Notice2021-21143
Intent To Request Extension From OMB of One Current Public Collection of Information: Maryland Three Airports: Enhanced Security Procedures for Operations at Certain Airports in the Washington, DC, Metropolitan Area Flight Restricted Zone
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Published
September 29, 2021
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Homeland Security DepartmentTransportation Security Administration
Abstract
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) invites public comment on one currently approved Information Collection Request (ICR), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number 1652-0029, that we will submit to OMB for an extension in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected burden. The collection is necessary to comply with a requirement for individuals to successfully complete a security threat assessment before: (1) Operating an aircraft to or from the three Maryland airports (Maryland Three Airports) that are located within the Washington, DC, Metropolitan Area Flight Restricted Zone (FRZ), or (2) serving as an airport security coordinator at one of these three airports.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 29, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 53977]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-21143]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
[Docket No. TSA-2005-20118]
Intent To Request Extension From OMB of One Current Public
Collection of Information: Maryland Three Airports: Enhanced Security
Procedures for Operations at Certain Airports in the Washington, DC,
Metropolitan Area Flight Restricted Zone
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), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number 1652-0029,
that we will submit to OMB for an extension in compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The ICR describes the nature of the
information collection and its expected burden. The collection is
necessary to comply with a requirement for individuals to successfully
complete a security threat assessment before: (1) Operating an aircraft
to or from the three Maryland airports (Maryland Three Airports) that
are located within the Washington, DC, Metropolitan Area Flight
Restricted Zone (FRZ), or (2) serving as an airport security
coordinator at one of these three airports.
DATES: Send your comments by November 29, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be emailed to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5b0f081a0b091a1b2f283a753f3328753c342d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="673334263735262713140649030f1449000811">[email protected]</span></a> or delivered
to the TSA PRA Officer, Information Technology (IT), TSA-11,
Transportation Security Administration, 6595 Springfield Center Drive,
Springfield, VA 20598-6011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina A. Walsh at the above
address, or by telephone (571) 227-2062.
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 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
OMB Control Number 1652-0029; Maryland Three Airports: Enhanced
Security Procedures for Operations at Certain Airports in the
Washington, DC Metropolitan Area Flight Restricted Zone, 49 CFR part
1562. TSA's regulations impose requirements and security procedures on
airport operators of three Maryland airports located within the
Washington, DC, Metropolitan Area FRZ (Maryland Three Airports),\1\ and
on individuals operating aircraft to or from these airports. The
information collected is used to determine compliance with 49 CFR part
1562, subpart A.
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\1\ The Maryland Three Airports are: College Park Airport (CGS),
Potomac Airfield (VKX), and Washington Executive/Hyde Field (W32).
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Part 1562, subpart A, 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 at one of these airports.
In order to be approved, a pilot or airport security coordinator
applicant is required to submit information and successfully complete a
security threat assessment. As part of this threat assessment, the
applicant must submit his or her fingerprints and 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 applicant will not receive TSA's approval under this analysis if TSA
determines or suspects the applicant of being a threat to national or
transportation security.
Applicants can be fingerprinted at the Ronald Reagan Washington
National Airport's (DCA) badging office and any participating airport
badging office or law enforcement office located nearby to the
applicant's residence or place of work. Applicants must present the
following information to TSA, using TSA Form 418, as part of the
application process: Full name; Social Security number; date of birth;
address; phone numbers; current and valid airman certificate or current
and valid student pilot certificate; current medical certificate; a
list of the make, model, and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
aircraft registration number for each aircraft the pilot intends to
operate at Maryland Three Airports; one form of Government-issued
picture ID; the certificate of completion of the FAA DC Special Flight
Rules Area training; and fingerprints. Although not required by the
rule, TSA asks applicants to voluntarily provide an email address and
emergency contact phone number to facilitate immediate communication
that might be necessary when operating in the FRZ or helpful during the
application process.
TSA also provides an option to submit certain documents for the
application by email. For example, applicants no longer need to submit
the required documentation to the FAA Flight Standards District Offices
in-person, but may submit the information to TSA electronically at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d0bdb4a4b8a2b5b590a4a3b1feb4b8a3feb7bfa6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a0cdc4d4c8d2c5c5e0d4d3c18ec4c8d38ec7cfd6">[email protected]</span></a>. This option does not apply to fingerprints, which
continue to be collected in-person at the various locations.
TSA receives approximately 369 applications annually and estimates
applicants spend approximately 5.75 hours to prepare and submit the
information to TSA, which is a total annual burden of 2,121.75 hours.
Dated: September 24, 2021.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2021-21143 Filed 9-28-21; 8:45 am]
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