[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 235 (Friday, December 6, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 66963]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-26320]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. 2019-0772]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of New Approval of Information Collection: Pilot Report 
(PIREP) Form

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 new information collection. The 
Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting 
comments on the following collection of information was published on 
October 1, 2019. The collection involves an aircraft pilot's voluntary 
submission of weather conditions that were encountered while in flight. 
The information to be collected is necessary because Pilot Report 
(PIREP) Solicitation and Dissemination has been identified by the ATO 
as one of the Top 5 hazards in the National Airspace System (NAS). For 
certain weather conditions, PIREPs are the only means of confirmation 
that forecasted conditions are occurring. The FAA 7110-2 PIREP Form is 
a guide to assist pilots in submitting PIREPs into the NAS.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by January 3, 2020.

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 
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov, 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: Michael Helwig by email at: 
michael.helwig@faa.gov; phone: 202-267-1666.

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: Pilot Reports (PIREP).
    Form Numbers: FAA Form 7110-2.
    Type of Review: New information collection.
    Background: The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment 
period soliciting comments on the following collection of information 
was published on October 1, 2019, (84 FR 52157). The guidance for 
collecting PIREP information is contained in FAAO 7110. 10, Flight 
Service, of which System Operations Services (AJR) is the office of 
primary responsibility.
    Respondents: Pilots. As of 9/21/19, pilots have submitted 53,976 
PIREPs to be entered in the NAS.
    Frequency: On occasion, depending on the weather conditions 
encountered.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 2-3 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: <1 hour per respondent.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 3, 2019.

Michael C. Artist,
Vice President, System Operations Services, Air Traffic Organization.
[FR Doc. 2019-26320 Filed 12-5-19; 8:45 am]
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