[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 118 (Tuesday, June 19, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28442-28443]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-13141]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration

[Docket No. TSA-2005-20118]


Revision of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB 
Review: Maryland Three Airports: Enhanced Security Procedures for 
Operations at Certain Airports in the Washington, DC, Metropolitan Area 
Flight Restricted Zone

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 1652-0029, 
abstracted below to OMB for review and approval of revision of the 
currently approved collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). 
The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its 
expected burden. The collection is necessary to comply with a 
requirement for individuals to successfully complete a security threat 
assessment before operating an aircraft to or from the three Maryland 
airports (Maryland Three Airports) that are located within the 
Washington, DC, Metropolitan Area Flight Restricted Zone (FRZ), or 
serving as an airport security coordinator at one of these three 
airports.

DATES: Send your comments by July 19, 2018. 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].

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: TSA published a Federal Register notice, 
with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments, of the following 
collection of information on March 9 2018, 83 FR 10510.

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 
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 (E.O.) 13771, 
Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs, and E.O. 13777, 
Enforcing the

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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

    Title: Maryland Three Airports: Enhanced Security Procedures for 
Operations at Certain Airports in the Washington, DC, Metropolitan Area 
Flight Restricted Zone.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Control Number: 1652-0029.
    Forms(s): TSA Form No. 418, MD-3 PIN Application.
    Affected Public: Airports and pilots operating an aircraft to or 
from one of three Maryland airports, and airport employees who serve as 
an airport security coordinator at one of these three Maryland 
airports.
    Abstract: TSA's regulations set forth security measures that apply 
to flight operations at the Maryland Three airports (College Park 
Airport, Potomac Airfield, and Washington Executive/Hyde Field). See 49 
CFR part 1562. Under these regulations, the following individuals must 
provide personal information and fingerprints to TSA to conduct a 
security threat assessment: (1) Pilots who fly to, from, or between the 
Maryland Three airports and (2) airport employees who serve as security 
coordinators at one of these airports. A successfully completed 
security threat assessment is required for a pilot to fly to or from 
the Maryland Three airports, or for an airport employee to serve as a 
security coordinator at one of these airports. TSA is revising the 
collection by providing an electronic option for the submission of the 
FAA Flight Standards District Offices vetting information and for final 
approval of the application.
    Number of Respondents: 369.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 2,859.75 hours 
annually.

    Dated: June 13, 2018.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information Technology.
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