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on passenger aircraft. Further, TSA will
collect identifying information for both
companies and individuals whom
aircraft operators, foreign air carriers,
and IACs have qualified to ship cargo on
passenger aircraft, also referred to as
‘‘known shippers.’’ This information is
collected electronically via the KSMS
and the Indirect Air Carrier
Management System (IACMS).
Whenever the information cannot be
entered on KSMS or IACMS, the
regulated entity must conduct a
physical visit of the shipper using the
Aviation Security Known Shipper
Verification Form and subsequently
enter that information into these
systems. These regulated entities must
also maintain records, including records
pertaining to security programs,
training, and compliance. The forms
used in this collection of information
include the Aviation Security Known
Shipper Verification Form, Cargo
Reporting Template, and the Security
Threat Assessment Application.
Estimated Burden Hours
The hour burden associated with the
initial submission of security programs
is estimated by TSA to be 4 hours for
each of the 152 aircraft operator, foreign
air carrier and IAC average annual
regulated entites for an average annual
hour burden of 606 hours.
The hour burden associated with the
security program updates is estimated
by TSA to be 4 hours for each of the
4,509 aircraft operators, foreign air
carriers, and IACs for an average annual
hour burden of 18,036 hours. TSA
estimates one percent of IACs (42) will
file an appeal at 5 hours per appeal for
an average annual hour burden of 210
hours.
For the STA requirement, based on a
15-minute estimate for each of the
average 40,003 annual responses, TSA
estimates that the average annual
burden will be 10,001 hours.
For the record keeping requirement,
based on a 5-minute estimate for each of
the 40,003 annual responses, TSA
estimates that the total average annual
burden will be 3,320 hours.
For the KSMS, given that the IAC or
aircraft operator must input a name,
address, and telephone number, TSA
estimates it will take 2 minutes for the
792,000 electronic submissions for a
total annual burden of 26,400 hours.
Also for KSMS, TSA estimates it will
take one hour for the 8,000 manual
submissions for a total annual burden of
8,000 hours.
TSA estimates out of the 480 total
aircraft operators and foreign air carriers
impacted by TSA regulations, 135
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will submit cargo screening reporting
information because not all aircraft
operators and foreign air carriers
transport cargo. TSA estimates this will
take an estimated one hour per week (52
hours per year) for a total average
annual burden of 6,994 hours. For
recordkeeping, based on a 5-minute
estimate for each of the 40,003 average
annual responses, TSA estimates that
the total average annual burden will be
3,320 hours.
Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on February
17, 2012.
Joanna Johnson,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office
of Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2012–4273 Filed 2–23–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
[Docket No. TSA–2009–0018]

Intent To Request Renewal From OMB
of One Current Public Collection of
Information: Certified Cargo Screening
Program
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),
OMB control number 1652–0053,
abstracted below that we will submit to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for renewal in compliance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act. The ICR
describes the nature of the information
collection and its expected burden. The
collections include: (1) Applications
from entities that wish to become
Certified Cargo Screening Facilities
(CCSF); (2) personal information to
allow TSA to conduct security threat
assessments on key individuals
employed by the CCSFs; (3) acceptance
of a standard security program or
submission of a proposed modified
security program; (4) information on the
amount of cargo screened; and (5)
recordkeeping requirements for CCSFs.
TSA is seeking the renewal of the ICR
for the continuation of the program in
order to secure passenger aircraft
carrying cargo.
DATES: Send your comments by April
24, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be emailed
to [email protected] or delivered to the
TSA PRA Officer, Office of Information
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Technology (OIT), TSA–11,
Transportation Security Administration,
601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA
20598–6011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Joanna
Johnson at the above address, or by
telephone (571) 227–3651.
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 is
available at 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
OMB Control Number 1652–0053,
Certified Cargo Screening Program, 49
CFR parts 1515, 1520, 1540, 1544, 1546,
1548, and 1549. TSA is seeking renewal
of an expiring collection of information.
Section 1602 of the Implementing
Recommendations of the 9/11
Commission Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110–
53, 121 Stat. 266, 278, August 3, 2007)
required the development of a system to
screen 50 percent of the cargo
transported on a passenger aircraft by
February 2009, and to screen 100
percent of such cargo by August 2010.
In September 2009, TSA issued an
interim final rule (IFR) amending 49
CFR to implement this statutory
requirement. See 74 FR 47672
(September 16, 2009). In August 2011,
TSA issued the Air Cargo Screening
Final Rule (Final Rule) to finalize the
statutory requirement for 100 percent
screening of air cargo. See 76 FR 51848
(August 18, 2011). The Final Rule
removed all provisions regarding
validation firms and validators, as TSA
has determined that it has the resources

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to continue to conduct assessments of
facilities applying for certification under
the Certified Cargo Screening Program
(CCSP). The Final Rule deleted the
requirement that aircraft operators
would have to become certified in order
to screen cargo off airport. Aircraft
operators are already screening cargo on
airport, under a TSA-approved security
program, and additional certification of
aircraft operators is not necessary. TSA
received approval from OMB for the
collections of information contained in
the IFR and now seeks to extend this
approval from OMB on this Final Rule.
Accordingly, TSA must proceed with
this ICR for this program in order to
continue to meet the Congressional
mandate. The ICR allows TSA to collect
several categories of information as
explained below.
Data Collection
TSA certifies qualified facilities as
CCSFs. Companies seeking to become
CCSFs are required to submit an
application for a security program and
for certification to TSA at least 90 days
before the intended date of operation.
All CCSF applicants submit
applications and related information
either electronically through email,
through the online Air Cargo Document
Management System, or by postal mail.
TSA requires CCSF applicants to
ensure that individuals performing
screening and related functions under
the Final Rule have successfully
completed a security threat assessment
(STA) conducted by TSA. In addition,
Security Coordinators and their
alternates for CCSFs must undergo
STAs. CCSFs must submit personally
identifiable information on these
individuals to TSA so that TSA can
conduct an STA. TSA also requires
CCSFs to accept and implement a
standard security program provided by
TSA or to submit a proposed modified
security program to the designated TSA
official for approval. The CCSF must
also submit to an assessment of its
facility by TSA. Once TSA approves the
security program and determines that
the applicant is qualified to be a CCSF,
TSA will send the applicant a written
notice of approval and certification to
operate as a CCSF.
Once certified, CCSFs must provide
information on the amount of cargo
screened and other cargo screening
metrics at an approved facility. CCSFs
must also maintain screening, training,
and other security-related records of
compliance with the Final Rule and
make them available for TSA Inspectors.
The forms used for this collection of
information include the CCSF Facility
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CCSF Principal Attestation (TSA Form
419D), Security Profile (TSA Form
419E), Security Threat Assessment
Application (TSA Form 419F), Aviation
Security Known Shipper Verification
(TSA Form 419H), and the Cargo
Reporting Template.
Estimated Burden Hours
As noted above, TSA has identified
several separate information collections
for the Final Rule under this ICR. These
collections will affect an estimated total
of 2,309 unique respondents, over the
three years of the PRA analysis.
Collectively, these five information
collections represent an estimated
average of 127,050 responses annually,
for an average annual hour burden of
143,768 hours.
1. CCSF Application. TSA estimated
that it will receive 2,902 applications in
3 years, for an average of 967
applications annually (this includes
submissions from new applicants and
CCSFs applying to renew their
certification). TSA further estimated
that these applications will require an
average of 2 hours each to complete,
resulting in an annual burden of
approximately 1,934 hours (967 × 2).
2. STA Applications. All CCSP
participants subject to 49 CFR parts
1544, 1546, 1548, and 1549 will be
required to have certain employees
undergo security threat assessments
(STAs). TSA estimated it will receive a
total of 153,516 applications in 3 years,
for an average of 51,172 applications
annually. TSA further estimated that
STA applications will require
approximately 15 minutes each to
complete, resulting in an annual burden
of approximately 12,793 hours (51,172 ×
0.25).
3. Security Programs. TSA estimated
that a total of 1,778 CCSFs will be
required to maintain and update their
security programs in 3 years, for an
average of 593 CCSFs annually. Each
firm will devote approximately 42 hours
to create their initial security program,
resulting in an estimated annual burden
of 24,906 hours (593 × 42). TSA
estimated 3,701 security program
updates in the first three years for an
average of 1,234 updates per year. TSA
further estimated that security program
updates will require approximately 4
hours each to complete, resulting in an
annual burden of approximately 4,936
hours (1,234 × 4).
4. Recordkeeping Requirements. All
CCSFs will be required to maintain
records of compliance with the FR. TSA
estimated a time burden of
approximately five minutes (0.083
hours) annually per employee who is
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to file the training records and other
records of compliance. TSA estimated
an annual burden of approximately
4,247 hours (51,172 × 0.083).
5. Cargo Reporting. TSA estimated
that all CCSFs will complete monthly
cargo volume reports at an estimated
time of one hour each per week. The
average annual responses, based on one
response per firm per month, are 21,912
(1,826 × 12). The estimated annual
burden is 94,952 hours (1,826 × 52).
Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on February
17, 2012.
Joanna Johnson,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office
of Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2012–4272 Filed 2–23–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
United States Immigration and
Customs Enforcement
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Extension, Without Change,
of a Currently Approved Collection;
Comment Request
30-Day Notice of Information
Collection Under Review; Form 70–003,
70–004, IDENT/IAFIS Interoperability
State Department of Corrections
Officials and Facilities Assessment;
OMB Control No. 1653–0040.

ACTION:

The Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (ICE), is submitting the
following information collection request
for review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995. The information collection was
previously published in the Federal
Register on March 31, 2011, Vol. 76 No.
62 pp. 17936, allowing for a 60 day
comment period. No comments were
received on this information collection.
The purpose of this notice is to allow
an additional 30 days for public
comments. Comments are encouraged
and will be accepted for thirty days
until March 26, 2012.
Written comments and suggestions
from the public and affected agencies
regarding items contained in this notice
and especially with regard to the
estimated public burden and associated
response time should be directed to the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget. Comments should be addressed
to OMB Desk Officer, for United States
Immigration and Customs Enforcement,
Department of Homeland Security, and
sent via electronic mail to

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