Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review; Airport Security
| Published date | 14 July 2021 |
| Citation | 86 FR 37174 |
| Record Number | 2021-14898 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Transportation Security Administration |
Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 132 (Wednesday, July 14, 2021)
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 132 (Wednesday, July 14, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 37174]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14898]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB
Review; Airport Security
AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration, DHS.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) has forwarded the Information Collection Request
(ICR), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number 1652-0002,
abstracted below to OMB for review and approval of an extension of the
currently approved collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA).
The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its
expected burden. The collection includes requirements for airport
operators to submit certain information to TSA, as well as to maintain
and update records to ensure compliance with security provisions set
forth in agency rules.
DATES: Send your comments by August 13, 2021. A comment to OMB is most
effective if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection, OMB control number 1652-0034, by selecting
``Currently under Review--Open for Public Comments'' and by using the
find function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina A. Walsh, TSA PRA Officer,
Information Technology (IT), TSA-11, Transportation Security
Administration, 6595 Springfield Center Drive, Springfield, VA 20598-
6011; telephone (571) 227-2062; email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: TSA published a Federal Register notice,
with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments, of the following
collection of information on December 23, 2020, 85 FR 83986.
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 http://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
Title: Airport Security Part 1542.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
OMB Control Number: 1652-0002.
Forms(s): NA.
Affected Public: Airport operators.
Abstract: The information collection is used to determine
compliance with 49 CFR part 1542 and to ensure passenger safety and
security by ensuring compliance with airport operator required security
procedures. The following information collections and other
recordkeeping requirements with which respondent covered airport
operators must comply fall under this OMB control number: (1)
Development of an Airport Security Program (ASP), submission to TSA,
and implementation; (2) as applicable, development of airport operator
requested or TSA-required ASP amendments and temporary changed
conditions, submission to TSA, and implementation; (3) collection of
data necessary to complete a criminal history records check (CHRC) for
those individuals with unescorted access authority to a Security
Identification Display Area (SIDA) or Sterile Area; (4) submission to
TSA of identifying information about individuals to whom the airport
operator has issued identification media, such as name, address, and
country of birth, in order for TSA to conduct a Security Threat
Assessment (STA); and (5) information collection and recordkeeping
requirements associated with airport operator compliance with
regulations and Security Directives.
Number of Respondents: 438.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 1,903,841 hours
annually.\1\
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\1\ The annual burden has been updated since the publication of
the 60-day notice, which reported 1,893,351.
Dated: July 8, 2021.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2021-14898 Filed 7-13-21; 8:45 am]
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