Notice2023-04021
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance for a Renewed Information Collection: Privacy International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Address
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Published
February 28, 2023
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentFederal Aviation Administration
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew an information collection. The collection involves an aircraft operator's request for a privacy ICAO address through a web-based application process. The information to be collected is necessary to qualify for the authorized use of the privacy ICAO address services and for monitoring to support continued airworthiness and enforcement activities.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 39 (Tuesday, February 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12715-12716]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04021]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. FAA-2023-0474]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance for a Renewed Information Collection: Privacy International
Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Address
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA
invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew an information
collection. The collection involves an aircraft operator's request for
a privacy ICAO address through a web-based application process. The
information to be collected is necessary to qualify for the authorized
use of the privacy ICAO address services and for monitoring to support
continued airworthiness and enforcement activities.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by May 1, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Please send written comments:
By Electronic Docket: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> (Enter docket number into
search field).
By mail: Send comments to FAA at the following address: Mr. Evan
Setzer, Program Manager, Surveillance and Broadcast Services, AJM-42,
Program Management Organization, Federal Aviation Administration, 600
Independence Ave. SW, Wilbur Wright Building, Washington, DC 20597.
By fax: 202-267-1277 (Attention: Mr. Evan Setzer, Program Manager,
Surveillance and Broadcast Services, AJM-42, Program Management
Organization, Federal Aviation Administration).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical questions concerning
this action, contact Mr. Jamal A. Wilson, Surveillance and Broadcast
Services, AJM 42, PIA Project Lead at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fd979c909c91d38a94918e9293bd9b9c9cd39a928b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="482229252924663f21243b2726082e2929662f273e">[email protected]</span></a> or at
(202)267-4301.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Comments Invited
You are asked to comment on any aspect of this information
collection, including (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for FAA's performance; (b) the accuracy of the
estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information collection; and (d) ways that the burden
could be minimized without reducing the quality of the collected
information. The agency will summarize and/or include your comments in
the request for OMB's clearance of this information collection renewal.
OMB Control Number: 2120-0779.
Title: Privacy International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
Address Program.
Form Numbers: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
Background: In 2010, the FAA issued a final rule mandating equipage
requirements and performance standards for Automatic Dependent
Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out avionics on aircraft operating in
certain airspace after December 31, 2019. Aircraft operators must be
equipped with ADS-B Out to fly in most controlled airspace. Federal
Regulations 14 CFR 91.225 and 14 CFR 91.227 contain requirement
details. Each registered aircraft is assigned an aircraft registration
number and an ICAO 24-bit aircraft address. This is also referred to as
a ``Mode S Code'' in some FAA documents and websites, including the FAA
Aircraft Registry. Where a 1090- MHz Extended Squitter (1090ES)
transponder is required for ADS-B Out compliance, this ICAO 24-bit
aircraft address, based on current transponder avionics standards, is
openly broadcasted on the 1090 MHz frequency in transponder replies and
ADS-B messages. Subsequently, the nature of openly broadcasting makes
the identity of the aircraft publicly available. Industry stakeholders
have long suggested that FAA develop a process for aircraft operators
who seek anonymity such that their aircraft movements and identity
cannot be traced or seen by privately owned sensors that monitor the
1090 MHz frequency and combine this with other downlinked ADS-B and
Mode S data being disseminated using the internet. The FAA intends to
develop a process for operators who wish to mask their aircraft
movements and identity for a period while flying within the sovereign
airspace of the United States. Participation in the assignment of
privacy ICAO Code addresses is voluntary. Only U.S. registered aircraft
can be assigned a privacy ICAO aircraft address. No operator can use a
privacy ICAO aircraft address for a U.S.-registered aircraft unless
that operator is authorized to use a third-party flight identification
for that same aircraft. No unique privacy ICAO address will be assigned
to more than one U.S.-registered aircraft at any given time. Once
approved, the operator will be assigned a privacy ICAO address. The
operator will be required to notify the FAA when their avionics have
been loaded with the assigned temporary ICAO 24-bit aircraft address.
Owners and operators must verify that the ICAO 24-bit aircraft address
(Mode S code) broadcast by their ADS-B equipment matches the assigned
privacy ICAO address for their aircraft. Operators can verify what ICAO
24-bit aircraft address is being broadcast by their aircraft by
visiting: <a href="https://adsbperformance.faa.gov/PAPRRequest.aspx">https://adsbperformance.faa.gov/PAPRRequest.aspx</a>. For
monitoring privacy ICAO address use, the information will be downloaded
by the FAA and entered into the FAA's ADS-B Performance Monitor [Docket
No. FAA-2017-1194 published in Federal Register, December 20, 2017, as
Document Number: 2017-27202].
Information Collected: Information collected by privacy ICAO
address program includes aircraft registration number, permanent ICAO
address, and aircraft owner's information to include phone number,
email address, and physical address.
Respondents: Intended for operators who seek anonymity such that
their aircraft movements and identity cannot be easily traced or seen
by privately owned sensors that monitor the 1090 MHz frequency. FAA
estimates up to 15,000 respondents.
Frequency: Frequency will be occasional based on specific
scenarios. An operator can change privacy ICAO aircraft addresses, but
no more often than once every 20 days. In the event real-world security
concerns become evident, an operator can elect to change their PIA
address sooner than 20 days.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: Approximately 15 minutes per
application.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 12,563 hours.
Issued in Washington, DC, on February 22, 2023.
Stanton Brunner,
Program Manager for Service Performance and Sustainment Team (AJM-422),
Federal Aviation Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023-04021 Filed 2-27-23; 8:45 am]
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