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Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 152 / Wednesday, August 7, 2019 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. FAA–2017–0975]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of Renewed Approval of
Information Collection: Information
Collection 2120–0768, Part 107
Authorizations and Waivers Under 14
CFR Part 107
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 Federal Aviation Agency
is seeking approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for a
renewal of the existing Information
Collection 2120–0768. As required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), the purpose of this notice is to
allow 60 days for public comment.
The FAA proposes collecting
information related to requests to
operate Unmanned Aircraft Systems
(UAS) in controlled airspace pursuant to
regulations contained in the code of
federal regulations. 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.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted by October 7, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Please send written
comments:
By Electronic Docket:
www.regulations.gov (Enter docket
number into search field).
By mail: Docket Management Facility,
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building,
Room W12–140, Washington, DC 20590,
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except on Federal
holidays.
By fax: 202–493–2251.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Casey Nair, FAA’s Unmanned Aircraft
Systems (UAS) Low Altitude
Authorization and Notification
Capability (LAANC) Program Manager,
by email at [email protected]; phone:
202–267–0369.

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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: 2120–0768.
Title: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of Renewed Approval of
Information Collection: Information
Collection 2120–0768, 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: The FAA has seen
increased operations of small
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)
flying under 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 area 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 (airspace waiver). Additionally,
operators may request waivers of the
other operational requirements listed in
§ 107.205 (operational waivers).
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 and 44701; Public Law 112–95,
Section 333.
Additionally, if the operator is
seeking an operational waiver from one
of the other regulations listed in 14 CFR
107.205, further information is required
related to the proposed waiver and any
necessary mitigations. The FAA will use
the requested information to determine
if the proposed UAS operation can be
conducted safely.

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The FAA proposes to use LAANC and
a web portal to process authorization
requests from the public to conduct Part
107 flight operations pursuant to
§ 107.41. The FAA also proposes to use
the web portal to process requests from
the public to conduct Part 107 flight
operations that require an operational
waiver or 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 certain
provisions of Part 107. Between 2020–
2022, the FAA estimates that it will
receive a total of 346,917 requests for
airspace authorization, 27,831 requests
for airspace waivers, and 9,000 requests
for operational 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. A respondent may reduce the
frequency by seeking and obtaining an
airspace waiver to conduct recurring
operations. For requests for operational
waivers, a respondent will need to
provide the information once at the time
of the request for the waiver. If granted,
operational waivers may be valid for up
to four (4) years.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: The FAA estimates the
respondents using LAANC will take five
(5) minutes per request and those using
the web portal will take thirty (30)
minutes per request. For those
submitting requests for airspace or
operational waivers through the web
portal, the FAA estimates each request
will take thirty (30) minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: For
airspace authorizations, the FAA
estimates that the average annual
burden will be 15,834 hours for
respondents submitting requests. This
includes 8,446 burden hours for 101,762
LAANC respondents and 6,938 hours
for 13,877 web portal respondents. For
airspace waivers, the FAA estimates that
the average annual burden will be 4,639
hours for respondents. For operational
waivers, the FAA estimates that the
average annual burden will be 1,950
hours for respondents.
Issued in Washington, DC, on August 1,
2019.
Victoria Gallagher,
UAS LAANC Acting Program Manager.
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