[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 60 (Wednesday, March 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21403-21404]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-06527]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. FAA-2023-2327]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of a Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Unmanned 
Aircraft Remote Identification Message Elements

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 Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period 
soliciting comments on the following collection of information was 
published on November 22, 2023. The collection involves electronic 
information that is broadcast directly from certain unmanned aircraft, 
specifically standard remote identification unmanned aircraft and 
unmanned aircraft equipped with a remote identification broadcast 
module. The collection of this information in the remote identification 
message elements is necessary to comply with the FAA's statutory 
requirement to develop and implement standards for remotely identifying 
operators and owners of unmanned aircraft. The collection of this 
information will also provide airspace awareness to enable the FAA, 
national security agencies, and law enforcement entities to distinguish 
compliant airspace users from those potentially posing a safety or 
security risk.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by April 26, 2024.

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: Benjamin Walsh by email at: 
[email protected]; phone: 202-267-8233.

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: 2120-0783.
    Title: Unmanned Aircraft Remote Identification Message Elements.
    Form Numbers: N/A.
    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 November 22, 2023 (88 FR 81530). Regulations for the 
Remote Identification of Unmanned Aircraft were published on January 
15, 2021, and are contained in 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR), 
part 89. Requirements for the operation of unmanned aircraft with 
remote identification are contained in part 89, subpart B. The Remote 
Identification rule requires unmanned aircraft with remote 
identification equipment to broadcast remote identification message 
elements directly from the unmanned aircraft using radio frequency 
spectrum in accordance with 47 CFR part 15, where operations may occur 
without a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) individual license. 
These unmanned aircraft include standard remote identification unmanned 
aircraft and unmanned aircraft equipped with remote identification 
broadcast modules.
    A standard remote identification unmanned aircraft must be capable 
of broadcasting the following remote identification message elements:
    (a) The identity of the unmanned aircraft consisting of:
    (1) A serial number assigned to the unmanned aircraft by the person 
responsible for the production of the standard remote identification 
unmanned aircraft; or
    (2) A session ID.
    (b) An indication of the latitude and longitude of the control 
station.
    (c) An indication of the geometric altitude of the control station.
    (d) An indication of the latitude and longitude of the unmanned 
aircraft.
    (e) An indication of the geometric altitude of the unmanned 
aircraft.
    (f) An indication of the velocity of the unmanned aircraft.
    (g) A time mark identifying the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) 
time of applicability of a position source output.
    (g) An indication of the emergency status of the unmanned aircraft.
    A remote identification broadcast module must be capable of 
broadcasting the following remote identification message elements:
    (a) The identity of the unmanned aircraft consisting of the serial 
number assigned to the remote identification broadcast module by the 
person responsible for the production of the remote identification 
broadcast module.
    (b) An indication of the latitude and longitude of the unmanned 
aircraft.
    (c) An indication of the geometric altitude of the unmanned 
aircraft.
    (d) An indication of the velocity of the unmanned aircraft.
    (e) An indication of the latitude and longitude of the take-off 
location of the unmanned aircraft.
    (f) An indication of the geometric altitude of the take-off 
location of the unmanned aircraft.
    (g) A time mark identifying the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) 
time of applicability of a position source output.
    The collection of this information in the remote identification 
message elements is necessary to comply with the FAA's statutory 
requirement to develop and implement standards for remotely identifying 
operators and owners of unmanned aircraft. The collection of this 
information will also provide airspace awareness to enable the FAA, 
national security agencies, and law enforcement entities to distinguish 
compliant airspace users from those potentially posing a safety or 
security risk.
    The remote identification message elements that unmanned aircraft 
operators are required to broadcast under Part 89 are considered 
publicly available information. The remote

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identification message elements broadcast directly from the unmanned 
can be received by anyone who has the appropriate equipment, such as a 
personal wireless device, that can receive broadcast messages.
    Respondents: The collection of information through the broadcasting 
of message elements from a standard remote identification unmanned 
aircraft or remote identification broadcast module is entirely 
automatic. The collection uses automated, electronic, and related 
technological collection techniques. This framework makes it relatively 
simple and straightforward for individuals to comply with the broadcast 
requirements by operating unmanned aircraft that are standard remote 
identification unmanned aircraft or unmanned aircraft equipped with a 
remote identification broadcast module.
    Frequency: Operators of unmanned aircraft with remote 
identification are required to broadcast the remote identification 
message elements addressed in this information collection on occasion 
(when the unmanned aircraft with remote identification is operated in 
the airspace of the United States).
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: To transmit remote 
identification message elements, each remote pilot is required to 
operate either a standard remote identification unmanned aircraft or 
unmanned aircraft equipped with a remote identification broadcast 
module. The collection of information through the broadcasting of the 
remote identification message elements is entirely automatic, therefore 
there is no average burden associated with the broadcast of the remote 
identification message elements.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: The collection of information 
through the broadcasting of the remote identification message elements 
is entirely automatic, therefore there is no annual burden associated 
with the broadcast of the remote identification message elements.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 22, 2024.
Marcus Cunningham,
Acting Manager, Emerging Technologies Division, AFS-700.
[FR Doc. 2024-06527 Filed 3-26-24; 8:45 am]
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