[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 99 (Friday, May 23, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 22146]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-09268]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. FAA-2025-0708]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of a Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Pilot
Certification Unmanned Aircraft Systems
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 submitted on FAA form
8710-13 (Remote Pilot Certificate and/or Rating Application) by persons
applying for a Part 107 remote pilot certificate and/or rating. A Part
107 remote pilot certificate and/or rating is required to act as remote
pilot in command of an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) being operated
under Part 107. The form requires an applicant to provide information
such as their name, address, physical characteristics (height, weight,
etc.), existing pilot certificates, and whether the applicant took the
knowledge test or training course. The applicant must provide proof of
completion of a knowledge test or training course, as applicable, with
the application. The information to be collected will be used to
identify and evaluate your qualifications and eligibility for the
issuance of a remote pilot certificate and/or rating. Form 8710-13 can
be submitted electronically using the FAA's online Integrated Airman
Certification and Rating Application (IACRA), by mail, or in person at
certain FAA facilities.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by July 22, 2025.
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, 13873 Park Center Road, Suite 475,
Herndon, VA 20171.
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: 2120-0777.
Title: Pilot Certification Unmanned Aircraft Systems.
Form Numbers: 8710-13.
Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
Background: Subpart C of title 14 Code of Federal Regulations part
107 (14 CFR part 107), Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems, provides
requirements for applicants to obtain a remote pilot certificate, and
establishes procedures for applicants to apply for such certificates.
Part 107 also refers to a provision in 14 CFR part 61, as applicants
who already hold a certificate under 14 CFR part 61 are eligible to
obtain a remote pilot certificate by completing an initial training
course in a manner acceptable to the Administrator.
Persons applying for a remote pilot certificate with a small UAS
rating under part 107 must submit information using the FAA Form 8710-
13, Remote Pilot Certificate and/or Rating Application. For applicants
who do not hold a pilot certificate under part 61, the Remote Pilot
Certificate and/or Rating Application is submitted along with a
documentation demonstrating that the applicant has passed an
aeronautical knowledge test. For applicants who hold a pilot
certificate under part 61 and meet the flight review requirements of
Sec. 61.56, the Remote Pilot Certificate and/or Rating Application is
submitted with evidence of completion of a training course.
The FAA has an electronic data collection system called the
Integrated Airman Certification and Rating Application (IACRA). IACRA
is a secure web-based application that uses online validation and
digital signatures to complete the remote pilot certificate application
documents. IACRA interfaces with multiple FAA databases such as
knowledge testing and airman records for data validation and
verification. It automatically ensures that applicants meet regulatory
and policy requirements.
IACRA improves the airman certification process by checking for
data errors that cause rejected applications. The certification
processing time is reduced since the applicant, recommending instructor
(if required), and inspector/examiner can complete the airman
application online and can submit the completed application
electronically using digital signatures. OMB has used IACRA as an
example of FAA's compliance with the Government Paperwork Elimination
Act.
Respondents: Persons submitting an application for a Remote Pilot
Certificate and/or Rating for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems,
submitted either in paper form or online using the FAA's Integrated
Airman Certification and Rating Application (IACRA) website.
Approximately 59,000 applications submitted annually.
Frequency: On occasion, once per applicant.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: One response per applicant per year;
14,750 hours total per year for all applicants.
Issued in Washington, DC, on May 19, 2025.
Joseph Morra,
Manager, Emerging Technologies Division, AFS-700.
[FR Doc. 2025-09268 Filed 5-22-25; 8:45 am]
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