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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 241 (Monday, December 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 101615-101616]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-29585]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration

Revision of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB 
Review: TSA Claims Application

AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration, DHS.

ACTION: 30-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Transportation Security 
Administration (TSA) has forwarded the Information Collection Request 
(ICR), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number 1652-0039, 
abstracted below to OMB for review and approval of an revision of the 
currently approved collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). 
The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its 
expected burden. The collection involves the submission of additional 
information from claimants in order to thoroughly examine and resolve 
tort claims against the agency.

DATES: Send your comments by January 15, 2025. A comment to OMB is most 
effective if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this 
particular information collection by selecting ``Currently under 
Review--Open for Public Comments'' and by using the find function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina A. Walsh, TSA PRA Officer, 
Information Technology, TSA-11, Transportation Security Administration, 
6595 Springfield Center Drive, Springfield, VA 20598-6011; telephone 
(571) 227-2062; email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: TSA published a Federal Register notice, 
with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments, of the following 
collection of information on September 25, 2024, at 89 FR 78326. TSA 
did not receive any comments on the notice.

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 https://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.

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Information Collection Requirement

    Title: TSA Claims Application.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Control Number: 1652-0039.
    Forms(s): Supplemental Information Form, Payment Form and 
Authorization for Disclosure of Protected Health Information Pursuant 
to HIPAA.
    Affected Public: Members of the traveling public who believe they 
have experienced property loss or damage, a personal injury, or other 
damages due to the negligent or wrongful act or omission of a TSA 
employee within their scope of employment, and who decide to seek 
compensation by filing a federal tort claim against TSA.
    Abstract: TSA adjudicates tort claims pursuant to the Federal Tort 
Claims Act (28 U.S.C. 1346(b), 1402(b), 2401(b), 2671-2680). OMB 
Control Number 1652-0039, TSA Claims Application, allows the agency to 
collect information from claimants to examine and resolve tort claims 
against the agency.
    TSA receives approximately 750 tort claims per month arising from 
airport screening activities, motor vehicle accidents, and employee 
loss, among others. Because TSA requires further clarifying 
information, claimants are asked to complete a Supplemental Information 
page added to the SF-95. TSA is revising the collection to include TSA 
Form 600, Authorization for Disclosure of Protected Health Information 
Pursuant to HIPAA. If TSA requires information protected by Health 
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) in order to fully 
adjudicate a claim, claimants are asked to complete TSA Form 600 to 
provide TSA with the claimant's: (1) name, (2) date of birth, (3) 
social security number, (4) address, (5) a description of the 
information to be disclosed, and (6) signature.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 7,500.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 3,900.

    Dated: December 11, 2024.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2024-29585 Filed 12-13-24; 8:45 am]
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