[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 242 (Tuesday, December 21, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72267-72268]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-27592]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration

[Docket No. TSA-2005-20118]


Extension 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 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 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, or serving as 
an airport security coordinator at one of these three airports.

DATES: Send your comments by January 20, 2022. 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'' or 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: TSA published a Federal Register notice, 
with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments, of the following 
collection of information on September 29, 2021, 86 FR 53977.

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--


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    (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: Maryland Three Airports: Enhanced Security Procedures for 
Operations at Certain Airports in the Washington, DC, Metropolitan Area 
Flight Restricted Zone.
    Type of Request: Extension 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 or from 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 provides 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 2,122 hours annually.

    Dated: December 15, 2021.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2021-27592 Filed 12-20-21; 8:45 am]
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