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Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 10 / Friday, January 15, 2010 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
Extension of Agency Information
Collection Activity Under OMB Review:
Transportation Security Officer (TSO)
Medical Questionnaire

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AGENCY: Transportation Security
Administration, DHS.
ACTION: 30-day notice.
SUMMARY: This notice announces that
the Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) has forwarded the
Information Collection Request (ICR),
OMB control number 1652–0032,
abstracted below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval of an extension of
the currently approved collection under
the Paperwork Reduction Act. 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 October 26, 2009, 74 FR
55060. The collection involves using a
questionnaire to collect medical
information from candidates for the job
of Transportation Security Officer (TSO)
to confirm their qualifications to
perform TSO duties pursuant to sec. 111
of the Aviation and Transportation
Security Act (ATSA).
DATES: Send your comments by
February 16, 2010. 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, Office of Management and
Budget. Comments should be addressed
to Desk Officer, Department of
Homeland Security/TSA, and sent via
electronic mail to
[email protected] or faxed
to (202) 395–6974.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joanna Johnson, TSA Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) Officer, Office of
Information Technology (OIT), TSA–40,
Transportation Security Administration,
601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA
20598–6040; telephone (571) 227–3651;
e-mail [email protected].
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

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unless it displays a valid OMB control
number. The ICR documentation is
available at http://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
Title: Transportation Security Officer
(TSO) Medical Questionnaire.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
OMB Control Number: 1652–0032.
Forms(s): Transportation Security
Officer Medical Questionnaire, Cancer
Further Evaluation, Cardiac Surgery
Further Evaluation, Cardiac Further
Evaluation, Diabetes Further Evaluation,
Drug or Alcohol Use Further Evaluation,
General Medical Further Evaluation,
Hearing Further Evaluation, Hepatitis
Further Evaluation, Hernia Further
Evaluation, HIV Further Evaluation,
Orthopedic Further Evaluation,
Pacemaker Further Evaluation, Palmar
Sensation Further Evaluation,
Respiratory Further Evaluation, Seizure
Further Evaluation, Tuberculosis
Further Evaluation, Vision Further
Evaluation, Vital Signs Further
Evaluation, Mental Health Further
Evaluation.
Affected Public: Applicants for
employment as a Transportation
Security Officer with TSA.
Abstract: TSA currently collects
relevant medical information from
Transportation Security Officer (TSO)
candidates for the purpose of assessing
whether the candidates meet the
medical qualification standards the
agency has established pursuant to
ATSA. TSA collects this information
through a medical questionnaire
completed by TSO candidates and, in
certain cases, further evaluation forms
completed by TSO candidates’ health
care providers. The medical
questionnaire and further evaluation
forms evaluate a candidate’s physical
and medical qualifications to be a TSO,

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including visual and aural acuity, and
physical coordination and motor skills.
Only TSO candidates who successfully
complete the hiring process up to the
medical evaluation are required to
complete the medical questionnaire.
Candidates who disclose certain
medical conditions on the medical
questionnaire may be asked to have
their health care provider complete one
or more further evaluation forms.
Historical data indicate that
approximately 30 percent of candidates
reaching the medical evaluation will be
required to complete one or more
further evaluation forms.
TSA has a variety of further
evaluation forms, each of which pertain
to particular body systems and medical
conditions, including cardiac,
orthopedic, endocrine, vitals, and
others. The type of further evaluation
form(s) completed by a candidate’s
health care provider depend(s) on the
condition(s) revealed during a
candidate’s initial medical evaluation
and disclosed on the initial medical
questionnaire. For example, a candidate
who discloses a previous back injury
may be required to have his/her health
care provider complete a further
evaluation form to enable the agency to
better evaluate whether the candidate
can perform the TSO job safely and
efficiently without excessive risk of
accident or injury to himself/herself or
others. A TSA contractor facilitates
receipt and processing of all forms.
Number of Respondents: 26,565
candidates and health care providers.
This number includes 14,750 candidates
completing the TSO Medical
questionnaire and 4,425 candidates and
7,390 health care providers, nationwide,
completing the further evaluation
form(s).
Estimated Annual Burden Hours:
After further evaluation, TSA has
decreased the annual burden estimate
due to the decrease in hiring over the
past three years. The estimated annual
burden is 12,912 hours.
Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on January 8,
2010.
Joanna Johnson,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office
of Information Technology.
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