[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 246 (Tuesday, December 30, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61215-61216]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-23925]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. FAA-2024-2103]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Aircraft
Registration
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 the public comments about our intention to request the approval
of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to renew a previously
approved information collection, add two new forms and move one form to
a different collection. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day
comment period soliciting comments on the following collection of
information was published on August 30, 2024. The collection involves
gathering minimal required information to register an aircraft. The
information to be collected will be used to register aircraft.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by January 29, 2026.
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: Shantel Young by email at:
[email protected]; phone: 405-954-7077.
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: 2120-0042.
Title: Aircraft Registration.
Form Numbers: AC Forms 8050-1, 8050-1B, 8050-2, 8050-4, 8050-88,
8050-88A, 8050-88UA, 8050-117, and 8050-138.
Type of Review: Revise and renew 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 August 30, 2024 (89 FR 70681). Public Law 103-272
states that all aircraft must be registered before they may be flown.
It sets forth registration eligibility requirements and provides for
application for registration as well as suspension and/or revocation of
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registration. The information collected is required by any party
wishing to register an aircraft. The FAA also collects information to
process requests from private aircraft owners or operators to withhold
from board dissemination or display by the FAA the personally
identifiable information of such individuals, including on the FAA's
publicly available website, in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 44114(b).
The Aircraft Registry has determined there is a need to create two
new forms for this collection as follows: AC Form 8050-88UA, Affidavit
of Ownership for Unmanned Aircraft (UA) and AC Form 8050-138,
Declaration of International Operation.
The AC Form 8050-88UA was created to make it easier for
registration applicants to supply the FAA Aircraft Registry with the
minimal information needed to register a UA. Most UA owners don't have
the required evidence of ownership to register. The affidavit will be
used in lieu of a recordable bill of sale for any new registrations.
The registrant may still submit any other proof of ownership with the
affidavit or declare that evidence of ownership is not available. The
new form will collect the following information about the UA:
registration number, name of manufacturer/builder, model, serial
number, class, engine type, number of engines, number of seats, max
takeoff weight and how/where the UA was purchased.
The AC Form 8050-138 was created to allow registrants to request
priority handling of their registration documents due to an impending
international flight. The Aircraft Registry is required to process all
incoming documents in the order of their receipt. An aircraft last
previously registered in the United States may be operated within the
United States under temporary authority (see 14 CFR 47.31), so long as
a second copy of the Aircraft Registration Application is carried in
the aircraft. The temporary authority is valid until the date the
applicant receives the Certificate of Aircraft Registration or until
the date the FAA denies the application, or 12 months have passed since
the receipt of the first application following transfer of ownership by
the last registered owner. There are instances where applicants need to
fly aircraft outside the continental United States. Many of those
applicants are major Air Carriers and small businesses. When an
applicant files a Declaration of International Operation, AC Form 8050-
138, the applicant's registration documents will be worked on a
priority basis, alleviating any undue hardship. The form will collect
the aircraft description and pertinent information about the scheduled
international flight: date of flight, flight number, departing location
and destination location.
The Aircraft Security Agreement, AC Form 8050-98, has been removed
from this collection and moved to OMB 2120-0043, Recording of Aircraft
Conveyances and Security Documents. This was not published in the 60-
day notice.
Respondents: Approximately 177,201 respondents.
Frequency: Information is collected on occasion.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: 15 to 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 87,525 hours.
Issued in Oklahoma City, OK on December 22, 2025.
Shantel Young,
Management and Program Analyst, Civil Aviation Registry, Aircraft
Registration Branch, AFB-710.
[FR Doc. 2025-23925 Filed 12-29-25; 8:45 am]
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