Notice2024-06530
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of Renewal of an Information Collection: Operational Waivers for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems
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Published
March 27, 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 the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the renewal of an information collection. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following collection of information was published on January 4, 2024. The collection involves information about requests for waivers from certain operational rules that apply to small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS). The FAA uses the collected information to make determinations whether to authorize or deny the requested operations of sUAS. The information collected is necessary to issue such authorizations or denials consistent with the FAA's mandate to ensure safe and efficient use of national airspace.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 60 (Wednesday, March 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21404-21405]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-06530]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. 2023-2554]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of Renewal of an Information Collection: Operational Waivers
for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems
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 for the renewal of an information
collection. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on the following collection of information was
published on January 4, 2024. The collection involves information about
requests for waivers from certain operational rules that apply to small
unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS). The FAA uses the collected
information to make determinations whether to authorize or deny the
requested operations of sUAS. The information collected is necessary to
issue such authorizations or denials consistent with the FAA's mandate
to ensure safe and efficient use of national airspace.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by April 26, 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: Daniel Ridgeway by email at:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#480c2926661a212c2f2d3f2931082e2929662f273e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cb8faaa5e599a2afacaebcaab28badaaaae5aca4bd">[email protected]</span></a>; or phone at: (360) 605-9425.
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: 2120-0796.
Title: Operational Waivers for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems.
Form Numbers: N/A (Online Portal).
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 January 4, 2024 (89 FR 501). The FAA is seeing
increased complexity of small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS)
operation flying under 14 CFR part 107. Under 14 CFR 107.205, operators
of small UAS continue to request waivers from certain operational
rules. In 2018, the FAA updated and modernized the process for applying
for such waivers by introducing the FAADroneZone website. These
improvements have facilitated the process of collecting and submitting
the information required as part of a waiver application. In 2021,
recognizing the demand to expedite the integration of unmanned aircraft
systems (UAS) into the National Airspace System (NAS), the FAA revised
the regulatory framework for safely integrating UAS into routine NAS
operations. The was accomplished by publishing the ``Operation of Small
Unmanned Aircraft Systems Over People'' rule in January 2021, which
permitted routine operations of small unmanned aircraft over people and
at night under certain conditions. This change significantly decreased
the waiver requests for such operations by over 55%. In order to
process operational waiver requests, the FAA requires the operator's
name, the operator's contact information, and information related to
the date, place, and time of the requested small UAS operation.
Additional information is required related to the proposed waiver and
any necessary mitigations. The FAA will use the requested information
to determine if the proposed UAS operation can be conducted safely.
This information is necessary for the FAA to meet its statutory mandate
of maintaining a safe and efficient national airspace. See 49 U.S.C.
40103, 44701 and 44807.
Respondents: sUAS 107 Waiver Applications: 3,565 per year.
Frequency: On occasion. For operational waivers requests, a
respondent provides the information once, at the time of the request
for a waiver. If granted, operational waivers may be valid for up to
four (4) years.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: 0.65 hours per response.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 2,317 hours.
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Issued in Washington, DC, on March 22, 2024.
Daniel Ridgeway,
Aviation Safety Inspector, Flight Standards Service, Emerging
Technologies Division (AFS-700).
[FR Doc. 2024-06530 Filed 3-26-24; 8:45 am]
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