83 FR 43953 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Financial Responsibility for Licensed Launch Activities

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 167 (August 28, 2018)

Page Range		43953-43953
FR Document		2018-18509

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 Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following collection of information was published on June 28, 2018. The required information to be collected will be used to determine if licensees or those who have permits have complied with financial responsibility requirements for maximum probable loss determination (MPL) analysis as set forth in FAA regulations. The FAA is responsible for determining MPL required to covered claims by a third party for bodily injury or property damage, and the United States, its agencies, and its contractors and subcontractors for covered property damage or loss, resulting from a Commercial space transportation permitted or licensed activity. The MPL determination forms the basis for financial responsibility requirements issued in a license or permit order.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Financial 
Responsibility for Licensed Launch Activities

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 Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period 
soliciting comments on the following collection of information was 
published on June 28, 2018. The required information to be collected 
will be used to determine if licensees or those who have permits have 
complied with financial responsibility requirements for maximum 
probable loss determination (MPL) analysis as set forth in FAA 
regulations. The FAA is responsible for determining MPL required to 
covered claims by a third party for bodily injury or property damage, 
and the United States, its agencies, and its contractors and 
subcontractors for covered property damage or loss, resulting from a 
Commercial space transportation permitted or licensed activity. The MPL 
determination forms the basis for financial responsibility requirements 
issued in a license or permit order.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by September 27, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on 
the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. Comments should be 
addressed to the attention of the Desk Officer, Department of 
Transportation/FAA, and sent via electronic mail to 
[email protected], or faxed to (202) 395-6974, or mailed to 
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management 
and Budget, Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, 
DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Hall at (940) 594-5913, or by 
email at: [email protected].

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. The agency will summarize and/or include 
your comments in the request for OMB's clearance of this information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0601.
    Title: Financial Responsibility for Licensed Launch Activities.
    Form Numbers: There are no FAA forms associated with this 
collection.
    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 28, 2018 (83 FR 30475). The information is 
collected per 14 CFR part 440 Appendix A. A permit or license applicant 
who is seeking a permit or license to conduct launch actives is 
required to provide the FAA information to conduct maximum probable 
loss determination. The information is collected once based on vehicle 
configuration, launch site, and flight trajectory that are introduced 
in the license or permit application. Furthermore, it is a mandatory 
requirement that all commercial permitted and licensed launch 
applicants obtain financial coverage for claims by a third party for 
bodily injury or property damage. FAA is responsible for determining 
the amount of financial responsibility required using maximum probable 
loss determination. The financial responsibility must be in place and 
active for every launch activity. Applicants' launched activity can 
vary, on average, from once a week to once a year. If there are 
significant changes to the launch vehicle, launch site, or flight 
trajectory this could lead to the permitted or licensed applicant 
providing updated information to the FAA. The FAA will use the updated 
collected information to revise the financial responsibility results.
    Respondents: 10 commercial space launch services providers.
    Frequency: Information is collected on occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 100 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 1,000 hours.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on August 21, 2018.
Robin Darden,
Management Support Specialist, Performance, Policy, and Records 
Management Branch, ASP-110.
[FR Doc. 2018-18509 Filed 8-27-18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Whether the proposed collection of Issued in Washington, DC, on August 21,
information is necessary for FAA’s 2018.
Federal Aviation Administration performance; (b) the accuracy of the Robin Darden,
estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to Management Support Specialist,
Agency Information Collection Performance, Policy, and Records
enhance the quality, utility and clarity
Activities: Requests for Comments; Management Branch, ASP–110.
of the information collection; and (d)
Clearance of Renewed Approval of [FR Doc. 2018–18509 Filed 8–27–18; 8:45 am]
ways that the burden could be
Information Collection: Financial
Responsibility for Licensed Launch minimized without reducing the quality BILLING CODE 4910–13–P

Activities of the collected information. The agency
will summarize and/or include your
AGENCY: Federal Aviation DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
comments in the request for OMB’s
Administration (FAA), DOT. clearance of this information collection. Federal Aviation Administration
ACTION: Notice and request for
OMB Control Number: 2120–0601.
comments. Agency Information Collection
Title: Financial Responsibility for
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Activities: Requests for Comments;
Licensed Launch Activities. Clearance of Renewed Approval of
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA
Form Numbers: There are no FAA Information Collection: Advisory
invites public comments about our
forms associated with this collection. Circular (AC): Reporting of Laser
intention to request the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) Type of Review: Renewal of an Illumination of Aircraft
approval to renew an information information collection. AGENCY: Federal Aviation
collection. The Federal Register Notice Background: The Federal Register Administration (FAA), DOT.
with a 60-day comment period soliciting Notice with a 60-day comment period ACTION: Notice and request for
comments on the following collection of soliciting comments on the following comments.
information was published on June 28, collection of information was published
2018. The required information to be on June 28, 2018 (83 FR 30475). The SUMMARY: In accordance with the
collected will be used to determine if information is collected per 14 CFR part Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA
licensees or those who have permits 440 Appendix A. A permit or license invites public comments about our
have complied with financial intention to request the Office of
applicant who is seeking a permit or
responsibility requirements for Management and Budget (OMB)
license to conduct launch actives is
maximum probable loss determination approval to renew an information
required to provide the FAA
(MPL) analysis as set forth in FAA collection. The Federal Register Notice
information to conduct maximum with a 60-day comment period soliciting
regulations. The FAA is responsible for
probable loss determination. The comments on the following collection of
determining MPL required to covered
claims by a third party for bodily injury information is collected once based on information was published on June 28,
or property damage, and the United vehicle configuration, launch site, and 2018. The collection involves the
States, its agencies, and its contractors flight trajectory that are introduced in reporting of unauthorized illumination
and subcontractors for covered property the license or permit application. of aircraft by lasers. The information to
damage or loss, resulting from a Furthermore, it is a mandatory be collected will be used to assist law
Commercial space transportation requirement that all commercial enforcement and provide support for
permitted or licensed activity. The MPL permitted and licensed launch recommended mitigation actions to be
determination forms the basis for applicants obtain financial coverage for taken to ensure continued safe and
financial responsibility requirements claims by a third party for bodily injury orderly flight operations.
issued in a license or permit order. or property damage. FAA is responsible DATES: Written comments should be
DATES: Written comments should be for determining the amount of financial submitted by September 24, 2018.
submitted by September 27, 2018. responsibility required using maximum ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
probable loss determination. The invited to submit written comments on
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments on financial responsibility must be in place the proposed information collection to
the proposed information collection to and active for every launch activity. the Office of Information and Regulatory
the Office of Information and Regulatory Applicants’ launched activity can vary, Affairs, Office of Management and
Affairs, Office of Management and on average, from once a week to once a Budget. Comments should be addressed
Budget. Comments should be addressed year. If there are significant changes to to the attention of the Desk Officer,
to the attention of the Desk Officer, the launch vehicle, launch site, or flight Department of Transportation/FAA, and
Department of Transportation/FAA, and trajectory this could lead to the sent via electronic mail to oira_
sent via electronic mail to oira_ permitted or licensed applicant submission@omb.eop.gov, or faxed to
submission@omb.eop.gov, or faxed to providing updated information to the (202) 395–6974, or mailed to the Office
(202) 395–6974, or mailed to the Office FAA. The FAA will use the updated of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, collected information to revise the Office of Management and Budget,
Office of Management and Budget, financial responsibility results. Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th
Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Respondents: 10 commercial space Street NW, Washington, DC 20503.
Street NW, Washington, DC 20503. launch services providers. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frequency: Information is collected Barbara Hall at (940) 594–5913, or by
Barbara Hall at (940) 594–5913, or by on occasion. email at: Barbara.L.Hall@faa.gov.
email at: Barbara.L.Hall@faa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Estimated Average Burden per Public Comments Invited: You are
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Comments Invited: You are Response: 100 hours. asked to comment on any aspect of this
asked to comment on any aspect of this Estimated Total Annual Burden: information collection, including (a)
information collection, including (a) 1,000 hours. Whether the proposed collection of

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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 and request for comments.
Dates		Written comments should be submitted by September 27, 2018.
Contact		Barbara Hall at (940) 594-5913, or by email at: [email protected]
FR Citation		83 FR 43953

83 FR 43953 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Financial Responsibility for Licensed Launch Activities

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONFederal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 167 (August 28, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration