Intent To Request Renewal From OMB of One Current Public Collection of Information: Security Programs for Foreign Air Carriers, 13220 [E9-6682]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
• Transportation Security Administration

[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 57 (Thursday, March 26, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 13220]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-6682]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration

[Docket No. TSA-2002-11602]


Intent To Request Renewal From OMB of One Current Public 
Collection of Information: Security Programs for Foreign Air Carriers

AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration, DHS.

ACTION: 60 day reinstatement notice.

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SUMMARY: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) invites 
public comment on one currently approved Information Collection Request 
(ICR), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number 1652-0005. 
The ICR, which is abstracted below, will be submitted to OMB for 
reinstatement in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The ICR 
describes the nature of the information collection and its expected 
burden. This information collection is mandatory for foreign air 
carriers and must be submitted prior to entry into the United States.

DATES: Send your comments by May 26, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed or delivered to Ginger LeMay, PRA 
Officer, Office of Information Technology, Transportation Security 
Administration, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 20598-6011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ginger LeMay, PRA Officer, Office of 
Information Technology, TSA-11, Transportation Security Administration, 
601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 20598-6011; telephone (571) 227-
3616; e-mail: ginger.lemay@dhs.gov.

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 https://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

    1652-0005; Security Programs for Foreign Air Carriers, 49 CFR Part 
1546. TSA uses the information collected to determine compliance with 
49 CFR part 1546 and to ensure passenger safety by monitoring foreign 
air carrier security procedures. Foreign air carriers must carry out 
security measures to protect persons and property against acts of 
criminal violence, aircraft piracy, and terrorist activities. This 
information collection is mandatory for foreign air carriers and must 
be submitted prior to entry into the United States.
    The information TSA collects includes identiftying information on 
foreign air carriers' flight crews and passengers. Specifically, TSA 
requires foreign air carriers to submit the following information: (1) 
A master crew list of all flight and cabin crew members flying to and 
from the United States; (2) the flight crew list on a flight-by-flight 
basis; (3) passenger information on a flight-by-flight basis; and (4) 
total amount of cargo screened, including cargo screened at 100 percent 
and cargo screened at 50 percent. Foreign air carriers are required to 
provide this information via electronic means. Foreign air carriers 
with limited electronic systems may need to modify their current 
systems or generate a new computer system in order to submit the 
requested information. Additionally, foreign air carriers must maintain 
these records as well as training records for crew members and 
individuals performing security-related functions, and make them 
available to TSA for inspection upon request.
    Foreign air carriers must conduct a comparison of their passenger 
names against the TSA-issued watch lists and report passengers who have 
been confirmed as a match to the TSA watch lists. TSA will continue to 
collect information to determine foreign air carrier compliance with 
other requirements of 49 CFR part 1546.
    TSA estimates that there will be approximately 252 respondents to 
the information collection, with an annual burden estimate of 747,462 
hours.

    Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on March 20, 2009.
Ginger LeMay,
Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information Technology.
 [FR Doc. E9-6682 Filed 3-25-09; 8:45 am]
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