[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 163 (Thursday, August 22, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43860-43861]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-18052]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. FAA-2019-0630]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of New Approval of Information Collection: Privacy
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Address Program
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 collection involves an aircraft operator's request for a privacy
ICAO address through a web-based application process. The information
to be collected is necessary to qualify for the authorized use of the
privacy ICAO address services and for monitoring to support continued
airworthiness and enforcement activities.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by October 21, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Please send written comments:
By electronic docket: www.regulations.gov (Enter docket number into
search field)
By mail: Syed Tahmid, Project Lead, Surveillance and Broadcast
Services, AJM-422, Air Traffic Organization, Federal Aviation
Administration, 600 Independence Ave. SW, Wilbur Wright Building,
Washington, DC 20597.
By fax: 202-267-1277 (Attention: Mr. Syed Tahmid, Project Lead,
Surveillance and Broadcast Services, AJM-422, Air Traffic Organization,
Federal Aviation Administration).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical questions concerning
this action, contact Syed Tahmid by email at: [email protected] or
+1.202.267.8784.
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-XXXX.
Title: Privacy International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
Address Program.
Form Numbers: Not applicable.
Type of Review: New information collection.
Background: In 2010, the FAA issued a final rule mandating equipage
requirements and performance standards for Automatic Dependent
Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out avionics on aircraft operating in
certain airspace after December 31, 2019. Aircraft operators must be
equipped with ADS-B Out to fly in most controlled airspace. Federal
Regulations 14 CFR 91.225 and 14 CFR 91.227 contain requirement
details. Each registered aircraft is assigned an aircraft registration
number and an ICAO 24-bit aircraft address. This is also referred to
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as a ``Mode S Code'' in some FAA documents and websites, including the
FAA Aircraft Registry. Where a 1090-MHz Extended Squitter (1090ES)
transponder is required for ADS-B Out compliance, this ICAO 24-bit
aircraft address, based on current transponder avionics standards, is
openly broadcasted on the 1090 MHz frequency in transponder replies and
ADS-B messages. Subsequently, the nature of openly broadcasting makes
the identity of the aircraft publicly available.
Industry stakeholders have long suggested that FAA develop a
process for aircraft operators who seek anonymity such that their
aircraft movements and identity cannot be traced or seen by privately
owned sensors that monitor the 1090 MHz frequency and combine this with
other downlinked ADS-B and Mode S data being disseminated using the
internet. The FAA intends to develop a process for operators who wish
to mask their aircraft movements and identity for a period of time
while flying within the sovereign airspace of the United States.
Participation in the assignment of privacy ICAO Code addresses is
voluntary. However, the FAA must collect the operator's information in
order to assign privacy ICAO addresses. It is envisioned that required
data collected will be:
Aircraft registration number
Permanent ICAO address
Aircraft owner's information to include:
[cir] Phone number
[cir] Email address
[cir] Home/business (physical) address
Only U.S. registered aircraft can be assigned a privacy ICAO
aircraft address. No operator can use a privacy ICAO aircraft address
for a U.S.-registered aircraft unless that operator is authorized to
use a third-party flight identification for that same aircraft. No
unique privacy ICAO address will be assigned to more than one U.S.-
registered aircraft at any given time. Once approved, the operator will
be assigned a privacy ICAO address.
The operator will be required to notify the FAA when their avionics
have been loaded with the assigned temporary ICAO 24-bit aircraft
address. Owners and operators must verify that the ICAO 24-bit aircraft
address (Mode S code) broadcast by their ADS-B equipment matches the
assigned privacy ICAO address for their aircraft. Operators can verify
what ICAO 24-bit aircraft address is being broadcast by their aircraft
by visiting: https://adsbperformance.faa .gov/PAPRRequest.aspx.
For monitoring privacy ICAO address use, the information will be
downloaded by the FAA and entered into the FAA's ADS-B Performance
Monitor [Docket No. FAA-2017-1194 published in Federal Register,
December 20, 2017, as Document Number: 2017-27202].
Respondents: Intended for operators who seek anonymity such that
their aircraft movements and identity cannot be easily traced or seen
by privately owned sensors that monitor the 1090 MHz frequency. FAA
estimates up to 15,000 respondents.
Frequency: On occasion. An operator can change privacy ICAO
aircraft addresses, but no more often than once every 30 days.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: Approximately 20-25 minutes
per application.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: Approximately 14,583 hours.
Issued in Washington, DC, on August 15, 2019.
David Gray,
Manager, Surveillance and Broadcast Services Group (AJM-42), Program
Management Organization, Air Traffic Organization, Federal Aviation
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2019-18052 Filed 8-21-19; 8:45 am]
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