Notice2021-25423
Intent To Request Extension From OMB of One Current Public Collection of Information: Federal Flight Deck Officer Program
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Published
November 22, 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 1652-0011, 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 requires interested volunteers to fill out an application to determine their qualification for participating in the Federal Flight Deck Officer (FFDO) Program.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 222 (Monday, November 22, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 66330]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-25423]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
Intent To Request Extension From OMB of One Current Public
Collection of Information: Federal Flight Deck Officer Program
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 1652-0011,
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 requires
interested volunteers to fill out an application to determine their
qualification for participating in the Federal Flight Deck Officer
(FFDO) Program.
DATES: Send your comments by January 21, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be emailed to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#25717664757764655156440b414d560b424a53"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="64303725343625241017054a000c174a030b12">[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 1652-0011; Federal Flight Deck Officer Program.
TSA initially required this information collection under the authority
of the Arming Pilots Against Terrorism Act (APATA), Title XIV of the
Homeland Security Act (Nov. 25, 2002), sec. 1402(a), as amended by
Title VI of the Vision 100--Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act
(Vision 100) (Dec. 12, 2003), sec. 609(b). Public Law 107-296, 116
Stat. 2300, as codified at 49 U.S.C. 44921, as amended by Public Law
108-176, 117 Stat. 2570. TSA is seeking to renew this information
collection in order to continue collecting the information described in
this notice to comply with its statutory mission. The APATA required
TSA to establish a program to deputize volunteer pilots of passenger
air carriers as Federal law enforcement officers to defend the flight
deck of their aircraft against acts of criminal violence or air piracy.
With the enactment of Vision 100, eligibility to participate in the
FFDO program expanded to include pilots of all-cargo aircraft, as well
as flight engineers and navigators on both passenger and cargo
aircraft.
In order to screen volunteers for entry into the FFDO program, TSA
collects information from applicants, including name, address, prior
address information, personal references, criminal history, limited
medical information, financial information, and employment information,
through comprehensive applications they submit to TSA. In addition, TSA
conducts an interview with each applicant. Based on the average number
of new applicants to the FFDO program, TSA estimates a total of 1,796
respondents annually. TSA estimates that the online application will
take one hour for each applicant to complete, plus 10 minutes per
applicant for the interview, for a total burden of 2,095 hours.
Dated: November 17, 2021.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2021-25423 Filed 11-19-21; 8:45 am]
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