Notice2021-17007
Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Law Enforcement Officer Flying Armed Training
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Published
August 10, 2021
Issuing agencies
Homeland Security DepartmentTransportation Security Administration
Abstract
This notice announces that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has forwarded the Information Collection Request (ICR), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number 1652-0034, abstracted below to OMB for review and approval of an extension 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 Federal Air Marshal Service (FAMS) maintenance of a database of all territorial, tribal, Federal, municipal, county, State, and authorized railroad law enforcement agencies that have received the Law Enforcement Officers Flying Armed Training course.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 10, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 43672]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17007]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB
Review: Law Enforcement Officer Flying Armed Training
AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration, Homeland Security
(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 1652-0034,
abstracted below to OMB for review and approval of an extension 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 Federal Air Marshal
Service (FAMS) maintenance of a database of all territorial, tribal,
Federal, municipal, county, State, and authorized railroad law
enforcement agencies that have received the Law Enforcement Officers
Flying Armed Training course.
DATES: Send your comments by September 9, 2021. 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 <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular
information collection, OMB control number 1652-0034, 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 (IT), TSA-11, Transportation Security
Administration, 6595 Springfield Center Drive, Springfield, VA 20598-
6011; telephone (571) 227-2062; email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#05515644555744457176642b616d762b626a73"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e6b2b5a7b6b4a7a6929587c8828e95c8818990">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: TSA published a Federal Register notice,
with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments, of the following
collection of information on April 8, 2021, 86 FR 18292.
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 <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">http://www.reginfo.gov</a> 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.
Information Collection Requirement
Title: Law Enforcement Officers Flying Armed Training.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
OMB Control Number: 1652-0034.
Forms(s): N/A.
Affected Public: Law Enforcement Officers.
Abstract: TSA requires territorial, tribal, Federal, municipal,
county, State, and authorized railroad law enforcement officers (LEOs)
who have a mission need to fly armed to complete the LEOs Flying Armed
Training under 49 CFR 1544.219. Eligibility is based on requirements
stated in 49 CFR 1544.219. TSA will gather information, including, but
not limited to, agency name and address, and name of each individual
who will receive the training from law enforcement agencies that have
requested the LEOs Flying Armed training course. Applicant verification
ensures that only LEOs with a valid need to fly armed aboard commercial
aircraft receive training. Applicants come from territorial, tribal,
Federal, municipal, county, State, and authorized railroad law
enforcement agencies throughout the country. For more information about
the program, please see <a href="https://www.tsa.gov/travel/law-enforcement">https://www.tsa.gov/travel/law-enforcement</a>.
Number of Respondents: 2,000.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 167 hours annually.
Dated: August 5, 2021.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2021-17007 Filed 8-9-21; 8:45 am]
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