Notice2024-02833
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
February 12, 2024
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 renew an information collection. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following collection of information was published on August 7, 2023. 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 89, Number 29 (Monday, February 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9902-9903]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02833]
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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 renew an information
collection. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on the following collection of information was
published on August 7, 2023. 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
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Aircraft Systems (UAS) weighing more than 55 pounds, and designate FAA
Recognized Identification Areas (FRIAs).
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by March 13, 2024.
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: Alvin A. Brunner by email at:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#02636e746b6c2c632c6070776c6c6770426463632c656d74"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="98f9f4eef1f6b6f9b6faeaedf6f6fdead8fef9f9b6fff7ee">[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.
OMB Control Number: 2120-0794.
Title: Limited Recreational Unmanned Aircraft Operation
Applications.
Form Numbers: Online collection.
Type of Review: Renewal.
Background: The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment
period soliciting comments on the following collection of information
was published on August 7, 2023 (88 FR 52240). 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 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: The FAA estimates that there will be approximately
1,143 respondents per year. Respondents comprise 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: 1,218 hours.
Issued in Washington, DC, on February 7, 2024.
D.C. Morris,
Aviation Safety Analyst, Flight Standards Service, General Aviation and
Commercial Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-02833 Filed 2-9-24; 8:45 am]
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