[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 117 (Thursday, June 18, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34927-34928]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-14976]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration

[Docket No. TSA-2004-19147]


Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB 
Review: Flight Training for Aliens and Other Designated Individuals; 
Security Awareness Training for Flight School Employees

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 1652-0021, 
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 March 10, 2015, 80 FR 12647. The collection involves the 
submission of identifying information for background checks for all 
aliens and other designated individuals seeking flight instruction 
(``candidates'') from Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)-
certificated flight training providers. Through the information 
collected, TSA will determine whether a candidate is a threat to 
aviation or national security, and thus prohibited from receiving 
flight training. Additionally, flight training providers are required 
to conduct a security awareness program for their employees and 
contract employees and to maintain records associated with this 
training.

DATES: Send your comments by July 20, 2015. 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: Christina A. Walsh, TSA PRA Officer, 
Office of Information Technology (OIT), TSA-11, Transportation Security 
Administration, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 20598-6011; 
telephone (571) 227-2062; 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: Flight Training for Aliens and Other Designated Individuals; 
Security Awareness Training for Flight School Employees.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Control Number: 1652-0021.
    Forms(s): N/A.
    Affected Public: Aliens and other designated individuals seeking 
flight instruction from FAA-certificated flight training providers; 
flight training providers required to conduct security awareness 
training and their employees.
    Abstract: This information collection relates to regulations issued 
by TSA for

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flight schools. The collection, under 49 CFR part 1552, subpart A, 
relates to the security threat assessments (STAs) that TSA requires to 
determine whether candidates are a threat to aviation or national 
security, and thus prohibited from receiving flight training. This 
collection of information requires Federal Aviation Administration 
(FAA)-certificated flight training providers to provide TSA with the 
information necessary to conduct the STAs. The collection, under 49 CFR 
part 1552, subpart B, relates to security awareness training for flight 
school employees and contract employees, which includes maintaining 
records of all such training.
    Number of Responses: 54,900.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 547,100 hours annually.
    Estimated Annual Cost Burden: $12,470,000.

    Dated: June 12, 2015.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2015-14976 Filed 6-17-15; 8:45 am]
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