[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 90 (Tuesday, May 10, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 28930]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-10976]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Application 
for Employment With the Federal Aviation Administration

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. 
The information collected is used to collect, process and report 
Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) airborne and ground based observations 
by the public of drone behavior that they consider suspicious or 
illegal.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by July 11, 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 at (202) 267-1416, or 
by email at: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: Not assigned.
    Title: Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Event Reporting System 
(UETS).
    Form Numbers: There are no FAA forms associated with this 
collection. Information is collected via www.faa.gov/mobile external 
site.
    Type of Review: New information collection.
    Background: Under the provisions of Public Law 112-95, the Federal 
Aviation Administration (FAA) was given the authority and the 
responsibility for assessing the flight behavior of Unmanned Aircraft 
Systems and enable the reporting of UAS sightings that cause public 
concern for safety, national security, and/or privacy. The UETS web 
application will be used to collect, process and report UAS airborne 
and ground based observations (by the public) of drone behavior that 
they consider suspicious or illegal.
    Respondents: Approximately 6,000 responses annually.
    Frequency: Information is collected on occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 2.75 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 275 hours.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 4, 2016.
Ronda Thompson,
FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, Performance, Policy, and 
Records Management Branch, ASP-110.
[FR Doc. 2016-10976 Filed 5-9-16; 8:45 am]
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