[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 90 (Thursday, May 9, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20460-20461]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-09499]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. FAA-2019-0333]


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 Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) renewal approval for information collection 
2120-0765. 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 for identifying an 
aircraft's owner and operator. This collection also permits individuals 
to de-register or update their record in the registration database.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by July 8, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Please send written comments:
    By Electronic Docket: www.regulations.gov (Enter docket number into 
search field).
    By mail: Ken Thompson, Manager, Aircraft Registration Branch, AFB-
710, P.O. Box 25504, Oklahoma City, OK 73125.
    By fax: 405-954-8068.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bonnie Lefko at: bonnie.lefko@faa.gov; 
or by phone: 405-954-7461.

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: 2120-0765.
    Title: Small Unmanned Aircraft Registration System (sUAS).
    Form Numbers: None.
    Type of Review: Renewal of existing collection.
    Background: The Secretary of the Department of Transportation (DOT) 
and the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 
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 48, 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. Aircraft registration also 
allows the FAA and law enforcement agencies to address non-compliance 
by providing the means for identifying an aircraft's owner and 
operator.
    Subject to certain exceptions discussed below, aircraft must be 
registered prior to operation. See 49 U.S.C. 44101-44103. Upon 
registration, the Administrator must issue a certificate of 
registration to the aircraft owner. See 49 U.S.C. 44103.
    Registration, however, does not provide the authority to operate. 
Persons intending to operate a small unmanned aircraft must operate in 
accordance with section 336 of Public Law 112-95, part 107 or part 91, 
in accordance with a waiver issued under part 107, in accordance with 
an exemption issued under 14 CFR part 11 (including those persons 
operating under an exemption issued pursuant to section 333 of Public 
Law 112-95), or in conjunction with the issuance of a special 
airworthiness certificate, and are required to register.
    Respondents: Approximately 300,000 affected sUAS registrations and 
14,000 de-registrations annually.
    Frequency: Information is collected on occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 10 minutes per response to 
register and 3 minutes per response to de-register.

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    Estimated Total Annual Burden: Approximately 51,000 hours.

    Issued in Oklahoma City, OK on May 3, 2019.
John W. Peebles,
Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Civil Aviation Registry, AFB-700.
[FR Doc. 2019-09499 Filed 5-8-19; 8:45 am]
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