Intent To Request Extension From OMB of One Current Public Collection of Information: Maryland Three Airports: Enhanced Security Procedures for Operations at Certain Airports in the Washington, DC, Metropolitan Area Flight Restricted Zone, 53977 [2021-21143]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
• Transportation Security Administration

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 29, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 53977]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-21143]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration

[Docket No. TSA-2005-20118]


Intent To Request Extension From OMB of One Current Public 
Collection of Information: Maryland Three Airports: Enhanced Security 
Procedures for Operations at Certain Airports in the Washington, DC, 
Metropolitan Area Flight Restricted Zone

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 1652-0029, 
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 is 
necessary to comply with a requirement for individuals to successfully 
complete a security threat assessment before: (1) Operating an aircraft 
to or from the three Maryland airports (Maryland Three Airports) that 
are located within the Washington, DC, Metropolitan Area Flight 
Restricted Zone (FRZ), or (2) serving as an airport security 
coordinator at one of these three airports.

DATES: Send your comments by November 29, 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 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 1652-0029; Maryland Three Airports: Enhanced 
Security Procedures for Operations at Certain Airports in the 
Washington, DC Metropolitan Area Flight Restricted Zone, 49 CFR part 
1562. TSA's regulations impose requirements and security procedures on 
airport operators of three Maryland airports located within the 
Washington, DC, Metropolitan Area FRZ (Maryland Three Airports),\1\ and 
on individuals operating aircraft to or from these airports. The 
information collected is used to determine compliance with 49 CFR part 
1562, subpart A.
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    \1\ The Maryland Three Airports are: College Park Airport (CGS), 
Potomac Airfield (VKX), and Washington Executive/Hyde Field (W32).
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    Part 1562, subpart A, allows an individual who is approved by TSA 
to operate an aircraft to or from one of the Maryland Three Airports or 
to serve as an airport security coordinator at one of these airports. 
In order to be approved, a pilot or airport security coordinator 
applicant is required to submit information and successfully complete a 
security threat assessment. As part of this threat assessment, the 
applicant must submit his or her fingerprints and undergo a criminal 
history records check and a check of Government terrorist watch lists 
and other databases to determine whether the individual poses, or is 
suspected of posing, a threat to transportation or national security. 
An applicant will not receive TSA's approval under this analysis if TSA 
determines or suspects the applicant of being a threat to national or 
transportation security.
    Applicants can be fingerprinted at the Ronald Reagan Washington 
National Airport's (DCA) badging office and any participating airport 
badging office or law enforcement office located nearby to the 
applicant's residence or place of work. Applicants must present the 
following information to TSA, using TSA Form 418, as part of the 
application process: Full name; Social Security number; date of birth; 
address; phone numbers; current and valid airman certificate or current 
and valid student pilot certificate; current medical certificate; a 
list of the make, model, and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 
aircraft registration number for each aircraft the pilot intends to 
operate at Maryland Three Airports; one form of Government-issued 
picture ID; the certificate of completion of the FAA DC Special Flight 
Rules Area training; and fingerprints. Although not required by the 
rule, TSA asks applicants to voluntarily provide an email address and 
emergency contact phone number to facilitate immediate communication 
that might be necessary when operating in the FRZ or helpful during the 
application process.
    TSA also provides an option to submit certain documents for the 
application by email. For example, applicants no longer need to submit 
the required documentation to the FAA Flight Standards District Offices 
in-person, but may submit the information to TSA electronically at 
[email protected]. This option does not apply to fingerprints, which 
continue to be collected in-person at the various locations.
    TSA receives approximately 369 applications annually and estimates 
applicants spend approximately 5.75 hours to prepare and submit the 
information to TSA, which is a total annual burden of 2,121.75 hours.

    Dated: September 24, 2021.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2021-21143 Filed 9-28-21; 8:45 am]
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