[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 222 (Tuesday, November 17, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 73334]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-25260]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. FAA-2020-1056]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of a New Approval of Information Collection: Unmanned 
Aircraft Systems (UAS) Market Survey

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 electronic distribution of a survey to 
gather information on current practices for pilots of unmanned aircraft 
systems (UAS). The target information to be gathered is the common 
fatigue-related practices, and the minimum knowledge, skills, abilities 
(KSAs), testing, and staffing procedures required for operating UAS. 
The information to be collected will be used to inform future 
rulemaking and the development of supporting guidance. The information 
is necessary because the existing regulatory framework, to include the 
certification of airmen, was not designed with remote pilots in mind. 
To broadly integrate UAS and remote pilots into the National Airspace 
System, further rulemaking will be required to address remote pilot 
certification for air carrier operations and flight and duty time 
periods applicable to remote pilot air carrier operations.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by January 19, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Please send written comments:
    By Electronic Docket: https://www.regulations.gov (Enter docket 
number into search field).
    By mail: Kevin Williams, Ph.D., Bldg. 13, Rm. 250D, 6500 S 
MacArthur Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73125.
    By fax: (405) 954-4852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ashley Awwad by email at: 
ashley.awwad@faa.gov; phone: (816) 786-5716.

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: Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Market Survey.
    Form Numbers: List all forms.
    Type of Review: New information collection.
    Background: The FAA mission and vision are to provide the safest, 
most efficient aerospace system in the world as new users and 
technologies integrate into the system. Currently, unmanned aircraft 
systems (UAS) operations are expanding beyond 14 Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) part 107 via waiver and exemption. To broadly 
integrate these expanded operations, to include air carrier operations, 
further rulemaking will be necessary. To support revisions to current 
regulations and the development of new regulations that will support 
integration, the FAA plans to survey experts in industry and academia 
on UAS. The survey seeks to collect data from industry leaders on the 
common fatigue-related practices for the operation of UAS and the 
minimum knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), testing, and staffing 
procedures required for operating UAS.
    Respondents: 180 respondents.
    Frequency: One-time collection.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 45-minute burden per 
response.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 135 hours, total burden.

    Issued in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on November 11, 2020.
Ashley Awwad,
Management & Program Analyst, Civil Aerospace Medical Institute (CAMI), 
Flight Deck Human Factors Research Lab, AAM-510.
[FR Doc. 2020-25260 Filed 11-16-20; 8:45 am]
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