[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 104 (Monday, June 2, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23415-23416]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-09946]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. FAA-2025-0805]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of a Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Safety
Statement Requirement for Manufacturers of Small Unmanned Aircraft
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 manufacturers of small unmanned
aircraft providing a safety statement to owners of the UAS they
produce. This is a statutory requirement. To minimize the burden on
small businesses, the FAA has developed an example safety statement
that can be used to satisfy the requirement. This FRN corrects the
previously submitted 60-day FRN to include updated contact information
and docket number.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by August 1, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Please send written comments:
By Electronic Docket: www.regulations.gov (FAA-2025-0805).
By mail: Jose Skinner, Federal Aviation Administration UAS
Integration Office, 950 L'Enfant Plaza SW, Suite 500, Washington, DC
20024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jose Skinner by email at:
[email protected]; phone: 817-222-5283.
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: 2120-0809.
Title: Safety Statement Requirement for Manufacturers of Small
Unmanned Aircraft.
Form Numbers: N/A.
Type of Review: This is a renewal of an information collection.
Background: Section 2203 of the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security
Act of 2016 (Pub. L. 114-90) requires manufacturers of small unmanned
aircraft to make available to the owner a safety statement that
satisfies requirements detailed in that section. The requirements
include: 1. Information about, and sources of, laws and regulations
applicable to small unmanned aircraft; 2. Recommendations
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for using small unmanned aircraft in a manner that promotes the safety
of person and property; 3. The date that the safety statement was
created or last modified; and 4. Language approved by the Administrator
regarding the following: a. A person may operate the small unmanned
aircraft as a model aircraft (as defined in section 336 of the FAA
Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note)) or
otherwise in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration
authorization or regulation, including requirements for the completion
of any applicable airman test. b. The definition of a model aircraft
under section 336 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (49
U.S.C. 40101 note). c. The requirements regarding the operation of a
model aircraft under section 336 of the FAA Modernization and Reform
Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note). d. The Administrator may pursue
enforcement action against a person operating model aircraft who
endangers the safety of the national airspace system. By statute,
manufacturers will be required to make a safety statement available to
small UAS owners. This manufacturer insert serves as an example safety
statement that UAS manufacturers may use. The FAA provides an example
safety statement and guidance to assist manufacturers to comply with
this requirement.
Respondents: Manufacturers of small UAS sold in the U.S.
(Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) reports
there are 471 active manufacturers in February 2019).
Frequency: On occasion.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: 40 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 18,840.
Issued in Washington, DC.
Jennifer Audette,
Manager, UAS Integration Office, Operational Programs, AUS-410.
[FR Doc. 2025-09946 Filed 5-30-25; 8:45 am]
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