Notice2026-18174
Intent To Request Extension From OMB of One Current Public Collection of Information: Flight Training Security Program
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Published
September 4, 2026
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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 1652-0021, abstracted below, 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 supports security threat assessments for aliens (candidates) seeking flight training from FAA-certified providers, ensuring they do not pose a threat to aviation or national security. Flight training providers must also conduct and maintain records of security awareness training for their employees.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 171 (Friday, September 4, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56895-56896]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-18174]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
[Docket No. TSA-2004-19147]
Intent To Request Extension From OMB of One Current Public
Collection of Information: Flight Training Security 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 1652-0021,
abstracted below, 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 supports security threat assessments for aliens (candidates)
seeking flight training from FAA-certified providers, ensuring they do
not pose a threat to aviation or national security. Flight training
providers must also conduct and maintain records of security awareness
training for their employees.
DATES: Send your comments by November 3, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be emailed to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c591968495978485b1b6a4eba1adb6eba2aab3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f5a1a6b4a5a7b4b5818694db919d86db929a83">[email protected]</span></a> or delivered
to the TSA PRA Officer, Office of Information Technology, 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 1652-0021, Flight Training Security. Under 49
CFR part 1552, TSA conducts security threat assessments (STAs) for all
aliens seeking flight instruction with Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA)-certified flight training providers.\1\ The purpose of this
requirement is to ensure flight training candidates do not pose a
threat to aviation or national security and thus can be permitted to
receive flight training. The collection of information required under
49 CFR part 1552 includes candidates' biographic information and
fingerprints, which TSA uses to perform the STA.
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\1\ See also 49 U.S.C. 44939.
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Additionally, flight training providers are required to maintain
records of security awareness training provided to their employees. See
subpart B of 49 CFR part 1552. This training, which is intended to
increase awareness of suspicious circumstances and activities of
individuals enrolling in, or attending, flight training, must be
provided to certain employees within 60 days of being hired and on a
biennial basis. The flight training providers must maintain records of
the training completed throughout the course of the individual's
employment, and for no less than 1 year after the individual is no
longer a flight training provider employee.
TSA estimates a total of 36,704 respondents annually: 18,103 flight
training candidates and 18,601 flight training providers. Each
candidate will
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submit an application for a new STA, which may be valid for up to 5
years. TSA estimates an STA application burden of 9,052 hours per year
(18,103 STA applications per year x 0.50 hours per application). Flight
training providers must notify TSA of a candidate's proposed and actual
training events, retain candidate training records and employee
security awareness training records, and provide the names and contact
information for security coordinators. TSA estimates providers will
submit approximately 38,404 flight training notifications, per year, to
TSA on behalf of candidates. TSA estimates a training event
notification burden of 6,079 hours per year (38,404 flight training
notifications x 0.1583 hours per notification). Flight training
providers must also keep records for employee security awareness
training. TSA estimates providers will maintain 23,699 records
annually, resulting in an annual average recordkeeping burden of 396
hours (23,699 employee security awareness training records x 0.0167
hours per record). For new providers, and providers that name a new
security coordinator, providers must submit such designation along with
specific information to TSA. TSA estimates 3,125 new designations
annually, resulting in an average annual designation burden of 782 per
year (3,125 new security coordinator submissions x 0.25 hours per
submission). Providers are also required to submit updated contact
information for named security coordinators to TSA as such information
changes. TSA estimates 2,209 reported contact information updates
annually, resulting in an average information update burden of 199
hours per year (2,209 security coordinator contact information updates
x 0.09 hours per update). TSA estimates the combined hour burden
associated with this collection, for both flight training candidates
and providers, to be 16,508 hours annually.
Applicants are also required to pay an application fee of $140.00
to cover the cost of their STA. TSA also designates a reduced fee of
$125 for flight training candidates who hold a comparable STA issued by
another Department of Homeland Security or TSA threat assessment
program. TSA estimates the annual cost burden for fees to be $2,527,490
(17,641 standard applicants x $140 + 462 reduced applicants x $125).
Dated: September 2, 2026.
Christina A. Walsh,
Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information Technology,
Transportation Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2026-18174 Filed 9-3-26; 8:45 am]
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