[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 9, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12518-12519]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-05168]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration


Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB 
Review: Aircraft Operator Security

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), OMB control number 1652-0003, abstracted below to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval of a revision of 
the currently approved collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act. 
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 November 17, 2015, 80 FR 71817. The ICR describes the 
nature of the information collection and its expected burden. Aircraft 
operators must provide certain information to TSA and adopt and 
implement a TSA-approved security program. These programs require 
aircraft operators to maintain and update records to ensure compliance 
with security provisions outlined in 49 CFR part 1544.

DATES: Send your comments by April 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

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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: Aircraft Operator Security.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Control Number: 1652-0003.
    Forms(s): N/A.
    Affected Public: Aircraft Operators.
    Abstract: 49 CFR part 1544 requires aircraft operators to maintain, 
update, and comply with TSA-approved comprehensive security programs to 
ensure the safety of persons and property traveling on their flights 
against acts of criminal violence and air piracy, and the introduction 
of explosives, incendiaries, or weapons aboard an aircraft. These 
programs and related records are subject to TSA inspection. For 
purposes of consolidating ICRs and streamlining TSA's collections, TSA 
is seeking to revise its OMB control number, 1652-0003, Aircraft 
Operator Security, to include the recordkeeping requirement under OMB 
control number 1652-0006, pertaining to 49 CFR part 1544. OMB control 
number 1652-0006, Employment Standards, involves the requirement for 
aircraft operators to maintain records of compliance with part 1544 for 
selected flight crew and security employees.
    Number of Respondents: 622
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 2,256,224 hours 
annually.

    Dated: March 3, 2016.
Christina A. Walsh,
Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2016-05168 Filed 3-8-16; 8:45 am]
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