[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 120 (Wednesday, June 25, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27065-27066]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-11673]
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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), 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 Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on the following collection of information was
published on 23 April 2025. 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 23 July 2025.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
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.
OMB Control Number: 2120-0728.
Title: Automatic Dependent Surveillance--Broadcast (ADS-B) Out
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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: The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment
period soliciting comments on the following collection of information
was published on 23 April 2025 (75 FR 30193). 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 23 June 2025.
Jamal Abdul Wilson,
Project Manager, AJM-42, ADS-B Program Office, PMO Surveillance
Services, Air Traffic Organization, FAA.
[FR Doc. 2025-11673 Filed 6-24-25; 8:45 am]
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