[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 169 (Tuesday, September 1, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52778-52779]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-21694]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration


Intent To Request Renewal From OMB of One Current Public 
Collection of Information: Airport Security

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), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number 1652-0002, 
abstracted below that we will submit to OMB for renewal in compliance 
with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The ICR describes the nature of 
the information collection and its expected burden. TSA-required 
airport security programs require airport operators to maintain and 
update records to ensure compliance with security provisions outlined 
in 49 CFR part 1542.

DATES: Send your comments by November 2, 2015.

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: Christina A. Walsh at the above 
address, or by telephone (571) 227-2062.

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

    OMB Control Number 1652-0002; Airport Security, 49 CFR part 1542. 
TSA is seeking to renew its OMB control number 1652-0002, Airport 
Security, 49 CFR part 1542. The information collection is used to 
determine compliance with 49 CFR part 1542 and to ensure passenger 
safety and security by monitoring airport operator security procedures. 
The following information collections and other recordkeeping 
requirements with which respondent airport operators must comply fall 
under this OMB control number: (1) Development of an Airport Security 
Program (ASP) and submission to TSA; (2) submission of ASP amendments 
to TSA when applicable; (3) collection of data necessary to complete a 
criminal

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history records check (CHRC) for those individuals with access to a 
Security Identification Display Area (SIDA); (4) submission to TSA of 
identifying information about individuals to whom the airport operator 
has issued identification media, such as name, address, and country of 
birth, in order for TSA to conduct a Security Threat Assessment (STA); 
and (5) recordkeeping requirements associated with records required for 
compliance with the regulation, and for compliance with Security 
Directives (SDs).
    This information collection is mandatory for airport operators. As 
part of their security programs, affected airport operators are 
required to maintain and update, as necessary, records of compliance 
with the security program provisions set forth in 49 CFR part 1542. 
This regulation also requires affected airport operators to make their 
security programs and associated records available for inspection and 
copying by TSA to verify compliance with transportation security 
regulations.
    As required by 49 CFR part 1542, airport operators must ensure that 
individuals seeking unescorted access authority submit information for 
and receive a CHRC, as well as submit information so that TSA can 
conduct an STA. As part of this process, the individual must provide 
identifying information, including fingerprints. Additionally, airport 
operators must maintain these records and make them available to TSA 
for inspection and copying upon request.
    TSA will continue to collect information to determine airport 
operator compliance with other requirements of 49 CFR part 1542. TSA 
estimates that there will be approximately 438 airport operator 
respondents to the information collection requirements described above, 
with a total annual burden estimate of approximately 1,607,260 hours.

    Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on August 24, 2015.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2015-21694 Filed 8-31-15; 8:45 am]
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