Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Transportation Security Officer (TSO) Medical Questionnaire, 50080-50081 [E6-14072]

Download as PDF 50080 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 164 / Thursday, August 24, 2006 / Notices received during the comment period. We may change the documents supporting this collection of information or even the underlying requirements in view of them. Viewing comments and documents: To view comments, as well as documents mentioned in this notice as being available in the docket, go to https://dms.dot.gov at any time and conduct a simple search using the docket number. You may also visit the Docket Management Facility in room PL–401 on the Plaza level of the Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Privacy Act: Anyone can search the electronic form of all comments received in dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review the Privacy Act Statement of DOT in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477), or you may visit https://dms.dot.gov. Previous Request for Comments: This request provides a 30-day comment period required by OIRA. The Coast Guard has already published the 60-day notice (71 FR 30682, May 30, 2006) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That notice elicited no comments. rmajette on PROD1PC67 with NOTICES1 Information Collection Request Title: Regulated Navigation Area; Reporting Requirements for Barges Loaded with Certain Dangerous Cargoes (CDCs), Inland Rivers, Eighth Coast Guard District and the Illinois Waterway, Ninth Coast Guard District. OMB Control Number: 1625–0105. Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection. Affected Public: Owners, agents, masters, towing vessel operators, or persons in charge of barges loaded with CDCs or having CDC residue operating on the inland rivers located within the Eighth and Ninth Coast Guard Districts. Forms: None. Abstract: This information is used to ensure port safety and security and to ensure the uninterrupted flow of commerce. Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 911 hours to 1,179 hours a year. Dated: August 11, 2006. C. S. Johnson, Jr., Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Assistant Commandant for Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology. [FR Doc. E6–14061 Filed 8–23–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–15–P VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:15 Aug 23, 2006 Jkt 208001 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Transportation Security Administration Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Transportation Security Officer (TSO) Medical Questionnaire Transportation Security Administration, DHS. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has forwarded the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval of an extension and revision of the currently approved collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected burden. TSA published a Federal Register notice, with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments, of the following collection of information on April 19, 2006, 71 FR 20118. DATES: Send your comments by September 25, 2006. A comment to OMB is most effective if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication. ADDRESSES: Comments may be e-mailed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, DHS–TSA Desk Officer at nathan.lesser@omb.eop.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katrina Wawer, Attorney-Advisor, Office of the Chief Counsel, TSA–2, Transportation Security Administration, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 22202–4220; telephone (571) 227–1995; facsimile (571) 227–1381. 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. 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; PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 (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: Transportation Security Officer (TSO) Medical Questionnaire. Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection. OMB Control Number: 1652–0032. Forms(s): Transportation Security Officer Medical Questionnaire; further evaluation forms. Affected Public: Candidates under employment consideration for Transportation Security Officer positions. Abstract: TSA is requesting approval to revise this collection of information to comply with 49 U.S.C. 44935, which requires TSA to establish qualification standards for the employment of security screening personnel. With approval from OMB, TSA currently collects information via a Transportation Security Officer (TSO) Medical Questionnaire. TSA now seeks approval to make revisions to the form (and to adjust the title as a result of the conversion from Transportation Security Screeners to Transportation Security Officers on February 5, 2005). TSA also seeks approval to include additional supplemental medical forms, which are required in circumstances where TSA needs the additional medical information to make a determination regarding the candidate’s qualifications for the TSO job. Only those TSOs who are required to undergo a follow-up medical exam will be required to bring a supplemental form (or forms) to the exam, a portion of which their physician will complete. This collection of information assists the agency in ensuring that candidates under employment consideration for TSO positions meet the qualification standards to perform the functions of the positions successfully. TSA collects the information through a medical questionnaire and supplemental forms. Estimated Number of Respondents: 57,038. After further evaluation of the annual respondent population, TSA is revising the estimate noted in its April 2006 notice from 22,800 respondents. Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 19,013. After further evaluation of the respondent population and hour burden estimate, TSA is revising the estimate E:\FR\FM\24AUN1.SGM 24AUN1 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 164 / Thursday, August 24, 2006 / Notices noted in its April 2006 notice from 6,346 hours. Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on August 21, 2006. Peter Pietra, Director of Privacy Policy and Compliance. [FR Doc. E6–14072 Filed 8–23–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–05–P DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR–5043–N–08] Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment: The PATH Survey of Homebuilding Product Manufacturers Office of the Policy Development and Research, HUD. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal. DATES: Comments Due Date: October 23, 2006. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB Control number and should be sent to: Reports Liaison Officer, Office of Policy Development and Research, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Carlos Martin, (202) 708–4370, extension 5845 for copies of the proposed forms and other available documents. (This is not a toll-free number). The Department will submit the proposed information collection to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended). This Notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information to: (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information 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 of the proposed collection of information; (3) enhance rmajette on PROD1PC67 with NOTICES1 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:15 Aug 23, 2006 Jkt 208001 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 through the use of appropriate automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology (e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.) This Notice also lists the following information: Title of Proposal: The Survey of Homebuilding Product Manufacturers. Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This request is for the clearance of a telephone survey instrument designed to assess the state of operational and organizational performance among homebuilding product manufacturers (both large and small) with regard to product development and technological innovation. The purposes of the survey implementation and analysis are: (1) To gauge through a national sample the kinds of internal organization and operations associated with homebuilding product manufacturers; (2) ascertain correlations between organizational type and formalization of product development; and (3) improve the activities of the Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing based on the insight of the survey findings. OMB Approval Number: Pending. Agency form numbers: None. Members of Affected Public: Individuals in homebuilding product manufacturing firms. Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the information collection including number of respondents, frequency of response, and hours of response: 150 individuals will be surveyed through the telephone survey (100 sampled from small manufacturers and 50 from large manufacturers). The average time to complete the phone survey is 25 minutes. Respondents will only be contacted once. Total burden hours are 62.5 for the survey. Status of the proposed information collection: Pending OMB approval. Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended. Dated: August 15, 2006. Darlene F. Williams, Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research. [FR Doc. E6–13993 Filed 8–23–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210–67–P PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 50081 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR–5043–N–07] Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment on Satisfaction With Service Coordinator Program Office of Policy Development and Research, HUD. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal. DATES: Comments Due Date: October 23, 2006. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and should be sent to: Reports Liaison Officer, Office of Policy Development and Research, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 8226, Washington, DC 20410. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheryl A. Levine, Ph.D., Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 8140, Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202) 708–3700, extension 3928 (this is not a toll-free number). Copies of the proposed data collection and other available documents may be obtained from Dr. Levine. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department will submit the proposed information collection to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 (U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended). This Notice solicits comments from members of the public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information for the following purposes: (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information 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 of the proposed collection of information; (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 through the use of appropriate automated collection E:\FR\FM\24AUN1.SGM 24AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 164 (Thursday, August 24, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50080-50081]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-14072]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration


Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB 
Review: Transportation Security Officer (TSO) Medical Questionnaire

AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Transportation Security 
Administration (TSA) has forwarded the Information Collection Request 
(ICR) abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and approval of an extension and revision of the currently 
approved collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act. The ICR 
describes the nature of the information collection and its expected 
burden. TSA published a Federal Register notice, with a 60-day comment 
period soliciting comments, of the following collection of information 
on April 19, 2006, 71 FR 20118.

DATES: Send your comments by September 25, 2006. A comment to OMB is 
most effective if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be e-mailed to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, DHS-TSA Desk 
Officer at nathan.lesser@omb.eop.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katrina Wawer, Attorney-Advisor, 
Office of the Chief Counsel, TSA-2, Transportation Security 
Administration, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 22202-4220; 
telephone (571) 227-1995; facsimile (571) 227-1381.

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. 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: Transportation Security Officer (TSO) Medical Questionnaire.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Control Number: 1652-0032.
    Forms(s): Transportation Security Officer Medical Questionnaire; 
further evaluation forms.
    Affected Public: Candidates under employment consideration for 
Transportation Security Officer positions.
    Abstract: TSA is requesting approval to revise this collection of 
information to comply with 49 U.S.C. 44935, which requires TSA to 
establish qualification standards for the employment of security 
screening personnel. With approval from OMB, TSA currently collects 
information via a Transportation Security Officer (TSO) Medical 
Questionnaire. TSA now seeks approval to make revisions to the form 
(and to adjust the title as a result of the conversion from 
Transportation Security Screeners to Transportation Security Officers 
on February 5, 2005). TSA also seeks approval to include additional 
supplemental medical forms, which are required in circumstances where 
TSA needs the additional medical information to make a determination 
regarding the candidate's qualifications for the TSO job. Only those 
TSOs who are required to undergo a follow-up medical exam will be 
required to bring a supplemental form (or forms) to the exam, a portion 
of which their physician will complete. This collection of information 
assists the agency in ensuring that candidates under employment 
consideration for TSO positions meet the qualification standards to 
perform the functions of the positions successfully. TSA collects the 
information through a medical questionnaire and supplemental forms.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 57,038. After further evaluation 
of the annual respondent population, TSA is revising the estimate noted 
in its April 2006 notice from 22,800 respondents.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 19,013. After further evaluation of 
the respondent population and hour burden estimate, TSA is revising the 
estimate

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noted in its April 2006 notice from 6,346 hours.

    Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on August 21, 2006.
Peter Pietra,
Director of Privacy Policy and Compliance.
[FR Doc. E6-14072 Filed 8-23-06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9110-05-P

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