[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 1, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 10702]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-04516]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Small Unmanned 
Aircraft Registration System (sUAS)

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 a previously approved 
information collection. 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.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by May 2, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FAA at the following address: Ronda 
Thompson, Room 441, Federal Aviation Administration, ASP-110, 950 
L'Enfant Plaza SW., Washington, DC 20024.
    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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ronda Thompson by email at: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0765.
    Title: Small Unmanned Aircraft Registration System (sUAS).
    Form Numbers: There are no FAA forms associated with this 
collection.
    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) 
recently affirmed that all unmanned aircraft, including model 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). Aircraft 
registration is necessary to ensure personal accountability among all 
users of the national airspace system. See id. 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.
    Respondents: Approximately 1.9 million registrants annually.
    Frequency: Information is collected on occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 4.25 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 141,158 hours.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on February 24, 2016.
Ronda Thompson,
FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, Performance, Policy, and 
Records Management Branch, ASP-110.
[FR Doc. 2016-04516 Filed 2-29-16; 8:45 am]
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