[Federal Register: June 30, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 126)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB
Review: Flight Crew Self-Defense Training--Registration and Evaluation
AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) has forwarded the Information Collection Request
(ICR) abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval of an extension of the currently approved
collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act. The ICR describes the
nature of the information collection and its expected burden. TSA
published a Federal Register notice, with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments, of the following collection of information on
April 16, 2008 (73 FR 20699). The collection permits TSA to collect
identifying information from flight and cabin crewmembers who register
for self-defense classes, and solicits voluntary feedback from
participants on the quality of the training.
DATES: Send your comments by July 30, 2008. A comment to OMB is most
effective if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on
the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. Comments should be
addressed to Desk Officer, Department of Homeland Security/TSA, and
sent via electronic mail to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed to
(202) 395-6974.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joanna Johnson, Communications Branch,
Business Management Office, Operational Process and Technology, TSA-11,
Transportation Security
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Administration, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 22202-4220;
telephone (571) 227-3651; facsimile (703) 603-0822.
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. 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: Flight Crew Self-Defense Training--Registration and
Evaluation.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
OMB Control Number: 1652-0028.
Form(s): ``Level 1 End-of-Course Evaluation''; ``Community College
Sign-In Sheet.''
Affected Public: Flight and cabin crewmembers on passenger and
cargo flights.
Abstract: TSA is seeking to renew the ICR, currently approved under
OMB number 1652-0028, to continue compliance with a statutory mandate.
Specifically, under Section 603 of Vision 100--Century of Aviation
Reauthorization Act (Pub. L. 108-176, 117 Stat. 2490, 2563, Dec. 12,
2003), TSA must develop and provide a voluntary advanced self-defense
training program for flight and cabin crew members of air carriers
providing scheduled passenger air transportation. See 49 U.S.C.
44918(b).
TSA requests this renewal so that TSA may collect limited
biographical information from flight and cabin crew members to continue
to confirm their eligibility to participate in this training program
and to confirm their attendance. TSA confirms the eligibility of the
participant by contacting the participant's employer, and confirms
attendance by comparing the registration information against a sign-in
sheet provided in the classroom. TSA also asks participants to complete
an anonymous and voluntary evaluation form after participation in the
training to assess the quality of the training.
Number of Respondents: 3,000.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 750 hours annually.
Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on June 20, 2008.
Kriste Jordan,
Program Manager, Business Improvements and Communication, Office of
Information and Technology.
[FR Doc. E8-14661 Filed 6-27-08; 8:45 am]
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