[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 215 (Wednesday, November 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 88108]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-25812]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. FAA-2024-1988]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of a Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Small 
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) Safety Event Reporting

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of 
Transportation.

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 the 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 July 31, 2024. The collection involves information that 
must be reported to the FAA about small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) 
safety events if they result in serious injury or damage exceeding 
certain thresholds.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by December 6, 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: Benjamin Walsh by email at: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4321262d6d34222f302b032522226d242c35"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1d7f7873336a7c716e755d7b7c7c337a726b">[email protected]</span></a>; 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: 2120-0767.
    Title: Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) Safety Event 
Reporting.
    Form Numbers: N/A (web portal: https://faadronezone.faa.gov).
    Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
    Background: The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment 
period soliciting comments on the following collection of information 
was published on July 31, 2024 (89 FR 61575). The title of this 
information collection is being changed from ``Small Unmanned Aircraft 
Systems (sUAS) Accident Reporting'' to ``Small Unmanned Aircraft 
Systems (sUAS) Safety Event Reporting'' to reflect the change made to 
the title of the applicable regulation (14 CFR 107.9) in 2022. The 
regulations at 14 CFR 107.9 requires that a small unmanned aircraft 
system safety event be reported if it causes: (1) serious injury to any 
person or any loss of consciousness; or (2) damage to any property, 
other than the small unmanned aircraft, unless the cost of repair or 
fair market value in the event of total loss does not exceed $500. The 
information collected by the FAA through its DroneZone web portal, 
Flight Standards District Offices, one of the Regional Operations 
Centers, or the Washington Operations Center for each small UAS safety 
event will be used to investigate and determine regulatory compliance. 
In addition, the safety event information will go into the FAA aircraft 
accident database for safety analysis purposes by the FAA Office of 
Accident Investigation and Analysis, pursuant to its statutory safety 
mission. As is currently the case for manned aircraft accidents, small 
UAS safety event data will be made available to the public and the 
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
    Respondents: Small Unmanned Aircraft System operators that 
experience a safety event that must be reported to the FAA per 14 CFR, 
107.9. Approximately 41 per year.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 10.25 hours.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on November 1, 2024.
Joseph Morra,
Manager, Emerging Technologies Division, AFS-700.
[FR Doc. 2024-25812 Filed 11-5-24; 8:45 am]
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