Intent To Request Extension From OMB of One Current Public Collection of Information: Law Enforcement Officer Flying Armed Training, 18292-18293 [2021-07192]
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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;
(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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Information Collection Requirement
OMB Control Number 1652–0050;
Critical Facility Information of the Top
100 Most Critical Pipelines: The 9/11
Act specifically tasked TSA to develop
and implement a plan for reviewing the
pipeline security plans and inspecting
the critical facilities of the 100 most
critical pipeline systems.1 Pipeline
operators have determined which
facilities qualify as critical facilities
based on guidance and criteria set forth
in the TSA Pipeline Security Guidelines
published in April 2011 and revised in
April 2018. To execute the 9/11 Act
mandate, TSA visits critical pipeline
facilities and collects site-specific
information from pipeline operators on
facility security policies, procedures,
and physical security measures.
TSA is seeking OMB approval to
continue to collect facility security
information during the site visits using
a Critical Facility Security Review
(CFSR) form. The CFSR will look at
individual pipeline facility security
measures and procedures.2 This
collection is voluntary. Information
collected from the reviews will be
analyzed and used to determine
strengths and weaknesses at the nation’s
critical pipeline facilities, areas to target
for risk reduction strategies, pipeline
1 See sec. 1557 of the 9/11 Act (Pub. L. 110–53,
121 Stat. 266, 475, Aug. 3, 2007), codified at 6
U.S.C. 1207.
2 The CFSR differs from a Corporate Security
Review (CSR) conducted by TSA in another
pipeline information collection that looks at
corporate or company-wide security management
plans and practices. See OMB Control No. 1652–
0056 at https://www.reginfo.gov for the PRA
approval of information collection for pipeline
CSRs.
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industry implementation of the
voluntary guidelines, and the potential
need for regulations in accordance with
the 9/11 Act provision previously cited.
TSA is also seeking OMB approval to
continue its follow up procedure with
pipeline operators on their
implementation of security
improvements and recommendations
made during facility visits. During
critical facility visits, TSA documents
and provides recommendations to
improve the security posture of the
facility. TSA intends to continue to
follow up with pipeline operators via
email on their status toward
implementation of the
recommendations made during the
critical facility visits. The follow up will
be conducted at intervals of 6, 12, and
18 months after the facility visit.
TSA is revising the information
collection to align the CFSR question set
with the revised Pipeline Security
Guidelines, and to capture additional
criticality criteria. As a result, the
question set has been edited by
removing, adding and rewriting several
questions, to meet the Pipeline Security
Guidelines and criticality needs.
Further, TSA is moving the collection
instrument from a PDF format to an
Excel Workbook format.
The information provided by
operators for each information
collection is Sensitive Security
Information (SSI), and it will be
protected in accordance with
procedures meeting the transmission,
handling, and storage requirements of
SSI set forth in 49 CFR parts 15 and
1520.
The annual burden for the approval of
the information collection related to the
CFSR form is estimated to be 320 hours.
TSA will conduct a maximum of 80
facility reviews each year, with each
review taking approximately 4 hours (80
× 4).
The annual burden for the approval of
the information collection related to the
follow up on the recommendations
made to facility operators is estimated to
be 480 hours. TSA estimates each
operator will spend approximately 2
hours to submit a response to TSA
regarding its voluntary implementation
of security recommendations made
during each critical facility visit. If a
maximum of 80 critical facilities are
reviewed each year, and TSA follows up
with each facility operator every 6, 12,
and 18 months following the visit, the
total annual burden is 4800 (80 × 2 × 3)
hours.
The estimated number of respondents
will be 80. The total estimated burden
is 800 hours annually, 320 hours for the
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CFSR form, plus 480 hours for the
recommendations follow-up procedure.
Dated: April 2, 2021.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer,
Information Technology.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
Intent To Request Extension From
OMB of One Current Public Collection
of Information: Law Enforcement
Officer Flying Armed Training
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 1652–0034,
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 the Federal Air Marshal
Service (FAMS) maintenance of a
database of all Federal, State, and local
law enforcement agencies that have
received the Law Enforcement Officer
(LEO) Flying Armed Training course.
DATES: Send your comments by June 7,
2021.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be emailed
to TSAPRA@tsa.dhs.gov or delivered to
the TSA PRA Officer, Information
Technology (IT), TSA–11,
Transportation Security Administration,
6595 Springfield Center Drive,
Springfield, 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
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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 1652–0034; Law
Enforcement Officer Flying Armed
Training. TSA is requesting approval for
the extension of the collection of this
information to comply with 49 CFR
1544.219, which requires Federal LEOs;
full-time territorial, tribal, municipal,
county, or state LEOs who are direct
employees of government agencies; and
authorized railroad police officers to
complete the LEO Flying Armed
Training course in order to fly armed.
The course is a non-tactical overview of
the conditions under which an officer
may fly armed and the required conduct
and duties of the LEO while flying
armed. This information collection
permits TSA to collect identifying
information from law enforcement
agencies requesting the LEO Flying
Armed Training course materials.
The process begins when a
representative from a law enforcement
agency electronically requests the LEO
Flying Armed Training course material
via the TSA Flying While Armed
website (https://www.tsa.gov/travel/lawenforcement). The fillable form, which
is submitted to TSA electronically, must
contain: Full name of the officer, title,
phone number, email address,
employing department, work address,
supervisor’s name, supervisor’s title,
supervisor’s contact information, the
agency’s originating agency identifier,
an affirmation that the officer meets the
requirements set forth in 49 CFR
1544.219, and a brief narrative detailing
the agency’s operational need for its
officers to fly armed. Once the fillable
form is completed, TSA, receives a
notification via email. TSA vets the
request to ensure that all of the required
information has been submitted and that
the agency has a current operational
need for its officers to fly armed. If TSA
determines that the requesting agency’s
officer meets the standard set forth in 49
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CFR 1544.219, TSA will electronically
send a non-disclosure agreement (NDA)
to the requesting agency for the agency’s
LEOFA instructor to sign. Once TSA
receives the signed NDA, TSA will
electronically send the LEO Flying
Armed Training course materials to the
requesting agency. TSA keeps an
electronic record of each agency that has
received LEO Flying Armed Training
course material, including a point of
contact for that agency. If an issue arises
during the screening and verification
process regarding the authenticity of an
agency that requests training materials,
training materials will not be supplied
until that issue has either been
confirmed or resolved, and a record of
such determination regarding
authenticity is maintained.
Upon completion of the training, the
LEO who has been authorized by his or
her agency to fly armed presents his or
her credentials and other required
documentation at the airport in order to
fly armed. A Transportation Security
Officer verifies all pertinent information
onsite. Based on current data, TSA
estimates there are approximately 2,000
respondents on an annual basis. Each
agency spends approximately 5 minutes
to provide the information TSA needs to
confirm the law enforcement agency is
eligible to receive the training. This
amounts to 2000 agencies multiplied by
5 minutes, which equals 166.6 hours
(2000 agencies × 5 min = 10,000 min
[166.6 hrs.]), for a total annual hour
burden of 167 hours.
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Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) control number 1652–0027,
abstracted below that we will submit to
OMB for a revision in compliance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA).
The ICR describes the nature of the
information collection and its expected
burden. The collection involves a
driver’s voluntary submission of
biometric and biographic information
for TSA’s security threat assessment
(STA) in order to obtain the hazardous
materials endorsement (HME) on a
commercial driver’s license (CDL)
issued by States and the District of
Columbia.
DATES: Send your comments by June 7,
2021.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be emailed
to TSAPRA@dhs.gov or delivered to the
TSA PRA Officer, Information
Technology, TSA–11, Transportation
Security Administration, 6595
Springfield Center Drive, Springfield,
VA 20598–6011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christina A. Walsh at the above address,
or by telephone (571) 227–2062.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
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 inviting 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.
The Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) invites public
comment on one currently approved
Information Collection Request (ICR),
Information Collection Requirement
OMB Control Number 1652–0027;
Security Threat Assessment for
Individuals Applying for a Hazardous
Materials Endorsement for a
Commercial Driver’s License, 49 CFR
Dated: April 2, 2021.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer,
Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2021–07192 Filed 4–7–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
[Docket No. TSA–2003–14610]
Intent To Request Revision From OMB
of One Current Public Collection of
Information: Security Threat
Assessment for Individuals Applying
for a Hazardous Materials
Endorsement for a Commercial
Driver’s License
Transportation Security
Administration, DHS.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
Intent To Request Extension From OMB of One Current Public
Collection of Information: Law Enforcement Officer Flying Armed
Training
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 1652-0034,
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 the Federal Air Marshal Service (FAMS) maintenance
of a database of all Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies
that have received the Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) Flying Armed
Training course.
DATES: Send your comments by June 7, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be emailed to [email protected] or delivered
to the TSA PRA Officer, Information Technology (IT), TSA-11,
Transportation Security Administration, 6595 Springfield Center Drive,
Springfield, 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
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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 1652-0034; Law Enforcement Officer Flying Armed
Training. TSA is requesting approval for the extension of the
collection of this information to comply with 49 CFR 1544.219, which
requires Federal LEOs; full-time territorial, tribal, municipal,
county, or state LEOs who are direct employees of government agencies;
and authorized railroad police officers to complete the LEO Flying
Armed Training course in order to fly armed. The course is a non-
tactical overview of the conditions under which an officer may fly
armed and the required conduct and duties of the LEO while flying
armed. This information collection permits TSA to collect identifying
information from law enforcement agencies requesting the LEO Flying
Armed Training course materials.
The process begins when a representative from a law enforcement
agency electronically requests the LEO Flying Armed Training course
material via the TSA Flying While Armed website (https://www.tsa.gov/travel/law-enforcement). The fillable form, which is submitted to TSA
electronically, must contain: Full name of the officer, title, phone
number, email address, employing department, work address, supervisor's
name, supervisor's title, supervisor's contact information, the
agency's originating agency identifier, an affirmation that the officer
meets the requirements set forth in 49 CFR 1544.219, and a brief
narrative detailing the agency's operational need for its officers to
fly armed. Once the fillable form is completed, TSA, receives a
notification via email. TSA vets the request to ensure that all of the
required information has been submitted and that the agency has a
current operational need for its officers to fly armed. If TSA
determines that the requesting agency's officer meets the standard set
forth in 49 CFR 1544.219, TSA will electronically send a non-disclosure
agreement (NDA) to the requesting agency for the agency's LEOFA
instructor to sign. Once TSA receives the signed NDA, TSA will
electronically send the LEO Flying Armed Training course materials to
the requesting agency. TSA keeps an electronic record of each agency
that has received LEO Flying Armed Training course material, including
a point of contact for that agency. If an issue arises during the
screening and verification process regarding the authenticity of an
agency that requests training materials, training materials will not be
supplied until that issue has either been confirmed or resolved, and a
record of such determination regarding authenticity is maintained.
Upon completion of the training, the LEO who has been authorized by
his or her agency to fly armed presents his or her credentials and
other required documentation at the airport in order to fly armed. A
Transportation Security Officer verifies all pertinent information
onsite. Based on current data, TSA estimates there are approximately
2,000 respondents on an annual basis. Each agency spends approximately
5 minutes to provide the information TSA needs to confirm the law
enforcement agency is eligible to receive the training. This amounts to
2000 agencies multiplied by 5 minutes, which equals 166.6 hours (2000
agencies x 5 min = 10,000 min [166.6 hrs.]), for a total annual hour
burden of 167 hours.
Dated: April 2, 2021.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2021-07192 Filed 4-7-21; 8:45 am]
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