[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 172 (Thursday, September 7, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42356-42357]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-18923]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration


Intent To Request Extension From OMB of One Current Public 
Collection of Information: Airport Security Part 1542

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 an extension in 
compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The ICR will 
describe the nature of the information collection and its expected 
burden. TSA airport security programs require airport operators to 
submit certain information to TSA, as well as to maintain and update 
records to ensure compliance with security provisions.

DATES: Send your comments by November 6, 2017.

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 will be made 
available at http://www.reginfo.gov upon its submission to OMB. 
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.
    Consistent with the requirements of Executive Order (EO) 13771, 
Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs, and EO 13777, 
Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda, TSA is also requesting comments 
on the extent to which this request for information could be modified 
to reduce the burden on respondents.

Information Collection Requirement

    OMB Control Number 1652-0002; Airport Security Part 1542. The 
information collection is used to determine compliance with 49 CFR part 
1542 \1\ and to ensure passenger safety and security by monitoring 
airport operator security procedures. The following information 
collections and other recordkeeping requirements, with which 
respondent-covered airport

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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 history records check (CHRC) 
for those individuals with unescorted access authority 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); 
(5) information collection and recordkeeping requirements associated 
with airport operator compliance with Security Directives (SDs) issued 
pursuant to the regulation; and (6) watch list matching of individuals 
subject to TSA's regulatory requirements against government watch 
lists.
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    \1\ In July 2016, OMB approved TSA's request to revise OMB 
Control Number 1652-0002, by including in it the recordkeeping 
requirements under OMB Control Number 1652-0006, Employment 
Standards, which also applies to 49 CFR part 1542. This combined two 
previously-approved ICRs into this single request to simplify TSA 
collections, increase transparency, and reduce duplication.
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    This information collection is mandatory for covered airport 
operators. As part of their security programs, covered 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 covered 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, covered airport operators must 
ensure that individuals seeking unescorted access authority submit 
information for and receive a CHRC. Also, covered airport operators 
must ensure that all individuals to whom it issues an airport 
identification medium 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 1,618,268 hours. 
This is a difference from the 2016 ICR submission which had an annual 
burden of 1,657,102. The reduction is due to the number of airport 
operator respondents varying with the federalization and 
defederalization of airports.

    Dated: August 31, 2017.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2017-18923 Filed 9-6-17; 8:45 am]
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