Operation of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems over People

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) submits this Supporting Statement to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in support of an existing information collection request (ICR).for information collections The FAA requests this information collection approval include information an applicant or manufacturer submits to receive acceptance from the FAA for a means of compliance or a declaration of compliance, both of which are critical to ensuring small unmanned aircraft systems (small UAS) are constructed to fulfill the performance-based requirements of the FAA’s regulations. The FAA also requests this information collection approval include development of remote pilot operating instructions and recordkeeping to reflect compliance with maintenance requirements for small UAS with an airworthiness certificate. In addition, this supporting statement includes the items that a manufacturer the holder of a declaration of compliance must include or display with a small UAS that is eligible to operate over people; these include the label on the small unmanned aircraft and remote pilot operating instructions.

The latest form for Operation of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems over People expires 2027-10-31 and can be found here.

Declaration of Compliance and Means of Compliance Initial

Federal Enterprise Architecture: Transportation - Air Transportation

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