[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 103 (Tuesday, May 29, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24549-24550]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-11470]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. DOT-FAA-2013-0259]


Agency Request for Emergency Approval of an Information 
Collection

AGENCY: DOT/FAA.

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ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Department of Transportation (DOT) provides notice that it will submit 
an information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for emergency approval of a proposed information 
collection. Upon receiving the requested six-month emergency approval 
by OMB, FAA will follow the normal PRA procedures to obtain extended 
approval for this proposed information collection. This collection 
involves data reporting by ten Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) 
Integration Pilot Program (IPP) participants regarding their program 
participation. Because ten participants were selected for the program 
due to the significant number of applicants, DOT and FAA request 
emergency approval for this Information related to this ICR, including 
applicable supporting documentation may be obtained by contacting the 
UAS Integration Office at 844-359-6982 or [email protected].

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by June 5, 2018. Comments 
should be submitted as soon as possible upon publication of this notice 
in the Federal Register. Comments and questions should be directed to 
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Attn: OST OMB 
Desk Officer, 725 17th Street NW; Washington, DC 20503. Comments and 
questions about the ICR identified below may be transmitted 
electronically to OIRA at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 2120-XXX.
    Title: Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration Pilot Program 
(IPP) Data Reporting.
    Form Numbers: N/A.
    Type of Review: Emergency information collection request.
    Expected Number of Respondents: 10 respondents who applied for and 
were selected to participate in the IPP.
    Frequency: Flight Data: Year 1 and recurring; Economic Baseline 
Report: Once (year 1); Quarterly Reports: 4 times per year (years 1 and 
2); Economic Annual Reports: Once (years 1 and 2); Final Report: Once 
(year 2).
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: Flight Data Reports: 25 
hours per response; Economic Baseline Report: 80 hours per response; 
Quarterly Reports: 40 hours per response; Economic Annual Reports: 80 
hours per response; Final Report: 80 hours per response. Given the 
unknown level of UAS operations and sorties that will be associated 
with the IPP, there is limited information to estimate burden hours 
associated with the collection of flight data. The FAA will update 
burden estimates in its renewal package based on its analysis of the 
program's first six months of operations.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: Flight Data Report: 250 hours; 
Economic Baseline Report: 800 hours; Quarterly Reports: 1,600 hours; 
Economic Annual Reports: 800 hours; Final Report: 800 hours. Given the 
unknown level of UAS operations and sorties that will be associated 
with the IPP, there is limited information to estimate burden hours 
associated with the collection of flight data. The FAA will update 
burden estimates in its renewal package based on its analysis of the 
program's first six months of operations.
    Abstract: Pursuant to the Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary 
of Transportation dated October 25, 2017, the Secretary of 
Transportation, with the Administrator of the FAA, was directed to 
establish a UAS IPP no later than 90 days after the date of the 
Memorandum. This program was established under the statutory authority 
set forth in 49 U.S.C. 106(l) and (m). The objective of the program is 
to test and evaluate proposed frameworks for integrating UAS into the 
NAS within their jurisdictions below 200 feet above ground level, with 
the possibility of extending that area to 400 feet above ground level, 
at the Secretary's discretion.
    Through the IPP, the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the 
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) plan to develop and innovate the 
safe operation of UAS technologies and their use in agriculture, 
commerce, emergency management and other sectors. The IPP promotes 
continued technological innovation and growth to ensure U.S. global 
leadership in the emerging UAS industry and to safely integrate UAS 
into the National Airspace System (NAS).
    In order to accomplish these goals through the IPP, the collection 
of data from the ten participants is critical. Requiring the collection 
of information from program participants allows the agency to inform 
its future plans, programs, and regulations. DOT and FAA have requested 
emergency approval from the Office of Management and Budget in order to 
begin immediate data collection.

    Authority:  The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1:48.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 22, 2018.
Earl Lawrence,
Director, Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Office.
[FR Doc. 2018-11470 Filed 5-25-18; 8:45 am]
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