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at the discretion of the Board’s Chair.
Please note that submissions will be
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Docket No. EP 526 (Sub-No. 20) and can
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Written comments should be
submitted by April 26, 2024.
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:
Benjamin Walsh by email at:
[email protected]; phone: 202–267–
8233.

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Decided: March 22, 2024.
By the Board, Mai T. Dinh, Director, Office
of Proceedings.
Regena Smith-Bernard,
Clearance Clerk.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. FAA–2023–2327]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of a Renewed Approval of
Information Collection: Unmanned
Aircraft Remote Identification Message
Elements
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 Register Notice
with a 60-day comment period soliciting
comments on the following collection of
information was published on
November 22, 2023. The collection
involves electronic information that is
broadcast directly from certain
unmanned aircraft, specifically standard
remote identification unmanned aircraft
and unmanned aircraft equipped with a
remote identification broadcast module.
The collection of this information in the
remote identification message elements
is necessary to comply with the FAA’s
statutory requirement to develop and
implement standards for remotely
identifying operators and owners of
unmanned aircraft. The collection of
this information will also provide
airspace awareness to enable the FAA,
national security agencies, and law
enforcement entities to distinguish
compliant airspace users from those
potentially posing a safety or security
risk.

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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.
OMB Control Number: 2120–0783.
Title: Unmanned Aircraft Remote
Identification Message Elements.
Form Numbers: N/A.
Type of Review: Renewal of an
information collection.
Background: The Federal Register
Notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on the following
collection of information was published
on November 22, 2023 (88 FR 81530).
Regulations for the Remote
Identification of Unmanned Aircraft
were published on January 15, 2021,
and are contained in 14 Code of Federal
Regulations (14 CFR), part 89.
Requirements for the operation of
unmanned aircraft with remote
identification are contained in part 89,
subpart B. The Remote Identification
rule requires unmanned aircraft with
remote identification equipment to
broadcast remote identification message
elements directly from the unmanned
aircraft using radio frequency spectrum
in accordance with 47 CFR part 15,
where operations may occur without a
Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) individual license. These
unmanned aircraft include standard
remote identification unmanned aircraft
and unmanned aircraft equipped with
remote identification broadcast
modules.
A standard remote identification
unmanned aircraft must be capable of
broadcasting the following remote
identification message elements:

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(a) The identity of the unmanned
aircraft consisting of:
(1) A serial number assigned to the
unmanned aircraft by the person
responsible for the production of the
standard remote identification
unmanned aircraft; or
(2) A session ID.
(b) An indication of the latitude and
longitude of the control station.
(c) An indication of the geometric
altitude of the control station.
(d) An indication of the latitude and
longitude of the unmanned aircraft.
(e) An indication of the geometric
altitude of the unmanned aircraft.
(f) An indication of the velocity of the
unmanned aircraft.
(g) A time mark identifying the
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) time
of applicability of a position source
output.
(g) An indication of the emergency
status of the unmanned aircraft.
A remote identification broadcast
module must be capable of broadcasting
the following remote identification
message elements:
(a) The identity of the unmanned
aircraft consisting of the serial number
assigned to the remote identification
broadcast module by the person
responsible for the production of the
remote identification broadcast module.
(b) An indication of the latitude and
longitude of the unmanned aircraft.
(c) An indication of the geometric
altitude of the unmanned aircraft.
(d) An indication of the velocity of the
unmanned aircraft.
(e) An indication of the latitude and
longitude of the take-off location of the
unmanned aircraft.
(f) An indication of the geometric
altitude of the take-off location of the
unmanned aircraft.
(g) A time mark identifying the
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) time
of applicability of a position source
output.
The collection of this information in
the remote identification message
elements is necessary to comply with
the FAA’s statutory requirement to
develop and implement standards for
remotely identifying operators and
owners of unmanned aircraft. The
collection of this information will also
provide airspace awareness to enable
the FAA, national security agencies, and
law enforcement entities to distinguish
compliant airspace users from those
potentially posing a safety or security
risk.
The remote identification message
elements that unmanned aircraft
operators are required to broadcast
under Part 89 are considered publicly
available information. The remote

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identification message elements
broadcast directly from the unmanned
can be received by anyone who has the
appropriate equipment, such as a
personal wireless device, that can
receive broadcast messages.
Respondents: The collection of
information through the broadcasting of
message elements from a standard
remote identification unmanned aircraft
or remote identification broadcast
module is entirely automatic. The
collection uses automated, electronic,
and related technological collection
techniques. This framework makes it
relatively simple and straightforward for
individuals to comply with the
broadcast requirements by operating
unmanned aircraft that are standard
remote identification unmanned aircraft
or unmanned aircraft equipped with a
remote identification broadcast module.
Frequency: Operators of unmanned
aircraft with remote identification are
required to broadcast the remote
identification message elements
addressed in this information collection
on occasion (when the unmanned
aircraft with remote identification is
operated in the airspace of the United
States).
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: To transmit remote
identification message elements, each
remote pilot is required to operate either
a standard remote identification
unmanned aircraft or unmanned aircraft
equipped with a remote identification
broadcast module. The collection of
information through the broadcasting of
the remote identification message
elements is entirely automatic, therefore
there is no average burden associated
with the broadcast of the remote
identification message elements.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: The
collection of information through the
broadcasting of the remote identification
message elements is entirely automatic,
therefore there is no annual burden
associated with the broadcast of the
remote identification message elements.
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 22,
2024.
Marcus Cunningham,
Acting Manager, Emerging Technologies
Division, AFS–700.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. 2023–2554]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of Renewal of an
Information Collection: Operational
Waivers for Small Unmanned Aircraft
Systems
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 for the renewal of an
information collection. The Federal
Register Notice with a 60-day comment
period soliciting comments on the
following collection of information was
published on January 4, 2024. The
collection involves information about
requests for waivers from certain
operational rules that apply to small
unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS). The
FAA uses the collected information to
make determinations whether to
authorize or deny the requested
operations of sUAS. The information
collected 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 April 26, 2024.
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:
Daniel Ridgeway by email at:
[email protected]; or phone at:
(360) 605–9425.
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
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minimized without reducing the quality
of the collected information.
OMB Control Number: 2120–0796.
Title: Operational Waivers for Small
Unmanned Aircraft Systems.
Form Numbers: N/A (Online Portal).
Type of Review: Renewal.
Background: The Federal Register
Notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on the following
collection of information was published
on January 4, 2024 (89 FR 501). The
FAA is seeing increased complexity of
small unmanned aircraft systems
(sUAS) operation flying under 14 CFR
part 107. Under 14 CFR 107.205,
operators of small UAS continue to
request waivers from certain operational
rules. In 2018, the FAA updated and
modernized the process for applying for
such waivers by introducing the
FAADroneZone website. These
improvements have facilitated the
process of collecting and submitting the
information required as part of a waiver
application. In 2021, recognizing the
demand to expedite the integration of
unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into
the National Airspace System (NAS),
the FAA revised the regulatory
framework for safely integrating UAS
into routine NAS operations. The was
accomplished by publishing the
‘‘Operation of Small Unmanned Aircraft
Systems Over People’’ rule in January
2021, which permitted routine
operations of small unmanned aircraft
over people and at night under certain
conditions. This change significantly
decreased the waiver requests for such
operations by over 55%. In order to
process operational 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. Additional 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. 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.
Respondents: sUAS 107 Waiver
Applications: 3,565 per year.
Frequency: On occasion. For
operational waivers requests, a
respondent provides the information
once, at the time of the request for a
waiver. If granted, operational waivers
may be valid for up to four (4) years.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: 0.65 hours per response.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
2,317 hours.

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