New Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Application To Participate in the Screening Partnership Program (SPP), 4586 [2015-01513]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
• Transportation Security Administration

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 18 (Wednesday, January 28, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 4586]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-01513]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration


New Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 
Application To Participate in the Screening Partnership Program (SPP)

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 new Information Collection 
Request (ICR) abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and approval 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 July 2, 2014, 79 FR 37763. The collection involves the 
TSA's Screening Partnership Program (SPP) (49 U.S.C. 44920 (ATSA Sec.  
108)), which enables commercial airports to apply for a qualified 
private screening company to provide passenger and baggage security 
screening services. An airport submits the SPP application to have 
employees of qualified private companies carry out the screening of 
passengers and property at the airport under a contract entered into 
with TSA. The application process is the initial notification to TSA 
Headquarters of an airport's desire to opt-out of the federal screening 
provided by TSA employees.

DATES: Send your comments by February 27, 2015. 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.

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.

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

    The submission of the SPP application is the first step in an 
airport's request for private screening; it represents the initial 
notification to TSA of an airport's desire to opt-out of the federal 
screening provided by TSA employees. TSA currently has a screening 
presence at approximately 450 airports, of which 19 airports are 
actively participating in SPP.
    The annual burden for the information collection related to SPP is 
estimated to be one half (0.50) hour. While TSA estimates that only two 
airports will respond annually, it is presumed that ten or more 
airports could respond. The agency estimates that each respondent 
airport will spend approximately one-quarter (.25) hour to complete the 
application for a total burden of one-half (0.50) hour. TSA does not 
require the airports to maintain records of the application submission; 
however, if the airport choses to do so the burden associated with the 
action is anticipated to be de minimis.
    Title: Screening Partnership Program Application.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    OMB Control Number: Not yet assigned.
    Form(s): TSA Form 424 Screening Partnership Program Application.
    Affected Public: Airport operators.
    Abstract: TSA's Screening Partnership Program (SPP) (49 U.S.C. 
44920 (ATSA Sec.  108)) enables commercial airports to apply for a 
private screening company to provide passenger and baggage security 
screening services. An airport submits the SPP application to have 
employees of qualified private companies carry out the screening of 
passengers and property at the airport under a contract entered into 
with TSA. The application process is the initial notification to TSA 
Headquarters of an airport's desire to opt-out of the federal screening 
provided by TSA employees.
    Number of Respondents: 2.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 0.50 hours annually.

    Dated: January 22, 2015.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2015-01513 Filed 1-27-15; 8:45 am]
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