[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 224 (Monday, November 22, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67933-67934]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-25802]


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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.

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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.

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    Abstract: Section 603 of Vision 100--Century of Aviation 
Reauthorization Act (Pub. L. 108-176) requires TSA to develop and 
provide a voluntary advanced self-defense training program for flight 
and cabin crew members of air carriers providing scheduled passenger 
air transportation. This collection would allow TSA to collect 
enrollment information from volunteer flight and cabin crew members who 
wish to register for self-defense classes, and would permit TSA to 
solicit voluntary feedback on the quality of the training. Due to an 
impending statutory deadline, TSA is seeking an emergency three-month 
authorization, until February 2005, to collect this information.
    TSA seeks emergency approval for a collection of information that 
would permit flight and cabin crew members to register for self-defense 
classes, and would solicit voluntary feedback from participants on the 
quality of the training. Registration information would be gathered 
from volunteers for purposes of registering them for a self-defense 
program, confirming that they are eligible for that program (i.e., that 
they are an active flight or cabin crew member for a commercial or 
cargo air carrier), and to confirm attendance at the self-defense 
classes. The information that would be collected during the 
registration process consists of the volunteer's identifying 
information (such as the volunteer's name and employee number), the 
name of the volunteer's employer, and contact information. There would 
be no form used for registration because it will occur through local 
community colleges throughout the country. Applicants will register 
through whatever the normal registration process is for the community 
college that is offering the course in their area.
    After training is completed, TSA would solicit written feedback 
from trainees by using a standard TSA form (attached). Completion of 
this form would be voluntary and anonymous.
    Number of Respondents: 3,000.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 750 hours annually.
    Estimated Annual Cost Burden: $0.00.
    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 through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.

    Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on November 4, 2004.
Lisa S. Dean,
Privacy Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-25802 Filed 11-19-04; 8:45 am]
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