81_FR_10742 81 FR 10702 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Small Unmanned Aircraft Registration System (sUAS)

81 FR 10702 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Small Unmanned Aircraft Registration System (sUAS)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 40 (March 1, 2016)

Page Range10702-10702
FR Document2016-04516

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 a previously approved information collection. Aircraft registration is necessary to ensure personal accountability among all users of the national airspace system. Aircraft registration also allows the FAA and law enforcement agencies to address non-compliance by providing the means by which to identify an aircraft's owner and operator.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 40 (Tuesday, March 1, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 1, 2016)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-04516]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Small Unmanned 
Aircraft Registration System (sUAS)

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 a previously approved 
information collection. Aircraft registration is necessary to ensure 
personal accountability among all users of the national airspace 
system. Aircraft registration also allows the FAA and law enforcement 
agencies to address non-compliance by providing the means by which to 
identify an aircraft's owner and operator.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by May 2, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FAA at the following address: Ronda 
Thompson, Room 441, Federal Aviation Administration, ASP-110, 950 
L'Enfant Plaza SW., Washington, DC 20024.
    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. The agency will summarize and/or include 
your comments in the request for OMB's clearance of this information 
collection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ronda Thompson by email at: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0765.
    Title: Small Unmanned Aircraft Registration System (sUAS).
    Form Numbers: There are no FAA forms associated with this 
collection.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
    Background: The Secretary of the Department of Transportation (DOT) 
and the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 
recently affirmed that all unmanned aircraft, including model aircraft, 
are aircraft. As such, in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 44101(a) and as 
further prescribed in 14 CFR part 47, registration is required prior to 
operation. See 80 FR 63912, 63913 (October 22, 2015). Aircraft 
registration is necessary to ensure personal accountability among all 
users of the national airspace system. See id. Aircraft registration 
also allows the FAA and law enforcement agencies to address non-
compliance by providing the means by which to identify an aircraft's 
owner and operator.
    Respondents: Approximately 1.9 million registrants annually.
    Frequency: Information is collected on occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 4.25 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 141,158 hours.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on February 24, 2016.
Ronda Thompson,
FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, Performance, Policy, and 
Records Management Branch, ASP-110.
[FR Doc. 2016-04516 Filed 2-29-16; 8:45 am]
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10702 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 40 / Tuesday, March 1, 2016 / Notices Working Paper, which will be numbered Dated: February 19, 2016. Form Numbers: There are no FAA WP.137 and will include WP.137/ Michael S. Coffee, forms associated with this collection. Add.1, will be available at http:// Attorney-Adviser, Office of Private Type of Review: Renewal of an www.uncitral.org/uncitral/en/ International Law, Office of the Legal Adviser, information collection. commission/working_groups/ U.S. Department of State. Background: The Secretary of the 4Electronic_Commerce.html. [FR Doc. 2016–04522 Filed 2–29–16; 8:45 am] Department of Transportation (DOT) BILLING CODE 4710–08–P and the Administrator of the Federal The purpose of the public meeting is Aviation Administration (FAA) recently to obtain the views of concerned affirmed that all unmanned aircraft, stakeholders on the topics addressed in including model aircraft, are aircraft. As DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION the Working Paper in advance of the such, in accordance with 49 U.S.C. meeting of Working Group IV. Those Federal Aviation Administration 44101(a) and as further prescribed in 14 who cannot attend but wish to comment CFR part 47, registration is required are welcome to do so by email to Agency Information Collection prior to operation. See 80 FR 63912, Michael Coffee at coffeems@state.gov. Activities: Requests for Comments; 63913 (October 22, 2015). Aircraft Time and Place: The meeting will Clearance of Renewed Approval of registration is necessary to ensure Information Collection: Small personal accountability among all users take place from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. Unmanned Aircraft Registration of the national airspace system. See id. EDT in Room 356, South Building, State System (sUAS) Aircraft registration also allows the FAA Department Annex 4, Washington, DC 20037. Participants should plan to AGENCY: Federal Aviation and law enforcement agencies to Administration (FAA), DOT. address non-compliance by providing arrive at the Navy Hill gate on the west the means by which to identify an side of 23rd Street NW., at the ACTION: Notice and request for aircraft’s owner and operator. intersection of 23rd Street NW., and D comments. Respondents: Approximately 1.9 Street NW., by 9:30 a.m. for visitor million registrants annually. SUMMARY: In accordance with the screening. If you are unable to attend Frequency: Information is collected Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA the public meeting and would like to invites public comments about our on occasion. participate from a remote location, intention to request the Office of Estimated Average Burden per teleconferencing will be available. Management and Budget (OMB) Response: 4.25 minutes. Public Participation: This meeting is approval to renew a previously Estimated Total Annual Burden: open to the public, subject to the approved information collection. 141,158 hours. capacity of the meeting room. Access to Aircraft registration is necessary to Issued in Washington, DC, on February 24, the building is strictly controlled. For ensure personal accountability among 2016. pre-clearance purposes, those planning all users of the national airspace system. Ronda Thompson, to attend should email pil@state.gov Aircraft registration also allows the FAA FAA Information Collection Clearance providing full name, address, date of and law enforcement agencies to Officer, Performance, Policy, and Records address non-compliance by providing Management Branch, ASP–110. birth, citizenship, driver’s license or passport number, and email address. the means by which to identify an [FR Doc. 2016–04516 Filed 2–29–16; 8:45 am] This information will greatly facilitate aircraft’s owner and operator. BILLING CODE 4910–13–P entry into the building. A member of the DATES: Written comments should be public needing reasonable submitted by May 2, 2016. ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FAA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION accommodation should email pil@ state.gov not later than April 26, 2016. at the following address: Ronda Federal Aviation Administration Requests made after that date will be Thompson, Room 441, Federal Aviation considered, but might not be able to be Administration, ASP–110, 950 L’Enfant Fifth Meeting: RTCA Special fulfilled. If you would like to participate Plaza SW., Washington, DC 20024. Committee (233) Addressing Human Public Comments Invited: You are Factors/Pilot Interface Issues for by telephone, please email pil@state.gov asked to comment on any aspect of this Avionics to obtain the call-in number and other information collection, including (a) information. Whether the proposed collection of AGENCY: Federal Aviation Data from the public is requested information is necessary for FAA’s Administration (FAA), U.S. Department pursuant to Public Law 99–399 performance; (b) the accuracy of the of Transportation (DOT). (Omnibus Diplomatic Security and estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to ACTION: Notice of Fifth RTCA Special Antiterrorism Act of 1986), as amended; enhance the quality, utility and clarity Committee 233 meeting. Public Law 107–56 (USA PATRIOT of the information collection; and (d) Act); and E.O. 13356. The purpose of ways that the burden could be SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice minimized without reducing the quality to advise the public of the Fifth RTCA the collection is to validate the identity of the collected information. The agency Special Committee 233 meeting. of individuals who enter Department will summarize and/or include your DATES: The meeting will be held March facilities. comments in the request for OMB’s 8–10, 2016 from 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES The data will be entered into the ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at clearance of this information collection. Visitor Access Control System (VACS– RTCA Inc. Conference Room, 1150 18th FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: D) database. Please see the Security Street NW., Suite 910, Washington, DC, Ronda Thompson by email at: Records System of Records Notice Tel: (202) 330–0680. Ronda.Thompson@faa.gov. (State-36) at https://foia.state.gov/_docs/ FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SORN/State-36.pdf for additional OMB Control Number: 2120–0765. RTCA Secretariat, 1150 18th Street NW., information. Title: Small Unmanned Aircraft Suite 910, Washington, DC 20036, or by Registration System (sUAS). telephone at (202) 833–9339, fax at (202) VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:18 Feb 29, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00138 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\01MRN1.SGM 01MRN1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice and request for comments.
DatesWritten comments should be submitted by May 2, 2016.
ContactRonda Thompson by email at: [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 10702 
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