Notice2023-20696
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of 2120-0026 Approval of Information Collection: Domestic and International Flight Plans
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Published
September 25, 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 information collection. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following collection of information was published on July 5, 2023. The collection involves extracting flight data such as aircraft, routing speed, etc. from domestic and international flights. FAA Form 7233-1, Flight Plan: Domestic flight plan information is used to govern the flight of aircraft for the protection and identification of aircraft and property and persons on the ground. The information is used by air traffic controllers, search and rescue (SAR) personnel, flight standards inspectors, accident investigators, military, law enforcement, and the Department of Homeland Security.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 184 (Monday, September 25, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65763-65764]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20696]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. FAA-2023-1486]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of 2120-0026 Approval of Information Collection: Domestic and
International Flight Plans
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 information collection.
The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting
comments on the following collection of information was published on
July 5, 2023. The collection involves extracting flight data such as
aircraft, routing speed, etc. from domestic and international flights.
FAA Form 7233-1, Flight Plan: Domestic flight plan information is used
to govern the flight of aircraft for the protection and identification
of aircraft and property and persons on the ground. The information is
used by air traffic controllers, search and rescue (SAR) personnel,
flight standards inspectors, accident investigators, military, law
enforcement, and the Department of Homeland Security.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by October 25, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aldwin Humphrey by email at:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d0b1bcb4a7b9befeb8a5bda0b8a2b5a990b6b1b1feb7bfa6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1c7d70786b7572327469716c746e79655c7a7d7d327b736a">[email protected]</span></a>, phone: 703-786-9859
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.
OMB Control Number: 2120-0026.
Title: Domestic and International Flight Plans.
Form Numbers: FAA form7233-1 Domestic Flight Plan, FAA form 7233-4
International Flight Plan.
Type of Review: Renewal of information collection.
Background: The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment
period soliciting comments on the following collection of information
was published on July 5, 2023 (88 FR 42998). The Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) is authorized and directed by Title 49, United
States Code, paragraph 40103(b), to prescribe air traffic rules and
regulations governing the flight of aircraft for the protection and
identification of aircraft and property and persons on the ground.
Title 14, CFR, part 91, subchapter F, prescribes flight rules governing
the operation of aircraft within the United States. These rules govern
the operation of aircraft (other than moored balloons, kites, unmanned
rockets and unmanned free
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balloons) within the United States and for flights across international
borders. Paragraphs 91.153 and 91.169, address flight plan information
requirements. Paragraph 91.173 states requirements for when an
instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan must be filed. International
Standards Rules of the Air, Annex 2 to the Convention on International
Civil Aviation paragraph 3.3 states requirements for filing
international flight plans. In addition, a Washington, District of
Columbia (DC) Special Flight Rules Area (SFRA) was implemented
requiring pilots operating within a certain radius of Washington, DC to
follow special security flight rules. The SFRA also includes three (3)
general aviation airports in Maryland (College Park, Clinton/Washington
Executive/Hyde Field, and Friendly/Potomac Airfield) where pilots are
required to file a flight plan regardless of whether they are flying
under visual flight rules (VFR) or IFR. This collection of information
supports the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of
Defense in addition to the normal flight plan purposes.
Almost 100 percent of flight plans are filed electronically.
However, as a courtesy to the aviation public, flight plans may be
submitted in paper form. Flight plans may be filed in the following
ways:
<bullet> Air carrier and air taxi operations, and certain corporate
aviation departments, have been granted authority to electronically
file flight plans directly with the FAA. The majority of air carrier
and air taxi flights are processed in this manner.
<bullet> Air carrier and air taxi operators may submit pre-stored
flight plan information on scheduled flights to Air Route Traffic
Control Centers (ARTCC) to be entered electronically at the appropriate
times.
<bullet> Pilots may call 1-800-WX-BRIEF (992-7433) and file flight
plans with a flight service station specialist who enters the
information directly into a computer system that automatically
transmits the information to the appropriate air traffic facility.
Pilots calling certain flight service stations have the option of using
a voice recorder to store the information that will later be entered by
a specialist.
<bullet> Private and corporate pilots who fly the same aircraft and
routes at regular times may prestore flight plans with flight service
stations. The flight plans will then be entered automatically into the
air traffic system at the appropriate time.
<bullet> Pilots who visit a flight service station in person may
choose to a file flight plan by using a paper form. The data will then
be entered into a computer and filed electronically. The pilot will
often keep the paper copy for his/her record.
Respondents: Air carrier and air taxi operations, and certain
corporate aviation departments, General Aviation Pilots.
Frequency: On occasion.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: 2.5 minutes per flight plan.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 287,447.
Issued in Washington, DC, on September 19, 2023.
Aldwin E. Humphrey,
Air Traffic Control Specialist, Office of Flight Service Safety and
Operations, AJR-B.
[FR Doc. 2023-20696 Filed 9-22-23; 8:45 am]
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