82 FR 47289 - Request for Emergency Processing of Collection of Information by the Office of Management and Budget; Emergency Clearance To Revise Information Collection 2120-0768, Part 107 Authorizations and Waivers
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 195 (October 11, 2017)
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 195 (October 11, 2017)
| Page Range | 47289-47290 | |
| FR Document | 2017-21878 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 195 (Wednesday, October 11, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 47289-47290] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-21878] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration [Docket No.: FAA-2017-0975] RIN 2120-0768 Request for Emergency Processing of Collection of Information by the Office of Management and Budget; Emergency Clearance To Revise Information Collection 2120-0768, Part 107 Authorizations and Waivers AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Notice of Agency request for OMB emergency information collection processing and request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: FAA hereby gives notice it is submitting the following Information Collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Emergency processing under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its implementing regulations. FAA requests that OMB authorize the proposed collection of information identified below on, or before October 16, 2017, for a period of 180 days. ADDRESSES: A copy of this individual information collection request (ICR), with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by calling FAA's unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) Program Manager: Casey Nair (tel. (202) 267-0369) or via email at [email protected]. Comments regarding these information collection requirements should include the title and OMB control number listed below and should be sent directly to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 Seventeenth Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention: FAA Desk Officer. Comments may also be sent via email to OMB at [email protected]. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Casey Nair, FAA's unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) Program Manager, tel. (202) 267-0369 or via email at [email protected]. [[Page 47290]] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: The FAA Seeks Emergency Clearance to Revise its Existing Information Collection 2120-0768, Part 107 Authorizations and Waivers under 14 CFR part 107. OMB Control Number: 2120-0768. Form Number(s): N/A. Affected Public: Businesses and Small UAS operators under 14 CFR part 107. Frequency of Submission: One submission per operation. Respondent Universe: small UAS operators under 14 CFR part 107. Reporting Burden: Total Estimated Responses: 124,000 authorization requests 2017 with a 35% increase per year every year after. Total Estimated Annual Burden: The FAA estimates that using the LAANC based method for authorizations will require five minutes per transaction. Therefore, the FAA estimates the total time burden using LAANC to be approximately 10,400 hours for authorizations. That number increases to 14,400 in 2018 and 18,954 in 2018 and 2019 respectively. Status: Emergency Review. Description: Under 14 CFR 107.41, ``no person may operate a small unmanned aircraft in Class B, Class C, or Class D airspace or within the lateral boundaries of the surface area of Class E airspace designated for an airport unless that person has prior authorization from Air Traffic Control (ATC).'' [14 CFR 107.41.] Since the promulgation of part 107, the FAA has received an extremely high volume of airspace authorization requests for UAS operations. From September 2016 to July 2017 the Agency received 20,566 authorization requests. Of these, the Agency has processed 14,334 and continues to have over 6,000 authorizations in the processing queue. Requests have steadily increased over time, and the FAA expects the queue will exceed 25,000 pending authorizations within the next 6 months. The volume of these authorization requests has dramatically increased the time between submission and approval of those authorization requests. Currently, airspace authorization requests may be in queue sixty to ninety days before receiving a response. The time necessary to process these requests has resulted in an increase in safety reports due to non- compliant operations. Today there are an average of 250 safety reports a month, or approximately 1,500 over a six-month period, associated with a potential risk of an incident between manned aircraft and a UAS. In addition, because of the lengthy queue for processing through the authorization Web site, Air Traffic Controllers routinely receive calls from UAS operators seeking approval to operate. These calls create distractions for Air Traffic Control management and in some cases can impact the controllers managing manned traffic creating a potential safety hazard. To mitigate these potential hazards, the FAA is seeking to implement the Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) system. Using the LAANC system, the FAA will be able to grant near-real time authorizations for the vast majority of operations. Implementation of the LAANC system is vital to the safety of the National Airspace System because it would (1) encourage compliance with 14 CFR 107.41 by speeding up the time to process authorization requests (2) reduce distraction of controllers working in the Tower, and (3) increase public access and capacity of the system to grant authorizations. LAANC is expected to dramatically reduce the incidence of noncompliant operations. The FAA estimates a minimum of 30% reduction in noncompliant operations would result in 450 fewer safety reports over the next six months. As provided under 5 CFR 1320.13, Emergency Processing, DOT is requesting emergency processing for this new collection of information as specified in the PRA and its implementing regulations. DOT cannot reasonably comply with normal clearance procedures because the use of normal clearance procedures is reasonably likely to result in further distraction to Air Traffic Controllers and further non-compliant operations. Due to the pressing safety consideration of reducing safety reports due to non-compliant UAS operations, the FAA cannot wait the normal 90 days of public comment. Therefore, FAA is requesting OMB approval of this collection of information 7 days after publication of this Notice in the Federal Register. Upon OMB approval of its Emergency clearance request, FAA will follow the normal clearance procedures for the information collection associated with LAANC. Also included in the request for processing for the purposes of transparency are non-substantive changes to the Web site portal for requesting airspace authorizations. These changes include new branding of the Web site portal DroneZone and improvements to the external customer experience. It's expected that operations that are relatively simple will go through LAANC's automated approval process while more complex operations that require a more thorough review by FAA subject matter experts (SME) will go through the FAA's DroneZone electronic portal. Again, these changes will create greater access to airspace authorizations and decrease the number of non-compliant operations. Under 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5 CFR 1320.5(b), 1320.8(b)(3)(vi), FAA informs all interested parties that it may not conduct or sponsor, and a respondent is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520. Issued in Washington, DC, on October 4, 2017. Casey Nair, LAANC Program Manager. [FR Doc. 2017-21878 Filed 10-10-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-P
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a foreseeable need for additional relocated as necessary, or new Suite 508, Camp Hill, PA 17011,
capacity at PHL, the airport sponsor, the navigational aids installed as required to Telephone (717) 730–2841.
City of Philadelphia, has elected to meet the approach criteria for the Issued in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania,
postpone several of the major particular runway end. The CEP October 3, 2017.
components of CEP, including included upgrades and reconfigurations Lori Pagnanelli,
construction of the new southern to the existing terminal complex, and Manager, Harrisburg Airports District Office.
runway and the extension of Runway 8/ the addition of a new commuter [FR Doc. 2017–21880 Filed 10–10–17; 8:45 am]
26. In support of this decision, the FAA terminal east of Runway 17/35. An BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
is suspending the ROD for the PHL CEP. automated people mover (APM) was to
Projects currently underway will be constructed to transport passengers
continue to completion. As between terminals and parking DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
circumstances change and new projects facilities. The CEP would also have
are proposed, environmental analyses required the relocation or expansion of Federal Aviation Administration
for those projects will be conducted in many of the other airport facilities,
accordance with the National [Docket No.: FAA–2017–0975]
including cargo, general aviation
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). (corporate), maintenance, fuel, training RIN 2120–0768
DATES: Applicable upon publication in facilities, and deicing facilities. The
the Federal Register. FAA’s Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) Request for Emergency Processing of
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: was also to be relocated. In order to Collection of Information by the Office
Susan L. McDonald, Environmental of Management and Budget;
accommodate the CEP, several off-
Protection Specialist, Federal Aviation Emergency Clearance To Revise
airport facilities and properties needed
Information Collection 2120–0768, Part
Administration, Harrisburg Airports to be acquired or, in some cases,
107 Authorizations and Waivers
District Office, 3905 Hartzdale Drive, relocated.
Suite 508, Harrisburg, PA 17011. The City of Philadelphia has actively AGENCY: Federal Aviation
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 2003, worked to implement the various Administration (FAA), Department of
the City of Philadelphia, the airport components of the CEP since 2010. To Transportation (DOT).
sponsor, who owns and operates PHL, date, the City has acquired several ACTION: Notice of Agency request for
asked FAA to consider ways to parcels of land, constructed taxiway OMB emergency information collection
accommodate existing and forecasted improvements, and begun work on processing and request for comments.
aviation demands. PHL was one of the extending Runway 9R/27L. During this
airports contributing to delays SUMMARY: FAA hereby gives notice it is
period, changes in both the aviation submitting the following Information
throughout the national airspace system, industry and aviation activity have
with delays approaching 20 minutes per Collection request (ICR) to the Office of
resulted in reductions in the number of Management and Budget (OMB) for
average annual operation. Operations operations at PHL. Although
(aircraft takeoffs and landings) at PHL Emergency processing under the
enplanements at PHL have remained Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
were increasing and forecasted to reach steady, the number of aircraft takeoffs
555,112 in 2016 and 699,799 in 2025. and its implementing regulations. FAA
and landings has decreased. In 2016, requests that OMB authorize the
Delays at PHL were attributed to airfield annual operations at PHL were 394,022;
configuration deficiencies and proposed collection of information
nearly 30 percent lower than forecasted. identified below on, or before October
operational constraints; particularly in This decrease in operations is attributed
poor weather conditions. The purpose 16, 2017, for a period of 180 days.
to airlines using larger planes that can ADDRESSES: A copy of this individual
of the CEP was to enhance airport seat more passengers, general aviation
capacity in order to accommodate information collection request (ICR),
activity shifting to other regional with applicable supporting
current and future aviation demand in airports, and consolidations within the
the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area documentation, may be obtained by
airline industry, such as the merger of calling FAA’s unmanned aircraft
during all weather conditions. The FAA US Airways and American Airlines.
signed the ROD for the CEP on systems (UAS) Low Altitude
This unforeseen drop in operations has Authorization and Notification
December 30, 2010. resulted in the airport sponsor
The CEP was designed to provide PHL Capability (LAANC) Program Manager:
realigning its capital improvement Casey Nair (tel. (202) 267–0369) or via
with five runways connected by a
program to address more immediate email at Casey.Nair@faa.gov. Comments
redesigned and more efficient taxiway
needs at the airport, and indefinitely regarding these information collection
system. Under CEP, Runway 17/35
deferring the construction of the requirements should include the title
would remain as a 6,500-foot-long
southern runway and the Runway 8/26 and OMB control number listed below
crosswind runway. Runway 8/26 would
extension. For these reasons, and should be sent directly to the Office
be extended 2,000 feet to the east, for a
implementation of the ROD for the PHL of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
total length of 7,000 feet with an
CEP is being suspended. Projects Office of Management and Budget, 725
Engineered Materials Arresting System
currently underway at PHL will Seventeenth Street NW., Washington,
(EMAS) constructed at the east end of
continue to completion. As DC 20503, Attention: FAA Desk Officer.
the runway. Runway 9L/27R would
circumstances change and new projects Comments may also be sent via email to
asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES
remain at its current length (9,500 feet)
are proposed, environmental analyses OMB at oira_submissions@omb.eop.gov.
and location. Runway 9R/27L would be
for the projects will be conducted in
extended to the east by 1,500 feet, to a FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
accordance with NEPA.
total length of 12,000 feet, and would be Casey Nair, FAA’s unmanned aircraft
renamed Runway 9C/27C. A new 9,103- FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: systems (UAS) Low Altitude
foot-long runway, Runway 9R/27L, Susan McDonald, Environmental Authorization and Notification
would be constructed 1,600 feet south of Protection Specialist, Federal Aviation Capability (LAANC) Program Manager,
Runway 9C/27C (existing 9R/27L). All Administration, Harrisburg Airports tel. (202) 267–0369 or via email at
existing navigational aids would be District Office, 3905 Hartzdale Drive, Casey.Nair@faa.gov.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Web site, Air Traffic Controllers FAA subject matter experts (SME) will
Title: The FAA Seeks Emergency routinely receive calls from UAS go through the FAA’s DroneZone
Clearance to Revise its Existing operators seeking approval to operate. electronic portal. Again, these changes
Information Collection 2120–0768, Part These calls create distractions for Air will create greater access to airspace
107 Authorizations and Waivers under Traffic Control management and in authorizations and decrease the number
14 CFR part 107. some cases can impact the controllers of non-compliant operations.
OMB Control Number: 2120–0768. managing manned traffic creating a Under 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5 CFR
Form Number(s): N/A. potential safety hazard. To mitigate 1320.5(b), 1320.8(b)(3)(vi), FAA informs
Affected Public: Businesses and Small these potential hazards, the FAA is all interested parties that it may not
UAS operators under 14 CFR part 107. seeking to implement the Low Altitude conduct or sponsor, and a respondent is
Frequency of Submission: One Authorization and Notification not required to respond to, a collection
submission per operation. Capability (LAANC) system. Using the
Respondent Universe: small UAS of information unless it displays a
LAANC system, the FAA will be able to currently valid OMB control number.
operators under 14 CFR part 107. grant near-real time authorizations for
Reporting Burden: the vast majority of operations. Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
Total Estimated Responses: 124,000 Implementation of the LAANC system is Issued in Washington, DC, on October 4,
authorization requests 2017 with a 35% vital to the safety of the National 2017.
increase per year every year after. Airspace System because it would (1) Casey Nair,
Total Estimated Annual Burden: The
encourage compliance with 14 CFR LAANC Program Manager.
FAA estimates that using the LAANC
107.41 by speeding up the time to [FR Doc. 2017–21878 Filed 10–10–17; 8:45 am]
based method for authorizations will
process authorization requests (2) BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
require five minutes per transaction. reduce distraction of controllers
Therefore, the FAA estimates the total working in the Tower, and (3) increase
time burden using LAANC to be public access and capacity of the system DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
approximately 10,400 hours for to grant authorizations. LAANC is
authorizations. That number increases expected to dramatically reduce the Federal Highway Administration
to 14,400 in 2018 and 18,954 in 2018 incidence of noncompliant operations.
and 2019 respectively. The FAA estimates a minimum of 30% Notice of Rescission of the Record of
Status: Emergency Review. reduction in noncompliant operations Decision (ROD) for the I–94 East-West
Description: Under 14 CFR 107.41, Corridor Project in the City of
would result in 450 fewer safety reports
‘‘no person may operate a small Milwaukee, Milwaukee County,
over the next six months.
unmanned aircraft in Class B, Class C, As provided under 5 CFR 1320.13, Wisconsin
or Class D airspace or within the lateral Emergency Processing, DOT is
boundaries of the surface area of Class requesting emergency processing for AGENCY: Federal Highway
E airspace designated for an airport this new collection of information as Administration (FHWA), Department of
unless that person has prior specified in the PRA and its Transportation.
authorization from Air Traffic Control implementing regulations. DOT cannot ACTION: Notice of rescission of the
(ATC).’’ [14 CFR 107.41.] Since the reasonably comply with normal Record of Decision.
promulgation of part 107, the FAA has clearance procedures because the use of
received an extremely high volume of normal clearance procedures is SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this
airspace authorization requests for UAS reasonably likely to result in further notice to advise the public that the ROD
operations. From September 2016 to distraction to Air Traffic Controllers and for the proposed I–94 East-West
July 2017 the Agency received 20,566 further non-compliant operations. Due Corridor (70th Street to 16th Street)
authorization requests. Of these, the to the pressing safety consideration of Project in the City of Milwaukee,
Agency has processed 14,334 and reducing safety reports due to non- Milwaukee County, Wisconsin is
continues to have over 6,000 compliant UAS operations, the FAA rescinded effective with this notice.
authorizations in the processing queue. cannot wait the normal 90 days of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests have steadily increased over public comment. Therefore, FAA is Bethaney Bacher-Gresock, Major Project
time, and the FAA expects the queue requesting OMB approval of this Environmental Manager, Federal
will exceed 25,000 pending collection of information 7 days after Highway Administration, 525 Junction
authorizations within the next 6 publication of this Notice in the Federal Road, Suite 8000, Madison, Wisconsin,
months. The volume of these Register. Upon OMB approval of its 53717–2157, Telephone: (608) 662–
authorization requests has dramatically Emergency clearance request, FAA will 2119.
increased the time between submission follow the normal clearance procedures
and approval of those authorization for the information collection associated SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
requests. Currently, airspace with LAANC. FHWA, as the lead Federal agency, in
authorization requests may be in queue Also included in the request for cooperation with the Wisconsin
sixty to ninety days before receiving a processing for the purposes of Department of Transportation (WisDOT)
response. The time necessary to process transparency are non-substantive signed a ROD on September 9, 2016 for
these requests has resulted in an changes to the Web site portal for the I–94 East-West Corridor (70th Street
asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES
increase in safety reports due to non- requesting airspace authorizations. to 16th Street) Project; it is hereby
compliant operations. Today there are These changes include new branding of rescinded. The purpose of the project
an average of 250 safety reports a the Web site portal DroneZone and was to address the deteriorated
month, or approximately 1,500 over a improvements to the external customer infrastructure condition of I–94,
six-month period, associated with a experience. It’s expected that operations including obsolete roadway and bridge
potential risk of an incident between that are relatively simple will go design, and thereby maintain a state of
manned aircraft and a UAS. In addition, through LAANC’s automated approval good repair and improve safety along
because of the lengthy queue for process while more complex operations approximately 3.5 miles of I–94. The
processing through the authorization that require a more thorough review by proposed project included modernizing
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| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of Agency request for OMB emergency information collection processing and request for comments. | |
| Contact | Casey Nair, FAA's unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) Program Manager, tel. (202) 267-0369 or via email at [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 47289 | |
| RIN Number | 2120-0768 |
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