[Federal Register: March 26, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 57)]
[Notices]
[Page 13220]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
[Docket No. TSA-2002-11602]
Intent To Request Renewal From OMB of One Current Public
Collection of Information: Security Programs for Foreign Air Carriers
AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration, DHS.
ACTION: 60 day reinstatement notice.
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SUMMARY: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) invites
public comment on one currently approved Information Collection Request
(ICR), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number 1652-0005.
The ICR, which is abstracted below, will be submitted to OMB for
reinstatement in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The ICR
describes the nature of the information collection and its expected
burden. This information collection is mandatory for foreign air
carriers and must be submitted prior to entry into the United States.
DATES: Send your comments by May 26, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed or delivered to Ginger LeMay, PRA
Officer, Office of Information Technology, Transportation Security
Administration, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 20598-6011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ginger LeMay, PRA Officer, Office of
Information Technology, TSA-11, Transportation Security Administration,
601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 20598-6011; telephone (571) 227-
3616; e-mail: ginger.lemay@dhs.gov.
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 is available
at http://www.reginfo.gov. 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
1652-0005; Security Programs for Foreign Air Carriers, 49 CFR Part
1546. TSA uses the information collected to determine compliance with
49 CFR part 1546 and to ensure passenger safety by monitoring foreign
air carrier security procedures. Foreign air carriers must carry out
security measures to protect persons and property against acts of
criminal violence, aircraft piracy, and terrorist activities. This
information collection is mandatory for foreign air carriers and must
be submitted prior to entry into the United States.
The information TSA collects includes identiftying information on
foreign air carriers' flight crews and passengers. Specifically, TSA
requires foreign air carriers to submit the following information: (1)
A master crew list of all flight and cabin crew members flying to and
from the United States; (2) the flight crew list on a flight-by-flight
basis; (3) passenger information on a flight-by-flight basis; and (4)
total amount of cargo screened, including cargo screened at 100 percent
and cargo screened at 50 percent. Foreign air carriers are required to
provide this information via electronic means. Foreign air carriers
with limited electronic systems may need to modify their current
systems or generate a new computer system in order to submit the
requested information. Additionally, foreign air carriers must maintain
these records as well as training records for crew members and
individuals performing security-related functions, and make them
available to TSA for inspection upon request.
Foreign air carriers must conduct a comparison of their passenger
names against the TSA-issued watch lists and report passengers who have
been confirmed as a match to the TSA watch lists. TSA will continue to
collect information to determine foreign air carrier compliance with
other requirements of 49 CFR part 1546.
TSA estimates that there will be approximately 252 respondents to
the information collection, with an annual burden estimate of 747,462
hours.
Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on March 20, 2009.
Ginger LeMay,
Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information Technology.
[FR Doc. E9-6682 Filed 3-25-09; 8:45 am]
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