[Federal Register: November 22, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 224)]
[Notices]
[Page 70630-70631]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
Extension Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB
Review: Federal Flight Deck Officer (FFDO) Program
AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration (TSA), DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces that TSA has forwarded the Information
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval of an extension of the
currently approved collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act. The
ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected
burden. TSA published a Federal Register notice, with a 60-day comment
period soliciting comments, of the following collection of information
on August 23, 2005, 70 FR 43902.
DATES: Send your comments by December 22, 2005. A comment to OMB is
most effective if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be faxed to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: DHS-TSA
Desk Officer, at (202) 395-5806.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katrina Wawer, Information Collection
Specialist, Office of Transportation Security Policy, TSA-9,
Transportation Security Administration, 601 South 12th Street,
Arlington, VA 22202-4220.
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. 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: Federal Flight Deck Officer (FFDO) Program.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
OMB Control Number: 1652-0011.
Forms(s): FFDO online application.
Affected Public: Applicants to the FFDO Program and current FFDOs.
Abstract: To further supplement the security measures being
implemented by TSA, Congress and the President enacted the Arming
Pilots Against Terrorism Act (APATA) as Title XIV of the Homeland
Security Act (Pub. L. 107-296, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2300), codified
at 49 U.S.C. 44921. APATA required TSA to establish a program to
screen, select, train, deputize, equip, and supervise qualified
volunteer pilots of passenger aircraft. With the enactment of the
Vision 100--Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act (Pub. L. 108-176,
Dec. 12, 2003, 117 Stat. 2490, 2561), the program was expanded to
include pilots of cargo aircraft, as well as flight engineers and
navigators on both passenger and cargo aircraft. These individuals,
known as Federal Flight Deck Officers (FFDOs), are authorized to
transport and carry a firearm and to use force, including deadly force,
to defend the flight deck of an aircraft against acts of criminal
violence or air piracy. Information collected as the result of this
renewal request would be used to assess the qualifications and
suitability of prospective and current FFDOs through an online
application, to ensure the readiness of every FFDO, to administer the
program, and for security purposes.
Number of Respondents: Up to 13,780 annually.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 13,780 hours annually.
The burden estimate stated in the August 23, 2005 notice did not
account for the total reporting burden, and thus has been revised here.
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Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on November 15, 2005.
Lisa S. Dean,
Privacy Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-23043 Filed 11-21-05; 8:45 am]
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