[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 227 (Monday, November 25, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 92959-92960]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-27527]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB
Review: Law Enforcement Officers Flying Armed Training
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 1652-0034,
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 the Federal Air Marshal
Service maintenance of a database of all Federal, State, County,
Municipal, Territorial, Tribal, and authorized railroad law enforcement
agencies whose employees have received the Law Enforcement Officers
Flying Armed Training course.
DATES: Send your comments by December 26, 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 https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this
particular information collection, OMB control number 1652-0034, 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, Arlington,
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 4, 2024, 89 FR 71919. TSA did
not receive any comments on the notice.
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 Flying Armed Training.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
OMB Control Number: 1652-0034.
Forms(s): N/A.
Affected Public: Law Enforcement Officers.
Abstract: TSA permits certain law enforcement officer (LEOs) to fly
armed when necessary for mission critical purposes. Eligibility is
based on requirements stated in 49 CFR 1544.219. Before flying armed,
the eligible Federal, State, County, Municipal, Territorial, Tribal,
and authorized railroad law enforcement officers (LEOs) must first
complete the LEOs Flying Armed Training under 49 CFR 1544.219. Before
an individual is allowed to participate in the training, TSA must
receive certain information, including, but not limited to, agency name
and address, and name of each individual who will receive the training
from law enforcement agencies that have requested the LEOs Flying Armed
training course. Applicant verification ensures that only LEOs with a
valid need to fly armed aboard commercial aircraft receive training.
For more information about the program, please see https://www.tsa.gov/travel/law-enforcement.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 2,000.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 167.
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Dated: November 20, 2024.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2024-27527 Filed 11-22-24; 8:45 am]
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