Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of a New Approval of Information Collection: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Surface Weather Status Dashboard

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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 a new information collection. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following collection of information was published on May 11, 2026. The collection involves voluntarily reporting when National Airspace System (NAS) surface weather systems (AWOS and ASOS) experience operational issues, such as erroneous data or full outages. The information to be collected will be used to verify and track these errors and outages, and publish the status onto the FAA's Surface Weather Status Dashboard for user awareness.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 192 (Tuesday, October 6, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63639-63640]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-20483]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. FAA-2026-3172]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of a New Approval of Information Collection: Federal Aviation 
Administration (FAA) Surface Weather Status Dashboard

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)

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approval for a new information collection. The Federal Register Notice 
with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following 
collection of information was published on May 11, 2026. The collection 
involves voluntarily reporting when National Airspace System (NAS) 
surface weather systems (AWOS and ASOS) experience operational issues, 
such as erroneous data or full outages. The information to be collected 
will be used to verify and track these errors and outages, and publish 
the status onto the FAA's Surface Weather Status Dashboard for user 
awareness.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by November 5, 2026.

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: Joel Siegel by email at: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1f75707a733172316c767a787a735f797e7e31787069"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ed87828881c380c39e84888a8881ad8b8c8cc38a829b">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>; phone: 405-954-4341.

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-XXXX.
    Title: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Surface Weather Status 
Dashboard.
    Form Numbers: Report a Problem Webform.
    Type of Review: New Information Collection.
    Background: The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment 
period soliciting comments on the following collection of information 
was published on May 11, 2026 (91 FR 25753). The FAA's Air Traffic 
Organization plans to host the Congressionally mandated Surface Weather 
Status Dashboard as part of the existing FAA Weather Cameras website. 
As part of this dashboard, the FAA plans to offer the ability for 
National Airspace System (NAS) users (e.g., pilots, meteorologists, 
members of the public) to voluntarily submit information regarding any 
safety issues (e.g., outages, erroneous data) with surface weather 
stations.
    It is anticipated that the information collected will be used after 
verification to create reports that will trigger trouble tickets within 
the FAA's Remote Monitoring and Logging System (RMLS) for corrective 
action to be taken by the responsible parties, such as technicians 
within the FAA, NOAA, and non-federal entities. Once the trouble ticket 
is logged, the FAA's Aviation Weather Cameras website will capture and 
display the real-time service status of all automated surface 
observation systems/automated weather observing systems within 30 
minutes.
    As the information collected will be system site specific, the FAA 
may use the information collected from this form to update future 
policy decisions regarding surface weather infrastructure, for 
approvals and audits. FAA's NAS Security and Enterprise Operations 
(NASEO) will retain control over the information collected and 
safeguard it from improper access, modification, and destruction, 
consistent with FAA standards for confidentiality, privacy, and 
electronic information.
    Respondents: Anyone may use the publicly available webform via the 
FAA Aviation Weather Cameras website. There is no limit on the number 
of responses.
    Frequency: N/A.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 1 minute.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: Respondents may submit webforms for 
multiple sites with issues. The annual burden per respondent per 
submission is one minute. Estimate around 1,825 responses per year 
equating to 1,825 minutes of total burden to the public per year.

    Issued in Oklahoma City, OK, on October 1, 2026.
Jeremy Traylor,
Manager, National Airway Systems Engineering Group, Weather Systems 
Team, AJW-141.
[FR Doc. 2026-20483 Filed 10-5-26; 8:45 am]
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