Notice2023-16852
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of Continued Approval of Information Collection: Limited Recreational Unmanned Aircraft Operation Applications
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Published
August 7, 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 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to continue information collection. The collection involves information related to recreational flying under the Exception for Limited Recreational Operations of Unmanned Aircraft. The information collected will be used to recognize Community Based Organizations (CBOs), administer an aeronautical knowledge and safety test, establish fixed flying sites, approve standards and limitations for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) weighing more than 55 pounds, and designate FAA Recognized Identification Areas (FRIAs).
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 150 (Monday, August 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52240-52241]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16852]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. FAA-2023-1480]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of Continued Approval of Information Collection: Limited
Recreational Unmanned Aircraft Operation Applications
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 Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) approval to continue information
collection. The collection involves information related to recreational
flying under the Exception for Limited Recreational Operations of
Unmanned Aircraft. The information collected will be used to recognize
Community Based Organizations (CBOs), administer an aeronautical
knowledge and safety test, establish fixed flying sites, approve
standards and limitations for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) weighing
more than 55 pounds, and designate FAA Recognized Identification Areas
(FRIAs).
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by October 6, 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: Alvin A Brunner, AFS-830/SPS, 800 Independence Ave. SW,
Washington, DC 20591.
By email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b7d6dbc1ded999d699d5c5c2d9d9d2c5f7d1d6d699d0d8c1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a2c3ced4cbcc8cc38cc0d0d7ccccc7d0e2c4c3c38cc5cdd4">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alvin Brunner by email at:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4e2f22382720602f602c3c3b20202b3c0e282f2f60292138"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="60010c16090e4e014e0212150e0e0512200601014e070f16">[email protected]</span></a>; phone: (405) 666-1024.
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.
OMB Control Number: 2120-0794.
Title: Limited Recreational Unmanned Aircraft Operation
Applications.
Form Numbers: Online collection.
Type of Review: Continued information collection.
Background: In 2018, Congress passed the FAA Reauthorization Act of
2018 (Pub. L. 115-254). Section 44809 of Public Law 115-254 allows a
person to operate a small unmanned aircraft (UA) without specific
certification or operating authority from the FAA if the operation
adheres to certain limitations. These limitations require the FAA to
recognize community-based organizations (CBOs), develop and administer
an aeronautical knowledge and safety test, establish fixed flying
sites, approve standards and limitations for unmanned aircraft weighing
more than 55 pounds, and designate FAA Recognized Identification Areas
(FRIAs).
The information will be collected online, primarily through the
FAA's DroneZone website. The information
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collected will be limited to only that necessary for the FAA to
complete a review of an application under the following statutory
requirements:
<bullet> Section 44809(c)(1), Operations at Fixed Sites
<bullet> Section 44809(c)(2)(a), Standards and Limitations--UA Weighing
More Than 55 Pounds
<bullet> Section 44809(c)(2)(b), Operations at Fixed Sites--UA Weighing
More Than 55 Pounds
<bullet> Section 44809(g)(1), Aeronautical Knowledge and Safety Test
<bullet> Section 44809(i), Recognition of Community-Based Organizations
Respondents: Individuals and organizations operating under the
Exception for Limited Recreational Operations of Unmanned Aircraft who
wish to be recognized as CBOs, administer the aeronautical knowledge
and safety test, establish fixed flying sites, have standards and
limitations for unmanned aircraft weighing more than 55 pounds
approved, and establish designated FRIAs.
Frequency: On occasion.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: Varies depending on the type
of stakeholder application. Fixed flying site applications (including
more than 55 pound UAS and FRIA) are estimated to take 0.5 hours per
applicant. CBO recognition and more than 55 pound UAS standards and
limitations applications are estimated to take 1.0 hours per applicant.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: Varies depending on the type of
stakeholder application. CBO recognition and more than 55 pound UAS
standards and limitations applications are not recurring, resulting in
a one-time annual burden of 1 hour per application. However, this
number can vary greatly as incomplete applications are quickly denied,
but complete application that include over 55 pound UAS can take two or
more hours. Fixed flying site applications are required to be updated/
renewed annually, resulting in a total annual burden of 0.5 hours per
year.
The FAA estimates 25 CBO recognition/more than 55 pound UAS
standards and limitations applications in the first year, totaling 25
hours. Fixed flying site applications (including more than 55 pound UAS
and FRIA) are expected to number around 200 applications per year,
totaling 100 hours.
Issued in Washington, DC, on August 2, 2023.
D.C. Morris,
Aviation Safety Analyst, Flight Standards Service, General Aviation and
Commercial Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-16852 Filed 8-4-23; 8:45 am]
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