Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: TSA Claims Application

• Published date: 07 February 2022
• Citation: 87 FR 6889
• Record Number: 2022-02442
• Section: Notices
• Court: Homeland Security Department,Transportation Security Administration

Federal Register, Volume 87 Issue 25 (Monday, February 7, 2022)

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 25 (Monday, February 7, 2022)]
                [Notices]
                [Page 6889]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2022-02442]
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                DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
                Transportation Security Administration
                Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB
                Review: TSA Claims Application
                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 1652-0039,
                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 involves the submission of information
                from claimants in order to thoroughly examine and resolve tort claims
                against the agency.
                DATES: Send your comments by March 9, 2022. 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 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 November 10, 2021, at 86 FR 62563.
                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: TSA Claims Application.
                 Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
                 OMB Control Number: 1652-0039.
                 Forms(s): Supplemental Information Form, Payment Form.
                 Affected Public: Members of the traveling public who believe they
                have experienced property loss or damage, a personal injury, or other
                damages due to the negligent or wrongful act or omission of a TSA
                employee within their scope of employment, and who decide to seek
                compensation by filing a federal tort claim against TSA.
                 Abstract: TSA adjudicates tort claims pursuant to the Federal Tort
                Claims Act (28 U.S.C. 1346(b), 1402(b), 2401(b), 2671-2680). OMB
                Control Number 1652-0039, TSA Claims Application, allows the agency to
                collect information from claimants to examine and resolve tort claims
                against the agency.
                 TSA receives approximately 750 tort claims per month arising from
                airport screening activities, motor vehicle accidents, and employee
                loss, among others.
                 Number of Respondents: 9,000.
                 Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 4,708 hours.
                 Dated: February 1, 2022.
                Christina A. Walsh,
                TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Information Technology.
                [FR Doc. 2022-02442 Filed 2-4-22; 8:45 am]
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