The Privacy International Civil
Aviation Organization (ICAO) Address Program is a voluntary program
initiated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that allows
U.S. registered aircraft operators flying within the airspace of
the United States to seek anonymity to mask their aircraft
movements and identity for a period of time while flying within
sovereign airspace of the U.S. The Privacy ICAO Address Program
will authorize U.S. registered aircraft operators to use an
additional, temporary ICAO address(s), instead of its uniquely
assigned permanent ICAO address published in the FAA’s Civil
Aviation Registry (CAR). The temporary address(es) will not be
linked to the public ownership registry, i.e. CAR, which connects
the aircraft registration (tail number visible on all aircraft)
with the owner of the aircraft. This evolution in the anonymity
process is greatly desired by members of the general aviation
community, including specifically business aviation
operators.
The Department of
Transportation (DOT) seeks emergency clearance from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to issue a new information collection,
Privacy International Civil Aviation Organization Address (Privacy
ICAO) request. This information collection would allow the Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) to collect information from members
of the public to facilitate the processing of requests for
temporary alternate ICAO addresses. Pursuant to 5 CFR § 1320.13,
emergency processioning is appropriate where 1) the collection of
information is needed prior to the expiration of time periods
established under the Paperwork Reduction Act and the collection is
essential to the mission of the Agency; and 2) the Agency cannot
reasonably comply with the normal clearance procedures because
public harm is reasonably likely to result if normal clearance
procedures are followed. Here the Privacy ICAO system is scheduled
to be ready for operational deployment on December 18, 2019. The
FAA requests emergency clearance of this information collection so
that it may thoroughly test customer facing technical environment,
user instructions, and internal processes for approving Privacy
ICAO requests. This will ensure that the FAA has addressed all
operational risks and ensures the Privacy ICAO program is fully
operational on January 2, 2020, the effective date of the Automatic
Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) Out Final Rule.
This is a new collection. On
May 28, 2010, the FAA issued the final rule, “Automatic Dependent
Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out Performance Requirements to
Support Air Traffic Control (ATC) Service” (75 FR 30160). In the
final rule, the FAA mandated equipage requirements and performance
standards for ADS-B Out avionics on aircraft operating in most
controlled airspace after January 1, 2020. The regulation requires
persons operating in the specified airspace to equip with ADS-B Out
avionics that meet the requirements in 14 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) §§ 91.225 and 91.227. Under § 91.227(d)(11), an
aircraft must broadcast the aircraft’s assigned International Civil
Aviation Organization (ICAO) 24-bit address. Industry stakeholders
have advocated that FAA develop a process to provide aircraft
operators an option to be anonymous with their aircraft movements
and identity. Stakeholders emphasized the importance of not being
traced or seen by privately owned sensors that monitor the 1090-MHz
frequency along with other downlinked ADS-B and Mode S data being
disseminated using the internet. FAA acknowledges the desire of
some owners and operators to limit the availability of real-time
ADS-B position and identification information for a specific
aircraft. To address privacy concerns, the FAA has initiated the
Privacy ICAO Address Program to improve the privacy of eligible
aircraft. The Privacy ICAO Address Program will enable interested
aircraft owners and operators to request an alternate, temporary
ICAO Aircraft Address, which will not be assigned to another owner
or operator in the Civil Aviation Registry.
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:
(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;
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.
PRA - FAA - Privacy ICAO - Emergency Request Memo - FINAL - 121719.pdf
PRA - FAA - Privacy ICAO - Emergency Request - Supporting Statement Part A - FINAL - 121719.docx
Privacy International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Address Program