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guide investment in UAS research and 

infrastructure. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by January 11th, 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: 

William Ekins by email at: X9-APOSurveys@faa.gov; phone: (202) 267– 

4735. 

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. 

OMB Control Number: 2120–0797. 

Title: Survey of Unmanned-AircraftSystems Operators. 

Form Numbers: 1 Online 

Questionnaire per Respondent. 

Type of Review: The review is for the 

renewal of the Survey of UnmannedAircraft-Systems Operators. 

Background: The Federal Register 

Notice with a 60-day comment period 

soliciting comments on the following 

collection of information was published 

on October 02, 2023 (88 FR 67862). 

We conducted the Survey of UAS 

Operators for 2021 and 2022 UAS 

activity under the original information 

collection request granted in March of 

2021. These surveys utilized a stratified 

random sampling design with the 

operator’s county of residence and type 

of operator as strata. The survey 

collected information through a 

questionnaire with 76 questions, but 

due to the skip logic of the 

questionnaire, the average respondent 

only answered 16 questions. The 2021 

and 2022 activity surveys received 

17,736 and 22,846 responses, 

respectively. The information from 

these surveys have been used to 

improve the questionnaire and inform 

rule making. 

This request to modify and renew the 

information collection is to continue 

and improve the support of the FAA’s 

mission of safety and aligns with Title 

49 of the United States Code. The 

objective of this collection is to improve 

the FAA knowledge of UAS operations 

and better predict the nature of UAS 

operations within the national airspace 

system (NAS). The information gathered 

empowers the FAA to make informed 

decisions surrounding UAS operations 

within the NAS. 

This information collection renewal 

asks to improve the survey design by 

expanding the target population and 

adding an additional stratum to the 

sampling process. The original survey’s 

target population included only 

registered small UAS operators— 

operators with UAS weighing less than 

55 lbs—within the United States. The 

survey under the renewed information 

collection would expand the target 

population to include all UAS, 

regardless of weight, by including UAS 

operators with a section 44807 

exemption, which utilizes the aircraft 

registry under section 44103 as a sample 

frame. In addition, data collected from 

the 2021 and 2022 UAS activity surveys 

suggested that operators with UAS 

larger fleets have more diverse UAS 

activity than UAS operators with small 

fleets, who are most of the section 349 

and part 107 registries. To improve the 

sampling of UAS operators, operators 

with larger fleets with receive equal 

sampling to UAS operators with small 

fleets by adding a fleet-size stratum to 

the sampling process when a registry 

contains information on the size of the 

fleet, such as the part 107 registry. 

Selected registrants are invited to 

complete a questionnaire regarding the 

operator’s fleet characteristics, flight 

behavior, and overall UAS activities. 

The survey’s questionnaire contains 

over 80 questions, but due to skip logic, 

the average respondent will only answer 

18 questions. We estimate the 

questionnaire requires 10 minutes on 

average to complete. Responding to the 

survey is voluntary, and respondents are 

given the option of opting out of just the 

current year’s survey or all future 

surveys. All collected data are 

anonymized and only aggregated data 

are reported, thereby protecting the 

identity of the respondents. The survey 

will open in November of the year for 

which the UAS activity is gathered and 

close on February 1st of the following 

year. 

Due to the changing nomenclature of 

this section of aviation, we request to 

change the name of the survey for the 

Survey of Unmanned-Aircraft-Systems 

Operators to the Survey of UncrewedAircraft-Systems Operators. 

Respondents: We expect 

approximately 113,000 respondents 

from across the United States over the 

three-years authorization of this 

information collection. The collection’s 

sample is formed from three registries of 

UAS operators: (1) the registry of small, 

non-recreational operators under Title 

14, Part 107 of the Code of Federal 

Regulation, (2) the registry of small, 

recreational operators under Section 349 

of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018; 

and (3) the commercial operators with 

section 44807 exemptions who are 

registered in the aircraft registry under 

Title 49 of the U.S.C., section 44103 

registry. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: 10 Minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

6,279 hrs/yr. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on December 

6th, 2023. 

William Ekins, 

Economist, Federal Aviation Administration, 

Office of Aviation Policy and Plans. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27056 Filed 12–8–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice of Availability of the Draft 

Environmental Assessment for 

Proposed Settlement Agreement 

Departure Procedure Amendments for 

Bob Hope ‘‘Hollywood Burbank’’ 

Airport 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation. 

ACTION: Public comment period for the 

FAA’s Draft Environmental Assessment. 

SUMMARY: The FAA announces the 

release of the Draft Environmental 

Assessment (EA) for proposed departure 

procedure amendments at Bob Hope 

‘‘Hollywood Burbank’’ Airport (BUR 

Airport). The FAA has prepared the 

Draft EA to evaluate the potential 

environmental impacts of the FAA 

adopting new procedures for Runway 15 

departures at BUR Airport. If 

implemented, the Proposed Action 

(Alternative A) is intended to maintain 

the safety and efficiency of the National 

Airspace System (NAS) while meeting 

the terms of a settlement agreement that 

the FAA entered with local 

homeowners’ associations, which 

requires consideration of alternative 

procedures. The FAA also evaluated 

proposed amendments put forth by the 

Southern San Fernando Valley Airplane 

Noise Task Force for BUR Airport 

(Alternative B). 

DATES: The Draft EA is available for 

public review beginning on December 


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11, 2023, and comments can be 

submitted on or before January 24, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Comments can be submitted 

by email to 9-AJO-BUR-CommunityInvolvement@FAA.GOV or by mail to 

Federal Aviation Administration, 

Operations Support Group, Western 

Service Center, 2200 216th Street, Des 

Moines, WA 98198. Under FAA Order 

1050.1F, 6–2.2(g), Public Comments on 

a Draft EA, the ‘‘FAA or applicant must 

publish a notice of the draft EA’s 

availability in local newspapers, other 

media, and/or on the internet. This 

notice must include the following 

statement: Before including your 

address, phone number, email address, 

or other personal identifying 

information in your comment, be 

advised that your entire comment— 

including your personal identifying 

information—may be made publicly 

available at any time. While you can ask 

us in your comment to withhold from 

public review your personal identifying 

information, we cannot guarantee that 

we will be able to do so.’’ 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lonnie D. Covalt, Operations Support 

Group, Western Service Center, 2200 

216th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198; 

telephone 206–231–3998, email 9-AJOBUR-Community-Involvement@

FAA.GOV. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Draft 

EA was prepared in accordance with the 

settlement agreement between the 

Benedict Hills Homeowners 

Association, Benedict Hills Estates 

Association, and the FAA (‘‘Settlement 

Agreement’’) to assess potential 

environmental impacts in connection 

with proposed amendments to the 

OROSZ and SLAPP departure 

procedures at BUR Airport. In addition 

to the No Action Alternative, where 

current procedures at BUR Airport 

would continue to be utilized, the FAA 

is considering two additional 

alternatives. 

The first alternative (Alternative A) 

was developed in accordance with the 

Settlement Agreement and would result 

in the amendment of existing flight 

procedures to create two Open Standard 

Instrument Departure (SID) procedures, 

the SLAPP THREE DEPARTURE (Area 

Navigation [RNAV]) (‘‘SLAPP THREE’’) 

and the OROSZ THREE DEPARTURE 

(RNAV) (‘‘OROSZ THREE’’) procedure. 

The second alternative (Alternative B) 

is comprised of the modification of the 

current SLAPP TWO DEPARTURE 

(RNAV) (‘‘SLAPP TWO’’) and OROSZ 

TWO DEPARTURE (RNAV) (‘‘OROSZ 

TWO’’) procedures to require a higher 

climb gradient. Alternative B was 

developed in accordance with 

recommendations set forth by a separate 

community stakeholder, the Southern 

San Fernando Valley Airplane Noise 

Task Force, to reduce noise over 

communities in southern San Fernando 

Valley. 

The Draft EA is available upon 

request by contacting Operation Support 

Group, Western Service Center, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 2200 216th 

Street, Des Moines, WA 98198; 

telephone (206) 231–2286. The Draft EA 

is also available on the FAA website at: 

https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ 

community_engagement/bur. 

Issued in Des Moines, WA, on December 5, 

2023. 

Lonnie D. Covalt, 

Lead Environmental Protection Specialist, 

Operations Support Group, Western Service 

Center. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27143 Filed 12–8–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

[FTA Docket No. FTA 2023–0031] 

Agency Information Collection Activity 

Under OMB Review: Public 

Transportation Safety Program 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces that the Information 

Collection Requirements (ICRs) 

abstracted below have been forwarded 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and comment. The 

ICR describe the nature of the 

information collection and their 

expected burdens for the Public 

Transportation Safety Program. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before January 10, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to https://www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. You can find this 

particular information collection by 

selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function. 

Comments are invited on: Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility, the accuracy of 

the Department’s estimate of the burden 

of the proposed information collection: 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

A comment to OMB is best assured of 

having its full effect if OMB receives it 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice in the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tia 

Swain, Office of Administration, 

Management Planning Division, 1200 

New Jersey Ave. SE, Mail Stop TAD–10, 

Washington, DC 20590; (202) 366–0354 

or tia.swain@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), Public Law 104–13, Section 2, 

109 Stat. 163 (1995) (codified as revised 

at 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), and its 

implementing regulations, 5 CFR part 

1320, require Federal agencies to issue 

two notices seeking public comment on 

information collection activities before 

OMB may approve paperwork packages. 

44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.5, 

1320.8(d)(1), 1320.12. On July 6, 2023, 

FTA published a 60-day notice (88 FR 

43167) in the Federal Register soliciting 

comments on the ICR that the agency 

was seeking OMB approval. FTA 

received no comments after issuing this 

60-day notice. Accordingly, DOT 

announces that these information 

collection activities have been reevaluated and certified under 5 CFR 

1320.5(a) and forwarded to OMB for 

review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 

1320.12(c). Before OMB decides 

whether to approve these proposed 

collections of information, it must 

provide 30 days for public comment. 44 

U.S.C. 3507(b); 5 CFR 1320.12(d). 

Federal law requires OMB to approve or 

disapprove paperwork packages 

between 30 and 60 days after the 30-day 

notice is published. 44 U.S.C. 3507 (b)- 

(c); 5 CFR 1320.12(d); see also 60 FR 

44978, 44983. OMB believes that the 30- 

day notice informs the regulated 

community to file relevant comments 

and affords the agency adequate time to 

digest public comments before it 

renders a decision. 60 FR 44983. 

Therefore, respondents should submit 

their respective comments to OMB 

within 30 days of publication to best 

ensure having their full effect. 5 CFR 

1320.12(c); see also 60 FR 44983. 

The summaries below describe the 

nature of the information collection 

requirements (ICRs) and the expected 

burden. The requirements are being 

submitted for clearance by OMB as 

required by the PRA. 


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