Notice2025-02978

Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of a Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Commercial Space Transportation Licensing Regulations

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Published
February 26, 2025

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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 information will determine if applicant proposals for conducting commercial space launches can be accomplished according to regulations issued by the Office of the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation. The Federal Register notice with a 60- day comment period soliciting comments on the following collection of information was published on June 24, 2024. The Commercial Space Launch Act of 1984, as recodified, requires certain data be provided in applying for a license to conduct commercial space launch activities. These data are required to demonstrate to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation (AST), that a license applicant's proposed activities meet applicable public safety, national security, and foreign policy interests of the United States.

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 37 (Wednesday, February 26, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10779-10780]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-02978]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[FAA-2024-1807]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of a Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Commercial 
Space Transportation Licensing Regulations

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 information will determine if applicant proposals for 
conducting commercial space launches can be accomplished according to 
regulations issued by the Office of the Associate Administrator for 
Commercial Space Transportation. The Federal Register notice with a 60-
day comment period soliciting comments on the following collection of 
information was published on June 24, 2024. The Commercial Space Launch 
Act of 1984, as recodified, requires certain data be provided in 
applying for a license to conduct commercial space launch activities. 
These data are required to demonstrate to the Federal Aviation 
Administration (FAA), Associate Administrator for Commercial Space 
Transportation (AST), that a license applicant's proposed activities 
meet applicable public safety, national security, and foreign policy 
interests of the United States.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by March 28, 2025.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent

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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 information collection by selecting ``Currently 
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search 
function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles Huet by email at: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#17547f76657b7264397f6272635771767639707861"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c98aa1a8bba5acbae7a1bcacbd89afa8a8e7aea6bf">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>; phone: 202-267-7427.

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: 2120-0608.
    Title: Commercial Space Transportation Licensing Regulations.
    Form Numbers: FAA Form 8800-1.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
    Background: The Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment 
period soliciting comments on the following collection of information 
was published on June 24, 2024 (89 FR 52532). (The Commercial Space 
Launch Act of 1984, 49 U.S.C. App. 2601-2623, as recodified at 49 
U.S.C. subtitle IX, Ch. 701--Commercial Space Launch Activities, 49 
U.S.C. 70101-70119 (1994), requires certain data be provided in 
applying for a license to conduct commercial space launch activities. 
These data are required to demonstrate to the Federal Aviation 
Administration (FAA), Associate Administrator for Commercial Space 
Transportation (AST), that a license applicant's proposed activities 
meet applicable public safety, national security, and foreign policy 
interests of the United States.
    Respondents: Approximately 17 space launch applicants.
    Frequency: Information is collected on occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 163 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 2,779 hours.

    Issued in Washington, DC.
James A. Hatt,
Space Policy Division Manager, Commercial Space Transportation, Federal 
Aviation Administration.
[FR Doc. 2025-02978 Filed 2-25-25; 8:45 am]
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