[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 109 (Monday, June 9, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24311-24312]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-09955]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. 2025-0699]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of New Approval of Information Collection: Expedited Special 
Government Interest (SGI) Waiver or Authorization for Unmanned Aerial 
Systems (UAS) Operations

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This is to provide the public with a 60-day notice on the 
intent to obtain approval of a form as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is responsible 
for ensuring the safe operation of all aircraft, including Unmanned 
Aerial Systems (UAS). This includes issuing Certificates of 
Authorization (COAs) for certain UAS operations and imposing airspace 
restrictions to address national security, hazard response, Very 
Important Person (VIP) movements, firefighting efforts, and other 
purposes mandated by law or regulation. The information on the form 
will enable the FAA to determine whether a UAS operator should be 
granted permission to operate within restricted airspace for emergency 
situations. Such exceptions may support critical public-interest 
activities, including search and rescue, media-pool operations, utility 
restoration, law enforcement, border operations, firefighting, and 
similar efforts.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by August 8, 2025.

ADDRESSES: Please send written comments:
    By Electronic Docket: www.regulations.gov (Enter docket number into 
search field).
    By mail: Nicholas Torgerson, Federal Aviation Administration, AJR-
223, 800 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20591.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nicholas Torgerson, by email at: 
[email protected]; phone: 202-267-6376, Lalesh Nagy, by 
email

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at: [email protected]; phone: 202-999-2700, Mirna Meyer, by email at: 
[email protected]; phone: 540-422-4226.

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 Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB's) clearance of this information collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2120-XXX.
    Title: Expedited SGI Waiver or Authorization for UAS Operations.
    Form Numbers: FAA Request Form for Expedited SGI Waiver or 
Authorization for UAS Operations.
    Type of Review: New of an information collection.
    Background: When a UAS operator requests a special government 
interest (SGI) waiver they must go through the SGI process. The UAS 
operator must have an existing Part 107 Remote Pilot with a current 
certificate, or must have an existing Certificate of Waiver or 
Authorization (COA) to fly the UAS. To submit a waiver through this 
process, fill out the Emergency Operation Request Form and send it to 
the FAA's System Operations Support Center (SOSC). If approved, the FAA 
will add an amendment to the existing COA or Remote Pilot Certificate 
that authorizes the UAS pilot to fly under certain conditions for the 
specified operation. If denied, operators should not fly outside the 
provisions of their existing COA or part 107. Operators have the option 
to amend their requests.
    Typically, UAS operators request exceptions through the Airspace 
Access Program (AAP). However, in the event that AAP becomes 
unavailable, a backup method is necessary to manually document 
exception requests. The form to support this backup method will gather 
essential information to evaluate whether: (1) the requester has a 
valid purpose for the waiver; (2) the proposed waiver can be executed 
safely; and (3) the requester holds the appropriate licensing, COA, or 
credentials.
    Respondents: 300 UAS operators.
    Frequency: Information is collected on occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 75 hours.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 28, 2025.
Lalesh K. Nagy,
Management & Program Analyst, System Operations Security, System 
Operations Services, AJR-223.
[FR Doc. 2025-09955 Filed 6-6-25; 8:45 am]
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