[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 140 (Wednesday, July 22, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 43456]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-17986]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration

[Docket No. TSA-2002-11602]


Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB 
Review: Security Programs for Foreign Air Carriers

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 1652-0005, 
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 April 14, 2015, (80 FR 20003). This information 
collection is mandatory for foreign air carriers and must be submitted 
prior to entry into the United States.

DATES: Send your comments by August 21, 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: Security Programs for Foreign Air Carriers.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Control Number: 1652-0005.
    Forms(s): N/A.
    Affected Public: Foreign air carriers.
    Abstract: TSA uses the information collected to determine 
compliance with 49 CFR part 1546 and to ensure passenger safety by 
monitoring foreign air carrier security procedures. Foreign air 
carriers must carry out security measures to provide for the safety of 
persons and property traveling on flights provided by the foreign air 
carrier against acts of criminal violence and air piracy, and the 
introduction of explosives, incendiaries, or weapons aboard an 
aircraft. This information collection is mandatory for foreign air 
carriers and must be submitted prior to entry into the United States. 
The TSA information collection includes providing information to TSA as 
outlined in the carrier's security program, maintaining records of 
compliance with 49 CFR part 1546 and the foreign air carrier's security 
program, and security training; suspicious incident reporting, and 
submitting identifying information on foreign air carriers' flight 
crews and passengers.
    Number of Respondents: 170.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 1,029,010 hours 
annually.

    Dated: July 16, 2015.
Joanna Johnson,
Acting TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information 
Technology.
[FR Doc. 2015-17986 Filed 7-21-15; 8:45 am]
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