[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 62 (Tuesday, March 31, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 17941]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-06603]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. FAA-2020-0303]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Small Unmanned
Aircraft Systems (sUAS) Accident Reporting
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 Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew an information
collection. The FAA requires that small unmanned aircraft accidents be
reported to the FAA if they result in injury or damage exceeding
certain thresholds.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by June 1, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Please send written comments:
By Electronic Docket: www.regulations.gov (Enter docket number into
search field).
By mail: Dwayne C. Morris, 800 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC
20591.
By fax: (202) 267-1078.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph K. Hemler, Jr., by email at:
[email protected]; phone: (202) 267-0159.
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: 2120-0767.
Title: Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) Accident Reporting.
Form Numbers: N/A (web portal: https://faadronezone.faa.gov).
Type of Review: Renewal.
Background: 14 CFR part 107 requires that a small unmanned aircraft
accident be reported if it causes: (1) serious injury to any person or
any loss of consciousness; or (2) damage to any property, other than
the small unmanned aircraft, unless the cost of repair or fair market
value in the event of total loss does not exceed $500. The information
collected by the FAA through its DroneZone web portal, Flight Standards
District Offices, or one of the Regional Operations Centers or the
Washington Operations Center for each small UAS accident will be used
to investigate and determine regulatory compliance. In addition, the
accident information will go into the FAA aircraft accident database
for safety analysis purposes by the FAA Office of Accident
Investigation and Analysis, pursuant to its statutory safety mission.
As is currently the case for manned aircraft accidents, small UAS
accident data will be made available to the public and the National
Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
Respondents: Approximately 35 per year.
Frequency: On occasion.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 8.75 hours.
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 25, 2020.
Dwayne C. Morris,
Project Manager, Flight Standards Service, General Aviation and
Commercial Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-06603 Filed 3-30-20; 8:45 am]
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