Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 224 / Monday, November 22, 2004 / Notices 67933

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Transportation Security Administration 

Notice of Intent To Request Approval 

From the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) of Two Public 

Collections of Information; 

Transportation Security Screener 

Medical Questionnaire; Airspace 

Waiver Applications

AGENCY: Transportation Security 

Administration (TSA), DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: TSA invites public comment 

on two new information collection 

requirements abstracted below that will 

be submitted to OMB in compliance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act.

DATES: Send your comments by January 

21, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed 

or delivered to Lisa Dean, Privacy 

Officer, Office of Transportation 

Security Policy, TSA–9, Transportation 

Security Administration, 601 South 

12th Street, Arlington, VA 22202–4220.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa 

Dean at the above address or by 

telephone (571) 227–3947 or facsimile 

(571) 227–2555.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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. Therefore, in preparation for 

submission to obtain clearance of the 

following information collections, TSA 

is soliciting comments to—

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed 

information requirements are 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 through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

1. Transportation Security Screener 

Medical Questionnaire. TSA is 

requesting the collection of this 

information to comply with 49 U.S.C. 

44935, which requires TSA to establish 

qualification standards for the 

employment of security screening 

personnel, including physical abilities 

and aptitude requirements. This 

collection of information will assist the 

agency in ensuring that candidates 

under employment consideration for 

Transportation Security Screener 

positions meet the qualification 

standards to successfully perform the 

functions of the position. These 

qualification requirements must be met 

to create a national workforce of skilled 

employees charged with protecting the 

Nation’s transportation systems to 

ensure freedom of movement for people 

and commerce. 

The information will be collected 

through a screener medical 

questionnaire. TSA deems this 

collection necessary to evaluate a 

candidate’s aptitude and physical 

abilities, including color perception, 

visual and aural acuity, physical 

coordination and motor skills to be able 

to: (a) Distinguish on screening 

equipment monitors the appropriate 

imaging standard; (b) distinguish each 

color displayed on every type of 

screening equipment and explain what 

each color signifies; (c) hear and 

respond to the spoken voice and to 

audible alarms in an active checkpoint 

environment; (d) perform physical 

searches by efficiently and thoroughly 

manipulating and handling baggage, 

containers, and other objects; (e) 

perform pat-downs or hand-held metal 

detector searches of individuals with 

sufficient dexterity and capacity to 

thoroughly conduct the procedures over 

an individual’s entire body; and (f) 

demonstrate a daily fitness for duty 

without impairment due to illegal drugs, 

sleep deprivation, medication, or 

alcohol. The current estimated annual 

reporting burden is 11,430 hours, based 

on an estimated 38,052 respondents. 

2. Airspace Waiver Applications. TSA 

is requesting approval of this collection 

of information to enable it to operate its 

airspace waiver program. This program 

allows aircraft operators to request 

permission to fly in restricted airspace. 

To obtain a waiver, the aircraft operator 

must file a waiver request in advance of 

the flight containing information about 

all passengers and crew members on 

board the flight, so that TSA may 

perform a background check on each 

individual. The waiver request seeks 

information such as the purpose of the 

flight, aircraft type and tail number, 

corporate information, itinerary, as well 

as the names, dates and places of birth, 

and social security numbers or passport 

number of all passengers and crew 

members. The current estimated annual 

reporting burden is 48,000 hours, based 

on an estimated 24,000 respondents.

Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on November 

15, 2004. 

Lisa S. Dean, 

Privacy Officer.

[FR Doc. 04–25760 Filed 11–19–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–62–P

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Transportation Security Administration 

Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping 

Requirements: Agency Information 

Collection Activity Under OMB Review; 

Flight Crew Self-Defense Training—

Registration and Evaluation

AGENCY: Transportation Security 

Administration (TSA), DHS.

ACTION: Notice of emergency clearance 

request. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Homeland Security, Transportation 

Security Administration, has submitted 

a request for emergency processing of a 

new public information collection to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and clearance under 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. 35). This 

notice announces that the Information 

Collection Request (ICR) abstracted 

below has been forwarded to OMB for 

review and comment. The ICR describes 

the nature of the information collection 

and its expected burden.

DATES: Send your comments by 

December 22, 2004. A comment to OMB 

is most effective if OMB receives it 

within 30 days of publication.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be faxed to 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget, Attention: DHS–TSA Desk 

Officer, at (202) 395–5806.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa 

Dean, Privacy Officer, Office of 

Transportation Security Policy, TSA–9, 

Transportation Security Administration, 

601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 

22202–4220; telephone (571) 227–3947; 

facsimile (571) 227–2555.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Transportation Security Administration 

Title: Flight Crew Self-Defense 

Training—Registration and Evaluation. 

Type of Request: Emergency 

processing request of new collection. 

OMB Control Number: Not yet 

assigned. 

Form(s): ‘‘Level 1 End-of-Course 

Evaluation’’

Affected Public: Flight and cabin crew 

on commercial passenger and cargo 

flights.