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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 212 / Friday, November 3, 2017 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of Renewed Approval of
Information Collection: Helicopter Air
Ambulance Operator Reports
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

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 an information
collection. The FAA Modernization and
Reform Act of 2012 mandates that all
helicopter air ambulance operators must
begin reporting the number of flights
and hours flown, along with other
specified information, during which
helicopters operated by the certificate
holder are providing helicopter air
ambulance services.
The helicopter air ambulance
operational data provided to the FAA
will be used by the agency as
background information useful in the
development of risk mitigation
strategies to reduce the helicopter air
ambulance accident rate, and to meet
the mandates set by Congress.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted by January 2, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FAA
at the following address: Barbara Hall,
Federal Aviation Administration, ASP–
110, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort
Worth, TX 76177.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Barbara Hall by email at:
[email protected]; phone: 940–
594–5913.
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: 2120–0761.
Title: Helicopter Air Ambulance
Operator Reports.

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Form Numbers: Helicopter Air
Ambulance Flight Information Report.
Type of Review: Renewal of an
information collection.
Background: The FAA Modernization
and Reform Act of 2012 (The Act)
mandates that all helicopter air
ambulance operators must begin
reporting the number of flights and
hours flown, along with other specified
information, during which helicopters
operated by the certificate holder were
providing helicopter air ambulance
services. See Public Law 112–95, Sec.
306, 49 U.S.C. 44731. The FAA
Administrator had 180 days to develop
a methodology to collect and store those
data. The Act further mandates that not
later than 2 years after the date of
enactment, and annually thereafter, the
Administrator shall submit to the
Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation
of the Senate, a report containing a
summary of the data collected.
The helicopter air ambulance
operational data provided to the FAA
will be used by the agency as
background information useful in the
development of risk mitigation
strategies to reduce the helicopter air
ambulance accident rate, and to meet
the mandates set by Congress. The
information requested is limited to the
minimum necessary to fulfill these new
reporting requirements mandated by the
Act and as developed by FAA. The
amount of data required to be submitted
is proportional to the size of the
operation.
Respondents: 65 helicopter air
ambulance certificate holders.
Frequency: The information is
collected annually.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: 11 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 580
hours.
Issued in Washington, DC, on October 26,
2017.
Barbara L. Hall,
FAA Information Collection Clearance
Officer, Performance, Policy, and Records
Management Branch, ASP–110.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of Renewed Approval of
Information Collection: Small
Unmanned Aircraft Registration
System (sUAS)
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

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 an information
collection. Aircraft registration is
necessary to ensure personal
accountability among all users of the
national airspace system. Aircraft
registration also allows the FAA and
law enforcement agencies to address
non-compliance by providing the means
by which to identify an aircraft’s owner
and operator. This collection also
permits individuals to amend their
record in the registration database.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted by January 2, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Send comments identified
by docket number FAA–2015–7396
using any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
http://www.regulations.gov and follow
the online instructions for sending your
comments electronically.
Mail: Send comments to the FAA at
the following address: Barbara Hall,
Federal Aviation Administration, ASP–
110, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort
Worth, TX 76177.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Claire Barrett by email at: [email protected];
202–366–8135; Barbara Hall by email at:
[email protected]; phone: 940–
594–5913.
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: 2120–0765.
SUMMARY:

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Title: Small Unmanned Aircraft
Registration System (sUAS).
Form Numbers: None.
Type of Review: Renewal of an
information collection.
Background: The Secretary of the
Department of Transportation (DOT)
and the Administrator of the Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) affirmed
that all unmanned aircraft are aircraft.
As such, in accordance with 49 U.S.C.
44101(a) and as further prescribed in 14
CFR part 47, registration is required
prior to operation. See 80 FR 63912,
63913 (October 22, 2015), except for
those model aircraft operating
exclusively in compliance with section
336 of Public Law 112–95. Aircraft
registration is necessary to ensure
personal accountability among all users
of the national airspace system. Aircraft
registration also allows the FAA and
law enforcement agencies to address
non-compliance by providing the means
by which to identify an aircraft’s owner
and operator.
Subject to certain exceptions
discussed below, aircraft must be
registered prior to operation. See 49
U.S.C. 44101–44103. Upon registration,
the Administrator must issue a
certificate of registration to the aircraft
owner. See 49 U.S.C. 44103
Registration, however, does not
provide the authority to operate.
Persons intending to operate a small
unmanned aircraft exclusively as model
aircraft must operate in compliance
with section 336 of Public Law 112–95,
and as discussed below, are not required
to register. Persons intending to operate
their small unmanned aircraft not
exclusively in compliance with section
336 must operate in accordance with
part 107 or part 91, in accordance with
a waiver issued under part 107, in
accordance with an exemption issued
under 14 CFR part 11 (including those
persons operating under an exemption
issued pursuant to section 333 of Public
Law 112–95), or in conjunction with the
issuance of a special airworthiness
certificate, and are required to register.
As a result of the May 19, 2017 ruling
by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the
District of Columbia Circuit (Taylor v.
Huerta), the Small UAS Registration and
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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 delete their registration and receive a
refund of the registration fee may do so
by requesting registration deletion from
the FAA, which requires the FAA to
collect their payment information.
Respondents: Approximately 1.6
million affected sUAS registrations and
deregistrations annually. Additionally,
the FAA estimates based on responses
so far (700,000) that approximately
0.5% [3,500] of the owners who are
registered and are operating in
compliance with section 336 will delete
their registrations.
Frequency: Information is collected
on occasion.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: 5 minutes per response to
register, 3 minutes per response deregister, and 2 minutes per response to
delete registrations.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
About 135,000 hours for registration and
deregistration, and about 117 hours for
registration deletion.
Issued in Washington, DC, on October 26,
2017.
Barbara L. Hall,
FAA Information Collection Clearance
Officer, Performance, Policy, and Records
Management Branch, ASP–110.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Board
of Visitors Meeting
Maritime Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Meeting notice.
AGENCY:

The U.S. Department of
Transportation, Maritime
Administration (MARAD) announces
that the following U.S. Merchant Marine
Academy (Academy) Board of Visitors
(BOV) meeting will take place:

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1. Date: November 6, 2017.
2. Time: 11:00–12:00 p.m.
3. Location: U.S. Merchant Marine
Academy, Kings Point, NY; Crabtree
Room in the library.
4. Purpose of the Meeting: The
purpose of this meeting is to provide for
an annual visit of the members to the
Academy.
5. Agenda Summary:
a. Vote on the BOV charter
b. Briefing on the state of the
Academy and the status of
reaccreditation.
6. Public Access to the Meeting: This
meeting is open to the public. Seating is
on a first-come basis. Members of the
public wishing to attend the meeting
will need to show photo identification
in order to gain access to the meeting
location.
The
BOV’s Designated Federal Officer and
Point of Contact Brian Blower; 202 366–
2765; [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Any
member of the public is permitted to file
a written statement with the Academy
BOV. Written statements should be sent
to the Designated Federal Officer at:
Brian Blower; 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE.,
W28–314, Washington, DC 20590 or via
email at [email protected]. (Please
contact the Designated Federal Officer
for information on submitting comments
via fax.) Written statements must be
received no later than three working
days prior to the next meeting in order
to provide time for member
consideration. Only written statements
will be considered by the BOV, no
member of the public will be allowed to
present questions from the floor or
speak to any issue under consideration
by the BOV.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

(Authority: 46 U.S.C. 51312; 5 U.S.C. app.
552b; 41 CFR parts 102–3.140 through 102–
3.165)
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Dated: October 30, 2017.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
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