[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 205 (Monday, October 24, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65740-65741]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-27463]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration


Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB 
Review: Employment Standards

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 1652-0006, 
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 August 10, 2011, 76 FR 49503. The collection involves 
the requirement for airport and aircraft operators to maintain records 
of compliance with

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certain provisions of 49 CFR parts 1542 and 1544 related to employment 
standards. The collection also requires airport operators to comply 
with a security directive by maintaining records for those employees 
with unescorted access privileges to secured areas, security 
identification display areas, sterile areas, and air operations areas 
of the airport.

DATES: Send your comments by November 23, 2011. 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: Employment Standards.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Control Number: 1652-0006.
    Forms(s): NA.
    Affected Public: Airport operators regulated under 49 CFR part 1542 
and aircraft operators regulated under 49 CFR part 1544.
    Abstract: The purpose of this information collection is to maintain 
certain records relating to employment standards needed to determine 
compliance with certain provisions of 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 
unescorted access privileges to secured areas, security identification 
display areas, sterile areas, and air operations areas of the airport. 
TSA also requires that aircraft operators maintain records of 
compliance with 49 CFR part 1544 for selected flight 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 
airport and aircraft operators must carry out to protect persons and 
property against acts of criminal violence, aircraft piracy, and 
terrorist activities.
    Number of Respondents: 1,337.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 35,898 hours annually.

    Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on October 18, 2011.
Joanna Johnson,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2011-27463 Filed 10-21-11; 8:45 am]
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