[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 98 (Tuesday, May 21, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23063-23064]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-10555]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration

[Docket No. TSA-2007-28572]


Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB 
Review: Secure Flight 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 1652-0046, 
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. The information collection involves passenger 
information that certain United States aircraft operators and foreign 
air carriers (collectively referred to in this document as ``covered 
aircraft operators'') submit to Secure Flight for the purposes of 
identifying and protecting against potential and actual threats to 
transportation security. The information collection also involves 
individuals who are a lower risk to transportation security and 
therefore may be eligible for expedited screening.

DATES: Send your comments by June 20, 2019. 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, 
Information Technology (IT), 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 December 6, 2018, 83 FR 62880.

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.

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    Consistent with the requirements of Executive Order (E.O.) 13771, 
Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs, and E.O. 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

    Title: Secure Flight Program.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Control Number: 1652-0046.
    Forms(s): N/A.
    Affected Public: Aircraft operators, airport operators.
    Abstract: TSA collects information from covered aircraft operators, 
including foreign air carriers, in order to prescreen passengers under 
the Secure Flight Program. The information collected under the Secure 
Flight Program is used for watchlist-matching, for matching against 
lists of known travelers, and to assess passenger risk (e.g., to 
identify passengers who present lower risk and may be eligible for 
expedited screening). The collection covers:
    (1) Secure Flight Passenger Data (SFPD) for passengers of covered 
domestic and international flights within, to, from, or over the 
continental United States, as well as flights between two foreign 
locations when operated by a covered U.S. aircraft operator.
    (2) SFPD for passengers of charter operators and lessors of 
aircraft with a maximum takeoff weight of over 12,500 pounds.
    (3) Certain identifying information for non-traveling individuals 
that airport operators or airport operator points of contact seek to 
authorize to enter a sterile area at a U.S. airport (e.g., to patronize 
a restaurant, to escort a minor or a passenger with disabilities, or 
for another approved purpose).
    (4) Registration information critical to deployment of Secure 
Flight, such as contact information, data format, or the mechanism the 
covered aircraft operators use to transmit SFPD and other data.
    (5) Lists of low-risk individuals who are eligible for expedited 
screening provided by Federal and non-federal entities. In support of 
TSA Pre[check][supreg], TSA implemented expedited screening of known or 
low-risk travelers. Federal and non-federal list entities provide TSA 
with a list of eligible low-risk individuals to be used as part of 
Secure Flight processes. Secure Flight identifies individuals who 
should receive low risk screening and transmits the appropriate 
boarding pass printing result to the aircraft operators.
    Number of Respondents: 411.\1\
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    \1\ In the 60-day notice, TSA inaccurately provided the number 
of annual responses, 4,660,363, instead of the number of annual 
respondents, 411.
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    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 67,147 hours annually.

    Dated: May 15, 2019.
Christina A. Walsh,
Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2019-10555 Filed 5-20-19; 8:45 am]
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