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OMB Control No: 1652-0003	ICR Reference No: 202406-1652-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201904-1652-002
Agency/Subagency: DHS/TSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Aircraft Operator Security, 49 CFR Part 1544
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 03/31/2025
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/26/2024
Terms of Clearance: The agency updated its government cost estimate submission, moved the burden change to the agency estimate column, and confirmed that TSA issued program modifications to change "gender" to "sex" in the forms according to Administration policy.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2028	36 Months From Approved
Responses	2,767,512	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	553,883	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	4,010,760	0	0

Abstract: 49 CFR part 1544, formerly FAR part 108, requires air carriers to maintain, update, and comply with TSA-approved comprehensive security programs to ensure the safety of persons and property traveling on their flights. These programs are subject to TSA inspection.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 107 - 17 115 Name of Law: Aviation and Transportation Security Act of 2001

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 46805	07/20/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 51894	06/20/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	2,767,512	119,469	2,648,043
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	553,883	-15,802	569,685
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	4,010,760	-1,757,813	5,768,573

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: There were no changes to the collection, but TSA added clarifying language to better represent the information being collected as prescribed by part 1544. At the last approval of the ICR, TSA reported that it had assumed from aircraft operators the responsibility for preflight screening of passengers and certain non-traveling individuals against the Federal Government watch list as required by section 4012(a) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act, and consolidation of the aviation passenger watch list matching function within one agency of the Federal Government. TSA no longer requires aircraft operators to compare passenger names to the watch lists during a Secure Flight outage. Airlines will instead apply vetting results determined by TSA. However, TSA included in the 2019 ICR, 40 burden hours for AOSSP operators who continue to perform employee matching to the watch lists, and 40 hours for TFSSP or PCSSP operators who often submit watch list matching data to TSA on a voluntary basis. TSA is correcting the current ICR, removing the 80 burden hours from the collection.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $251,693

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Nicole Raymond 703 507-0442 nicole.raymond@tsa.dhs.gov

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