51332 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 212 / Friday, November 3, 2017 / Notices 

Title: Small Unmanned Aircraft 

Registration System (sUAS). 

Form Numbers: None. 

Type of Review: Renewal of an 

information collection. 

Background: The Secretary of the 

Department of Transportation (DOT) 

and the Administrator of the Federal 

Aviation Administration (FAA) affirmed 

that all unmanned aircraft are aircraft. 

As such, in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 

44101(a) and as further prescribed in 14 

CFR part 47, registration is required 

prior to operation. See 80 FR 63912, 

63913 (October 22, 2015), except for 

those model aircraft operating 

exclusively in compliance with section 

336 of Public Law 112–95. Aircraft 

registration is necessary to ensure 

personal accountability among all users 

of the national airspace system. Aircraft 

registration also allows the FAA and 

law enforcement agencies to address 

non-compliance by providing the means 

by which to identify an aircraft’s owner 

and operator. 

Subject to certain exceptions 

discussed below, aircraft must be 

registered prior to operation. See 49 

U.S.C. 44101–44103. Upon registration, 

the Administrator must issue a 

certificate of registration to the aircraft 

owner. See 49 U.S.C. 44103 

Registration, however, does not 

provide the authority to operate. 

Persons intending to operate a small 

unmanned aircraft exclusively as model 

aircraft must operate in compliance 

with section 336 of Public Law 112–95, 

and as discussed below, are not required 

to register. Persons intending to operate 

their small unmanned aircraft not 

exclusively in compliance with section 

336 must operate in accordance with 

part 107 or part 91, in accordance with 

a waiver issued under part 107, in 

accordance with an exemption issued 

under 14 CFR part 11 (including those 

persons operating under an exemption 

issued pursuant to section 333 of Public 

Law 112–95), or in conjunction with the 

issuance of a special airworthiness 

certificate, and are required to register. 

As a result of the May 19, 2017 ruling 

by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 

District of Columbia Circuit (Taylor v. 

Huerta), the Small UAS Registration and 

Marking interim final rule was vacated 

to the extent it applies to model aircraft. 

Model aircraft must meet the definition 

and operational requirements provided 

in section 336 of the FAA 

Modernization and Reform Act. Owners 

who are operating exclusively in 

compliance with section 336 who wish 

to delete their registration and receive a 

refund of the registration fee may do so 

by requesting registration deletion from 

the FAA, which requires the FAA to 

collect their payment information. 

Respondents: Approximately 1.6 

million affected sUAS registrations and 

deregistrations annually. Additionally, 

the FAA estimates based on responses 

so far (700,000) that approximately 

0.5% [3,500] of the owners who are 

registered and are operating in 

compliance with section 336 will delete 

their registrations. 

Frequency: Information is collected 

on occasion. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: 5 minutes per response to 

register, 3 minutes per response deregister, and 2 minutes per response to 

delete registrations. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

About 135,000 hours for registration and 

deregistration, and about 117 hours for 

registration deletion. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 26, 

2017. 

Barbara L. Hall, 

FAA Information Collection Clearance 

Officer, Performance, Policy, and Records 

Management Branch, ASP–110. 

[FR Doc. 2017–23893 Filed 11–2–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Board 

of Visitors Meeting 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Meeting notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Maritime 

Administration (MARAD) announces 

that the following U.S. Merchant Marine 

Academy (Academy) Board of Visitors 

(BOV) meeting will take place: 

1. Date: November 6, 2017. 

2. Time: 11:00–12:00 p.m. 

3. Location: U.S. Merchant Marine 

Academy, Kings Point, NY; Crabtree 

Room in the library. 

4. Purpose of the Meeting: The 

purpose of this meeting is to provide for 

an annual visit of the members to the 

Academy. 

5. Agenda Summary: 

a. Vote on the BOV charter 

b. Briefing on the state of the 

Academy and the status of 

reaccreditation. 

6. Public Access to the Meeting: This 

meeting is open to the public. Seating is 

on a first-come basis. Members of the 

public wishing to attend the meeting 

will need to show photo identification 

in order to gain access to the meeting 

location. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

BOV’s Designated Federal Officer and 

Point of Contact Brian Blower; 202 366– 

2765; Brian.Blower@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Any 

member of the public is permitted to file 

a written statement with the Academy 

BOV. Written statements should be sent 

to the Designated Federal Officer at: 

Brian Blower; 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., 

W28–314, Washington, DC 20590 or via 

email at Brian.Blower@Dot.gov. (Please 

contact the Designated Federal Officer 

for information on submitting comments 

via fax.) Written statements must be 

received no later than three working 

days prior to the next meeting in order 

to provide time for member 

consideration. Only written statements 

will be considered by the BOV, no 

member of the public will be allowed to 

present questions from the floor or 

speak to any issue under consideration 

by the BOV. 

(Authority: 46 U.S.C. 51312; 5 U.S.C. app. 

552b; 41 CFR parts 102–3.140 through 102– 

3.165) 

By Order of the Maritime Administrator. 

Dated: October 30, 2017. 

T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2017–23907 Filed 11–2–17; 8:45 am] 

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