[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 5 (Friday, January 8, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 945]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-00155]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration


Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB 
Review: TSA Airspace Waiver Program

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 1652-0033, 
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 September 1, 2015, 80 FR 52780. This collection of 
information allows TSA to conduct security threat assessments on 
individuals who are included in requests to operate in restricted 
airspace pursuant to an airspace waiver.

DATES: Send your comments by February 8, 2016. 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: TSA Airspace Waiver Program.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Control Number: 1652-0033.
    Forms(s): N/A.
    Affected Public: Aircraft operators, passengers, and crewmembers.
    Abstract: The airspace waiver program allows U.S. and foreign 
general aviation aircraft operators to apply for approval to operate in 
U.S. restricted airspace, including over flying the United States and 
its territories. TSA collects certain information from the aircraft 
operator concerning the proposed flight and aircraft as well as 
identifying information for all pilots, crewmembers and passengers, who 
will be onboard the aircraft operated in restricted airspace in order 
to perform a security threat assessment on each individual.
    Number of Respondents: 9,134.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 7,099 hours annually.

    Dated: January 4, 2016.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2016-00155 Filed 1-7-16; 8:45 am]
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