[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 2, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 27525]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09257]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration


Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB 
Review: Law Enforcement/Federal Air Marshal Service Physical and Mental 
Health Certification

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 1652-0043, 
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 forms that applicants to, and 
incumbents in, the position of Federal Air Marshal (FAM) are required 
to complete regarding their physical and mental health history.

DATES: Send your comments by June 1, 2023. 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 January 25, 2023, 88 FR 4842.

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.

Information Collection Requirement

    Title: Law Enforcement/Federal Air Marshal Service Physical and 
Mental Health Certification.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Control Number: 1652-0043.
    Forms(s): TSA Form 1163, TSA Form 1164, TSA Form 1133-3.
    Affected Public: Law Enforcement/Federal Air Marshal Service, FAM 
applicants and healthcare providers.
    Abstract: TSA requires that applicants for FAM positions meet 
certain medical standards, including whether the individual has an 
established medical history or clinical diagnosis of psychosis, 
neurosis, or any other personality or mental disorder that clearly 
demonstrates a potential hazard to the performance of FAM duties or the 
safety of self or others. Information collected on TSA Form 1164, 
Mental Health Certification, is used to assess the eligibility and 
suitability of FAM applicants who have been issued a conditional offer 
of employment. The collection also includes the following additional 
forms to assist in the determination and in conjunction with further 
evaluation requests, as needed, for applicants of a FAMs position or 
incumbent FAMs: (1) TSA Form 1163, Treating Physician Status Report 
(TPSR), and (2) TSA Form 1133-3, Practical Exercise Performance 
Requirements (PEPR).
    Number of Respondents: 200.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 225 hours annually.

    Dated: April 27, 2023.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2023-09257 Filed 5-1-23; 8:45 am]
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