[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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