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the information collection and its
expected burden. The collection
requires interested volunteers to fill out
an application to determine their
qualification for participating in the
Federal Flight Deck Officer (FFDO)
Program.
DATES: Send your comments by
February 4, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be emailed
to [email protected] or delivered to
the TSA PRA Officer, Information
Technology (IT), TSA–11,
Transportation Security Administration,
601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA
20598–6011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christina A. Walsh at the above address,
or by telephone (571) 227–2062.
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 will be
available at http://www.reginfo.gov
upon its submission to OMB. 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.
Consistent with the requirements of
Executive Order (E.O.) 13771, Reducing
Regulation and Controlling Regulatory
Costs, and E.O. 13777, Enforcing the
Regulatory Reform Agenda, TSA is also
requesting comments on the extent to
which this request for information could
be modified to reduce the burden on
respondents.
Information Collection Requirement
OMB Control Number 1652–0011;
Federal Flight Deck Officer Program.
The Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) initially required
this information collection under the

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authority of the Arming Pilots Against
Terrorism Act (APATA), Title XIV of the
Homeland Security Act (Nov. 25, 2002),
sec. 1402(a), as amended by Title VI of
the Vision 100—Century of Aviation
Reauthorization Act (Vision 100) (Dec.
12, 2003), sec. 609(b). Public Law 107–
296, 116 Stat. 2300, as codified at 49
U.S.C. 44921, as amended by Public
Law 108–176, 117 Stat. 2570. TSA is
seeking to renew this information
collection in order to continue
collecting the information described in
this notice to comply with its statutory
mission. The APATA required TSA to
establish a program to deputize
volunteer pilots of passenger air carriers
as Federal law enforcement officers to
defend the flight deck of their aircraft
against acts of criminal violence or air
piracy. With the enactment of Vision
100, eligibility to participate in the
FFDO program expanded to include
pilots of all-cargo aircraft, as well as
flight engineers and navigators on both
passenger and cargo aircraft.
In order to screen volunteers for entry
into the FFDO program, TSA collects
from applicants information, including
name, address, prior address
information, personal references,
criminal history, limited medical
information, financial information, and
employment information, through
comprehensive applications they submit
to TSA. In addition, TSA conducts an
interview with each applicant. Based on
the average number of new applicants to
the FFDO program, TSA estimates a
total of 3,000 respondents annually.
TSA estimates that the online
application will take one hour for each
applicant to complete, for a total burden
of 3,000 hours.
Dated: November 28, 2018.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer,
Information Technology.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
[Docket No. TSA–2007–28572]

Intent To Request Extension From the
Office of Management and Budget of
One Current Public Collection of
Information: Secure Flight Program
Transportation Security
Administration, DHS.
ACTION: 60-day notice.
AGENCY:

The Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) invites public

SUMMARY:

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comment on one currently approved
Information Collection Request (ICR),
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) control number 1652–0046,
abstracted below, that we will submit to
OMB for an extension in compliance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act
(PRA). The ICR describes the nature of
the information collection and its
expected burden. The information
collection involves passenger
information that certain U.S. aircraft
operators and foreign air carriers
(collectively referred to in this
document as ‘‘covered aircraft
operators’’) submit to Secure Flight for
the purposes of identifying and
protecting against potential and actual
threats to transportation security. The
information collection also involves low
risk lists identifying those individuals
who are a lower risk to transportation
security and therefore may be eligible
for expedited screening.
DATES: Send your comments by
February 4, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be emailed
to [email protected] or delivered to
the TSA PRA Officer, Information
Technology (IT), TSA–11,
Transportation Security Administration,
601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA
20598–6011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Christina A. Walsh at the above address,
or by telephone (571) 227–2062.
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 will be
available at http://www.reginfo.gov
upon its submission to OMB. 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 the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological

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collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Consistent with the requirements of
Executive Order (E.O.) 13771, Reducing
Regulation and Controlling Regulatory
Costs, and E.O. 13777, Enforcing the
Regulatory Reform Agenda, TSA is also
requesting comments on the extent to
which this request for information could
be modified to reduce the burden on
respondents.

TSA estimates there are 4,660,363
respondents with an estimated annual
reporting burden of 67,147 hours.

Information Collection Requirement
OMB Control Number 1652–0046;
Secure Flight Program, 49 CFR part
1560. Under the Secure Flight Program,
the Transportation Security
Administration collects information
from covered aircraft operators,
including foreign air carriers and U.S.
airports in order to prescreen passengers
and individuals seeking access to the
sterile area of the airport. Specifically,
the information collected is used for
watchlist matching, for matching against
lists of Known Travelers, and to assess
passenger risk (e.g., to identify
passengers who present lower risk and
may be eligible for expedited screening).
The collection covers the following:
(1) Secure Flight Passenger Data
(SFPD) for passengers of covered
domestic and international flights
within, to, from, or over the continental
United States, as well as flights between
two foreign locations when operated by
a covered U.S. aircraft operator.
(2) SFPD for passengers of charter
operators and lessors of aircraft with a
maximum takeoff weight of over 12,500
pounds.
(3) Certain identifying information for
non-traveling individuals that airport
operators or airport operator points of
contact seek to authorize to enter a
sterile area at a U.S. airport (e.g., to
patronize a restaurant, to escort a minor
or a passenger with disabilities, or for
another approved purpose).
(4) Registration information critical to
deployment of Secure Flight, such as
contact information, data format, or the
mechanism the covered aircraft
operators use to transmit SFPD and
other data.
(5) Lists of low-risk individuals who
are eligible for expedited screening
provided by Federal and non-federal
entities. In support of TSA Pre✓®, TSA
implemented expedited screening of
known or low-risk travelers. Federal and
non-federal list entities provide TSA
with a list of eligible low-risk
individuals to be used as part of Secure
Flight processes. Secure Flight identifies
individuals who should receive low risk
screening and transmits the appropriate
boarding pass printing result to the
aircraft operators.

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Dated: November 28, 2018.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer,
Information Technology.
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U.S. Geological Survey
[GX18.WB12.C25A1; OMB Control Number
1028–0116]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Alaska Beak Deformity
Observations
U.S. Geological Survey,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) are
proposing to renew an information
collection.

SUMMARY:

Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before February
4, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the
information collection request (ICR) by
mail to the U.S. Geological Survey,
Information Collections Clearance
Officer, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS
159, Reston, VA 20192; or by email to
[email protected]. Please
reference OMB Control Number 1028–
0116 in the subject line of your
comments.
DATES:

To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Colleen Handel by
email at [email protected], or by
telephone at 907–786–7181.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the
general public and other Federal
agencies with an opportunity to
comment on proposed, revised, and
continuing collections of information.
This helps us assess the impact of our
information collection requirements and
minimize the public’s reporting burden.
It also helps the public understand our
information collection requirements and
provide the requested data in the
desired format.
We are soliciting comments on the
proposed ICR that is described below.
We are especially interested in public
comment addressing the following
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issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to
the proper functions of the USGS; (2)
will this information be processed and
used in a timely manner; (3) is the
estimate of burden accurate; (4) how
might the USGS enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (5) how might the
USGS minimize the burden of this
collection on the respondents, including
through the use of information
technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you may ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Abstract: As part of the USGS
Ecosystems mission to assess the status
and trends of the Nation’s biological
resources, the Alaska Science Center
Landbird Program conducts research on
avian populations within Alaska.
Beginning in the late 1990s, an outbreak
of beak deformities in Black-capped
Chickadees emerged in southcentral
Alaska. USGS scientists launched a
study to understand the scope of this
problem and its effect on wild birds.
Since that time, researchers have
gathered important information about
the deformities and have identified a
new virus as the potential cause. The
collection of PII is requested as part of
this ongoing research in resident
Alaskan birds. Members of the public
provide observation reports of birds
with deformities from around Alaska
and other regions of North America.
These reports are very important in that
they allow researchers to determine the
geographical distribution and species
affected. Data collection over such a
large and remote area would not be
possible without the public’s assistance.
As part of the online reporting system,
an individual’s phone number, email
address, and mailing address are
requested. This information allows
researchers to request additional details
or verify reports if necessary but is not
required for submission. PII is used only
for contact purposes, is stored in a
separate table that is encrypted, and is
not shared in any way with other
individuals, groups, or organizations.

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