[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 119 (Wednesday, June 22, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 37373]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-13319]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. FAA-2022-0828]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of a Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Small 
Unmanned Aircraft Registration System

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. Aircraft registration is necessary to ensure personal 
accountability among all users of the National Airspace System (NAS). 
Aircraft registration also allows the FAA and law enforcement agencies 
to address non-compliance by providing the means for identifying an 
aircraft's owner and operator. This collection also permits individuals 
to de-register or update their record in the registration database.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by August 22, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Please send written comments:
    By Electronic Docket: www.regulations.gov (Enter docket number into 
search field).
    By mail: Kevin West, Manager, Aircraft Registration Branch, AFB-
710, PO Box 25504, Oklahoma City, OK 73125.
    By fax: 405-954-8068.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bonnie Lefko by email at: 
[email protected]; phone: 405-954-7461.

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: 2120-0765.
    Title: Small Unmanned Aircraft Registration System.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
    Background: The Secretary of the Department of Transportation (DOT) 
and the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 
affirmed that all unmanned aircraft, including model aircraft, are 
aircraft. As such, in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 44101(a) and as further 
prescribed in 14 CFR part 48, registration is required prior to 
operation. See 80 FR 63912, 63913 (October 22, 2015). Registration 
allows the FAA to provide respondents with educational materials 
regarding safety of flight in the NAS to promote greater accountability 
and responsibility of these new users. Registration also allows the FAA 
and law enforcement agencies to address non-compliance by providing the 
means for identifying an aircraft's owner and operator.
    Subject to certain exceptions discussed below, aircraft must be 
registered prior to operation. See 49 U.S.C. 44101-44103. Upon 
registration, the Administrator must issue a certificate of 
registration to the aircraft owner. See 49 U.S.C. 44103.
    Registration, however, does not provide the authority to operate. 
Persons intending to operate a small unmanned aircraft must operate in 
accordance with the exception for limited recreational operations (49 
U.S.C. 44809), part 107 or part 91, in accordance with a waiver issued 
under part 107, in accordance with an exemption issued under 14 CFR 
part 11 (including those persons operating under an exemption issued 
pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 44807), or in conjunction with the issuance of a 
special airworthiness certificate, and are required to register.
    Respondents: 283,761 registrants and 21,910 de-registrants based on 
CY 2021 data.
    Frequency: Information is collected on occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 6 minutes per response to 
register and 3 minutes per response to de-register.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: Approximately 28,376 hours to 
register and 1,096 to de-register.

    Issued in Oklahoma City, OK on June 16, 2022.
Bonnie Lefko,
Program Analyst, FAA, Civil Aviation Registry, AFB-700.
[FR Doc. 2022-13319 Filed 6-21-22; 8:45 am]
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