OIRA commends TSA for its efforts to reduce burden on respondents.
table that charts list comparision
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
05/31/2027
36 Months From Approved
07/31/2026
93,915
0
169,987
33,596
0
103,817
2,706,212
0
7,018,819
This information collection relates to regulations issued by TSA for flight schools. The collection, under 49 CFR part 1552, subpart A, relates to the security threat assessments (STAs) that TSA requires to determine whether candidates are a threat to aviation or national security, and thus prohibited from receiving flight training. This collection of information requires Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)-certificated flight training providers to provide TSA with the information necessary to conduct the STAs. The collection, under 49 CFR part 1552, subpart B, relates to security awareness training for flight school employees and contract employees, which includes maintaining records of all such training.
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Pub.L. 108 - 176 612
Name of Law: Vision 100âCentury of Aviation Reauthorization Act
TSA is revising this information collection request (ICR) to reflect revisions to the FTSP program as a result of the final rule. As discussed in more detail below, TSA is making three primary types of changes to the requirements. First, TSA will change the frequency in which candidates apply for STAs from an event-based STA, each time a candidate applies for flight training, to a time-based STA, which may be valid for up to five years. These changes will result in monetary and time savings as candidates will not need to pay an STA fee for each flight training request. Furthermore, candidates will no longer need to provide notification to TSA for each flight training event. These changes will reduce the total hour burden and total costs of this ICR. Second, under the revised program, TSA will allow for records that were previously only allowed to be stored in hard copy to be stored electronically, creating further cost savings from reduced physical storage costs. Finally, the revised program adds a new collection activity that requires each provider to submit the name and contact information for each security coordinator. This new requirement for a security coordinator supports communications with TSA concerning intelligence information, security-related activities, and incident or threat response with appropriate law enforcement and emergency response agencies.
First, the FTSP program change from event-based STAs to time-based STAs reduces the number of candidate STAs required, but does not reduce the number training event notifications (subsequent applications). Previously, a candidate had to undergo an STA for each flight training request. Under the new requirements, candidates undergo an STA, which may be valid for five years after submitting an initial flight training request.
Under the event-based structure, candidates participating in Category 1-3 training events would pay a $130 STA fee, per event, whereas candidates participating in Category 4 training events would pay a $70 STA fee, per event. Under the time-based structure, each candidate would undergo an STA, valid up to five years, which means even if a candidate participates in more than one training event, they would only need to pay one STA fee. Furthermore, training event notifications following applications with a new or renewal STA experience a 10-minute reduction in burden from not having to resubmit biographical information. TSA estimates a 45 minute (0.75 hours) time burden for applications with new and renewal STAs (five-years after the initial STA) and a 35 minute (0.58 hours) time burden for training event notifications.
Second, as part of the changes to the FTSP program, flight training providers will no longer be required to retain physical records. Rather, providers will use expanded features that will be made available on the FTSP portal to retain records electronically. Subsequently, flight training providers will no longer incur costs for printer paper and toner for employee or candidate records. Employee security awareness training recordkeeping burden will also be reduced from five minutes to one (1) minute due to maintenance of the records electronically. For candidate flight training events, information for each event will be directly entered into the FTSP portal, thus eliminate the need to maintain separate candidate training event records.
Third, the revised FTSP program adds a new collection activity that requires each provider to submit the name and contact information of each security coordinator. This new requirement helps bolster communication between providers and TSA in matters of security-related activities and incident and threat responses. TSA estimates that it will take each provider 15 minutes (0.25 hours) to provide TSA with the names, titles, and contact information for all designated security coordinators.
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.
CFR-2014-title49-vol9-part1552.pdf
01-11-24-1652-0021 FltTrngSec SS_clean May1.docx
Flight Training Providers Recordkeeping of Security Awareness Training - Large