[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 77 (Wednesday, April 23, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 17126]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-07023]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket Number: 2025-0771]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Automatic
Dependent Surveillance--Broadcast (ADS-B) Out Performance Requirements
To Support Air Traffic Control (ATC)
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation.
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 Automatic Dependent Surveillance-
Broadcast (ADS-B) Out equipage and subsequent maintenance post-
installation recordkeeping. The information to be collected will be
used to and/or is necessary for continued aircraft certification and
recordkeeping.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by June 29, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Please send written comments:
By Electronic Docket: www.regulations.gov (Enter docket number into
search field).
By Mail: Evan Setzer, ADS-B Program Office, 600 Independence Ave.,
Washington, DC 20591.
By Fax: (202) 267-1283.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jamal A. Wilson by email at:
[email protected]; phone: (202) 267-4301.
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: 2120-0728.
Title: Automatic Dependent Surveillance--Broadcast (ADS-B) Out
Performance Requirements to Support Air Traffic Control (ATC).
Form Numbers: FAA Form 337.
Type of Review: Clearance of a renewal of an information
collection.
Background: Title 49 of the United States Code, Subtitle VII,
Aviation Programs, described in detail the scope of the Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator's authority. Rulemaking for
Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out was promulgated
under the authority described subtitle VII, part A, subpart I, section
40103, Sovereignty and use of the Airspace, and subpart III, section
44701, General requirements. Under section 40103, the FAA is charged
with prescribing regulations on: (1) the flight of aircraft, including
regulations on safe altitudes; (2) the navigation, protection, and
identification of aircraft; and (3) the safe and efficient use of the
navigable airspace. Under section 44701, the FAA is charged with
promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in air commerce by prescribing
regulations for practices, methods and procedures the Administrator
finds necessary for safety in air commerce and national security.
On May 28, 2010, the FAA published the final rule entitled
``Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out Performance
Requirements to Support Air Traffic Control (ATC) Service''.\1\ As of
January 2, 2020, when operating in the airspace designated in 14 CFR
91.225(a) and (d), operators must be equipped with ADS-B Out avionics
that meet the performance requirements of 14 CFR 91.227. In short, ADS-
B rule airspace consists of the entirety of a Class B airport's
airspace and the surrounding Mode C veil, Class C airspace and the
airspace above Class C up to 10,000 ft, all U.S. sovereign airspace
above 10,000 ft, and all Class A airspace. Basic elements of the ADS-B
Out transmission include aircraft position, velocity, and
identification information. Per appendix A of FAR part 43, installation
of ADS-B Out avionics on certificated aircraft includes the completion
of a Form 337 by the maintenance personnel accomplishing or supervising
the installation. This form is submitted to document major alterations
to an aircraft and is received by the Aircraft Registration Branch in
Oklahoma City, OK for recordkeeping. This constitutes the only
collection of information related to ADS-B Out equipage, although all
information collected on Form 337 and its associated burden is already
covered by OMB Control 2120-0020.
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\1\ 75 FR 30193.
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Respondents: Maintenance or inspecting personnel responsible for
ADS-B installation on an aircraft.
Frequency: N/A.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes per installation.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: Dependent on number of ADS-B
installations conducted in a given period.
Issued in Washington, DC, on 18 April 2025.
Jamal A. Wilson,
ADS-B Program Analyst, AJM-42, ADS-B Program Office, PMO Surveillance
Services, Air Traffic Organization, FAA.
[FR Doc. 2025-07023 Filed 4-22-25; 8:45 am]
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