Small Unmanned Aircraft Registration System

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 2 sUAS Deregistration Form and Instruction	New
Form 1 sUAS Registration System Form and Instruction	Unchanged
FAA - 2120-0765 - Supporting Statement - FINAL - 063017.docx Supporting Statement A	2017-06-30
Copy of sUAS Registration Counts - RThompson 6-2-2016.xls Supplementary Document	2016-06-02

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
227357	sUAS Deregistration Form and Instruction	New
219254	sUAS Registration System Form and Instruction	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2120-0765	ICR Reference No: 201706-2120-004
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201605-2120-007
Agency/Subagency: DOT/FAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Small Unmanned Aircraft Registration System
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 07/03/2017
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 07/12/2017
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/03/2017
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2018	6 Months From Approved	08/31/2019
Responses	1,335,508	0	1,328,508
Time Burden (Hours)	110,942	0	110,709
Cost Burden (Dollars)	5,250	0	0

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Abstract: As a result of the May 19, 2017 ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, the Small UAS Registration and Marking interim final rule was vacated to the extent it applies to model aircraft. Model aircraft must meet the definition and operational requirements provided in section 336 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act. Owners who are operating exclusively in compliance with section 336 who wish to de-register and receive a refund of the registration fee may do so by requesting de-registration from the FAA, which requires the FAA to collect their payment information. This submission is for an emergency review of the new collection instrument necessary to facilitate de-registration and provision of refund.

Emergency Justfication: The FAA seeks emergency clearance from OMB to revise its existing information collection 2120-0765, Small Umnanned Aircraft Registration System. This revision would permit the FAA to collect information from members of the public to facilitate the removal of their Privacy Act entries in the small UAS registration database and to provide a refund of their $5 registration fee. This revision is for the purpose of complying with the mandate of the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in Taylor v. Huerta by July 3, 2017. If the FAA does not receive emergency approval, the FAA is at risk of not complying with the mandate without undue delay.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 41101(a) Name of Law: null
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
sUAS Registration System	1	sUAS Registration System
sUAS Deregistration	2	FAA - 2120-0765 - DeRegistration Form & Instructions - FINAL - 063017

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	1,335,508	1,328,508	0	7,000	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	110,942	110,709	0	233	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	5,250	0	0	5,250	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: With respect to the update to this information collection, the FAA estimates that there are currently 700,000 persons who are registered under section 336. The FAA further estimates that 1%, 7,000, of those persons will choose to de-register. The FAA estimates that half of those individuals requesting to de-register will have registered during the initial grace period and have therefore already received their refund, therefore the FAA estimates that 3500 individuals will receive a refund of their $5 registration payment as a result of the deregistration process. Finally, the FAA estimates that it will take each person 2 minutes to complete the de-registration form. 7,000 persons * 2 minutes to complete form = 14,000 minutes or 233.33 hours

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $3,533,333

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 07/03/2017

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