Notice2026-17992
Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Law Enforcement/Federal Air Marshal Service Physical and Mental Health Certification
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Published
September 3, 2026
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 1652-0043, 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 forms that applicants and incumbents in the position of Federal Air Marshal (FAM) are required to complete regarding their physical and mental health history.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 170 (Thursday, September 3, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56658-56659]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-17992]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB
Review: Law Enforcement/Federal Air Marshal Service Physical and Mental
Health Certification
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 1652-0043,
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 forms that applicants and
incumbents in the position of Federal Air Marshal (FAM) are required to
complete regarding their physical and mental health history.
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DATES: Send your comments by October 5, 2026. 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#80d4d3c1d0d2c1c0f4f3e1aee4e8f3aee7eff6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b5e1e6f4e5e7f4f5c1c6d49bd1ddc69bd2dac3">[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 May 4, 2026, 91 FR 23998. TSA did not
receive any comments on the notice.
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/Federal Air Marshal Service Physical and
Mental Health Certification.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
OMB Control Number: 1652-0043.
Forms(s): TSA Form 1163, TSA Form 1164, TSA Form 1133-3.
Affected Public: Law Enforcement/Federal Air Marshal Service, FAM
applicants and healthcare providers.
Abstract: TSA requires that applicants and incumbents for FAM
positions meet certain physical and mental health standards to
demonstrate there is no medical history or clinical diagnosis that
presents a potential hazard to the performance of FAM duties or to the
safety of self or others. TSA has established medical guidelines
designed to ensure FAMs can safely and effectively perform the tasks
essential to the arduous, rigorous, and hazardous functions of the FAM
position. Information collected on TSA Form 1164, Mental Health
Certification, is used to assess the eligibility and suitability of FAM
applicants who have been issued a conditional offer of employment. The
collection also includes the following additional forms to assist in
the determination and in conjunction with further evaluation requests,
as needed, for applicants to a FAMs position or incumbent FAMs: (1) TSA
Form 1163, Treating Physician Status Report, and (2) TSA Form 1133-3,
Practical Exercise Performance Requirements.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 200.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 221.\1\
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\1\ After publishing the 60-day notice, TSA reduced the
estimated time burden from 225 hours to 221 hours.
Christina A. Walsh,
Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information Technology,
Transportation Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2026-17992 Filed 9-2-26; 8:45 am]
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