[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 44 (Friday, March 6, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11084-11085]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-04443]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
Intent to Request Approval From OMB of One New Public Collection
of Information: Real-Time Wait-Time Dashboarding
AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration, DHS.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) invites
public comment on a new Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted
below that we will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for approval in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The
ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected
burden. The collection involves airport operator owned, managed, and
operated Real-Time Wait-Time (RTWT) technology solutions deployed in
TSA checkpoint environments. The technology solutions are provided by
various vendors at different airports and measure the average time that
a passenger spends in the checkpoint queue.
DATES: Send your comments by May 5, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be emailed to [email protected] or delivered
to the TSA PRA Officer, Information Technology, 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
Purpose and Description of Data Collection
Consistent with the requirements in the FAA Reauthorization Act of
2018, TSA intends to collect RTWT data voluntarily submitted by airport
operators. See section 1922 of Public Law 115-254 (132 Stat. 3561; Oct.
5, 2018); 49 U.S.C. 44901 note. TSA will enter into Memorandum of
Agreements with airport operators to effectuate the data sharing.
The purpose of the collection is to allow airport operators to
provide TSA with real-time insight into the operational tempo of the
checkpoint. This will allow TSA to quickly mitigate high wait-times and
inform staffing allocation for recurring hot spots. TSA has designed an
internal dashboard and Application Programming Interface to ingest and
store the RTWT data in 60-second intervals. The data will be collected
electronically, either from on-premises vendor/airport servers or
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cloud environments. The data being collected is aggregated wait-time
data across the various screening lane configurations (e.g., PreCheck,
Standard, Blended, etc.) and will not contain any personally
identifiable information.
TSA estimates that annually 450 airport operators will provide the
information and that it will take approximately 0.7305 annual hours.
This results in an estimated annual time burden on respondents of
328.725 hours.
Use of Results
TSA and individual airports will use these results to improve the
passenger's experience; eliminate the need for TSA officers to collect
this data manually--yielding a cost avoidance; refocusing the uniformed
workforce on screening passengers; enable TSA to quickly respond and
mitigate high wait-times; and evaluate opportunities to provide
additional staffing resources to frequent hot spots.
Dated: March 3, 2026.
Christina A. Walsh,
Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Information Technology, Transportation
Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2026-04443 Filed 3-5-26; 8:45 am]
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