Notice2024-22124
Intent to Request Revision From OMB of One Current Public Collection of Information: Federal Flight Deck Officer Program
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Published
September 27, 2024
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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 89, Number 188 (Friday, September 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79304-79305]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22124]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
Intent to Request Revision 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
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Federal Flight Deck Officer (FFDO) Program.
DATES: Send your comments by November 26, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be emailed to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dd898e9c8d8f9c9da9aebcf3b9b5aef3bab2ab"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2b7f786a7b796a6b5f584a054f4358054c445d">[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="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
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), which was enacted
as title XIV, section 1402(a) of the Homeland Security Act (Pub. L.
107-296, 116 Stat. 2135, 2300, Nov. 25, 2002), as amended by title VI,
section 609(b) of the Vision 100-Century of Aviation Reauthorization
Act (Vision 100) (Pub. L. 108-176, 117 Stat. 2489, 2570, Dec. 12,
2003), as codified at 49 U.S.C. 44921. TSA is seeking to renew this
information collection 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.
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.
TSA is revising the collection by discontinuing the TSA verbal
interview and enabling online submission of answers to certification
questions. TSA previously verbally interviewed each applicant who
completed the questionnaire to certify their compliance with the FFDO
program requirements. In lieu of a verbal interview, TSA has now added
these certification questions to the ``Certification and Release of
Information'' section of the questionnaire, allowing all the required
information to be completed during the online application process. This
revision reduces the burden to the collection by removing the burden
time to complete the TSA verbal interview. In addition, the change
eliminates duplication of certain questions that had been asked in the
TSA verbal interview that were identical to questions asked by the
background investigators who later interview applicants.
Based on the average number of new applicants to the FFDO program,
TSA estimates a total of 1,700 respondents annually. TSA estimates that
the online application will take one hour for each applicant to
complete for a total burden of 1,700 hours.
Dated: September 23, 2024.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2024-22124 Filed 9-26-24; 8:45 am]
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