Document ID: FAA-2013-0259-3439
Agency: faa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Advisory Circular: Reporting of Laser Illumination of Aircraft
Posted Date: 2022-11-03T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 212 (Thursday, November 3, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66346-66347]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-23968]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. 2013-0259]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of a Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Advisory 
Circular: Reporting of Laser Illumination of Aircraft

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 7, 2022. The collection involves Advisory 
Circular 70-2A which provides guidance to civilian air crews on the 
reporting of laser illumination incidents and recommended mitigation 
actions to be taken in order to ensure continued safe and orderly 
flight operations.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by December 5, 2022.

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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: Barbara Hall by email at: 
[email protected]; phone: 940-594-5913.

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: 2120-0698.
    Title: Advisory Circular (AC): Reporting of Laser Illumination of 
Aircraft.
    Form Numbers: Advisory Circular 70-2A, Reporting of Laser 
Illumination of Aircraft.
    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 7, 2022 (87 FR 54749). Advisory Circular 70-
2A provides guidance to civilian air crews on the reporting of laser 
illumination incidents and recommended mitigation actions to be taken 
in order to ensure continued safe and orderly flight operations. 
Information is collected from pilots and aircrews that are affected by 
an unauthorized illumination by lasers. The requested reporting 
involves an immediate broadcast notification to Air Traffic Control 
(ATC) when the incident occurs, as well as a broadcast warning of the 
incident if the aircrew is flying in uncontrolled airspace. In 
addition, the AC requests that the aircrew supply a written report of 
the incident and send it by fax or email to the Washington Operations 
Control Complex (WOCC) as soon as possible.
    Respondents: Approximately 1,100 pilots and crewmembers.
    Frequency: Information is collected on occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 10 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 183 hours.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 31, 2022.
Sandra L. Ray,
Aviation Safety Inspector, Aviation Safety, Safety Standards AFS-200.
[FR Doc. 2022-23968 Filed 11-2-22; 8:45 am]
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