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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 226 (Friday, November 22, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 92731-92733]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-27415]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. 2024-2158]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Unmanned 
Aircraft Systems (UAS) BEYOND and Partnership for Safety Plan (PSP) 
Programs

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 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 September 18, 2024. The collection involves operational 
data submissions by proponents who have been granted exemptions and 
operational data submissions by State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial 
(SLTT) participants in the UAS BEYOND program. The information to be 
collected will be used to inform FAA policy and decision-making 
regarding integrating UAS into the National Airspace System (NAS).

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by December 23, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on 
the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. Comments should be 
addressed to the attention of the Desk Officer, Department of 
Transportation/FAA, and sent via electronic mail to 
[email protected], or faxed to (202) 395-6974, or mailed to 
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management 
and Budget, Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, 
DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Merchant by email at: 
[email protected]; phone: 202-267-6148.

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

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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: 2120-0800.
    Title: Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) BEYOND and Partnership for 
Safety Plan (PSP) Programs.
    Form Numbers: The first two data collection instruments listed are 
to be used for the BEYOND program and are program specific; they will 
not include official form numbers. The last two data collection 
instruments listed are to be used for the BEYOND program, but also 
44807 exemption holders.

 UAS Monthly Flight Report
 UAS Flight Anomaly Report
 UAS Exemption Monthly Flight Report (Pending)
 Automated Data Service Provider (ADSP) Monthly Report 
(Pending)

    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 September 18, 2024 (89 FR 76614). The data collected 
during the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) BEYOND program is delineated 
as part of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) each Lead Participant 
signs with the FAA, and entered into under the authority of 49 U.S.C. 
106(l) and (m). The data collected from proponents granted exemptions 
is specified in the conditions and limitations of the exemptions under 
the authority provided by 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40113, 44701, and 44807. 
The data collected from proponents granted certificates of 
authorization is specified in the conditions and limitations of the 
authorizations under the authority provided by 49 U.S.C. 40102(a) or 49 
U.S.C. 40125. The data collected from proponents granted part 107 
waivers is specified in the conditions and limitations of the waivers 
under the authority provided by 14 CFR part 107.
    The purpose of the BEYOND program is for the Federal Aviation 
Administration (FAA) to work with State, local and Tribal (SLT) 
governments toward full, safe integration of UAS into the national 
airspace system (NAS). There are eight SLT governments in the BEYOND 
program currently. The FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024, section 920, 
enables the FAA to expand the BEYOND program to include additional SLT 
governments.
    BEYOND participants and other select proponents submit operational 
data, including monthly flight data, Automated Data Service Provider 
(ADSP) monthly data, and anomaly data. The purpose of these submissions 
is to monitor the safety of the flights and the effectiveness of the 
safety mitigations in place, and inform policy and decision-making 
related to the risks associated with operations involving command and 
control (C2) links, detect and avoid (DAA) capabilities, ADSP 
reliability, anomaly detection, and a host of other categories, to 
solve challenges in enabling UAS beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) 
operations.
    Respondents: Depending on the submission, the respondents are two 
groups:
    1. State, Local, Tribal, or Territorial Governments--BEYOND Lead 
Participants.
    2. Business or other for-profit--Team members of the BEYOND Lead 
Participants and proponents with reporting conditions and limitations 
in their operational approvals.
    Frequency: The frequency depends on the report. See the table below 
for details.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: Depending on the submission, 
the overall estimated average burden per response varies from 60 to 90 
minutes. See the table below for details.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: The estimated total annual burden 
for all submissions is 435 hours. See the following table for a 
breakdown by report or form.

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                                                                                                                             Estimated
                                                                                                                              average        Estimated
             Report/form                    Affected public             Frequency            Number of     Total number     burden per     total annual
                                                                                            respondents    of responses      response         burden
                                                                                                                              (hours)         (hours)
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Operational Data:
    UAS Monthly Flight Reports.......  Proponents with approval  Monthly................           15.00          180.00            1.00          180.00
                                        documents that include
                                        flight reporting C&Ls
                                        and BEYOND participants.
    UAS ADSP Monthly Reports.........  ADSPs that have service   Monthly................           10.00          120.00            1.50          180.00
                                        level agreements with
                                        proponents that submit
                                        UAS Monthly Flight
                                        Reports.
    UAS Anomaly Reports..............  Proponents with approval  On Occasion--Assuming 5           15.00           75.00            1.00           75.00
                                        documents that include    annually per proponent.
                                        event reporting C&Ls
                                        and BEYOND participants.
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        Totals.......................  ........................  .......................           40.00          375.00            1.16          435.00
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    Issued in Washington, DC, on November 19, 2024.

Kim Merchant,
Manager, Special Projects Branch, Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration 
Office, Federal Aviation Administration.
[FR Doc. 2024-27415 Filed 11-21-24; 8:45 am]
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