[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2750-2751]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00707]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. FAA-2022-0828]


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

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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 Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period 
soliciting comments on the following collection of information was 
published on June 22, 2022. 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 February 16, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

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.
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0765.
    Title: Small Unmanned Aircraft Registration System.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
    Background: The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment 
period soliciting comments on the following collection of information 
was published on June 22, 2022 (87 FR 37373). 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

[[Page 2751]]

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 January 11, 2023.
Bonnie Lefko,
Program Analyst, FAA, Civil Aviation Registry, AFB-700.
[FR Doc. 2023-00707 Filed 1-13-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-13-P