To help pay for aviation security
costs TSA Imposed the September 11th Security Fee on passengers of
air carriers and foreign air carriers. Air carriers collect from
each revenue passenger $2.50 per domestic enplanements or departing
international enplanement, subject to a limit of $5 per one-way
trip and $10 per round trip. Each of these carriers is then
required to: (1) establish and maintain an accounting system to
account for the September 11th Security Fee that are impossed,
collected, refunded,and remitted; (2) reportthis information to TSA
on a quarerly basis; and (3) retain the date used for these reports
for a six-year rolling....
This ICR is being
submitted in association with TSA's IFR Adjustment of Passenger
Civil Aviation Security Service Fee
Information collection
requirements associated with the security service fee requirements
of 49 CFR part 1510 have been approved by OMB through August 31,
2015. TSA is seeking revision of this collection based on
amendments to 49 U.S.C. 44940 which restructure the fee. See
section 601, Title A of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 (Pub.L.
113-67 (Dec. 26, 2013)) (Budget Act). Changes to the underlying
statute require changes to TSA's regulations at 49 CFR part 1510,
which are being addressed through an Interim Final Rule (IFR)
published on [insert date and cite for publication in the Federal
Register.] The only difference between the current information
collection requirements and those necessary as a result of the IFR
is that the fee amounts reported will be based on one-way trips
rather than enplanements. The remaining requirements of the
currently approved information collection are unchanged. For
example, air carriers are to continue submitting the quarterly
reports to TSA, and to retain the information for three fiscal
years prior to the current fiscal year. This requirement includes
retaining the source information for the quarterly reports remitted
to TSA, and the calculations and allocations performed to remit
reports to TSA. Although the changes to the fee structure required
by the Budget Act are effective beginning July 1, 2014, the related
changes to the associated information collection will be effective
August 1, 2014. This is because security service fee reporting
requirements occur on a quarterly basis. TSA has adjusted the costs
to industry to be consistent with the estimated number of air
carriers subject to the regulation as indicated in the IFR.
Previously, TSA estimated 196 respondents and based its cost
estimates on that number. In the IFR, TSA estimates the regulation
would affect 173 affected air carriers and has made adjustments to
the calculations to be consistent with that estimate. TSA hosts the
air carrier data portal and has already incurred the development
costs for creating the air carrier data portal. As such, the costs
TSA would incur on an ongoing basis are limited to operations and
maintenance of the system and renewing the authority to operate
with the DHS Chief Information Security Officer. The estimated
annual cost to the Federal government of maintaining this system
will be $90,000 for future periods.
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.
Form TSA-FORM 2502 Air Carriers Reporting
TSA Passenger Fee SS Clean Copy v.2.docx
Aviation and Transportation Security Act 49 1510.doc
Air Carriers Reporting