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OMB Control No:
2120-0776
ICR Reference No:
202203-2120-009
Status:
Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201905-2120-008
Agency/Subagency:
DOT/FAA
Agency Tracking No:
Ready for OST Review
Title:
Airspace Authorizations in Controlled Airspace under 49 U.S.C. 44809(a)(5)
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
Yes
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved without change
Conclusion Date:
10/25/2022
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
07/14/2022
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
10/31/2025
36 Months From Approved
10/31/2022
Responses
252,460
0
339,988
Time Burden (Hours)
24,089
0
49,299
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
Respondents are sUAS operators who are seeking to fly in controlled airspace under 49 U.S.C. § 44809(a)(5). Respondents are required to provide their name, telephone number, email address, and information related to the date, time, place, and altitude of any planned flight operations in controlled airspace. While reporting the information is voluntary it is required on occasion (each time a respondent desires to fly in controlled airspace). There are no record-keeping or disclosure requirements. The information requested from respondents is essential to FAA mission needs. The FAA is tasked with the exclusive management of airspace in the United States and must issue regulations and control the use of airspace to ensure the safe and efficient use of airspace. The FAA uses the information provided by respondents via either LAANC or the web portal for the same purposes. To accomplish the FAA’s mandate of providing safe and efficient use of airspace, FAA’s Air Traffic Control must be aware of any planned operations of sUAS in controlled airspace. sUAS operating in controlled airspace will be entering airspace potentially occupied by a variety of other aviation vehicles. FAA’s Air Traffic Control must provide authorization of planned sUAS operations prior to them occurring to ensure that the operations will not interfere with other air traffic. The information provided by respondents to request authorization to conduct sUAS operations, whether through LAANC or via the web portal, is used by the FAA to provide (or deny) authorization to conduct a sUAS operation consistent with the FAA’s legal mandate to maintain a safe and efficient airspace.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
49 USC 44701
Name of Law: General Requirements
US Code:
49 USC 44809
Name of Law: FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
US Code: 49 USC 44809 Name of Law: FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
Not associated with rulemaking
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
87 FR 9414
02/18/2022
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
87 FR 41159
07/11/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
Yes
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
2
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
44809 Airspace Authorizations - LAANC
44809 Airspace Authorizations - Web Portal
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
252,460
339,988
0
-87,528
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
24,089
49,299
0
-25,210
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Increase Due to:
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
Yes
Burden Reduction Due to:
Miscellaneous Actions
Short Statement:
Information Collection 2120-0776 was approved on July 31, 2019 for 49,299 hours per year. This collection activity was new to the FAA in 2019 and the operation of sUAS in the National Airspace is relatively new with activity like this approved for the first time in 2017. Now that the FAA has processed airspace authorization requests under for nearly three years a clearer picture of the number of authorization requests exists and the FAA is reducing its estimate of the total number of respondents due to there being a lower percentage of respondents requesting airspace authorizations under 49 U.S.C. § 44809 than was anticipated in 2019. The FAA is also reducing the burden hour allocation between LAANC and the web portal as a higher percentage of respondents are using LAANC, which estimates to take 5 minutes per transaction, vs. the web portal, which estimates to take 30 minutes per transaction. The screenshots for the web portal were also updated to reflect the new user interface.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$2,620,889
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
No
Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see
OMB Circular No. A-130
for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
Yes
Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see
5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3)
)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
Yes
Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]?
No
Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]?
No
Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)?
No
Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response?
No
Agency Contact:
Victoria Gallagher 609 705-5777 victoria.gallagher@faa.gov
Common Form ICR:
Yes
Description/Changes for Common Form Usage:
Approved RCFs using this ICR
Agency/Sub Agency
RCF ID
RCF Title
RCF Status
IC Title
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date:
07/14/2022
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