[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 226 (Wednesday, November 23, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72433-72434]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-30296]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration

[Docket No. TSA-2007-28572]


Revision of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB 
Review: Secure Flight Program

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 1652-0046, 
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 3, 2011, 76 FR 46830. The collection involves 
passenger information which certain U.S. aircraft operators and foreign 
air carriers submit to Secure Flight for the purposes of watch list 
matching, identifying information of non-traveling individuals seeking 
access to commercial establishments beyond the screening checkpoint 
which airport operators will submit to Secure Flight, and a survey of 
certain general aviation aircraft operators who may access Secure 
Flight in the future.

DATES: Send your comments by December 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; email [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;

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    (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 would respond, including using appropriate automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms 
of information technology.

Information Collection Requirement

    Title: Secure Flight Program.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Control Number: 1652-0046.
    Forms(s): N/A.
    Affected Public: Aircraft operators, airport operators.
    Abstract: The Transportation Security Administration collects 
information from covered aircraft operators, including foreign air 
carriers, in order to perform watch list matching under the Secure 
Flight Program. The collection covers passenger reservation data for 
covered domestic and international flights within, to, from, or over 
the continental United States. The collection also covers the 
collection from covered aircraft operators of certain identifying 
information for non-traveling individuals who the aircraft operators 
seek to authorize to enter a sterile area at a U.S. airport, for 
example, to escort a minor or a passenger with disabilities or for 
another approved purpose. The collection also covers passenger data for 
charter operators and lessors of aircraft with a maximum takeoff weight 
of over 12,500 pounds. The collection will also cover certain 
identifying information for non-traveling individuals who airport 
operators seek to authorize to proceed through the screening checkpoint 
to access an airport's sterile area in order to utilize commercial 
establishments beyond the screening checkpoint. The collection will 
also cover a voluntary survey of certain general aviation aircraft 
operators who may access Secure Flight in the future.
    Number of Respondents: 1,731.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 692,609 hours annually. 
After further evaluation, TSA has revised the burden estimates that 
were published in the notice published August 3, 2011.

    Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on November 18, 2011.
Joanna Johnson,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2011-30296 Filed 11-22-11; 8:45 am]
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