[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 37 (Friday, February 24, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11145-11146]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-4273]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration

[Docket No. TSA-2004-19515]


Intent to Request Renewal From OMB of One Current Public 
Collection of Information: Air Cargo Security Requirements

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), OMB control number 1652-0040, abstracted below that we will 
submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for renewal in 
compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The ICR describes the 
nature of the information collection and its expected burden. This ICR 
involves five broad categories of affected populations: airports, 
passenger aircraft operators, foreign air carriers, indirect air 
carriers operating under a security program, and all-cargo carriers. 
The collections of information that make up this ICR are security 
programs, security threat assessments (STA), known shipper data via the 
Known Shipper Management System (KSMS), Air Cargo Data Management 
System (ACDMS), Cargo Reporting Tool for cargo screening reporting, and 
evidence of compliance recordkeeping. TSA seeks continued OMB approval 
in order to secure passenger aircraft carrying cargo as authorized in 
the Aviation and Transportation Security Act.

DATES: Send your comments by April 24, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be emailed 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 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 1652-0040 Air Cargo Security requirements, 49 
CFR parts 1540, 1542, 1544, 1546, and 1548. TSA is seeking renewal of 
an expiring collection of information. Congress set forth in the 
Aviation and Transportation Security Act (ATSA), Public Law 107-71, two 
specific requirements for TSA in the area of air cargo security: (1) To 
provide for screening of all property, including U.S. mail, cargo, 
carry-on and checked baggage, and other articles, that will be carried 
aboard a passenger aircraft; and (2) to establish a system to screen, 
inspect, report, or otherwise ensure the security of all cargo that is 
to be transported in all-cargo aircraft as soon as practicable. In the 
Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (9/11 
Act), Public Law 110-53, Congress required that 50 percent of cargo 
transported on passenger aircraft be screened by February 2009, and 100 
percent of such cargo be screened by August 2010. Collection of 
information associated with the 9/11 Act requirements fall under OMB 
control number 1652-0053.
    While aviation security requirements have greatly reduced the 
vulnerability of the air cargo system, TSA, in cooperation with 
industry stakeholders, identified additional gaps in the existing cargo 
security requirements that must be filled to reduce the likelihood of 
cargo tampering or unauthorized access to the aircraft. TSA must 
proceed with this ICR for this program in order to meet the 
Congressional mandates and maintain current regulations (49 CFR 
1542.209, 1544.205, 1546.205, and part 1548) that enable them to 
accept, screen, and transport air cargo. The uninterrupted collection 
of this information will allow TSA to continue to ensure implementation 
of these vital security measures for the protection of the traveling 
public.

Data Collection

    This information collection requires the ``regulated entities,'' 
which may include passenger and all-cargo aircraft operators, foreign 
air carriers, and indirect air carriers (IACs), to implement a standard 
security program or to submit modifications to TSA for approval, and 
update such programs as necessary. The regulated entities must also 
collect personal information and submit such information to TSA so that 
TSA may conduct STAs on individuals with unescorted access to cargo. 
This includes each individual who is a general partner, officer, or 
director of an IAC or an applicant to be an IAC, and certain owners of 
an IAC or an applicant to be an IAC; and any individual who has 
responsibility for screening cargo under 49 CFR parts 1544, 1546, or 
1548. Aircraft operators, foreign air carriers, and IACs must report 
the volume of accepted and screened cargo transported

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on passenger aircraft. Further, TSA will collect identifying 
information for both companies and individuals whom aircraft operators, 
foreign air carriers, and IACs have qualified to ship cargo on 
passenger aircraft, also referred to as ``known shippers.'' This 
information is collected electronically via the KSMS and the Indirect 
Air Carrier Management System (IACMS). Whenever the information cannot 
be entered on KSMS or IACMS, the regulated entity must conduct a 
physical visit of the shipper using the Aviation Security Known Shipper 
Verification Form and subsequently enter that information into these 
systems. These regulated entities must also maintain records, including 
records pertaining to security programs, training, and compliance. The 
forms used in this collection of information include the Aviation 
Security Known Shipper Verification Form, Cargo Reporting Template, and 
the Security Threat Assessment Application.

Estimated Burden Hours

    The hour burden associated with the initial submission of security 
programs is estimated by TSA to be 4 hours for each of the 152 aircraft 
operator, foreign air carrier and IAC average annual regulated entites 
for an average annual hour burden of 606 hours.
    The hour burden associated with the security program updates is 
estimated by TSA to be 4 hours for each of the 4,509 aircraft 
operators, foreign air carriers, and IACs for an average annual hour 
burden of 18,036 hours. TSA estimates one percent of IACs (42) will 
file an appeal at 5 hours per appeal for an average annual hour burden 
of 210 hours.
    For the STA requirement, based on a 15-minute estimate for each of 
the average 40,003 annual responses, TSA estimates that the average 
annual burden will be 10,001 hours.
    For the record keeping requirement, based on a 5-minute estimate 
for each of the 40,003 annual responses, TSA estimates that the total 
average annual burden will be 3,320 hours.
    For the KSMS, given that the IAC or aircraft operator must input a 
name, address, and telephone number, TSA estimates it will take 2 
minutes for the 792,000 electronic submissions for a total annual 
burden of 26,400 hours. Also for KSMS, TSA estimates it will take one 
hour for the 8,000 manual submissions for a total annual burden of 
8,000 hours.
    TSA estimates out of the 480 total aircraft operators and foreign 
air carriers impacted by TSA regulations, 135 aircraft operators and 
foreign air carriers will submit cargo screening reporting information 
because not all aircraft operators and foreign air carriers transport 
cargo. TSA estimates this will take an estimated one hour per week (52 
hours per year) for a total average annual burden of 6,994 hours. For 
recordkeeping, based on a 5-minute estimate for each of the 40,003 
average annual responses, TSA estimates that the total average annual 
burden will be 3,320 hours.

    Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on February 17, 2012.
Joanna Johnson,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2012-4273 Filed 2-23-12; 8:45 am]
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