60-Day FR Notice

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 221 / Tuesday, November 17, 2015 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
Intent To Request Renewal From OMB
of One Current Public Collection of
Information: Aircraft Operator Security
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),
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) control number 1652–0003,
abstracted below, that TSA will submit
to OMB for revision in compliance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA).
The ICR describes the nature of the
information collection and its expected
burden. Aircraft operators must provide
certain information to TSA and adopt
and implement a TSA-approved
security program. These programs
require aircraft operators to maintain
and update records to ensure
compliance with security provisions
outlined in 49 CFR part 1544.
DATES: Send your comments by January
19, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be emailed
to [email protected] or delivered to
the TSA PRA Officer, Office of
Information Technology (OIT), TSA–11,
Transportation Security Administration,
601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA
20598–6011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joanna Johnson at the above address, or
by telephone (571) 227–3651.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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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 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
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(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
1652–0003; Aircraft Operator
Security, 49 CFR part 1544. The
information collected is used to
determine compliance with 49 CFR part
1544 and to ensure passenger safety by
monitoring aircraft operator security
procedures. For purposes of
consolidating ICRs and streamlining
TSA’s collections, TSA is seeking to
revise its OMB control number, 1652–
0003, Aircraft Operator Security to
include information collected under
OMB control number 1652–0006,
pertaining to 49 CFR part 1544. OMB
control number 1652–0006,
Employment Standards, involves the
requirement for aircraft operators to
maintain records of compliance with
Part 1544 for selected flight crew and
security employees. TSA implements
aircraft operator security standards at 49
CFR part 1544 to require each aircraft
operator to which this part applies to
adopt and carry out a security program.
These TSA-approved security programs
establish procedures that aircraft
operators must carry out to protect
persons and property traveling on
flights provided by the aircraft operator
against acts of criminal violence, aircraft
piracy, and the introduction of
explosives, incendiaries, or weapons
aboard an aircraft.
This information collection is
mandatory for aircraft operators. As part
of their security programs, affected
aircraft operators are required to
maintain and update, as necessary,
records of compliance with the security
program provisions set forth in 49 CFR
part 1544, including maintaining
records of compliance for selected crew
and security employees. Part 1544 also
requires affected aircraft operators to
submit security program amendments to
TSA when applicable and to make their
security programs and associated
records available for inspection and
copying by TSA to ensure transportation
security and regulatory compliance.
In addition, part 1544 requires the
affected aircraft operators to submit
information on aircraft operators’ flight
crews and other employees, passengers,
and cargo. The information collection
includes information regarding security
program (SP) updates, amendments, and
changes; criminal history records check
(CHRC) applications; recordkeeping on
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recordkeeping matters; watchlist
matching for employees and reporting
matches to TSA; watchlist matching for
passengers in case of Secure Flight
outages; and incident and suspicious
activity reporting. Aircraft operators
may provide the information
electronically or manually.
Aircraft operators must ensure that
certain flight crew members and
employees submit to and receive a
criminal history records check (CHRC).
These requirements apply to flight crew
members and employees with
unescorted access authority to a
Security Identification Display Area
(SIDA) or who perform screening,
checked baggage, or cargo functions. As
part of the CHRC process, the individual
must provide identifying information,
including fingerprints. Additionally,
aircraft operators must maintain these
records, and records associated with
compliance with Security Directives,
and make them available to TSA for
inspection and copying upon request.
TSA estimates that there will be
approximately 801 respondents to the
information requirements described
above, with a total annual burden
estimate of approximately 2,262,268
hours.
Dated: November 10, 2015.
Joanna Johnson,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office
of Information Technology.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
[OMB Control Number 1615–0126]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Collection of Qualitative
Feedback Through Focus Groups;
Extension, Without Change, of a
Currently Approved Collection
U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
AGENCY:

The Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration (USCIS) invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
comment upon this proposed extension
of a currently approved collection of
information. In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, the information collection notice
is published in the Federal Register to
obtain comments regarding the nature of

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