[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 82 (Wednesday, April 30, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17948-17949]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-07480]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
[Docket No. TSA-2005-20118]
Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB
Review: Maryland Three Airports: Enhanced Security Procedures for
Operations at Certain Airports in the Washington, DC, Metropolitan Area
Flight Restricted Zone
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 1652-0029,
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 is necessary to comply with a
requirement for individuals to successfully complete a security threat
assessment before operating an aircraft or serving as an airport
security coordinator at one of the Maryland Three airports.
DATES: Send your comments by May 30, 2025. 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'' or by using the find function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina A. Walsh, TSA PRA Officer,
Information Technology, 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 November 12, 2024, 89 FR 89022. 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;
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(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: Maryland Three Airports: Enhanced Security Procedures for
Operations at Certain Airports in the Washington, DC, Metropolitan Area
Flight Restricted Zone.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
OMB Control Number: 1652-0029.
Forms(s): TSA Form No. 418, MD-3 PIN Application.
Affected Public: Airports and pilots operating an aircraft to or
from one of three Maryland airports, and airport employees who serve as
an airport security coordinator at one of these three Maryland
airports.
Abstract: TSA's regulations set forth security measures that apply
to flight operations at the Maryland Three airports.\1\ See 49 CFR part
1562. Under these regulations, the following individuals must provide
personal information and fingerprints to TSA to conduct a security
threat assessment: (1) pilots who fly to or from the Maryland Three
airports; and (2) airport employees who serve as security coordinators
at one of these airports. A successfully-completed security threat
assessment is required for a pilot to fly to or from the Maryland Three
airports, or for an airport employee to serve as a security coordinator
at one of these airports. TSA provides an electronic option for the
submission of the Federal Aviation Administration Flight Standards
District Offices vetting information and for final approval of the
application.
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\1\ The Maryland Three Airports are: College Park Airport,
Potomac Airfield, and Washington Executive/Hyde Field. However, on
November 30, 2022, Washington Executive/Hyde Field ceased operations
following a bankruptcy sale of the airport property. Nevertheless,
TSA will continue to use TSA Form 418 to collect the information as
required by 49 CFR part 1562, subpart A.
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Estimated Number of Respondents: 262.\2\
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\2\ Since the publication of the 60-day notice, TSA adjusted the
annual respondents from 369 to 262 and the annual burden hours from
2,121.75 to 1,506.5.
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Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 1,506.5.
Dated: April 25, 2025.
Christina A. Walsh,
Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information Technology,
Transportation Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2025-07480 Filed 4-29-25; 8:45 am]
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