 1652-0006; Employment Standards, 49 CFR parts 
1542 and 1544. The purpose of this information collection is to 
determine compliance with 49 CFR parts 1542 and 1544. TSA requires that 
airport operators maintain records of criminal history records checks 
and security threat assessments in compliance with 49 CFR part 1542 and 
a related security directive for those employees with access privileges 
to security identification display areas of the airport. TSA also 
requires that aircraft operators maintain records of compliance with 49 
CFR part 1544 for selected crew and security employees. TSA 
Transportation Security Inspectors (TSIs) review these records to 
ensure that the safety and security of the public is not compromised, 
to include using this information to take corrective action when 
necessary. These regulations establish procedures that airports and 
airlines must carry out to protect persons and property against acts of 
criminal violence, aircraft piracy, and terrorist activities. The 
current estimated annual recordkeeping burden is 35,898 hours.

    Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on August 4, 2011.
Joanna Johnson,
Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Business Improvements and 
Communications, Office of Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2011-20252 Filed 8-9-11; 8:45 am]
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