[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 185 (Monday, September 26, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56179-56180]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-19090]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration

[Docket No. TSA-2005-20118]


Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB 
Review: Maryland Three Airports: Enhanced Security Procedures at 
Certain Airports in the Washington, DC Area

AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration (TSA), DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that TSA has forwarded the Information 
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval of an extension of the 
currently approved collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act. The 
ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected 
burden. TSA published a Federal Register notice, with a 60-day comment 
period soliciting comments, of the following collection of information 
on June 7, 2005, 70 FR 33188.

DATES: Send your comments by October 26, 2005. 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: Katrina Wawer, Information Collection 
Specialist, Office of Transportation Security Policy, TSA-9, 
Transportation Security Administration, 601 South 12th Street, 
Arlington, VA 22202-4220.

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. 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

    Title: Maryland-3 Airports: Enhanced Security Procedures at Certain 
Airports in the Washington, DC Area.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Control Number: 1652-0029.
    Forms(s): Personal Identification Number Issuance Form.
    Affected Public: Private pilots desiring to fly to, from, or 
between the Maryland-3 Airports.
    Abstract: Part 1562 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR) requires security measures and air traffic control procedures 
that will protect important national assets in the Washington, DC area, 
while allowing the Maryland-3 airports (College Park Airport (CGS), 
Potomac Airfield (VKX), and Washington Executive/Hyde Field (W32)) to 
resume flight operations. In compliance, TSA requires that all 
individuals or entities who seek to fly a general aviation aircraft 
from, to, or between these three airports submit personal information 
to TSA and fingerprints for criminal history records check. With this 
information, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) can conduct a 
background investigation to determine whether the applicant can be 
permitted to fly to, from, or between the Maryland-3 airports. This 
program was put into effect as a result of the September 11, 2001, 
terrorist attacks with the intent of creating greater safety for the 
Washington, DC airspace.
    During this process TSA will collect the following information and 
make the following determinations regarding the applicants:
    <bullet> Personal information from applicants, including full name, 
Social Security Number, address, telephone number, date of birth, and 
airman certificate number. (Provision of a Social Security Number is 
voluntary, but encouraged.)
    <bullet> Applicants must submit other information, such as aircraft 
make/model, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Registration number, 
and the name, telephone number, and signature of the appropriate FAA 
Flight Standards District Office (FSDO) Official.
    <bullet> The applicant must submit this information to either the 
Maryland-3 airport from which the applicant wishes to fly, or directly 
to TSA. The Personal Information form is available on the TSA Web site 
at: http://www.tsa.gov/interweb/assetlibrary/pin_issuance_form.pdf. 
Alternately, applicants can visit http://www.tsa.gov, click on 
``Travelers and Consumers,'' then ``Air Travel,'' then ``General 
Aviation,'' then ``Maryland Three Airports,'' and finally click ``PIN 
Issuance Form.''
    <bullet> Agents of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority 
at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport will collect each 
applicant's fingerprints. Applicants must go to this airport to submit 
their fingerprints.
    <bullet> The FAA will make a determination whether the applicant's 
airman credentials are valid and that the holder has not been involved 
in certain kinds of aviation-related incidents. Applicants must present 
themselves in person at one of the specified FAA Flight Standards 
District Offices (FSDO) for this determination. The FBI will check 
applicants' fingerprints for any linked past criminal history, and the 
FAA will check its records to determine whether the applicants' records 
contain any

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aviation-related transgressions. Should either the FBI or FAA find 
discrepancies in an applicant's record, further adjudication will be 
necessary by TSA.
    <bullet> When an applicant is satisfactorily vetted, TSA will issue 
the applicant a Personal Identification Number (PIN) that will permit 
him/her to fly to, from, or between the Maryland-3 airports.
    Number of Respondents: 400.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 1172.7 hours annually.

    Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on September 19, 2005.
Lisa S. Dean,
Privacy Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-19090 Filed 9-23-05; 8:45 am]
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