[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 163 (Thursday, August 22, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43860-43861]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-18052]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. FAA-2019-0630]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of New Approval of Information Collection: Privacy 
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Address Program

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 for a new information collection. 
The collection involves an aircraft operator's request for a privacy 
ICAO address through a web-based application process. The information 
to be collected is necessary to qualify for the authorized use of the 
privacy ICAO address services and for monitoring to support continued 
airworthiness and enforcement activities.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by October 21, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Please send written comments:
    By electronic docket: www.regulations.gov (Enter docket number into 
search field)
    By mail: Syed Tahmid, Project Lead, Surveillance and Broadcast 
Services, AJM-422, Air Traffic Organization, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 600 Independence Ave. SW, Wilbur Wright Building, 
Washington, DC 20597.
    By fax: 202-267-1277 (Attention: Mr. Syed Tahmid, Project Lead, 
Surveillance and Broadcast Services, AJM-422, Air Traffic Organization, 
Federal Aviation Administration).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical questions concerning 
this action, contact Syed Tahmid by email at: syed.tahmid@faa.gov or 
+1.202.267.8784.

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-XXXX.
    Title: Privacy International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) 
Address Program.
    Form Numbers: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: New information collection.
    Background: In 2010, the FAA issued a final rule mandating equipage 
requirements and performance standards for Automatic Dependent 
Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out avionics on aircraft operating in 
certain airspace after December 31, 2019. Aircraft operators must be 
equipped with ADS-B Out to fly in most controlled airspace. Federal 
Regulations 14 CFR 91.225 and 14 CFR 91.227 contain requirement 
details. Each registered aircraft is assigned an aircraft registration 
number and an ICAO 24-bit aircraft address. This is also referred to

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as a ``Mode S Code'' in some FAA documents and websites, including the 
FAA Aircraft Registry. Where a 1090-MHz Extended Squitter (1090ES) 
transponder is required for ADS-B Out compliance, this ICAO 24-bit 
aircraft address, based on current transponder avionics standards, is 
openly broadcasted on the 1090 MHz frequency in transponder replies and 
ADS-B messages. Subsequently, the nature of openly broadcasting makes 
the identity of the aircraft publicly available.
    Industry stakeholders have long suggested that FAA develop a 
process for aircraft operators who seek anonymity such that their 
aircraft movements and identity cannot be traced or seen by privately 
owned sensors that monitor the 1090 MHz frequency and combine this with 
other downlinked ADS-B and Mode S data being disseminated using the 
internet. The FAA intends to develop a process for operators who wish 
to mask their aircraft movements and identity for a period of time 
while flying within the sovereign airspace of the United States.
    Participation in the assignment of privacy ICAO Code addresses is 
voluntary. However, the FAA must collect the operator's information in 
order to assign privacy ICAO addresses. It is envisioned that required 
data collected will be:

 Aircraft registration number
 Permanent ICAO address
 Aircraft owner's information to include:
    [cir] Phone number
    [cir] Email address
    [cir] Home/business (physical) address

    Only U.S. registered aircraft can be assigned a privacy ICAO 
aircraft address. No operator can use a privacy ICAO aircraft address 
for a U.S.-registered aircraft unless that operator is authorized to 
use a third-party flight identification for that same aircraft. No 
unique privacy ICAO address will be assigned to more than one U.S.-
registered aircraft at any given time. Once approved, the operator will 
be assigned a privacy ICAO address.
    The operator will be required to notify the FAA when their avionics 
have been loaded with the assigned temporary ICAO 24-bit aircraft 
address. Owners and operators must verify that the ICAO 24-bit aircraft 
address (Mode S code) broadcast by their ADS-B equipment matches the 
assigned privacy ICAO address for their aircraft. Operators can verify 
what ICAO 24-bit aircraft address is being broadcast by their aircraft 
by visiting: https://adsbperformance.faa .gov/PAPRRequest.aspx.
    For monitoring privacy ICAO address use, the information will be 
downloaded by the FAA and entered into the FAA's ADS-B Performance 
Monitor [Docket No. FAA-2017-1194 published in Federal Register, 
December 20, 2017, as Document Number: 2017-27202].
    Respondents: Intended for operators who seek anonymity such that 
their aircraft movements and identity cannot be easily traced or seen 
by privately owned sensors that monitor the 1090 MHz frequency. FAA 
estimates up to 15,000 respondents.
    Frequency: On occasion. An operator can change privacy ICAO 
aircraft addresses, but no more often than once every 30 days.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: Approximately 20-25 minutes 
per application.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: Approximately 14,583 hours.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on August 15, 2019.
David Gray,
Manager, Surveillance and Broadcast Services Group (AJM-42), Program 
Management Organization, Air Traffic Organization, Federal Aviation 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2019-18052 Filed 8-21-19; 8:45 am]
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