Document ID: FAA-2020-0488-0001
Agency: faa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Survey of Unmanned-Aircraft-Systems Operators
Posted Date: 2020-05-12T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 92 (Tuesday, May 12, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28135-28136]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-10139]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. 2020-0488]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of a New Approval of Information Collection: Survey of 
Unmanned-Aircraft-Systems Operators

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 for a new information collection. 
This survey is necessary to prepare and plan for the integration of 
unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into the national airspace system 
(NAS), as required by Section 376 under the FAA Reauthorizations Act of 
2018.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by July 14, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Please send written comments:
     By Electronic Docket: www.regulations.gov (Enter docket 
number into search field).

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     By mail: William Ekins, 800 Independence Ave. SW, Suite 
938, Washington, DC 20024.
     By fax: 202- 267-3278.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Ekins by email at: 
William.g.ekins@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. The agency will 
summarize and/or include your comments in the request for OMB's 
clearance of this information collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2120-
    Title: Survey of Unmanned-Aircraft-Systems Operators.
    Form Numbers: Online Collection.
    Type of Review: New Information Collection.
    Background: The FAA Reauthorizations Act of 2018 explicitly charges 
the FAA with developing a plan to implement an unmanned aircraft 
systems traffic management (UTM) services. The development of this 
congressionally mandated plan requires an estimation of current 
activity by UAS operators and projecting this behavior into the future 
as economic, technology, and regulatory condition change. Given the 
lack of available data on the flight behavior of UAS operators, the FAA 
proposes a survey of UAS operators who have registered with the FAA 
under Section 349 or Part 107.
    Survey consists of a voluntary questionnaire administered online. 
Registrants within the FAA's UAS registrations under Part 107 and 
Section 349 are invited to complete the questionnaire via email. The 
email contains a personalized link to the questionnaire hosted by 
Survey Monkey. The questionnaire contains:
     6 questions on general flight behavior,
     4 questions about the number and types of UAS operated,
     5 questions for respondents who identity as commercial 
operators, and
     7 questions for respondents who identify as operating for 
public safety agencies.
    Including a social-media preference and self-identifying questions, 
the questionnaire contains a total 24 question. However, the majority 
of respondents will only answer the first 12 questions.
    The data obtained from the survey will be used for developing 
national forecasts of UAS activity. Summary data from the proposed 
survey will be included in the Aviation Forecast published annually by 
the FAA.
    Respondents: Recreational and commercial operators of unmanned 
aircraft systems (UAS) who have registered with the FAA under Section 
349 and Part 107, respectively.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 5.3 minutes on average.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 10,881 hours.

    Issued in Washington, DC on 5-8-2020.
Michael Lukacs,
Deputy Division Manager, Office of Aviation Policy and Plans, APO-100, 
Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 2020-10139 Filed 5-11-20; 8:45 am]
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