Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Security Programs for Foreign Air Carriers, 54227 [2021-21284]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
• Transportation Security Administration

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 187 (Thursday, September 30, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 54227]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-21284]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration

[Docket No. TSA-2002-11602]


Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB 
Review: Security Programs for Foreign Air Carriers

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 Information Collection Request 
(ICR), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number 1652-0005, 
abstracted below, to OMB for review and approval of an extension of the 
currently approved collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). 
The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its 
expected burden. This information collection is mandatory for foreign 
air carriers and must be submitted prior to entry into the United 
States.

DATES: Send your comments by November 1, 2021. A comment to OMB is most 
effective if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection, OMB control number 1652-0005, by selecting 
``Currently under Review--Open for Public Comments'' and by using the 
find function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina A. Walsh, TSA PRA Officer, 
Information Technology (IT), TSA-11, Transportation Security 
Administration, 6595 Springfield Center Drive, Springfield, VA 20598-
6011; telephone (571) 227-2062; email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: TSA published a Federal Register notice, 
with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments, of the following 
collection of information on May 14, 2021, 86 FR 26540.

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 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

    Title: Security Programs for Foreign Air Carriers.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Control Number: 1652-0005.
    Forms(s): N/A.
    Affected Public: Foreign air carriers.
    Abstract: TSA uses the information collected to determine 
compliance with 49 CFR part 1546 and to ensure passenger safety by 
monitoring foreign air carrier security procedures. Foreign air 
carriers must carry out security measures to provide for the safety of 
persons and property traveling on flights provided by the foreign air 
carrier against acts of criminal violence and air piracy, and the 
introduction of unauthorized explosives, incendiaries, or weapons 
aboard an aircraft. The foreign air carrier's security program must 
provide a level of protection similar to the level of protection 
provided by U.S. aircraft operators serving the same airports, and the 
foreign air carrier must employ procedures equivalent to those required 
of U.S. aircraft operators serving the same airport, if TSA determines 
such procedures are necessary to provide a similar level of protection. 
This information collection is mandatory for foreign air carriers and 
must be submitted prior to entry into the United States. The TSA 
information collection includes providing information to TSA as set 
forth in the carrier's security program, which includes any amendments; 
maintaining records of compliance with 49 CFR part 1546 and the foreign 
air carrier's security program, including security training records; 
suspicious incident reporting; and submitting identifying information 
on foreign air carriers' flight crews and passengers.
    Number of Respondents: 180.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 277,147 hours 
annually.\1\
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    \1\ Since the publication of the 60-day notice, TSA has updated 
the annual burden hours from 277,247 to 277,147.

    Dated: September 24, 2021.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2021-21284 Filed 9-29-21; 8:45 am]
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