[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 205 (Tuesday, October 23, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64819-64820]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-25902]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration


New Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 
Office of Law Enforcement/Federal Air Marshal Service LEO Reimbursement 
Request

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 new Information Collection 
Request (ICR) abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and approval 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 June 20, 2012, 77 FR 37062. The collection involves the 
reimbursement of expenses incurred by airport operators for the 
provision of law enforcement officers (LEOs) to support airport 
security checkpoint screening.

DATES: Send your comments by November 23, 2012. 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: Susan L. Perkins, TSA PRA Officer, 
Office of Information Technology (OIT), TSA-11, Transportation Security 
Administration, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 20598-6011; 
telephone (571) 227-3398; 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;
    (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: LEO Reimbursement Request.
    Type of Request: New Collection.
    OMB Control Number: Not yet assigned.
    Form(s): LEO Reimbursement Request.
    Affected Public: Law Enforcement Officers.
    Abstract: Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. Sec. Sec.  106(m) and 114(m), TSA 
has authority to enter into agreements with airport operators to 
reimburse expenses

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they incur for the provision of LEOs in support of screening at airport 
security checkpoints. Consistent with this authority, TSA, through its 
Office of Law Enforcement/Federal Air Marshal Service (OLE/FAMS), has 
created the LEO Reimbursement Program. TSA requires that participants 
in the LEO Reimbursement Program record the details of all 
reimbursements sought on the LEO Reimbursement Request form. TSA will 
use this form to provide for the orderly tracking of reimbursements.
    Number of Respondents: 326.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 3,912 hours annually.

    Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on October 12, 2012.
Susan L. Perkins,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2012-25902 Filed 10-22-12; 8:45 am]
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