81174 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 223 / Tuesday, November 21, 2023 / Notices 

Authority No. 523 of December 22, 

2021. 

Nicole L. Elkon, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Professional 

and Cultural Exchanges, Bureau of 

Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department 

of State. 

[FR Doc. 2023–25655 Filed 11–20–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Docket No. FAA–2023–2246] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Requests for Comments; 

Clearance of a Renewed Approval of 

Information Collection: Means of 

Compliance, Declarations of 

Compliance, and Labeling 

Requirements for Unmanned Aircraft 

With Remote Identification 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: 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 collection involves 

information necessary to submit a 

Means of Compliance or Declaration of 

Compliance for Unmanned Aircraft with 

Remote Identification to the FAA. The 

collection also involves information 

necessary to label Unmanned Aircraft 

that have an FAA-accepted Declaration 

of Compliance. The information to be 

collected will be used by the FAA to 

determine compliance with the 

requirements for submission of a Means 

of Compliance or Declaration of 

Compliance, as well as determine 

compliance with the Unmanned Aircraft 

labeling requirements. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by January 22, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Please send written 

comments: 

By Electronic Docket: 

www.regulations.gov (Enter docket 

number into search field) 

By mail: Benjamin Walsh, FAA Flight 

Standards Service, Emerging 

Technologies Division, AFS–700, 800 

Independence Ave. SW, Washington, 

DC 20591 

By fax: 202–267–8233 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Benjamin Walsh by email at: 

ben.walsh@faa.gov; phone: 202–267– 

8233 

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: 2120–0781. 

Title: Means of Compliance, 

Declarations of Compliance, and 

Labeling Requirements for Unmanned 

Aircraft with Remote Identification. 

Form Numbers: N/A. 

Type of Review: Renewal of an 

information collection. 

Background: 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 means of 

compliance are in part 89, subpart E, 

while requirements for the declaration 

of compliance and unmanned aircraft 

labeling are in part 89, subpart F. 

Means of Compliance 

The FAA requires any person who 

develops a means of compliance for the 

production of a standard remote 

identification unmanned aircraft or 

remote identification broadcast module 

to submit those means of compliance for 

review and acceptance by the FAA. The 

means of compliance must include 

testing and validation procedures for 

producers to demonstrate through 

analysis, ground test, or flight test, as 

appropriate, how the standard remote 

identification unmanned aircraft or 

remote identification broadcast module 

perform their intended functions and 

how they meet the remote identification 

requirements of the final rule. 

To request acceptance of a means of 

compliance, a person is required to 

submit the following information to the 

FAA at 9-AVS-AIR-UASMOC@faa.gov: 

(1) The name of the person or entity 

submitting the means of compliance, the 

name of the main point of contact for 

communications with the FAA, the 

physical address, email address, and 

other contact information. 

(2) A detailed description of the 

means of compliance. 

(3) An explanation of how the means 

of compliance addresses all of the 

minimum performance requirements in 

the rule so that any standard remote 

identification unmanned aircraft or 

remote identification broadcast module 

designed and produced in accordance 

with such means of compliance meets 

the remote identification requirements. 

(4) Any substantiating material the 

person wishes the FAA to consider as 

part of the request. 

The FAA will indicate acceptance of 

a means of compliance by notifying the 

submitter of the acceptance of the 

submitted means of compliance. The 

FAA also expects to notify the public 

that it has accepted the means of 

compliance by including it on a list of 

accepted means of compliance at 

https://uasdoc.faa.gov. The FAA will 

not disclose commercially sensitive 

information in this notice. It will only 

provide general information stating that 

FAA has accepted the means of 

compliance. The FAA may disclose 

non-proprietary broadcast specification 

and radio frequency spectrum so that 

sufficient information is available to 

develop receiving and processing 

equipment and software for the FAA, 

law enforcement, and members of the 

public. 

A person who submits a means of 

compliance that is accepted by the FAA 

is required to retain the following data 

for as long as the means of compliance 

is accepted plus an additional 24 

calendar months: (1) all documentation 

and substantiating data submitted to the 

FAA for the acceptance of the means of 

compliance; (2) records of all test 

procedures, methodology, and other 

procedures, as applicable; and (3) any 

other information necessary to justify 

and substantiate how the means of 

compliance enables compliance with 

the remote identification requirements 

imposed by the FAA. 

Declarations of Compliance 

The FAA has a website and online 

form at https://uasdoc.faa.gov for the 

submission of declarations of 

compliance. The following information 

must be included in a producer’s 

declaration of compliance: 

(1) The name, physical address, 

telephone number, and email address of 

the person responsible for production of 

the standard remote identification 

unmanned aircraft or remote 

identification broadcast module. 

(2) The standard remote identification 

unmanned aircraft or remote 

identification broadcast module make 

and model. 

(3) The standard remote identification 

unmanned aircraft or remote 

identification broadcast module serial 

number, or the range of serial numbers 


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for which the person responsible for 

production is declaring compliance. 

(4) The FCC Identifier of the 47 CFR 

part 15-compliant radio frequency 

equipment used and integrated into the 

standard remote identification 

unmanned aircraft or the remote 

identification broadcast module. 

(5) The means of compliance used in 

the design and production of the 

standard remote identification 

unmanned aircraft or remote 

identification broadcast module. 

(6) Whether the declaration of 

compliance is an initial declaration or 

an amended declaration, and if the 

declaration of compliance is an 

amended declaration, the reason for the 

amendment. 

(7) A declaration that the person 

responsible for the production of the 

standard remote identification 

unmanned aircraft or remote 

identification broadcast module can 

demonstrate that the standard remote 

identification unmanned aircraft or 

remote identification broadcast module 

was designed and produced to meet the 

respective minimum performance 

requirements for a standard remote 

identification unmanned aircraft or 

remote identification broadcast module 

by using an FAA-accepted means of 

compliance. 

(8) A statement that 47 CFR part 15- 

compliant radio frequency equipment is 

used and is integrated into the standard 

remote identification unmanned aircraft 

or remote identification broadcast 

module without modification to its 

authorized radio frequency parameters. 

For the remote identification broadcast 

module, the declaration must include a 

statement that instructions have been 

provided for installation of the 47 CFR 

part 15-compliant remote identification 

broadcast module without modification 

to the broadcast module’s authorized 

radio frequency parameters. 

The FAA will indicate acceptance or 

non-acceptance of a declaration of 

compliance by notifying the submitter. 

The FAA will also publish a list of 

accepted declarations of compliance at 

https://uasdoc.faa.gov. 

A person or entity who submits a 

declaration of compliance that is 

accepted by the FAA must retain the 

following information for as long as the 

standard remote identification 

unmanned aircraft or remote 

identification broadcast module listed 

on that declaration of compliance are 

produced, plus an additional 24 

calendar months: (1) the means of 

compliance, all documentation, and 

substantiating data related to the means 

of compliance used; (2) records of all 

test results; and (3) any other 

information necessary to demonstrate 

compliance with the means of 

compliance so that the standard remote 

identification unmanned aircraft or 

remote identification broadcast module 

meets the remote identification 

requirements and the design and 

production requirements of the final 

rule. 

Labeling 

The final rule requires a person 

responsible for the production of a 

standard remote identification 

unmanned aircraft or remote 

identification broadcast module to label 

each unmanned aircraft or broadcast 

module to show that it meets the remote 

identification requirements of the rule. 

The label must be in English and be 

legible, be prominently displayed, and 

permanently affixed to the unmanned 

aircraft or broadcast module. 

For existing unmanned aircraft that 

are upgraded to have remote 

identification broadcast module 

capabilities integrated into the aircraft, 

the FAA envisions that the label would 

be affixed to the unmanned aircraft. In 

those instances, the producer may 

provide the label to the operator and 

instructions on how to affix them to the 

unmanned aircraft. Standard remote 

identification unmanned aircraft 

produced under a design or production 

approval issued under part 21 have to 

comply with the labeling requirements 

of part 21, as applicable. 

The labeling requirement will assist 

the FAA in its oversight role because it 

provides an efficient means for an 

inspector to evaluate whether an 

operation is consistent with the remote 

identification requirements. 

Respondents: The FAA website at 

https://uasdoc.faa.gov provides 

information about how to submit a 

means of compliance and also provides 

an online form for the submission of 

declarations of compliance. The FAA 

expects persons or organizations who 

develop standards that the FAA may 

accept as means of compliance for the 

production of standard remote 

identification unmanned aircraft or 

remote identification broadcast modules 

to submit those standards for review 

and acceptance by the FAA at 9-AVSAIR-UASMOC@faa.gov. Persons 

responsible for the production of a 

standard remote identification 

unmanned aircraft or remote 

identification broadcast module can 

submit a declaration of compliance to 

the FAA using the online form at 

https://uasdoc.faa.gov. Producers of a 

standard remote identification 

unmanned aircraft or remote 

identification broadcast module must 

label the unmanned aircraft or broadcast 

module to show that it meets the Part 89 

remote identification requirements. 

Frequency: For means of compliance, 

on occasion. For declarations of 

compliance, on occasion. For labeling 

requirements, on occasion. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: For means of compliance, the 

FAA estimates an hourly burden of 12 

hours to develop the means of 

compliance and 5 minutes to submit the 

information to the FAA. For 

declarations of compliance, the FAA 

estimates an hourly burden of 50 hours 

to collect the information required by 

the applicable means of compliance, 

and 15 minutes to fill out the online 

declaration of compliance form. For 

unmanned aircraft labels, the FAA 

estimates an hourly burden of 2 hours 

to design a label for a standard remote 

identification unmanned aircraft or 

remote identification broadcast module. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: For 

means of compliance, the FAA 

estimates a total of one means of 

compliance submitted per year for an 

annual burden of 12 hours. For 

declarations of compliance, the FAA 

estimates an average of 3 declarations of 

compliance per year per producer, for a 

total annual burden of 150.75 hours per 

producer. The FAA also estimates 433 

total declarations of compliance 

submitted per year for an annual burden 

of 21,758.25 hours for all producers. For 

unmanned aircraft labels, the FAA 

estimates an average of 3 labels 

designed per year per producer, for a 

total annual burden of 6 hours per 

producer. The FAA also estimates 433 

total labels developed per year for an 

annual burden of 866 hours. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on November 

16, 2023. 

Joseph Morra, 

Manager, Emerging Technologies Division, 

AFS–700. 

[FR Doc. 2023–25745 Filed 11–20–23; 8:45 am] 

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