[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 40 (Wednesday, February 29, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12321-12322]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-4735]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration

[Docket No. TSA-2005-21866]


Intent To Request Renewal From OMB of One Current Public 
Collection of Information: Enhanced Security Procedures at Ronald 
Reagan Washington National Airport

AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration (TSA), 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 1652-0035, 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. The 
collection requires General Aviation (GA) aircraft operators who wish 
to fly into and/or out of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport 
(DCA) to designate a security coordinator and adopt a DCA Access 
Standard Security Program (DASSP).

DATES: Send your comments by April 30, 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. 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 No. 1652-0035; Enhanced Security Procedures at Ronald 
Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), 49 CFR part 1562. TSA is 
hereby requesting an extension of this information collection.
    TSA requires General Aviation (GA) aircraft operators who wish to 
fly into and/or out of DCA to designate a security coordinator and 
adopt the DASSP. Once aircraft operators have complied with the DASSP 
requirements, they may request a slot reservation from the Federal 
Aviation Administration (FAA) and request a flight authorization from 
TSA to fly into and out of DCA.
    To receive authorization for a flight into or out of DCA, aircraft 
operators must submit certain information to TSA so that TSA can 
conduct name-based threat assessments on the crewmembers and 
passengers, including armed security officers (ASOs) when required to 
be onboard. The operator's last point of departure must be from a Fixed 
Base Operator (FBO) that holds a TSA-approved DCA Access Fixed Based 
Operator Standard Security Program (FBOSSP), located at an airport 
designated by TSA (gateway airport). Before the aircraft departs the 
gateway airport for DCA, the operator must inspect the aircraft and 
screen the passengers, their carry-on property, and property carried in 
the cargo hold.
    For each passenger and crewmember onboard an aircraft that operates 
into and/or out of DCA, the aircraft operator must submit the following 
information: (1) Legal name, including first, middle, and last, any 
applicable suffix, and any other names used; (2) current mailing 
address, including residential address if different than current 
mailing address; (3) date and place of birth; (4) Social Security 
number (submission is voluntary, although recommended); (5) citizenship 
status and date of naturalization, if the individual is a naturalized 
citizen of the United States;

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and (6) alien registration number, if applicable. TSA uses this 
information to perform a security threat assessment to determine 
whether the individuals pose, or are suspected of posing, a security 
threat.
    TSA requires the following individuals to submit identifying 
information and fingerprints for a Criminal History Records Check 
(CHRC): Individuals designated as security coordinators, ASOs, and 
flight crewmembers that operate GA aircraft into and out of DCA. For 
flight crewmembers, TSA also uses this information to check FAA records 
to determine whether the flight crewmember has a record of violation of 
specified FAA safety regulations and to conduct CHRCs on flight 
crewmembers who have not successfully undergone a CHRC with the 
crewmember's current employer. As part of the threat assessment 
process, TSA shares the information with the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation (FBI). In addition to providing fingerprints and 
identifying information, ASOs must provide personal history information 
as well as weapon qualification information.
    Aircraft operators must provide TSA with the flight plan and 
registration number of the aircraft that operates to or from DCA. This 
information is shared with FAA for purposes of tracking and identifying 
approved aircraft. TSA estimates a total of 4887 respondents annually. 
The total number of annual burden hours is estimated to be 5546.74 
hours per year (4887 respondents x 1.135 hours per respondent = 5546.74 
hours annually).

    Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on February 23, 2012.
Joanna Johnson,
Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2012-4735 Filed 2-28-12; 8:45 am]
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