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Estimated Cost: The estimated annual 

cost to respondents for the hour burden 

is $34,714,395. There are no operations 

and maintenance costs for technical 

services. There are no annual start-up or 

capital costs. The estimated annual cost 

to the Federal Government is 

$1,506,562. 

Comments 

Comments may be submitted as 

indicated in the ADDRESSES caption 

above. Comments are solicited to (a) 

Evaluate whether the proposed data 

collection is necessary for the proper 

performance of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) evaluate the 

accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(c) enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) 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, 

e.g., permitting electronic submission of 

responses. 

Dated: February 14, 2012. 

John G. Jenkins, Jr., 

Acting Director, Records Management 

Division, Mission Support Bureau, Federal 

Emergency Management Agency, Department 

of Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2012–4268 Filed 2–23–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–12–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Transportation Security Administration 

[Docket No. TSA–2004–19515] 

Intent to Request Renewal From OMB 

of One Current Public Collection of 

Information: Air Cargo Security 

Requirements 

AGENCY: Transportation Security 

Administration, DHS. 

ACTION: 60-day Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Transportation Security 

Administration (TSA) invites public 

comment on one currently approved 

Information Collection Request (ICR), 

OMB control number 1652–0040, 

abstracted below that we will submit to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for renewal in compliance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act. The ICR 

describes the nature of the information 

collection and its expected burden. This 

ICR involves five broad categories of 

affected populations: airports, passenger 

aircraft operators, foreign air carriers, 

indirect air carriers operating under a 

security program, and all-cargo carriers. 

The collections of information that 

make up this ICR are security programs, 

security threat assessments (STA), 

known shipper data via the Known 

Shipper Management System (KSMS), 

Air Cargo Data Management System 

(ACDMS), Cargo Reporting Tool for 

cargo screening reporting, and evidence 

of compliance recordkeeping. TSA seeks 

continued OMB approval in order to 

secure passenger aircraft carrying cargo 

as authorized in the Aviation and 

Transportation Security Act. 

DATES: Send your comments by April 

24, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be emailed 

to TSAPRA@dhs.gov 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: 

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 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 

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. 

Information Collection Requirement 

OMB Control Number 1652–0040 Air 

Cargo Security requirements, 49 CFR 

parts 1540, 1542, 1544, 1546, and 1548. 

TSA is seeking renewal of an expiring 

collection of information. Congress set 

forth in the Aviation and Transportation 

Security Act (ATSA), Public Law 107– 

71, two specific requirements for TSA in 

the area of air cargo security: (1) To 

provide for screening of all property, 

including U.S. mail, cargo, carry-on and 

checked baggage, and other articles, that 

will be carried aboard a passenger 

aircraft; and (2) to establish a system to 

screen, inspect, report, or otherwise 

ensure the security of all cargo that is to 

be transported in all-cargo aircraft as 

soon as practicable. In the Implementing 

Recommendations of the 9/11 

Commission Act of 2007 (9/11 Act), 

Public Law 110–53, Congress required 

that 50 percent of cargo transported on 

passenger aircraft be screened by 

February 2009, and 100 percent of such 

cargo be screened by August 2010. 

Collection of information associated 

with the 9/11 Act requirements fall 

under OMB control number 1652–0053. 

While aviation security requirements 

have greatly reduced the vulnerability of 

the air cargo system, TSA, in 

cooperation with industry stakeholders, 

identified additional gaps in the existing 

cargo security requirements that must be 

filled to reduce the likelihood of cargo 

tampering or unauthorized access to the 

aircraft. TSA must proceed with this 

ICR for this program in order to meet the 

Congressional mandates and maintain 

current regulations (49 CFR 1542.209, 

1544.205, 1546.205, and part 1548) that 

enable them to accept, screen, and 

transport air cargo. The uninterrupted 

collection of this information will allow 

TSA to continue to ensure 

implementation of these vital security 

measures for the protection of the 

traveling public. 

Data Collection 

This information collection requires 

the ‘‘regulated entities,’’ which may 

include passenger and all-cargo aircraft 

operators, foreign air carriers, and 

indirect air carriers (IACs), to 

implement a standard security program 

or to submit modifications to TSA for 

approval, and update such programs as 

necessary. The regulated entities must 

also collect personal information and 

submit such information to TSA so that 

TSA may conduct STAs on individuals 

with unescorted access to cargo. This 

includes each individual who is a 

general partner, officer, or director of an 

IAC or an applicant to be an IAC, and 

certain owners of an IAC or an applicant 

to be an IAC; and any individual who 

has responsibility for screening cargo 

under 49 CFR parts 1544, 1546, or 1548. 

Aircraft operators, foreign air carriers, 

and IACs must report the volume of 

accepted and screened cargo transported 


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on passenger aircraft. Further, TSA will 

collect identifying information for both 

companies and individuals whom 

aircraft operators, foreign air carriers, 

and IACs have qualified to ship cargo on 

passenger aircraft, also referred to as 

‘‘known shippers.’’ This information is 

collected electronically via the KSMS 

and the Indirect Air Carrier 

Management System (IACMS). 

Whenever the information cannot be 

entered on KSMS or IACMS, the 

regulated entity must conduct a 

physical visit of the shipper using the 

Aviation Security Known Shipper 

Verification Form and subsequently 

enter that information into these 

systems. These regulated entities must 

also maintain records, including records 

pertaining to security programs, 

training, and compliance. The forms 

used in this collection of information 

include the Aviation Security Known 

Shipper Verification Form, Cargo 

Reporting Template, and the Security 

Threat Assessment Application. 

Estimated Burden Hours 

The hour burden associated with the 

initial submission of security programs 

is estimated by TSA to be 4 hours for 

each of the 152 aircraft operator, foreign 

air carrier and IAC average annual 

regulated entites for an average annual 

hour burden of 606 hours. 

The hour burden associated with the 

security program updates is estimated 

by TSA to be 4 hours for each of the 

4,509 aircraft operators, foreign air 

carriers, and IACs for an average annual 

hour burden of 18,036 hours. TSA 

estimates one percent of IACs (42) will 

file an appeal at 5 hours per appeal for 

an average annual hour burden of 210 

hours. 

For the STA requirement, based on a 

15-minute estimate for each of the 

average 40,003 annual responses, TSA 

estimates that the average annual 

burden will be 10,001 hours. 

For the record keeping requirement, 

based on a 5-minute estimate for each of 

the 40,003 annual responses, TSA 

estimates that the total average annual 

burden will be 3,320 hours. 

For the KSMS, given that the IAC or 

aircraft operator must input a name, 

address, and telephone number, TSA 

estimates it will take 2 minutes for the 

792,000 electronic submissions for a 

total annual burden of 26,400 hours. 

Also for KSMS, TSA estimates it will 

take one hour for the 8,000 manual 

submissions for a total annual burden of 

8,000 hours. 

TSA estimates out of the 480 total 

aircraft operators and foreign air carriers 

impacted by TSA regulations, 135 

aircraft operators and foreign air carriers 

will submit cargo screening reporting 

information because not all aircraft 

operators and foreign air carriers 

transport cargo. TSA estimates this will 

take an estimated one hour per week (52 

hours per year) for a total average 

annual burden of 6,994 hours. For 

recordkeeping, based on a 5-minute 

estimate for each of the 40,003 average 

annual responses, TSA estimates that 

the total average annual burden will be 

3,320 hours. 

Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on February 

17, 2012. 

Joanna Johnson, 

TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office 

of Information Technology. 

[FR Doc. 2012–4273 Filed 2–23–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Transportation Security Administration 

[Docket No. TSA–2009–0018] 

Intent To Request Renewal From OMB 

of One Current Public Collection of 

Information: Certified Cargo Screening 

Program 

AGENCY: Transportation Security 

Administration, DHS. 

ACTION: 60-day Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Transportation Security 

Administration (TSA) invites public 

comment on one currently approved 

Information Collection Request (ICR), 

OMB control number 1652–0053, 

abstracted below that we will submit to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for renewal in compliance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act. The ICR 

describes the nature of the information 

collection and its expected burden. The 

collections include: (1) Applications 

from entities that wish to become 

Certified Cargo Screening Facilities 

(CCSF); (2) personal information to 

allow TSA to conduct security threat 

assessments on key individuals 

employed by the CCSFs; (3) acceptance 

of a standard security program or 

submission of a proposed modified 

security program; (4) information on the 

amount of cargo screened; and (5) 

recordkeeping requirements for CCSFs. 

TSA is seeking the renewal of the ICR 

for the continuation of the program in 

order to secure passenger aircraft 

carrying cargo. 

DATES: Send your comments by April 

24, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be emailed 

to TSAPRA@dhs.gov 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: Joanna 

Johnson at the above address, or by 

telephone (571) 227–3651. 

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 is 

available at 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 

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. 

Information Collection Requirement 

OMB Control Number 1652–0053, 

Certified Cargo Screening Program, 49 

CFR parts 1515, 1520, 1540, 1544, 1546, 

1548, and 1549. TSA is seeking renewal 

of an expiring collection of information. 

Section 1602 of the Implementing 

Recommendations of the 9/11 

Commission Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110– 

53, 121 Stat. 266, 278, August 3, 2007) 

required the development of a system to 

screen 50 percent of the cargo 

transported on a passenger aircraft by 

February 2009, and to screen 100 

percent of such cargo by August 2010. 

In September 2009, TSA issued an 

interim final rule (IFR) amending 49 

CFR to implement this statutory 

requirement. See 74 FR 47672 

(September 16, 2009). In August 2011, 

TSA issued the Air Cargo Screening 

Final Rule (Final Rule) to finalize the 

statutory requirement for 100 percent 

screening of air cargo. See 76 FR 51848 

(August 18, 2011). The Final Rule 

removed all provisions regarding 

validation firms and validators, as TSA 

has determined that it has the resources 


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