# 2026-19703: TSA Streamlines Paperwork for Armed Cops Boarding Your Flight

2026-19703, Intent to Request an Revision From OMB of One Current Public Collection of Information: Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs) Flying Armed, is a Federal Register notice from Homeland Security Department, Transportation Security Administration published 2026-09-25, effective Send your comments by November 24, 2026.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-02).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19703
- As of: 2026-10-02
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-19703
- Title: Intent to Request an Revision From OMB of One Current Public Collection of Information: Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs) Flying Armed
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Homeland Security Department; Transportation Security Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 60975
- Published: 2026-09-25
- Effective: Send your comments by November 24, 2026.
- Comments close: 2026-11-24
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-10-02

## In one line

TSA Streamlines Paperwork for Armed Cops Boarding Your Flight

## Summary

The TSA is updating how it collects info from armed law enforcement officers flying on planes to keep everyone safe and speed up security checks. This affects federal, state, and local officers who fly armed and aims to make the process clearer and less of a hassle. Public comments are open until November 24, 2026, with no new costs expected, just smoother info gathering.

## 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 1652-0072, that we will submit to OMB for a revision in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected burden. The collection involves gathering information from federal, state, county or municipal armed law enforcement officers (LEOs) who require specialized screening at the checkpoint.

## Effects PRIA read

- New digital LEOFA collects extra data: cost, low. If you are a federal, state, county, or municipal law enforcement officer (LEO) flying armed, TSA is adding a digital LEO Flying Armed (LEOFA) Pass Application that collects the same information as TSA Form 413A and also collects additional data fields: work email address, work desk phone number, d…
- Estimated time burden for check‑ins: cost, low. TSA estimates about 21,661 annual responses to TSA Form 413A at 4 minutes (0.0667 hours) each, and about 130,608 responses to the LEOFA Pass Application with a one-time registration of 5 minutes (0.0833 hours) or an online flight information form of 2 minutes (0.0333 hours). TSA estimates approxima…
- Checks support flight situational awareness: benefit, medium. TSA, its Security Operations Center, and the Law Enforcement/Federal Air Marshal Service use the information from TSA Form 413A and the LEOFA Pass Application to have real-time situational awareness of armed LEOs on flights. TSA says this awareness is necessary in the event of onboard emergencies s…

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## Sources
- [2026-19703 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/25/2026-19703/intent-to-request-an-revision-from-omb-of-one-current-public-collection-of-information-law)
- [2026-19703 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-25/pdf/2026-19703.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19703 (as of 2026-10-02).