[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 76 (Thursday, April 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24462-24463]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08357]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. 2022-0176]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of Renewal Approval of Information Collection 2120-0768, Part 
107 Authorizations and Waivers Under 14 CFR Part 107

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 to renew information collection 
2120-0768.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by May 22, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Victoria Gallagher by email at: 
[email protected]; phone: 202-674-3826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day 
comment period soliciting comments on the following collection of 
information was published on January 6, 2023 (88 FR 91105). The FAA 
proposes renewal of the collection of information related to requests 
made under 14 CFR part 107 to operate small Unmanned Aircraft Systems 
(UAS) in controlled airspace. FAA will use the collected information to 
make determinations whether to authorize or deny the requested 
operation of UAS in controlled airspace. The proposed information 
collection is necessary to issue such authorizations or denials 
consistent with the FAA's mandate to ensure safe and efficient use of 
national airspace. The FAA received no comments to the 60-day notice.

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    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: 2120-0768.
    Title: Part 107 Authorizations and Waivers under 14 CFR part 107.
    Form Numbers: There are no forms associated with this collection.
    Type of Review: Renewal of existing information collection.
    Background: There has been an increased number of operations of 
small Unmanned Aircraft Systems in the National Air Space (NAS) in 
recent years and regulations and statutes have been enacted to 
establish the use of small UAS in the NAS. Included in these is 14 CFR 
part 107. Section 107.41 states that ``no person may operate a small 
unmanned aircraft in Class B, Class C, or Class D airspace or within 
the lateral boundaries of the surface areas of Class E airspace 
designated for an airport unless that person has prior authorization 
from Air Traffic Control (ATC).'' Such authorization may be obtained in 
the form of either an airspace authorization issued by the FAA or a 
waiver of the authorization requirements of 14 CFR 107.41 (known as an 
airspace waiver).
    In order to process authorization and airspace waiver requests, the 
FAA requires the operator's name, the operator's contact information, 
and information related to the date, place, and time of the requested 
small UAS operation. This information is necessary for the FAA to meet 
its statutory mandate of maintaining a safe and efficient national 
airspace. See 49 U.S.C. 40103, 44701, and 44807. The FAA will use the 
requested information to determine if the proposed UAS operation can be 
conducted safely.
    The FAA proposes to use the Low Altitude Authorization and 
Notification Capability (LAANC) and a web portal to process 
authorization requests from the public to conduct part 107 flight 
operations pursuant to Section 107.41. The FAA also proposes to use the 
web portal to process requests from the public to conduct Part 107 
flight operations that requires an airspace waiver.
    Respondents: Small UAS operators seeking to conduct flight 
operations under 14 CFR part 107 within controlled airspace or flight 
operations that require waiver from the provisions of 14 CFR 107.41. 
Between 2023-2026, the FAA estimates that it will receive a total of 
1,477,965 requests for airspace authorizations and 0 requests for 
airspace waivers.
    Frequency: The requested information will need to be provided each 
time a respondent requests an airspace authorization to operate a small 
UAS under 14 CFR part 107 in controlled airspace and each time a 
respondent requests a waiver from the provisions of 14 CFR 107.41 to 
operate a small UAS in controlled airspace.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: The FAA estimates the 
respondents using LAANC will take five (5) minutes per airspace 
authorization request and those using the web portal will take thirty 
(30) minutes per request. For those making airspace waiver requests 
through the web portal, the FAA estimates it takes 30 minutes per 
request.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: For airspace authorizations, the FAA 
estimates that the average annual burden will be 61,582 burden hours. 
This includes 36,949 burden hours for 443,389 LAANC respondents and 
24,633 burden hours for 49,266 web portal respondents.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 17, 2023.
Victoria Gallagher,
UAS LAANC Program Manager.
[FR Doc. 2023-08357 Filed 4-19-23; 8:45 am]
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