[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 240 (Wednesday, December 15, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78262-78263]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-31532]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
Intent To Request Approval From OMB of One New Public Collection
of Information: Airport Federalization
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
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ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected
burden. The collection involves the airport operator submitting a
Statement of Interest (SOI) and a Federalization Request Letter (FRL)
to request that TSA provide passenger and baggage screening services,
that is, ``Federalization'' of an airport.
DATES: Send your comments by February 14, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be e-mailed to [email protected] or delivered to
the TSA PRA Officer, Office of Information Technology (OIT), TSA-11,
Transportation Security Administration, 601 South 12th Street,
Arlington, VA 20598-6011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joanna Johnson at the above address,
or by telephone (571) 227-3651.
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 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
Purpose and Description of Data Collection
The FRL is a formal request submitted to the local TSA Federal
Security Director (FSD) by management at an airport seeking
Federalization of the airport by TSA. The SOI is an enclosure with the
FRL and contains information required by TSA to evaluate the request
and to begin the Federalization process. The FSD will assist the
airport operator in completing the FRL and SOI.
The airport operator seeks airport Federalization in order to
support regularly scheduled passenger or public charter service by
aircraft operators operating under a full security program under 49 CFR
1544.101(a) or foreign air carriers operating under a security program
under 49 CFR 1546.101(a) or (b), which require passenger and baggage
screening to be conducted by TSA using either TSA employees or TSA
contractors. The SOI provides TSA with information on the background of
the requesting airport, including the current status of regularly
scheduled passenger or public charter air service, as well as the types
of aircraft expected and planned flight schedule of regularly scheduled
passenger or public charter air service.
TSA receives approximately 10 Federalization requests per year. TSA
expects that preparation of the FRL and SOI by the airport operator
will take approximately one hour. The airport will be required to
submit this information only one time concerning that request.
Use of Results
TSA Headquarters and local FSDs will use these results to evaluate
the airport operator's request and determine whether the operations of
the aircraft operators and foreign air carriers regularly served by
that airport operator warrant Federalization. This information will
allow TSA Headquarters to properly identify the security needs and
planning activities required at the local level.
This evaluation is not classified and ordinarily does not involve
sensitive security information or proprietary information. If an
airport is Federalized, it must develop a complete airport security
program in accordance with 49 CFR part 1542 that must be approved by
the FSD prior to commencing commercial flight operations as a
Federalized airport.
Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on December 10, 2010.
Joanna Johnson,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2010-31532 Filed 12-14-10; 8:45 am]
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