Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Security Programs for Foreign Air Carriers, 46358-46359 [2013-18344]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
• Transportation Security Administration

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 147 (Wednesday, July 31, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46358-46359]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-18344]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration

[Docket No. TSA-2002-11602]


Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB 
Review: Security Programs for Foreign Air Carriers

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 1652-0005, 
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. TSA published a Federal Register notice, with a 60-day 
comment period soliciting comments, of the following collection of 
information on May 22, 2013, (78 FR 30319). 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 August 30, 2013. A comment to OMB is most 
effective if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on 
the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, OMB. Comments should be addressed to Desk Officer, 
Department of Homeland Security/TSA, and sent via electronic mail to 
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395-6974. or when OMB 
back to accepting mail: [Mail your comments to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 
725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention: DHS-TSA Desk 
Officer.]

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan L. Perkins, TSA PRA Officer, 
Office of Information Technology (OIT), TSA-11, Transportation Security

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Administration, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 20598-6011; 
telephone (571) 227-3398; email TSAPRA@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

    Title: Security Programs for Foreign Air Carriers.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Control Number: 1652-0005.
    Form(s): N/A.
    Affected Public: Foreign air carriers.
    Abstract: OMB Control Number 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 provide for 
the safety of persons and property traveling on flights provided by the 
foreign air carrier against acts of criminal violence and air piracy, 
and the introduction of explosives, incendiaries, or weapons aboard an 
aircraft. 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 identifying 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. 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 develop 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. TSA will continue to 
collect information to determine foreign air carrier compliance with 
other requirements of 49 CFR part 1546.
    Number of Respondents: 170.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 1,029,010 hours 
annually.

    Dated: June 24, 2013.
Susan L. Perkins,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2013-18344 Filed 7-30-13; 8:45 am]
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