[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 163 (Thursday, August 26, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47654-47655]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-18362]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration


Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB 
Review: Military Severely Injured Joint Support Operations Center 
(MSIJSOC) and Travel Protocol Office (TPO) Programs

AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration, Homeland Security 
(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 1652-0069, 
abstracted below, to OMB for an extension in compliance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The ICR describes the nature of the 
information collection and its expected burden. The collection involves 
the submission of travel information to TSA to provide wounded 
warriors, severely injured military personnel, and certain other 
travelers with assistance through the airport security screening 
process.

DATES: Send your comments by September 27, 2021. A comment to OMB is 
most effective if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' and by using the find function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina A. Walsh, TSA PRA Officer, 
Information Technology (IT), TSA-11, Transportation Security 
Administration, 6595 Springfield Center Drive, Springfield, VA 20598-
6011; telephone (571) 227-2062; email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ICR describes the nature of the 
information collection and its expected burden. On April 8, 2021, TSA 
published a Federal Register notice (86 FR 18291), with a 60-day 
comment period soliciting comments, of the following collection of 
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.

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Information Collection Requirement

    Title: Military Severely Injured Joint Support Operations Center 
(MSIJSOC) and Travel Protocol Office (TPO) Programs.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    OMB Control Number: 1652-0069.
    Form(s): TSA Form 412, Travel Support Request and TSA Form 417 
Screening Assistance Notification.
    Affected Public: Wounded warriors, severely injured military 
personnel, foreign dignitaries, accredited Ambassadors to the United 
States, and other travelers requiring an escort through the airport 
security screening process.
    Abstract: The Helping Heroes Fly Act directs TSA to develop and 
implement a process to support and facilitate the ease of travel and, 
to the extent possible, provide expedited passenger screening services 
for severely injured or disabled members of the Armed Forces and 
severely injured or disabled veterans through passenger screening. See 
sec. 2 of the Helping Heroes Fly Act, Public Law 113-27 (127 Stat. 503; 
Aug. 9, 2013) as amended and codified at 49 U.S.C. 44927. Consistent 
with these requirements, TSA established the MSIJSOC program to support 
and facilitate the movement of wounded warriors, severely injured 
military personnel, and severely injured or disabled veterans. Under 
the Aviation and Transportation Security Act (ATSA), TSA is responsible 
for security in all modes of transportation including screening 
operations for passenger air transportation and for carrying out such 
other duties relating to the transportation security as it considers 
appropriate. See sec. 101(a) of the ATSA, Public Law 107-71 (115 Stat. 
597; Nov. 19, 2001) as codified at 49 U.S.C. 114. Under ATSA, TSA 
established the Travel Protocol Office (TPO) Programs to assist foreign 
dignitaries, accredited Ambassadors to the United States, and other 
travelers requiring an escort through the airport security screening 
process.
    To implement the MSIJSCO and TPO programs, TSA must collect the 
passenger's name, flight itinerary (scheduled flight departure and 
arrival information), and contact information to successfully 
facilitate movements through the screening process at U.S. airports and 
its territories. TSA shares this information with airports on the 
passenger's itinerary to coordinate efforts, to synchronize seamless 
transitions with the affected parties, and protect security operations.
    Number of Respondents: 8,456.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 705 hours annually.

    Dated: August 20, 2021.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2021-18362 Filed 8-25-21; 8:45 am]
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