[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 39 (Tuesday, February 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12715-12716]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04021]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. FAA-2023-0474]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance for a Renewed Information Collection: Privacy International 
Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Address

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 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 May 1, 2023.

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. Evan 
Setzer, Program Manager, Surveillance and Broadcast Services, AJM-42, 
Program Management Organization, Federal Aviation Administration, 600 
Independence Ave. SW, Wilbur Wright Building, Washington, DC 20597.
    By fax: 202-267-1277 (Attention: Mr. Evan Setzer, Program Manager, 
Surveillance and Broadcast Services, AJM-42, Program Management 
Organization, Federal Aviation Administration).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical questions concerning 
this action, contact Mr. Jamal A. Wilson, Surveillance and Broadcast 
Services, AJM 42, PIA Project Lead at [email protected] or at 
(202)267-4301.

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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 renewal.
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0779.
    Title: Privacy International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) 
Address Program.
    Form Numbers: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an 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 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 while flying within the sovereign 
airspace of the United States. Participation in the assignment of 
privacy ICAO Code addresses is voluntary. 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].
    Information Collected: Information collected by privacy ICAO 
address program includes aircraft registration number, permanent ICAO 
address, and aircraft owner's information to include phone number, 
email address, and physical address.
    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: Frequency will be occasional based on specific 
scenarios. An operator can change privacy ICAO aircraft addresses, but 
no more often than once every 20 days. In the event real-world security 
concerns become evident, an operator can elect to change their PIA 
address sooner than 20 days.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: Approximately 15 minutes per 
application.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 12,563 hours.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on February 22, 2023.
Stanton Brunner,
Program Manager for Service Performance and Sustainment Team (AJM-422), 
Federal Aviation Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023-04021 Filed 2-27-23; 8:45 am]
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