[Federal Register: May 9, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 89)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
[Docket No. TSA-2001-11334]
Intent To Request Renewal From OMB of One Current Public
Collection of Information: Aviation Security Infrastructure Fee (ASIF)
Records Retention
AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration (TSA), DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) invites
public comment on one currently approved information collection
requirement abstracted below that we will submit to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for renewal in compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act. The collection requires air carriers to retain
the records that support carriers' cost submissions that were collected
for the Aviation Security Infrastructure Fee on the carriers'
individual and aggregate costs related to screening passengers and
property in calendar year 2000.
DATES: Send your comments by July 9, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed or delivered to Joanna Johnson,
Communications Branch, Business Management Office, Operational Process
and Technology, TSA-32, Transportation Security Administration, 601
South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 22202-4220.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Paperwork Reduction Act issues:
Joanna Johnson at the above address, or by telephone (571) 227-3651 or
facsimile (571) 227-3588.
For other issues: Michael Gambone, Acting Director, Office of
Revenue, Office of Finance and Administration, TSA-14, Transportation
Security Administration, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 22202-
4220; e-mail: TSA-Fees@dhs.gov; telephone: (571) 227-2323.
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 is available
at http://www.reginfo.gov. Therefore, in preparation for OMB review and
approval of the following information collection, TSA solicits comments
in order 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 through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Background
To help defray TSA's costs of providing civil aviation security
services, and as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 44940, TSA published in the
Federal Register on February 20, 2002, an interim final rule adding
part 1511 to the Transportation Security Regulations, which imposed a
security service fee (September 11th Security Fee) and a fee known as
the Aviation Security Infrastructure Fee (ASIF) on certain air carriers
and foreign air carriers. See 67 FR 7926, as codified at 49 CFR part
1511. The amount of ASIF collected by TSA from the carriers, both
overall and per carrier, is based upon the carriers' aggregate and
individual costs, respectively, for screening passengers and property
in calendar year 2000. 49 U.S.C. 44940(a)(2)(B)(i), (ii).
In conjunction with the issuance of part 1511, TSA requested OMB
approval to collect information necessary for TSA to establish the
ASIF, including information about the carriers' individual and
aggregate costs related to screening passengers and property in
calendar year 2000. This information collection included submissions to
TSA of data on the carriers' screening-related costs and also of
independent audits of that data. On February 28, 2002, TSA published in
the Federal Register a notice that OMB had approved the required
collection and submission of this information under control number
(2110-0002). See 67 FR 9355. This control number was subsequently
transferred to a TSA OMB control number (1652-0001).
On May 18, 2004 (69 FR 28141), TSA published a further information
collection request seeking OMB approval to require air carriers to
retain the records that support carriers' cost submissions that were
collected under control number 1652-0001 (previously 2110-0002). OMB
approved the request and issued the collection OMB control number 1652-
0018. The information collection proposed under this notice is intended
to apply to the retention requirement of 49 CFR 1511.9, and applies to
OMB control number 1652-0018.
Purpose of Information Collection
Under Part 1511, carriers must retain any and all documents,
records, or information related to the amount of the ASIF, including
all information applicable to the carrier's calendar year 2000 security
costs and information reasonably necessary to complete an audit. This
requirement includes retaining the source information for the calendar
year 2000 screening costs reported to TSA; the calculations and
allocations performed to assign costs submitted to TSA; information and
documents reviewed and prepared for the required independent audit; the
accountant's working papers, notes, worksheets, and other relevant
documentation used in the audit; and, if applicable, the specific
information leading to the accountant's opinion, including any
determination that the accountant could not provide an audit opinion.
Description of Information Collection
The information collection, submission, and retention requirement
applies to each air carrier and foreign air carrier that incurred costs
for the screening of passengers and property in calendar year 2000. It
is estimated that the 196 respondent air carriers and foreign air
carriers will each, on average, incur $104.06 annually, which includes
$54.60 in records storage, and $50 in labor costs for 2 hours of
records management at $25 per hour. Thus, the total annual burden for
196 air carriers is estimated at $20,396. The annual average burden
related to this requirement for all respondents combined over a three-
year period is at a cost of $61,187. TSA may use the subject records to
make determinations regarding security-related costs in calendar year
2000, including
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conducting reviews and otherwise ensuring compliance with part 1511.
Issued in Arlington, Virginia on May 3, 2007.
Fran Lozito,
Director, Business Management Office, Operational Process and
Technology.
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