Intent To Request Renewal From OMB of One Current Public Collection of Information: Imposition and Collection of Passenger Civil Aviation Security Service Fees, 48755-48756 [2014-19463]
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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 14, 2014, 79 FR 27631. TSA has
developed and implemented a plan to
inspect critical pipeline systems based
on the Recommendations of the 9/11
Commission Act of 2007 (9/11 Act).
Send your comments by
September 17, 2014. A comment to
OMB is most effective if OMB receives
it within 30 days of publication.
DATES:
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.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christina A. Walsh, TSA PRA Officer,
Office of Information Technology (OIT),
TSA–11, Transportation Security
Administration, 601 South 12th Street,
Arlington, VA 20598–6011; telephone
(571) 227–2062; email TSAPRA@
tsa.dhs.gov.
Information Collection Requirement
Title: Critical Facility Information of
the Top 100 Most Critical Pipelines.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
OMB Control Number: [1652–0050].
Forms(s): Critical Facility Security
Review.
Affected Public: Pipeline companies.
Abstract: The 9/11Act specifically
tasked TSA to develop and implement
a plan for inspecting critical facilities of
the 100 most critical pipeline systems.
See sec. 1557 of the 9/11 Act (Pub. L.
110–53 codified at 6 U.S.C. 1207). TSA
will visit critical pipeline facilities and
collect site-specific information from
pipeline operators on facility security
policies, procedures, and physical
security measures. TSA will use the
information to determine strengths and
weaknesses at the nation’s critical
pipeline facilities, areas to target for risk
reduction strategies, pipeline industry
implementation of the TSA ‘‘Pipeline
Security Guidelines,’’ and operator
implementation of recommendations
made during TSA critical facility visits.
Number of Respondents: 180
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An
estimated 810 hours annually.
Comments Invited
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: August 11, 2014.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office
of Information Technology.
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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.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
[Docket No. TSA–2001–11120]
Intent To Request Renewal From OMB
of One Current Public Collection of
Information: Imposition and Collection
of Passenger Civil Aviation Security
Service Fees
Transportation Security
Administration, DHS.
ACTION: 60-day Notice.
AGENCY:
The Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) invites public
comment on one currently approved
Information Collection Request (ICR),
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) control number 1652–0001,
abstracted below that we will submit to
OMB for renewal in compliance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act. The ICR
describes the nature of the information
collection and its expected burden. The
collection involves air carriers
maintaining an accounting system to
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account for the passenger civil aviation
security service fees collected and
reporting this information to TSA on a
quarterly basis, as well as retaining the
data used for these reports for a threeyear rolling period.
DATES: Send your comments by October
17, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be emailed
to TSAPRA@tsa.dhs.gov or delivered to
the TSA PRA Officer, Office of
Information Technology (OIT), TSA–11,
Transportation Security Administration,
601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA
20598–6011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christina A. Walsh at the above address.
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
OMB Control Number 1652–0001;
Imposition and Collection of Passenger
Civil Aviation Security Service Fees. In
accordance with the Aviation
Transportation Security Act (ATSA) (49
U.S.C. 44940) and relevant TSA
Regulations (49 CFR part 1510), TSA
imposes a Passenger Civil Aviation
Security Service Fee (September 11th
Security Fee) on passenger air carriers
and foreign air carriers (‘‘air carriers’’)
on air transportation originating at
airports in the United States. In
December of 2013, 49 U.S.C. 44940 was
amended. See section 601, Title A of the
Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 (Pub. L.
113–67 (Dec. 26, 2013)) (Budget Act).
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Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 159 / Monday, August 18, 2014 / Notices
Changes to the underlying statute
required amendments to 49 CFR part
1510, which were addressed through an
Interim Final Rule (IFR) published in
the Federal Register on June 20, 2014
(2014 IFR). See 79 FR 35462. The
adjusted September 11th Security Fee
now requires fees to be based on oneway trips rather than enplanements.
The September 11th Security Fee is
used to help defray the costs of
providing Federal services, including
civil aviation security services. This
information collection requires air
carriers to submit to TSA the amount of
September 11th Security Fees an air
carrier has imposed, collected,
refunded, and remitted. Air carriers are
required to retain this information for a
three-year rolling period. For instance,
air carriers must keep the information
collected during fiscal year 2011 until
the expiration of fiscal year 2014.
TSA rules require air carriers to
impose and collect the September 11th
Security Fee and remit the amounts
collected to TSA. See 49 CFR 1510.13.
The regulation also requires air carriers
to submit quarterly reports to TSA,
indicating the amount of the fees (no
more than $5.60 per one-way trip)
imposed on, collected from, and
refunded to passengers, and the amount
remitted to TSA. See 49 CFR 1510.17.
As initially promulgated in 2001, 49
CFR 1510.15 requires each air carrier
that collects security service fees from
more than 50,000 passengers annually
have an independent certified public
accountant perform an annual
independent audit of its security service
fee activities and accounts. TSA made a
decision in 2003 to conduct its own
audits of air carriers (under the
provisions of 49 CFR 1510.11),
mitigating the need for the annual
independent audit requirements. To that
end, the independent audit
requirements were suspended on
January 23, 2003. See 68 FR 3192. While
the independent audit requirements
have been suspended, air carriers are
still required to establish and maintain
an accounting system to account for the
security service fees imposed, collected,
refunded and remitted. See 49 CFR
1510.15(a).
The Office of Management and Budget
approved a revision to the collection to
reflect changes resulting from basing the
security service fee on enplanements to
basing the fee on one-way trips. See ICR
No. 201405–1652–001. That collection
has been approved through January
2015. TSA is seeking renewal of this
revised collection related to the
requirement for air carriers to submit
the quarterly reports to TSA, retain the
information for a three-year rolling
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period, and provide to TSA upon
request the information required for the
quarterly reports or necessary for an
independent audit.
TSA estimates that 173 total
respondent air carriers will each spend
approximately 1 hour to prepare and
submit each quarterly report. TSA
estimates that all respondents will incur
a total of 692 hours (173 carriers * 4
quarterly reports * 1 hour per report) to
satisfy the quarterly reporting
requirements annually.
Should TSA reinstate the audit
requirement, TSA estimates that 105 air
carriers would be required to submit
annual audits, which would require
approximately 20 hours for preparation,
for a total of 2,100 hours (105 carriers
* 20 hours per audit) annually.
TSA estimates that all respondent air
carriers would incur 2,792 hours (692
hours for quarterly reports and 2,100
hours for audits) annually to satisfy the
quarterly report and audit requirements.
TSA estimates that the 173 air carriers
will each incur an average cost of
$363.96 annually to satisfy the quarterly
reporting requirement. This estimate
includes $291.00 in labor for
preparation of each quarterly report (4
reports * $72.75 per hour, each
quarterly report is estimated to take 1
hour to prepare), $71.00 in annual
records storage related costs, and $1.96
for postage to submit the report (4
stamps at 49 cents each). TSA estimates
an aggregate annual cost of $62,965.08
($363.96 cost * 173 air carriers) for all
air carriers to prepare, store, and submit
quarterly reports and a cost of
$188,895.24 for the three-year extension
period requested.
Should TSA reinstate the annual
audit requirement, TSA estimates that
105 air carriers would be required to
submit annual audits and would incur
an average cost of $3,074.50 per audit.
This estimate includes $3,000.00 in
labor for preparation of each audit (20
hours per report * $150.00 per hour),
$71.00 in annual records storage related
costs, and $3.50 for postage to submit
the report. TSA estimates an aggregate
annual cost of $322,822.50 ($3,074.50
cost * 105 air carries) for all air carriers
to prepare, store, and summit the annual
audit should the requirement be
reinstated and $968,647.50 for the threeyear extension period requested.
Dated: August 11, 2014.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office
of Information Technology.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Customs and Border Protection
[1651–0107]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Application of Waiver of
Passport and/or Visa
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for
comments; extension of an existing
collection of information.
AGENCY:
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) of the Department of
Homeland Security will be submitting
the following information collection
request to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval
in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act: Application for Waiver
of Passport and/or Visa (Form I–193).
This is a proposed extension of an
information collection that was
previously approved. CBP is proposing
that this information collection be
extended with no change to the burden
hours or to the information collected.
This document is published to obtain
comments from the public and affected
agencies.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before September 17,
2014 to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments on
this proposed information collection to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget. Comments should be addressed
to the OMB Desk Officer for Customs
and Border Protection, Department of
Homeland Security, and sent via
electronic mail to oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395–5806.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information
should be directed to Tracey Denning,
U.S. Customs and Border Protection,
Regulations and Rulings, Office of
International Trade, 90 K Street NE.,
10th Floor, Washington, DC 20229–
1177, at 202–325–0265.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
proposed information collection was
previously published in the Federal
Register (79 FR 32745) on June 6, 2014,
allowing for a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30
days for public comments. This process
is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR
1320.10. CBP invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to comment
on proposed and/or continuing
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
[Docket No. TSA-2001-11120]
Intent To Request Renewal From OMB of One Current Public
Collection of Information: Imposition and Collection of Passenger Civil
Aviation Security Service Fees
AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration, DHS.
ACTION: 60-day 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 1652-0001,
abstracted below that we will submit to OMB for renewal in compliance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The ICR describes the nature of the
information collection and its expected burden. The collection involves
air carriers maintaining an accounting system to account for the
passenger civil aviation security service fees collected and reporting
this information to TSA on a quarterly basis, as well as retaining the
data used for these reports for a three-year rolling period.
DATES: Send your comments by October 17, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be emailed to TSAPRA@tsa.dhs.gov or delivered
to the TSA PRA Officer, Office of Information Technology (OIT), TSA-11,
Transportation Security Administration, 601 South 12th Street,
Arlington, VA 20598-6011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina A. Walsh at the above
address.
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
OMB Control Number 1652-0001; Imposition and Collection of
Passenger Civil Aviation Security Service Fees. In accordance with the
Aviation Transportation Security Act (ATSA) (49 U.S.C. 44940) and
relevant TSA Regulations (49 CFR part 1510), TSA imposes a Passenger
Civil Aviation Security Service Fee (September 11th Security Fee) on
passenger air carriers and foreign air carriers (``air carriers'') on
air transportation originating at airports in the United States. In
December of 2013, 49 U.S.C. 44940 was amended. See section 601, Title A
of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 (Pub. L. 113-67 (Dec. 26, 2013))
(Budget Act).
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Changes to the underlying statute required amendments to 49 CFR part
1510, which were addressed through an Interim Final Rule (IFR)
published in the Federal Register on June 20, 2014 (2014 IFR). See 79
FR 35462. The adjusted September 11th Security Fee now requires fees to
be based on one-way trips rather than enplanements.
The September 11th Security Fee is used to help defray the costs of
providing Federal services, including civil aviation security services.
This information collection requires air carriers to submit to TSA the
amount of September 11th Security Fees an air carrier has imposed,
collected, refunded, and remitted. Air carriers are required to retain
this information for a three-year rolling period. For instance, air
carriers must keep the information collected during fiscal year 2011
until the expiration of fiscal year 2014.
TSA rules require air carriers to impose and collect the September
11th Security Fee and remit the amounts collected to TSA. See 49 CFR
1510.13. The regulation also requires air carriers to submit quarterly
reports to TSA, indicating the amount of the fees (no more than $5.60
per one-way trip) imposed on, collected from, and refunded to
passengers, and the amount remitted to TSA. See 49 CFR 1510.17.
As initially promulgated in 2001, 49 CFR 1510.15 requires each air
carrier that collects security service fees from more than 50,000
passengers annually have an independent certified public accountant
perform an annual independent audit of its security service fee
activities and accounts. TSA made a decision in 2003 to conduct its own
audits of air carriers (under the provisions of 49 CFR 1510.11),
mitigating the need for the annual independent audit requirements. To
that end, the independent audit requirements were suspended on January
23, 2003. See 68 FR 3192. While the independent audit requirements have
been suspended, air carriers are still required to establish and
maintain an accounting system to account for the security service fees
imposed, collected, refunded and remitted. See 49 CFR 1510.15(a).
The Office of Management and Budget approved a revision to the
collection to reflect changes resulting from basing the security
service fee on enplanements to basing the fee on one-way trips. See ICR
No. 201405-1652-001. That collection has been approved through January
2015. TSA is seeking renewal of this revised collection related to the
requirement for air carriers to submit the quarterly reports to TSA,
retain the information for a three-year rolling period, and provide to
TSA upon request the information required for the quarterly reports or
necessary for an independent audit.
TSA estimates that 173 total respondent air carriers will each
spend approximately 1 hour to prepare and submit each quarterly report.
TSA estimates that all respondents will incur a total of 692 hours (173
carriers * 4 quarterly reports * 1 hour per report) to satisfy the
quarterly reporting requirements annually.
Should TSA reinstate the audit requirement, TSA estimates that 105
air carriers would be required to submit annual audits, which would
require approximately 20 hours for preparation, for a total of 2,100
hours (105 carriers * 20 hours per audit) annually.
TSA estimates that all respondent air carriers would incur 2,792
hours (692 hours for quarterly reports and 2,100 hours for audits)
annually to satisfy the quarterly report and audit requirements.
TSA estimates that the 173 air carriers will each incur an average
cost of $363.96 annually to satisfy the quarterly reporting
requirement. This estimate includes $291.00 in labor for preparation of
each quarterly report (4 reports * $72.75 per hour, each quarterly
report is estimated to take 1 hour to prepare), $71.00 in annual
records storage related costs, and $1.96 for postage to submit the
report (4 stamps at 49 cents each). TSA estimates an aggregate annual
cost of $62,965.08 ($363.96 cost * 173 air carriers) for all air
carriers to prepare, store, and submit quarterly reports and a cost of
$188,895.24 for the three-year extension period requested.
Should TSA reinstate the annual audit requirement, TSA estimates
that 105 air carriers would be required to submit annual audits and
would incur an average cost of $3,074.50 per audit. This estimate
includes $3,000.00 in labor for preparation of each audit (20 hours per
report * $150.00 per hour), $71.00 in annual records storage related
costs, and $3.50 for postage to submit the report. TSA estimates an
aggregate annual cost of $322,822.50 ($3,074.50 cost * 105 air carries)
for all air carriers to prepare, store, and summit the annual audit
should the requirement be reinstated and $968,647.50 for the three-year
extension period requested.
Dated: August 11, 2014.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2014-19463 Filed 8-15-14; 8:45 am]
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