[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 2, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51313-51314]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-20207]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration

[Docket No. TSA-2005-20118]


Intent To Request Renewal From OMB of One Current Public 
Collection of Information; Maryland Three Airports: Enhanced Security 
Procedures at Certain Airports in the Washington, DC, Area

AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration, DHS.

ACTION: 60-Day Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) invites 
public comment on one currently approved Information Collection Request 
(ICR) 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 collection requires individuals to successfully 
complete a security threat assessment in order to operate an aircraft 
to or from one of the three Maryland airports that are located within 
the Washington, DC, Metropolitan Area Flight Restricted Zone (Maryland 
Three airports), or to serve as an airport security coordinator at one 
of these three airports.

DATES: Send your comments by November 3, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed or delivered to Joanna Johnson, 
Office of Information Technology, TSA-11 Transportation Security 
Administration, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 22202-4220.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joanna Johnson at the above address, 
or by telephone (571) 227-3651 or facsimile (571) 227-3588.

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 http://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 through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.

Information Collection Requirement

    OMB control number 1652-0029; Maryland Three Airports: Enhanced 
Security Procedures at Certain Airports in the Washington, DC, Area, 49 
CFR part 1562. TSA published an interim final rule (IFR) on February 
10, 2005 (70 FR 7150), that codified and transferred responsibility 
from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to TSA for ground 
security requirements and procedures at three Maryland airports that 
are located within the Washington, DC, Metropolitan Area Flight 
Restricted Zone (Maryland Three Airports), and for individuals 
operating aircraft to or from these three airports. The Maryland Three 
airports are College Park Airport (CGS), Potomac Airfield (VKX), and 
Washington Executive/Hyde Field (W32). The information collected is 
used to determine compliance with 49 CFR part 1562.
    Part 1562 allows an individual who is approved by TSA to operate an 
aircraft to or from one of the Maryland Three Airports, or to serve as 
an airport security coordinator in one of these

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three airports. In order to be approved, an individual is required to 
successfully complete a security threat assessment. As part of this 
threat assessment, an individual (pilot or airport security 
coordinator) is required to undergo a criminal history records check 
and a check of Government terrorist watch lists and other databases to 
determine whether the individual poses, or is suspected of posing, a 
threat to transportation or national security. An individual will not 
receive TSA's approval under this analysis if TSA determines or 
suspects the individual of being a threat to national or transportation 
security. Prospective pilots must be fingerprinted at the Ronald Reagan 
Washington National Airport's (DCA) badging office with the airport 
security coordinator, as well as provide the following information to 
TSA as part of the application process: Full name, Social Security 
number, Airmen Certificate number, date of birth, home address, home 
and work phone numbers, e-mail address, emergency contact number, 
aircraft make and model, and FAA registration number. The current 
estimated annual reporting burden is 8,299 hours.

    Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on August 26, 2008.
John Manning,
Acting Director, Business Management Office, Office of Information 
Technology.
[FR Doc. E8-20207 Filed 8-29-08; 8:45 am]
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