In furtherance of TSA's authority to
provide for deployment of Federal Air Marshals (FAMs) on passenger
flights, and provide for appropriate training, supervision, and
equipment of FAMs TSA policy requires that applicants for Office of
Law Enforcement/ Federal Air Marshal positions meet certain medical
standards, which includes a psychological evaluation. Applicants
will be required to complete a certification regarding their mental
health history and provide an explanation for anything they cannot
certify. This certification is carefully geared to capitalize on
other elements of the assessment process, such as personal
interviews, physical task assessment, background investigation, as
well as the other components of the medical examination and
assessment.
The estimated hour burden
reported in Item 13 has been revised because TSA has lowered its
estimate of the number of respondents to 600 based on projections
from fiscal year 2011. The estimated cost to respondents reported
in Item 14 has been revised because TSA has lowered its estimate of
the number of respondents to 600, and because the cost of first
class stamps has increased from $.44 to $.45.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.