Service Availability Prediction Tool (SAPT)

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
30-day FR Notice 2120-0780 2026-02076.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2026-02-02	Repair queued
Federal Register vol. 90 227 (2025-21349).pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2025-12-31	Repair queued
Supporting Statement A 2120-0780 SAPT FINAL_2025-1-7.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2026-01-07	Repair queued
2022-09936.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-12-02	Repair queued
FAA-0000-SAPT (Service Availability Prediction Tool)-2020-PTA-1.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-12-02	Repair queued
ADS-B Final Rule (75 FR 30160).pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2019-12-02	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
238730	ADS-B Deviation Authorization Prediction Tool (ADAPT)	Other-website	Modified
238729	Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast (ADS-B) Surveillance Availability Prediction Tool (SAPT) - General Aviation	Other-website	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2120-0780	ICR Reference No: 202504-2120-017
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202211-2120-007
Agency/Subagency: DOT/FAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Service Availability Prediction Tool (SAPT)
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 02/09/2026

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved
Responses	22,925	0
Time Burden (Hours)	2,072	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is developing a web-based tool, Service Availability Prediction Tool (SAPT), to assist aircraft operators in achieving compliance with the requirements of 14 CFR §§ 91.103, 91.225, and 91.227. Depending on the specific nature of the operator’s request, varying levels of information are necessary for the FAA to process the requests made via this tool. The SAPT has three main tools: Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring (RAIM) SAPT, Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) SAPT, and ADS-B Deviation Authorization Pre-Flight Tool (ADAPT). The SAPT user may have to use one or more of these tools depending upon the nature of their request. The SAPT continually collects Global Positioning System (GPS) constellation status (e.g., GPS almanacs) and FAA surveillance status data (e.g., surveillance radars (SSR) and wide area multilateration (WAM)) in order to assess the accuracy and integrity of GPS, FAA backup surveillance availability, and other data in real time. This information is used to determine navigation or to support air traffic control services in terminal, en route airspace, and in airport surface operations. SAPT models the GPS system and matches it with certain specified GPS avionics performance characteristics to determine if there is sufficient position information predicted throughout the flight to use for navigation or surveillance.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 40103 Name of Law: Sovereignty and Use of Airspace
  

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
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 54839	11/28/2025
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 4780	02/02/2026
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
ADS-B Deviation Authorization Prediction Tool (ADAPT)
Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast (ADS-B) Surveillance Availability Prediction Tool (SAPT) - General Aviation

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	22,925	0	0	-8,039	0	30,964
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,072	0	0	-677	0	2,749
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: The major reduction in transactions is due to this change in policy: “Under the FAA's revised policy, aircraft equipped with SA-Aware GPS receivers described in this document are not required to perform a pre-flight service availability prediction, including those aircraft not covered by Exemption 12555.” The SA Aware transaction count held steady from May 2022 until it dropped off abruptly (viz., over 100,000 per day) on March 19th, 2024, when a major flight service provider implemented the change. Similarly, manual web page transactions for SA Aware flight dropped, reducing the burden. Other policy changes include the expiration of exemption 12555 and the request that military flights use ADAPT, but those are both dwarfed by dropping the requirement for flights with SA Aware GPS avionics.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,060,685

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

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? No

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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: 02/09/2026

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