Aviation Security Advisory Committee Charter Renewal and Request for Applicants, 35043-35044 [2013-13713]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
• Transportation Security Administration

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 112 (Tuesday, June 11, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35043-35044]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-13713]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration

[Docket No. TSA-2011-0008]


Aviation Security Advisory Committee Charter Renewal and Request 
for Applicants

AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration, DHS.

ACTION: Committee Management; Notice of Charter Renewal and Request for 
Applicants.

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SUMMARY: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announces the 
renewal of the charter for the Aviation Security Advisory Committee 
(ASAC). The Secretary of Homeland Security has determined that the ASAC 
is necessary and in the public interest in connection with the 
performance of duties of TSA. This determination follows consultation 
with the Committee Management Secretariat, General Services 
Administration, who is responsible for monitoring and reporting 
executive branch compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(FACA).

DATES: Submit applications for membership and comments by June 24, 
2013.

ADDRESSES: You may submit applications for membership as stated in the 
Aviation Security Advisory Committee Charter Renewal section below. 
Comments, identified by the TSA docket number to this action, may be 
submitted to the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS), a government-
wide, electronic docket management system, using any one of the 
following methods:
    Electronically: You may submit comments through the Federal 
eRulemaking portal at https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 
instructions for submitting comments.
    Mail, In Person, or Fax: Address, hand-deliver, or fax your written 
comments to the Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building Ground Floor, 
Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001; fax (202) 493-2251. The 
Department of Transportation (DOT), which maintains and processes TSA's 
official regulatory dockets, will scan the submission and post it to 
FDMS.
    See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for format and other information 
about comment submissions.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dean Walter, ASAC Designated Federal 
Officer, Transportation Security Administration (TSA-28), 601 12th St. 
South, Arlington, VA 20598-4028, Dean.Walter@dhs.gov, 571-227-2645.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited

    TSA invites feedback on this action by submitting written comments, 
data or views. See ADDRESSES above for information on where to submit 
comments.
    Please identify the docket number at the beginning of your 
comments. TSA encourages commenters to provide their names and 
addresses. Please submit your comments and material by only one method. 
If you submit comments by mail or delivery, submit them in an unbound 
format, no larger than 8.5 by 11 inches, suitable for copying and 
electronic filing.
    TSA will file all comments to our docket address, as well as items 
sent to the address or email under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, in 
the public docket, except for comments containing confidential 
information and sensitive security information (SSI).\1\ Should you 
wish your personally identifiable information redacted prior to filing 
in the docket, please so state. TSA will consider all comments that are 
in the docket on or before the closing date for comments and will 
consider comments filed late to the extent practicable. The docket is 
available for public inspection before and after the comment closing 
date.
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    \1\ ``Sensitive Security Information'' or ``SSI'' is information 
obtained or developed in the conduct of security activities, the 
disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of 
privacy, reveal trade secrets or privileged or confidential 
information, or be detrimental to the security of transportation. 
The protection of SSI is governed by 49 CFR part 1520.
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Handling of Confidential or Proprietary Information and Sensitive 
Security Information (SSI) Submitted in Public Comments

    Do not submit comments that include trade secrets, confidential 
commercial or financial information, or SSI to the public regulatory 
docket. Please submit such comments separately from other comments on 
the action. Comments containing this type of information should be 
appropriately marked as containing such information and submitted by 
mail to the address listed in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
    TSA will not place comments containing SSI in the public docket and 
will handle them in accordance with applicable safeguards and 
restrictions on access. TSA will hold documents containing SSI, 
confidential business information, or trade secrets in a separate file 
to which the public does not have access, and place a note in the 
public docket explaining that commenters have submitted such documents. 
TSA may include a redacted version of the comment in the public docket. 
If an individual requests to examine or copy information that is not in 
the public docket, TSA will treat it as any other request under the 
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552) and the Department of 
Homeland Security's (DHS') FOIA regulation found in 6 CFR part 5.

Reviewing Comments in the Docket

    Please be aware that anyone is able to search the electronic form 
of all comments in any of our dockets by the name of the individual who 
submitted the comment (or signed the comment, if an association, 
business, labor union, etc., submitted the comment). You may review the 
applicable Privacy Act Statement published in the Federal Register on 
April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477), or you may visit https://DocketInfo.dot.gov.
    You may review TSA's electronic public docket on the Internet at 
https://www.regulations.gov. In addition, DOT's Docket Management 
Facility provides a physical facility, staff, equipment, and assistance 
to the public. To obtain assistance or to review comments in TSA's 
public docket, you may visit this facility between 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 
p.m.,

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Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays, or call (202) 366-
9826. This docket operations facility is located in the West Building 
Ground Floor, Room W12-140 at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 
DC 20590.

Availability of Document

    You can get an electronic copy using the Internet by--
    (1) Searching the electronic Federal Docket Management System 
(FDMS) Web page at https://www.regulations.gov;
    (2) Accessing the Government Printing Office's Web page at https://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/; or
    (3) Visiting TSA's Security Regulations Web page at https://www.tsa.gov and accessing the link for ``Research Center'' at the top 
of the page.
    In addition, copies are available by writing or calling the 
individual in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. Make sure to 
identify the docket number of this action.

Background

    ASAC is a committee composed of private sector organizations that 
was chartered in 1989 by the Federal Aviation Administration in the 
wake of the crash and destruction of Pan American World Airways Flight 
103 in 1988 over Lockerbie, Scotland by a terrorist bomb. On November 
19, 2001, the Aviation and Transportation Security Act (ATSA) was 
signed into law, which among other things established the 
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and transferred to it the 
responsibility for civil aviation security. Accordingly, sponsorship of 
ASAC was also transferred to TSA. Since that time TSA has taken steps 
to focus the committee's efforts in directions that are relevant and 
useful to TSA's post-September 11 mission.

The Aviation Security Advisory Committee Charter Renewal

    The charter renewal and use of ASAC are determined to be in the 
public interest in connection with the performance of duties imposed on 
TSA by law as follows:
    Name of Committee: Aviation Security Advisory Committee.
    Purpose and Objective: ASAC is being renewed in accordance with the 
provisions of FACA, 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92-463). ASAC's mission is 
to examine areas of civil aviation security as tasked by TSA with the 
aim of addressing current issues and/or developing recommendations for 
improvements to civil aviation security methods, equipment, and 
processes. The committee will provide advice and recommendations for 
improving aviation security measures to the Administrator of TSA. The 
committee will meet at least twice each year, usually in the 
Washington, DC metropolitan area, but may meet more often as the need 
arises.
    Members are recommended for appointment by the Administrator of TSA 
and appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Secretary of the 
Homeland Security. Members serve at their own expense and receive no 
salary, reimbursement of travel expenses or other compensation from the 
Federal Government. TSA retains authority to review the participation 
of any ASAC member and to recommend changes for cause at any time.
    Balanced Membership Plans: The ASAC will be composed of individual 
members representing private sector organizations of key constituencies 
affected by aviation security requirements. The membership categories 
are:

 Victims of Terrorist Acts Against Aviation
 Law Enforcement and Security Experts
 Aviation Consumer Advocates
 Airport Tenants and General Aviation
 Airport Operators
 Airline Management
 Airline Labor
 Aircraft and Security Equipment Manufacturers
 Air Cargo
    ASAC does not have a specific number of members allocated to any 
membership category and the number of members in a category may change 
to fit the needs of the Committee. However, all membership categories 
will be represented. Members shall serve as representatives and speak 
on behalf of their respective organizations and will not be appointed 
as Special Government Employees as defined in 18 U.S.C. 202(a).
    Membership Appointment Criteria: Individuals will be appointed 
based on the following criteria: (1) Not registered as a Federal 
Lobbyist per Presidential Memorandum--Lobbyists on Agency Boards and 
Commissions, dated June 18, 2010, and has not served in such a role for 
a two-year period prior to appointment; (2) background, experience, and 
position support one of the membership categories (SEE Balanced 
Membership Plans section); and (3) represent a significant portion of 
the constituency within a membership category (SEE Balanced Membership 
Plans section).
    Duration: Continuing.
    Responsible TSA Official: Dean Walter, ASAC Designated Federal 
Officer, Transportation Security Administration (TSA-28), 601 South 
12th St., Arlington, VA 20598-4028, Dean.Walter@dhs.gov, 571-227-2645.
    Applying for Appointment: Qualified individuals interested in 
serving on this committee are invited to apply to TSA. Please email 
your resume to the Responsible TSA Official noted above by June 24, 
2013. Applicants will be selected for appointment based on the criteria 
stated in the Membership Appointment Criteria section above.

    Dated: June 5, 2013.
John P. Sammon,
Assistant Administrator, Security Policy and Industry Engagement.
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