[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 200 (Wednesday, October 16, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 55370]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-22557]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. FAA-2019-0781]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Automatic 
Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) Out Performance Requirements 
To Support Air Traffic Control (ATC) Service

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. The final rule titles ``Automatic Dependent 
Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) Equipage Mandate to Support Air Traffic 
Control Service,'' requires performance requirements for certain 
avionics equipment on aircraft operating in specified classes of 
airspace within the United States National Airspace System (NAS). The 
rule facilitates the use of ADS-B for aircraft surveillance by FAA air 
traffic controllers to accommodate the expected increase in demand for 
air transportation.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by December 16, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Please send written comments:
    By Electronic Docket: www.regulations.gov (Enter docket number into 
search field)
    By mail: Send comments to FAA at the following address: Mr. David 
Gray, Group Manager, Surveillance and Broadcast Services, AJM-42, Air 
Traffic Organization, Federal Aviation Administration, 600 Independence 
Ave. SW, Wilbur Wright Building, Washington, DC 20597
    By fax: +1.202.267.1277 (Attention: Mr. David Gray, Group Manager, 
Surveillance and Broadcast Services, AJM-42, Air Traffic Organization, 
Federal Aviation Administration

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical questions concerning 
this action, contact Mr. Bryan Robles, Surveillance and Broadcast 
Services, Air Traffic Organization, Federal Aviation Administration at 
[email protected] or +1.202-267-0122.

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: 2120-0728.
    Title: Automatic Dependent Surveillance--Broadcast (ADS-B) Out 
Performance Requirements To Support Air Traffic control (ATC) Service.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
    Background: 14 CFR part 91 includes requirements for certain 
avionics equipment on aircraft operating in specified classes of 
airspace within the United States National Airspace System (NAS). After 
January 1, 2020, unless otherwise authorized by ATC, all aircraft 
operating in the airspace identified in Sec.  91.225 must comply with 
the ADS-B Out equipage and performance requirements in Sec. Sec.  
91.225 and 91.227. This collection supports the surveillance 
information needs of the FAA by requiring avionics equipment that 
continuously transmits aircraft information through the 1090 megahertz 
(MHz) extended squitter (ES) broadcast link or the Universal Access 
Transceiver (UAT) broadcast link to be received by the FAA, via 
automation, for use in providing air traffic surveillance services. 
ADS-B equipment will continuously transmit aircraft information in 
``real time'' to FAA ground receivers. ADS-B Out moves air traffic 
control from a radar-based system to a satellite-derived aircraft 
location system with capabilities for reducing lateral and longitudinal 
separation standards. Old information is overwritten on a continuous 
basis when provided for air traffic surveillance services. As part of 
the renewal process, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requests 
an estimate of the burden imposed to the public for the collection of 
information. However, in this case, ADS-B Out information is collected 
electronically, without input by a human operator. Subsequently a 1-
hour burden is submitted as a placeholder to allow entry in OMB's 
burden inventory.
    Respondents: Approximately 100,000-160,000 operators.
    Frequency: Information is collected automatically through ADS-B Out 
transmissions.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 1 hour (placeholder).
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 1 hour (placeholder).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 9, 2019.
David E. Gray,
Group Manager, Surveillance and Broadcast Services (AJM-42), Program 
Management Office, Air Traffic Organization, Federal Aviation 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2019-22557 Filed 10-15-19; 8:45 am]
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