[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 147 (Wednesday, July 31, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61575-61576]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-16892]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. FAA-2024-1988]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of a Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Small 
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) Safety Event Reporting

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 information that must be reported 
to the FAA about small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) safety events if 
they result in serious injury or damage exceeding certain thresholds.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by September 30, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Please send written comments:
    By Electronic Docket: www.regulations.gov (Enter docket number into 
search field).
    By mail: Benjamin Walsh, FAA Flight Standards Service, Emerging 
Technologies Division, AFS-700, 800 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, 
DC 20591.
    By fax: 202-267-8233.

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. The agency will summarize and/or include 
your comments in the request for OMB's clearance of this information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0767.
    Title: Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) Safety Event 
Reporting.
    Form Numbers: N/A (web portal: https://faadronezone.faa.gov).
    Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.

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    Background: The title of this information collection is being 
changed from ``Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) Accident 
Reporting'' to ``Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) Safety Event 
Reporting'' to reflect the change made to the title of the applicable 
regulation (14 CFR, 107.9) in 2022. 14 CFR part 107.9 requires that a 
small unmanned aircraft system safety event be reported if it causes: 
(1) serious injury to any person or any loss of consciousness; or (2) 
damage to any property, other than the small unmanned aircraft, unless 
the cost of repair or fair market value in the event of total loss does 
not exceed $500. The information collected by the FAA through its 
DroneZone web portal, Flight Standards District Offices, one of the 
Regional Operations Centers, or the Washington Operations Center for 
each small UAS safety event will be used to investigate and determine 
regulatory compliance. In addition, the safety event information will 
go into the FAA aircraft accident database for safety analysis purposes 
by the FAA Office of Accident Investigation and Analysis, pursuant to 
its statutory safety mission.
    As is currently the case for manned aircraft accidents, small UAS 
safety event data will be made available to the public and the National 
Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
    Respondents: Small Unmanned Aircraft System operators that 
experience a safety event that must be reported to the FAA per 14 CFR, 
107.9. Approximately 41 per year.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 10.25 hours.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 26, 2024.
Joseph Morra,
Manager, Emerging Technologies Division, AFS-700.
[FR Doc. 2024-16892 Filed 7-30-24; 8:45 am]
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