[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 127 (Tuesday, July 5, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 39854]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-14275]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration


Revision of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB 
Review: Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs) Flying Armed

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 1652-0072, 
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 involves gathering information from 
Federal, State, local, and tribal armed law enforcement officers (LEOs) 
who require specialized screening at the TSA checkpoint.

DATES: Send your comments by August 4, 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'' 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: TSA published a Federal Register notice, 
with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments, of the following 
collection of information on February 10, 2022, 87 FR 7858.

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 https://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.

Information Collection Requirement

    Title: Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs) Flying Armed.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Control Number: 1652-0072.
    Form(s): TSA Form 413A, Checkpoint Sign-In Log.
    Affected Public: Federal, state, local, and tribal armed LEOs.
    Abstract: Under 49 CFR 1540.111(b), LEOs may carry a firearm or 
other weapons while in the performance of law enforcement duties at the 
airport and may also fly armed if they meet the specific requirements 
in 49 CFR 1544.219. When flying armed, Federal, State, local, and 
tribal LEOs must also comply with specialized screening processes. This 
process confirms, documents, and memorializes that LEOs have met the 
requirements of 49 CFR 1544.219, presented themselves at the airport 
for specialized screening with authenticated credentials, and are 
flying armed to conduct or in furtherance of official law enforcement 
duties. To document completion of TSA's specialized screening process, 
LEOs who pass through a TSA checkpoint must complete TSA Form 413A, 
Checkpoint Sign-in Log. TSA is revising the form to correct an 
unintentional limitation applied to which LEOs could carry a specific 
weapon.
    Number of Respondents: 68,000.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 1,133 hours annually.

    Dated: June 29, 2022.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2022-14275 Filed 7-1-22; 8:45 am]
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