[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 42 (Thursday, March 4, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9920-9921]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-4442]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
[Docket No. TSA-2002-11334]
Intent To Request Renewal From OMB of One Current Public
Collection of Information: Aviation Security Infrastructure Fee Records
Retention
AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration, DHS.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) invites
public comment on one currently approved Information Collection Request
(ICR),
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OMB control number 1652-0001, abstracted below that we will submit to
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for renewal in compliance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The ICR describes the nature of the
information collection and its expected burden. The information
collection would require the retention of certain information necessary
for TSA to help set the Aviation Security Infrastructure Fee (ASIF),
including information about air carriers' and foreign air carriers'
costs related to screening passengers and property in calendar year
2000.
DATES: Send your comments by May 3, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be e-mailed to [email protected] or delivered to
the TSA Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) Officer, Office of Information
Technology (OIT), TSA-40, Transportation Security Administration, 601
South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 20598-6040.
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 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
OMB Control Number 1652-0001; Aviation Security Infrastructure Fee
Records Retention, 49 CFR part 1511. To help defray TSA's costs of
providing civil aviation security services, and as authorized by 49
U.S.C. 44940, TSA published in the Federal Register on February 20,
2002, an interim final rule adding part 1511 to the Transportation
Security Regulations, which imposed a fee known as the Aviation
Security Infrastructure Fee (ASIF) on certain air carriers and foreign
air carriers. See 67 FR 7926, as codified at 49 CFR part 1511. The
amount of ASIF collected by TSA from the carriers, both overall and per
carrier, is based upon the carriers' aggregate and individual costs,
respectively, for screening passengers and property in calendar year
2000. 49 U.S.C. 44940(a)(2)(B)(i), (ii).
In conjunction with the issuance of part 1511, TSA requested OMB
approval to collect information necessary for TSA to establish the
ASIF, including information about the carriers' individual and
aggregate costs related to screening passengers and property in
calendar year 2000. This information collection included submissions to
TSA of data on the carriers' screening-related costs and also of
independent audits of that data. This information collection is
currently approved under OMB number 1652-0001.
Purpose of Information Collection
Under Part 1511, carriers must retain any and all documents,
records, or information related to the amount of the ASIF, including
all information applicable to the carrier's calendar year 2000 security
costs and information reasonably necessary to complete an audit. The
information collection proposed under this notice is intended to apply
to the retention requirement of 49 CFR 1511.9. This requirement
includes retaining the source information for the calendar year 2000
screening costs reported to TSA; the calculations and allocations
performed to assign costs submitted to TSA; information and documents
reviewed and prepared for the required independent audit; the
accountant's working papers, notes, worksheets, and other relevant
documentation used in the audit; and, if applicable, the specific
information leading to the accountant's opinion, including any
determination that the accountant could not provide an audit opinion.
Description of Information Collection
The information collection, submission, and retention requirement
applies to each air carrier and foreign air carrier that incurred costs
for the screening of passengers and property in calendar year 2000. It
is estimated that the 191 respondent air carriers and foreign air
carriers will each on average incur $104.06 annually, which includes
$54.60 in records storage and $50 in labor costs for 2 hours of records
management at $25 per hour. For each subsequent year, the total burden
for 196 air carriers is estimated at $19,875.46 per year. Thus, the
annual average burden related to this requirement for all respondents
combined over a three-year period is at a cost of $59,626.38. The
subject records may be used by TSA to make determinations regarding
security-related costs in calendar year 2000, including conducting
reviews and otherwise ensuring compliance with 49 CFR 1511.
Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on February 26, 2010.
Joanna Johnson,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information Technology.
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