[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 50 (Thursday, March 14, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9411-9412]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04696]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. FAA-2019-0159]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of a Renewed Approval of Information Collection: B4UFLY
Smartphone App
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 collection involves the B4UFLY smartphone app that
provides situational awareness of flight restrictions--including
locations of airports, restricted airspace, special use airspace, and
temporary flight restrictions--based on a user's current or planned
flight location. In order to maintain NAS safety in proximity to
airports, authorization is now required from recreational Unmanned
Aircraft System (UAS) pilots to operate in controlled airspace The data
collected will assist the FAA with determining the best processes to
authorize recreational UAS pilots and inform air
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traffic control personnel of a UAS pilot's intended flight in order to
assess whether the UAS may disrupt or endanger manned air traffic.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by May 13, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Please send written comments:
By Electronic Docket: www.regulations.gov (Enter docket number into
search field).
By mail: Jessica A. Orquina, 470 L'Enfant Plaza SW, Suite 7225,
Washington, DC 20024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bonnie Reichert by email at:
[email protected]; phone: 405-875-6301.
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: 2120-0764.
Title: B4UFLY Smartphone App.
Form Numbers: There are no forms associated with this collection.
Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
Background: Public Law 112-95, Section 336 which requires model
aircraft operators to notify the airport operator and air traffic
control tower (if one is located at the airport) prior to operating
within 5 miles of an airport. The FAA's B4UFLY smartphone app provides
situational awareness of flight restrictions-- including locations of
airports, restricted airspace, special use airspaces, and temporary
flight restrictions--based on a user's current or planned flight
location. In order to maintain NAS safety in proximity to airports, air
traffic control personnel would need certain basic information about a
UAS operator's intended flight in order to assess whether the UAS may
disrupt or endanger manned air traffic. The data collected will assist
the FAA with determining the best processes to authorize recreational
UAS pilots and inform air traffic control personnel of a UAS pilot's
intended flight in order to assess whether the UAS may disrupt or
endanger manned air traffic.
Respondents: Approximately 640,060 users.
Frequency: Information is collected on occasion.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: Approximately 2 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: Approximately 100 minutes for light
usage per user. Approximately 5 hours per user for heavier usage.
Issued in Oklahoma City, OK, on March 6, 2019.
Bonnie Reichert,
Project Manager, UAS Program Office Division, Office of Information and
Technology, Enterprise Program Management Services, AEM-210.
[FR Doc. 2019-04696 Filed 3-13-19; 8:45 am]
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