[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 29 (Monday, February 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9902-9903]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02833]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. FAA-2023-1480]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of Continued Approval of Information Collection: Limited 
Recreational Unmanned Aircraft Operation Applications

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA 
invites public comments about our intention to request 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 August 7, 2023. The collection involves information 
related to recreational flying under the Exception for Limited 
Recreational Operations of Unmanned Aircraft. The information collected 
will be used to recognize Community Based Organizations (CBOs), 
administer an aeronautical knowledge and safety test, establish fixed 
flying sites, approve standards and limitations for Unmanned

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Aircraft Systems (UAS) weighing more than 55 pounds, and designate FAA 
Recognized Identification Areas (FRIAs).

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by March 13, 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: Alvin A. Brunner by email at: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#02636e746b6c2c632c6070776c6c6770426463632c656d74"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="98f9f4eef1f6b6f9b6faeaedf6f6fdead8fef9f9b6fff7ee">[email protected]</span></a>; phone: (405) 666-1024.

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: 2120-0794.
    Title: Limited Recreational Unmanned Aircraft Operation 
Applications.
    Form Numbers: Online collection.
    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 August 7, 2023 (88 FR 52240). In 2018, Congress passed 
the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Pub. L. 115-254). Section 44809 of 
Public Law 115-254 allows a person to operate a small unmanned aircraft 
(UA) without specific certification or operating authority from the FAA 
if the operation adheres to certain limitations. These limitations 
require the FAA to recognize community-based organizations (CBOs), 
develop and administer an aeronautical knowledge and safety test, 
establish fixed flying sites, approve standards and limitations for 
unmanned aircraft weighing more than 55 pounds, and designate FAA 
Recognized Identification Areas (FRIAs).
    The information will be collected online, primarily through the 
FAA's DroneZone website. The information collected will be limited to 
only that necessary for the FAA to complete a review of an application 
under the following statutory requirements:

<bullet> Section 44809(c)(1), Operations at Fixed Sites
<bullet> Section 44809(c)(2)(a), Standards and Limitations--UA Weighing 
More Than 55 Pounds
<bullet> Section 44809(c)(2)(b), Operations at Fixed Sites--UA Weighing 
More Than 55 Pounds
<bullet> Section 44809(g)(1), Aeronautical Knowledge and Safety Test
<bullet> Section 44809(i), Recognition of Community-Based Organizations

    Respondents: The FAA estimates that there will be approximately 
1,143 respondents per year. Respondents comprise individuals and 
organizations operating under the Exception for Limited Recreational 
Operations of Unmanned Aircraft who wish to be recognized as CBOs, 
administer the aeronautical knowledge and safety test, establish fixed 
flying sites, have standards and limitations for unmanned aircraft 
weighing more than 55 pounds approved, and establish designated FRIAs.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: Varies depending on the type 
of stakeholder application. Fixed flying site applications (including 
more than 55 pound UAS and FRIA) are estimated to take 0.5 hours per 
applicant. CBO recognition and more than 55 pound UAS standards and 
limitations applications are estimated to take 1.0 hours per applicant.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 1,218 hours.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on February 7, 2024.
D.C. Morris,
Aviation Safety Analyst, Flight Standards Service, General Aviation and 
Commercial Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-02833 Filed 2-9-24; 8:45 am]
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