[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 19 (Monday, January 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 5903]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01798]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
Intent To Request Extension From OMB of One Current Public
Collection of Information: Transportation Security Officer Medical
Questionnaire
AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration, DHS.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) invites
public comment on one currently approved Information Collection Request
(ICR), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number 1652-0032,
abstracted below, that we will submit 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 using a questionnaire to collect medical
information from candidates for the job of Transportation Security
Officer (TSO) to ensure applicants are qualified to perform TSO duties.
DATES: Send your comments by March 31, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be emailed to [email protected] or delivered
to the TSA PRA Officer, Information Technology (IT), TSA-11,
Transportation Security Administration, 6595 Springfield Center Drive,
Springfield, VA 20598-6011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina A. Walsh at the above
address, or by telephone (571) 227-2062.
SUPPLEMENTARY 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
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
OMB Number 1652-0032; Security Officer Medical Questionnaire. TSA
collects relevant medical information from TSO candidates who have
successfully completed certain prior steps in the hiring process. This
information is used to assess whether the TSO candidates meet the
medical qualification standards the agency has established pursuant to
49 U.S.C. 44935. TSA currently collects this information using a
medical questionnaire completed by TSO candidates. The medical
questionnaire is used in concert with information collected during a
physical medical exam to evaluate a candidate's physical and medical
qualifications to be a TSO, including visual and aural acuity, and
physical coordination and motor skills.
Historical data indicates that on average 22,500 candidates for TSO
positions annually complete medical exams. The medical questionnaire
takes approximately 45 minutes (0.75 hours) for the candidates to
complete, resulting in an estimated burden of 16,875 hours. Also, TSA
estimates the average round-trip travel time to a TSA-contracted
physician's office to be 54 minutes (0.9 hours), for an estimated hour
burden of 20,250 hours (22,500 x 54 minutes). The estimated total
burden time for the completion of the medical questionnaire is 37,125
(16,875 + 20,250) annual hours.
Dated: January 25, 2023.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2023-01798 Filed 1-27-23; 8:45 am]
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