[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 154 (Wednesday, August 10, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49504-49505]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-20259]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration


Intent To Request Renewal From OMB of One Current Public 
Collection of Information: Law Enforcement Officer Flying Armed 
Training

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 1652-0034, 
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 Federal Air Marshal Service (FAMS) maintenance of a 
database of all Federal, State and local law enforcement agencies that 
have received the Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) Flying Armed Training 
course.

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 1652-0034; Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) Flying 
Armed Training. TSA is requesting approval for the renewal of the 
collection of this information to comply with 49 CFR 1544.219, which 
requires Federal LEOs or full-time territorial, tribal, municipal, 
county or state LEOs who are direct employees of government agencies, 
or authorized railroad police officers, to complete the LEO Flying 
Armed training course in order to fly armed. The course is a non-
tactical overview of the conditions under which an officer may fly 
armed and the required conduct and duties of the LEO while flying 
armed. This collection would permit TSA to collect identifying 
information from law enforcement agencies requesting the LEO Flying 
Armed training course.
    Information will be gathered from law enforcement agencies who have 
requested the LEO Flying Armed training course. The information would 
be gathered to confirm that the agencies are eligible for this program 
(i.e., that they are active law enforcement agencies whose officers 
have an operational need to fly armed). Law enforcement agencies will 
be required to contact the TSA/FAMS via phone or e-mail and provide the 
full name of the agency's designated point of contact, agency name, and 
agency address, telephone number, and e-mail address to obtain the LEO 
Flying Armed training course. The FAMS will maintain a record of law 
enforcement agencies and their point of contact that have received the 
training materials. If an issue arises during the screening and 
verification process regarding the authenticity of an agency that 
requests training materials, no training materials will be supplied 
until that issue has either been confirmed or resolved and a record of 
such will be maintained.
    Upon completion of the training, the LEO who has been authorized by 
his or her agency to fly armed will present his or her credentials, and 
other required documentation at the airport in order to fly armed. A 
Transportation Security Officer will verify all pertinent information 
onsite. TSA estimates there will be approximately 2,000 respondents on 
an annual basis, for a total annual hour burden of 167 hours.


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    Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on August 4, 2011.
Joanna Johnson,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2011-20259 Filed 8-9-11; 8:45 am]
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