Intent To Request Extension From OMB of One Current Public Collection of Information: Imposition and Collection of Passenger Civil Aviation Security Service Fees, 44203-44205 [2017-20094]

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In addition, you should: • Explain why you believe the Department would have information on you; • Identify which component(s) of the Department you believe may have the information about you; • Specify when you believe the records would have been created; and VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:52 Sep 20, 2017 Jkt 241001 • Provide any other information that will help the FOIA staff determine which DHS component agency may have responsive records; If your request is seeking records pertaining to another living individual, you must include a statement from that individual certifying his/her agreement for you to access his/her records. Without the above information, the component(s) may not be able to conduct an effective search, and your request may be denied due to lack of specificity or lack of compliance with applicable regulations. CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: For records covered by the Privacy Act or covered JRA records, see ‘‘Record Access Procedures’’ above. For records not covered by the Privacy Act or JRA, individuals may submit an inquiry to the DHS Traveler Redress Inquiry Program (DHS TRIP) at https:// www.dhs.gov/dhs-trip or the CBP INFO CENTER at www.help.cbp.gov or (877) 227–5511 (international callers may use (202) 325–8000 and TTY users may dial (866) 880–6582). NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES: See ‘‘Record Access Procedures.’’ EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM: The Secretary of Homeland Security, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(j)(2), has exempted this system from the following provisions of the Privacy Act: 5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3) and (4); (d); (e)(1), (e)(2), (e)(3), (e)(4)(G), (e)(4)(H), (e)(4)(I), (e)(5) and (e)(8); (f); and (g). Additionally, the Secretary of Homeland Security, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(1) and (k)(2), has exempted this system from the following provisions of the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3); (d); (e)(1), (e)(4)(G), and (e)(4)(H); (e)(4)(I), and (f). When this system receives a record from another system exempted in that source system under 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(1); (k)(2); or (j)(2), DHS will claim the same exemptions for those records that are claimed for the original primary systems of records from which they originated and claims any additional exemptions set forth here. HISTORY: None. Jonathan R. Cantor, Acting Chief Privacy Officer, Department of Homeland Security. [FR Doc. 2017–19718 Filed 9–20–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9111–14–P PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 44203 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Transportation Security Administration [Docket No. TSA–2001–11120] Intent To Request Extension 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 an extension in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). 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 three fiscal years. DATES: Send your comments by November 20, 2017. 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, or by telephone (571) 227–2062. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: 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 will be available at https://www.reginfo.gov upon its submission to OMB. 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; E:\FR\FM\21SEN1.SGM 21SEN1 44204 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 182 / Thursday, September 21, 2017 / Notices asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES (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. Consistent with the requirements of Executive Order (EO) 13771, Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs, and EO 13777, Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda, TSA is also requesting comments on the extent to which this request for information could be modified to reduce the burden on respondents. 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 passengers of both foreign and domestic air carriers (‘‘air carriers’’) on air transportation originating at airports in the United States. 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 to passengers, and remitted to TSA. The retention of this data is necessary for TSA to ensure the proper imposition, collection, and regulation the Security Fee. Additionally, TSA collects the information to monitor carrier compliance with the fee requirements and for auditing purposes. Air carriers are required to retain this information for three years. Specifically, information collected during a given fiscal year (October 1 through September 30) must be retained through three subsequent fiscal years. For example, information collected during fiscal year 2017 must be retained through fiscal year 2020. TSA rules require air carriers to impose and collect the fee on passengers, and to submit the fee to TSA by the final day of the calendar month following the month in which the fee was collected. 49 CFR 1510.13. Air carriers are further required to submit quarterly reports to TSA, which indicate VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:52 Sep 20, 2017 Jkt 241001 the amount of the fees imposed, collected, and refunded to passengers, and remitted to TSA. 49 CFR 1510.17. In December 2013, the fee was statutorily restructured to be based on one-way trips rather than enplanements. The statute was further amended in December 2014 to include a round-trip limitation on the security service fee. TSA published two interim final rules (IFRs) 1 to implement changes to the regulations required by these amendments to 49 U.S.C. 44940. Thus, the fee is currently imposed at $5.60 per one-way trip for air transportation originating at an airport in the United States, and passengers may not be charged more than $5.60 per one-way trip or $11.20 per round trip. 49 CFR 1510.5. Each air carrier that collects security service fees from more than 50,000 passengers annually is also required under 49 CFR 1510.15 to submit to TSA an annual independent audit, performed by an independent certified public accountant, of its security service fee activities and accounts. Although the annual independent audit requirements were suspended on January 23, 2003 (68 FR 3192), TSA conducts its own audits of the air carriers. 49 CFR 1510.11. Notwithstanding the suspension of the audit requirements, air carriers must establish and maintain an accounting system to account for the security service fees imposed, collected, refunded to passengers and remitted to TSA. 49 CFR 1510.15(a). TSA is seeking an extension of this collection to require air carriers to continue submitting the quarterly reports to TSA, and to require air carriers to retain the information for three fiscal years after the fiscal year in which the information was collected. This requirement includes retaining the source information for the quarterly reports remitted to TSA as well as the calculations performed to create the reports submitted to TSA. Should the annual audit requirement be reinstated, the requirement would include information and documents reviewed and prepared for the independent audit; the accountant’s working papers, notes, worksheets, and other relevant documentation used in the audit; and, if applicable, the specific information leading to the accountant’s opinion, including any determination that the accountant could not provide an audit opinion. Although TSA suspended the independent audit requirement, TSA conducts audits of the air carriers, and therefore, requires air carriers to retain 1 79 FR 35461 (June 20, 2014) and 80 FR 31850 (June 4, 2015). PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 and provide the same information as required for the quarterly reports and independent audits. TSA has incorporated minor adjustments to the figures used to estimate the costs of this ICR. The adjustments consider changes in the number of regulated air carriers and various administrative cost rates since the previous extension. TSA estimates that 195 total respondent air carriers will each spend approximately 1 hour to prepare and submit each quarterly report. TSA estimates that these respondents will incur a total of 780 hours (195 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, of the 195 total respondent carriers that collect fees from more than 50,000 passengers annually, would be required to submit annual audits. These carriers would take approximately 20 hours for audit preparation, for a total of 2,100 hours (105 carriers × 20 hours per audit) annually. TSA estimates 300 total responses from all respondent air carriers (195 plus 105, should the annual audit requirement be reinstated), with 2,880 burden hours (780 hours for quarterly reports and 2,100 hours for audits) annually to satisfy the quarterly report and audit requirements. TSA estimates that the 195 air carriers will each incur an average cost of $413.76 annually to satisfy the quarterly reporting requirement. This estimate includes $340.80 in labor for preparation of each quarterly report (4 reports × $85.20 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 $80,683.20 ($413.76 cost × 195 air carriers) for all air carriers to prepare, store, and submit quarterly reports and a cost of $242,049.60 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 $3,187.30 per audit. This estimate includes $3,112.80 in labor for preparation of each audit (20 hours per report × $155.64 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 $22,322.26 ($3,187.30 cost × 105 air carriers × .0667 likelihood of audit to occur) for all air carriers to E:\FR\FM\21SEN1.SGM 21SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 182 / Thursday, September 21, 2017 / Notices prepare, store, and summit the annual audit should the requirement be reinstated and $66,966.76 for the threeyear extension period requested. Dated: September 15, 2017. Christina A. Walsh, TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information Technology. [FR Doc. 2017–20094 Filed 9–20–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–05–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services [CIS No. 2611–17; DHS Docket No. USCIS– 2014–0004] RIN 1615–ZB67 Extension of South Sudan for Temporary Protected Status U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: Through this Notice, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announces that the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) is extending the designation of South Sudan for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, from November 3, 2017, through May 2, 2019. This Notice also sets forth procedures necessary for nationals of South Sudan (or aliens having no nationality who last habitually resided in South Sudan) to re-register for TPS and to apply for Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). USCIS will issue new EADs with a May 2, 2019 expiration date to eligible South Sudan TPS beneficiaries who timely re-register and apply for EADs under this extension. Provided a South Sudan TPS beneficiary timely re-registers and properly files an application for an EAD during the 60-day re-registration period, his or her EAD will be automatically extended for an additional period not to exceed 180 days from the date the current EAD expires, i.e., through May 1, 2018. See 8 CFR 274a.13(d)(1). DATES: Extension of Designation of South Sudan for TPS: The 18-month extension of the TPS designation of South Sudan is effective on November 3, 2017, and will remain in effect through May 2, 2019. The 60-day reregistration period runs from September 21, 2017 through November 20, 2017. (Note: It is important for re-registrants to timely re-register during this 60-day asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:52 Sep 20, 2017 Jkt 241001 period and not to wait until their EADs expire.) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: • For further information on TPS, including guidance on the application process and additional information on eligibility, please visit the USCIS TPS Web page at https://www.uscis.gov/tps. You can find specific information about this extension of South Sudan’s TPS designation by selecting ‘‘South Sudan’’ from the menu on the left side of the TPS Web page. • You can also contact Alexander King, Branch Chief, Waivers and Temporary Services Branch, Service Center Operations Directorate, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529–2060; or by phone at (202) 272–8377 (this is not a toll-free number). Note: The phone number provided here is solely for questions regarding this TPS Notice. It is not for individual case status inquiries. • Applicants seeking information about the status of their individual cases can check Case Status Online, available at the USCIS Web site at https:// www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS National Customer Service Center at 800–375–5283 (TTY 800–767–1833). Service is available in English and Spanish. • Further information will also be available at local USCIS offices upon publication of this Notice. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Table of Abbreviations BIA—Board of Immigration Appeals DHS—Department of Homeland Security DOS—Department of State EAD—Employment Authorization Document FNC—Final Nonconfirmation Government—U.S. Government IJ—Immigration Judge INA—Immigration and Nationality Act IER—U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, Immigrant and Employee Rights Section (IER) SAVE—USCIS Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements Program Secretary—Secretary of Homeland Security TNC—Tentative Nonconfirmation TPS—Temporary Protected Status TTY—Text Telephone USCIS—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services The extension allows currently eligible TPS beneficiaries to retain TPS through May 2, 2019, so long as they otherwise continue to meet the eligibility requirements for TPS. The Secretary determined that an extension of the current designation of South Sudan for TPS is warranted because the ongoing armed conflict and PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 44205 extraordinary and temporary conditions that prompted the 2016 TPS redesignation have persisted, and in some cases deteriorated, and would pose a serious threat to the personal safety of South Sudanese nationals if they were required to return to their country. The Secretary also has determined that permitting such South Sudanese nationals to continue to remain in the United States is not contrary to the national interest of the United States. Through this Notice, DHS sets forth procedures necessary for eligible nationals of South Sudan (or aliens having no nationality who last habitually resided in South Sudan) to re-register under the extension if they already have TPS and to apply for renewal of their EADs with USCIS. Certain individuals may be eligible to file a late initial application for TPS if they meet the conditions described in 8 CFR 244.2(f)(2). Information on late initial filing is also available on the USCIS TPS Web site link at www.uscis.gov/tps. For individuals who have already been granted TPS, the 60-day reregistration period runs from September 21, 2017 through November 20, 2017. USCIS will issue new EADs with a May 2, 2019 expiration date to eligible South Sudan TPS beneficiaries who timely reregister and apply for EADs under this extension. Given the timeframes involved with processing TPS reregistration applications, DHS recognizes that not all re-registrants will receive new EADs before their current EADs expire on November 2, 2017. However, provided a South Sudan TPS beneficiary timely re-registers and properly files an application for an EAD during the 60-day re-registration period, his or her EAD will be automatically extended for an additional period not to exceed 180 days from the date the current EAD expires, i.e., through May 1, 2018. This notice explains how TPS beneficiaries and their employers may determine which EADs are automatically extended and their impact on Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I–9) and the E-Verify processes. Approximately 70 South Sudan TPS beneficiaries are expected to file for reregistration under the extension. Individuals who have a pending initial South Sudan TPS application will not need to file a new Application for Temporary Protected Status (Form I– 821). DHS provides additional instructions in this Notice for individuals whose TPS applications remain pending and who would like to obtain an EAD valid through May 2, 2019. E:\FR\FM\21SEN1.SGM 21SEN1

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration

[Docket No. TSA-2001-11120]


Intent To Request Extension 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 an extension in 
compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). 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 three fiscal 
years.

DATES: Send your comments by November 20, 2017.

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, or by telephone (571) 227-2062.

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 will be 
available at https://www.reginfo.gov upon its submission to OMB. 
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;

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    (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.
    Consistent with the requirements of Executive Order (EO) 13771, 
Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs, and EO 13777, 
Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda, TSA is also requesting comments 
on the extent to which this request for information could be modified 
to reduce the burden on respondents.

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 
passengers of both foreign and domestic air carriers (``air carriers'') 
on air transportation originating at airports in the United States.
    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 to passengers, and remitted to TSA. The retention 
of this data is necessary for TSA to ensure the proper imposition, 
collection, and regulation the Security Fee. Additionally, TSA collects 
the information to monitor carrier compliance with the fee requirements 
and for auditing purposes. Air carriers are required to retain this 
information for three years. Specifically, information collected during 
a given fiscal year (October 1 through September 30) must be retained 
through three subsequent fiscal years. For example, information 
collected during fiscal year 2017 must be retained through fiscal year 
2020.
    TSA rules require air carriers to impose and collect the fee on 
passengers, and to submit the fee to TSA by the final day of the 
calendar month following the month in which the fee was collected. 49 
CFR 1510.13. Air carriers are further required to submit quarterly 
reports to TSA, which indicate the amount of the fees imposed, 
collected, and refunded to passengers, and remitted to TSA. 49 CFR 
1510.17. In December 2013, the fee was statutorily restructured to be 
based on one-way trips rather than enplanements. The statute was 
further amended in December 2014 to include a round-trip limitation on 
the security service fee. TSA published two interim final rules (IFRs) 
\1\ to implement changes to the regulations required by these 
amendments to 49 U.S.C. 44940. Thus, the fee is currently imposed at 
$5.60 per one-way trip for air transportation originating at an airport 
in the United States, and passengers may not be charged more than $5.60 
per one-way trip or $11.20 per round trip. 49 CFR 1510.5.
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    \1\ 79 FR 35461 (June 20, 2014) and 80 FR 31850 (June 4, 2015).
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    Each air carrier that collects security service fees from more than 
50,000 passengers annually is also required under 49 CFR 1510.15 to 
submit to TSA an annual independent audit, performed by an independent 
certified public accountant, of its security service fee activities and 
accounts. Although the annual independent audit requirements were 
suspended on January 23, 2003 (68 FR 3192), TSA conducts its own audits 
of the air carriers. 49 CFR 1510.11. Notwithstanding the suspension of 
the audit requirements, air carriers must establish and maintain an 
accounting system to account for the security service fees imposed, 
collected, refunded to passengers and remitted to TSA. 49 CFR 
1510.15(a).
    TSA is seeking an extension of this collection to require air 
carriers to continue submitting the quarterly reports to TSA, and to 
require air carriers to retain the information for three fiscal years 
after the fiscal year in which the information was collected. This 
requirement includes retaining the source information for the quarterly 
reports remitted to TSA as well as the calculations performed to create 
the reports submitted to TSA. Should the annual audit requirement be 
reinstated, the requirement would include information and documents 
reviewed and prepared for the independent audit; the accountant's 
working papers, notes, worksheets, and other relevant documentation 
used in the audit; and, if applicable, the specific information leading 
to the accountant's opinion, including any determination that the 
accountant could not provide an audit opinion. Although TSA suspended 
the independent audit requirement, TSA conducts audits of the air 
carriers, and therefore, requires air carriers to retain and provide 
the same information as required for the quarterly reports and 
independent audits.
    TSA has incorporated minor adjustments to the figures used to 
estimate the costs of this ICR. The adjustments consider changes in the 
number of regulated air carriers and various administrative cost rates 
since the previous extension. TSA estimates that 195 total respondent 
air carriers will each spend approximately 1 hour to prepare and submit 
each quarterly report. TSA estimates that these respondents will incur 
a total of 780 hours (195 carriers x 4 quarterly reports x 1 hour per 
report) to satisfy the quarterly reporting requirements annually.
    Should TSA reinstate the audit requirement, TSA estimates that 105 
air carriers, of the 195 total respondent carriers that collect fees 
from more than 50,000 passengers annually, would be required to submit 
annual audits. These carriers would take approximately 20 hours for 
audit preparation, for a total of 2,100 hours (105 carriers x 20 hours 
per audit) annually.
    TSA estimates 300 total responses from all respondent air carriers 
(195 plus 105, should the annual audit requirement be reinstated), with 
2,880 burden hours (780 hours for quarterly reports and 2,100 hours for 
audits) annually to satisfy the quarterly report and audit 
requirements.
    TSA estimates that the 195 air carriers will each incur an average 
cost of $413.76 annually to satisfy the quarterly reporting 
requirement. This estimate includes $340.80 in labor for preparation of 
each quarterly report (4 reports x $85.20 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 $80,683.20 ($413.76 cost x 195 air carriers) for all air 
carriers to prepare, store, and submit quarterly reports and a cost of 
$242,049.60 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 $3,187.30 per audit. This estimate 
includes $3,112.80 in labor for preparation of each audit (20 hours per 
report x $155.64 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 $22,322.26 ($3,187.30 cost x 105 air carriers 
x .0667 likelihood of audit to occur) for all air carriers to

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prepare, store, and summit the annual audit should the requirement be 
reinstated and $66,966.76 for the three-year extension period 
requested.

    Dated: September 15, 2017.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2017-20094 Filed 9-20-17; 8:45 am]
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