Notice2023-09251
Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Transportation Security Officer (TSO) Medical Questionnaire
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Published
May 2, 2023
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 1652-0032, 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 using a questionnaire to collect medical information from candidates for the job of Transportation Security Officer (TSO) to ensure their qualifications to perform TSO duties pursuant to the Aviation and Transportation Security Act.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 2, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27524-27525]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09251]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB
Review: Transportation Security Officer (TSO) Medical Questionnaire
AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration, 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 1652-0032,
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 using a questionnaire to
collect medical information from candidates for the job of
Transportation Security Officer (TSO) to ensure their qualifications to
perform TSO duties pursuant to the Aviation and Transportation Security
Act.
DATES: Send your comments by June 1, 2023. 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 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#570304160705161723243679333f2479303821"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="297d7a68797b68695d5a48074d415a074e465f">[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 January 30, 2023, 88 FR 5903.
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="https://www.reginfo.gov">https://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: Transportation Security Officer (TSO) Medical Questionnaire.
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Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
OMB Control Number: 1652-0032.
Forms(s): Transportation Security Officer Medical Questionnaire.
Affected Public: Applicants for employment as a TSO with TSA.
Abstract: TSA currently collects relevant medical information from
TSO candidates for the purpose of assessing whether the candidates meet
the qualification standards the agency has established pursuant to
section 111 of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act, Public Law
107-71 (115 Stat. 597; Nov. 19, 2001), as codified at 49 U.S.C. 44935.
TSA collects this information through the Security Officer Medical
Questionnaire, which enables TSA to collect the information necessary
to assist health care providers in making determinations regarding
candidates' medical and physical abilities to successfully perform the
job without being overly intrusive.
Number of Annual Respondents: 22,500.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 37,125 hours annually.
Dated: April 27, 2023.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2023-09251 Filed 5-1-23; 8:45 am]
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