[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 219 (Monday, November 14, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70468-70469]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-29329]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration


Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB 
Review: Airport Security

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 1652-0002, 
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 
implementing certain provisions of the Aviation and Transportation 
Security Act and 49 U.S.C. Chapter 449 that relate to the security of 
persons and property at airports operating in commercial air 
transportation.

DATES: Send your comments by December 14, 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; Email [email protected].

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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: Airport Security, 49 CFR part 1542.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Control Number: 1652-0002.
    Forms(s): NA.
    Affected Public: Airport operators regulated under 49 CFR part 
1542.
    Abstract: TSA is seeking to renew its OMB control number 1542-0002, 
Airport Security, 49 CFR part 1542. The information collection is used 
to determine compliance with 49 CFR part 1542 and to ensure passenger 
safety and security by monitoring airport operator security procedures. 
The following information collections and other recordkeeping 
requirements with which respondent airport operators must comply fall 
under this OMB control number: (1) Development of an Airport Security 
Program (ASP) and submission to TSA; (2) submission of ASP amendments 
to TSA when applicable; (3) collection of data necessary to complete a 
criminal history records check (CHRC) for those individuals with access 
to a Security Identification Display Area (SIDA); (4) submission to TSA 
of identifying information about individuals to whom the airport 
operator has issued identification media, such as name, address, and 
country of birth, in order for TSA to conduct a Security Threat 
Assessment (STA); and (5) recordkeeping requirements associated with 
records required for compliance with the regulation, and for compliance 
with Security Directives (SDs).
    This information collection is mandatory for airport operators. As 
part of their security programs, affected airport operators are 
required to maintain and update, as necessary, records of compliance 
with the security program provisions set forth in 49 CFR part 1542. 
This regulation also requires affected airport operators to make their 
security programs and associated records available for inspection and 
copying by TSA to verify compliance with transportation security 
regulations.
    TSA also collects identifying information on individuals with 
unescorted access to a SIDA. Airport operators must ensure that 
individuals seeking unescorted access authority submit information for 
and receive a CHRC, as well as submit information so that TSA can 
conduct an STA. As part of this process, the individual must provide 
identifying information, including fingerprints. Additionally, airport 
operators must maintain these records and make them available to TSA 
for inspection and copying upon request.
    Number of Respondents: 445.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 1,606,685 hours 
annually.

    Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on November 8, 2011.
Joanna Johnson,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2011-29329 Filed 11-10-11; 8:45 am]
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