[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 119 (Thursday, June 20, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 51894]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13483]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration


Reinstatement of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB 
Review: Aircraft Operator Security

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 1652-0003, 
abstracted below, to OMB to review and approve the reinstatement of 
this previously approved collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act 
(PRA). The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and 
its expected burden. Aircraft operators must provide certain 
information to TSA and adopt and implement a TSA-approved security 
program. These programs require aircraft operators to maintain and 
update records to ensure compliance with security provisions set forth 
in 49 CFR part 1544.

DATES: Send your comments by July 22, 2024. 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: Nicole Raymond, TSA PRA Officer, 
Information Technology (IT), TSA-11, Transportation Security 
Administration, 6595 Springfield Center Drive, Springfield, VA 20598-
6011; telephone (571) 227-2526; 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 July 20, 2023, 88 FR 46805.

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: Aircraft Operator Security, 49 CFR part 1544.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement of a previously approved collection.
    OMB Control Number: 1652-0003.
    Forms(s): N/A.
    Affected Public: Aircraft Operators.
    Abstract: TSA's aircraft operator security standards regulations, 
codified at 49 CFR part 1544, require aircraft operators to adopt, 
maintain, update, and comply with TSA-approved comprehensive security 
programs to ensure the safety of persons and property traveling on 
their flights against acts of criminal violence and air piracy, and the 
introduction of explosives, incendiaries, or weapons aboard an 
aircraft. In addition, part 1544 requires the affected aircraft 
operators to submit information on aircraft operators' flight crews and 
other employees, passengers, and cargo. The information collection 
includes information regarding security program, amendments, 
fingerprint based criminal history records check (CHRC) applications; 
recordkeeping requirements for security program, CHRCs, and training. 
These programs and related records are subject to TSA inspection.
    Number of Respondents: 634.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 542,632 hours annually.

    Dated: June 14, 2024.
Nicole Raymond,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2024-13483 Filed 6-18-24; 8:45 am]
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