Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of New Approval of Information Collection: Privacy International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Address Program, 65886-65889 [2019-25922]
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This notice is being given that
the Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA) is considering a request from the
City of Augusta to waive the
requirement that 0.13 acres of surplus
property located at the Daniel Field
Airport be used for aeronautical
purposes. Currently, the ownership of
the property provides for the protection
of FAR Part 77 surfaces and compatible
land use which would continue to be
protected with deed restrictions
required in the transfer of land
ownership.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before December 30, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Comments on this
application may be mailed or delivered
to the FAA at the following address: Rob
Rau, Federal Aviation Administration,
Atlanta Airports District Office, 1701
Columbia Ave., Ste. 220, College Park,
GA 30337.
In addition, one copy of any
comments submitted to the FAA must
be mailed to: David Fields, Chairman,
General Aviation Commission, City of
Augusta, 1775 Highland Avenue,
Augusta, GA 30904.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rob
Rau, Federal Aviation Administration,
Atlanta Airports District Office, 1701
Columbia Ave., Ste. 220, College Park,
GA 30337, robert.rau@faa.gov. The
request to release property may be
reviewed, by appointment, in person at
this same location.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA
is reviewing a request to release 0.13
acres of surplus property at the Daniel
Field Airport (DNL) under the
provisions of 49 U.S.C. 47151(d). On
October 11, 2019, the City of Augusta
(with concurrence from Georgia
Department of Transportation)
requested the FAA release 0.13 acres of
surplus property for a permanent utility
easement. The FAA has determined that
the proposed property release at the
Daniel Field Airport, as submitted by
the City of Augusta, meets the
procedural requirements of the FAA and
release of the property does not and will
not impact future aviation needs at the
airport. The FAA may approve the
request, in whole or in part, no sooner
than thirty days after the publication of
this notice. In accordance with 49
U.S.C. 47107(c)(2)(B)(i) and (iii), the
airport will receive fair market value for
the easement, which will be
subsequently reinvested in another
eligible airport improvement project for
aviation facilities at the Daniel Field
Airport.
Any person may inspect, by
appointment, the request in person at
the FAA office listed above under FOR
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FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. In
addition, any person may, upon
appointment and request, inspect the
application, notice and other documents
determined by the FAA to be related to
the application in person at the Daniel
Field Airport.
Issued in Atlanta, GA, on November 19,
2019.
Larry F. Clark,
Manager, Atlanta Airports District Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. FAA–2019–0961; Notice of
Availability Docket No. 19–AEA–20]
FAA Notice of Preparation of an
Environmental Assessment for the
Proposed Teterboro (TEB) Area
Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning
System (GPS) Runway (RWY) 19 Offset
Procedure at Teterboro Airport, NJ
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of Preparation of an
Environmental Assessment (EA) and
associated public workshop.
AGENCY:
The FAA, Eastern Service
Area, is issuing this notice to advise the
public that the FAA has initiated
preparation of an environmental
assessment (EA) that will analyze and
discuss the potential environmental
impacts resulting from publishing and
implementing a new approach
procedure to TEB, the TEB RNAV (GPS)
RWY 19 Offset (Proposed Project).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Ryan W. Almasy, Federal Aviation
Administration, Operations Support
Group, Eastern Service Center, 1701
Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia
30337, (404) 305–5601 or https://
www.faa.gov/air_traffic/community_
involvement/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EA
will include the requisite analyses to
evaluate the potential environmental
impacts of the Proposed Project within
the defined study area. During
development of a draft and final EA,
FAA will be coordinating with federal,
state and local agencies, as well as the
public, to obtain comments and input
regarding the EA for the Proposed
Project. The EA will assess potential
impacts of the proposed alternative and
a no action alternative pursuant to the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA); FAA Order 1050.1F, Policies
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and Procedures for Considering
Environmental Impacts; and, the
President’s Council on Environmental
Quality (CEQ) Regulations,
implementing the provisions of NEPA,
applicable special purpose and all other
applicable laws, regulations, and
requirements.
The FAA intends to conduct a public
workshop subsequent to the publication
of the Draft EA. The FAA will provide
the public with a Notice of Availability
of the Draft EA, the locations where the
Draft EA will be available, as well as the
date, time and location of the public
workshop. The Notice of Availability
will also provide the dates comprising
the 30-day public comment period on
the Draft EA and the FAA point of
contact to whom comments should be
submitted. For more information
regarding the public workshop meeting
see the project website at: https://
www.faa.gov/air_traffic/community_
involvement/.
Issued in College Park, Georgia, on
November 21, 2019.
Ryan Almasy,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern
Service Center, Air Traffic Organization.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. FAA–2019–0630]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of New Approval of
Information Collection: Privacy
International Civil Aviation
Organization (ICAO) Address Program
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
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 for a new information
collection. The Federal Register Notice
with a 60-day comment period soliciting
comments on the following collection of
information was published on August
22, 2019. The collection involves an
aircraft operator’s request for a Privacy
ICAO Address through a web-based
application process. The collected
information is necessary to qualify for
the authorized use of the Privacy ICAO
Address(es) and for monitoring
SUMMARY:
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airworthiness and enforcement
activities.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted by December 30, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments on
the proposed information collection to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget. Comments should be addressed
to the attention of the Desk Officer,
Department of Transportation/FAA and
sent via email to oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov, or faxed to (202) 395–
6974, or mailed to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget,
Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th
Street NW, Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further questions concerning this action,
contact Syed Tahmid by email at:
syed.tahmid@faa.gov or phone at (202)
267–8784.
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–XXXX.
Title: Privacy International Civil
Aviation Organization (ICAO) Address
Program.
Form Numbers: Information is
collected via a website specific to the
Privacy International Civil Aviation
Organization (ICAO) Address Program.
Type of Review: New 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 22, 2019 (84 FR 43860). On
May 28, 2010, the FAA issued the final
rule, ‘‘Automatic Dependent
Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS–B) Out
Performance Requirements to Support
Air Traffic Control (ATC) Service’’ (75
FR 30160). In the final rule, the FAA
mandated equipage requirements and
performance standards for ADS–B Out
avionics on aircraft operating in most
controlled airspace after January 1,
2020. The regulation requires persons
operating in the specified airspace to
equip with ADS–B Out avionics that
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meet the requirements in 14 CFR 91.225
and 91.227. Under § 91.227(d)(11), an
aircraft must broadcast the aircraft’s
assigned ICAO 24-bit address. Each
registered aircraft is assigned an aircraft
registration number which has a
corresponding ICAO 24-bit aircraft
address. The aircraft registration
number and ICAO 24-bit aircraft address
are also referred to as a ‘‘Mode S Code’’
in some FAA documents and websites,
including the FAA Aircraft Registry.
Pursuant to § 91.227, 1090–MHz
Extended Squitter (1090ES) is required
above Flight Level (FL) 180 and ICAO
24-bit aircraft addresses are used within
the transponder standards to identify
aircraft. The ICAO 24-bit aircraft
address is openly broadcasted on the
1090–MHz frequency via the
transponder and ADS–B messages,
resulting in availability of aircraft
identity to the public.
Industry stakeholders have advocated
that FAA develop a process to provide
aircraft operators an option to be
anonymous with their aircraft
movements and identity. Stakeholders
emphasized the importance of not being
traced or seen by privately owned
sensors that monitor the 1090–MHz
frequency along with other downlinked
ADS–B and Mode S data being
disseminated using the internet.
FAA acknowledges the desire of some
owners and operators to limit the
availability of real-time ADS–B position
and identification information for a
specific aircraft. To address privacy
concerns, the FAA has initiated the
Privacy ICAO Address Program to
improve the privacy of eligible aircraft.
The Privacy ICAO Address Program will
enable interested aircraft owners and
operators to request an alternate,
temporary ICAO Aircraft Address,
which will not be assigned to another
owner or operator in the Civil Aviation
Registry. To participate in the program,
each operator’s aircraft must meet the
following requirements:
• Qualify as a United States registered
aircraft;
• Be equipped with 1090–MHz ADS–
B avionics;
• Use a third-party call sign; and,
• Operate in domestic United States
airspace.
The Privacy ICAO Address Program
will be available in two phases:
Phase 1: During Phase 1, the FAA will
implement an interim solution. The
FAA will assign operate, monitor, and
maintain all temporary ICAO 24-bit
aircraft addresses. The FAA plans to
have the Privacy ICAO Address Program
application website, https://
www.faa.gov/nextgen/equipadsb/
privacy/, in place by January 1, 2020, to
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meet industry concerns, until Phase 2 is
finalized.
Phase 2: During Phase 2, a third-party
service provider(s) will succeed FAA in
the assignment, operation, monitoring,
and maintenance of all temporary ICAO
24-bit aircraft addresses. The FAA will
continue to have oversight of
assignments. The Privacy ICAO Address
Program, which will continue to be
available from https://www.faa.gov/
nextgen/equipadsb/privacy/.
Participation in the Privacy ICAO
Addresses Program is voluntary.
However, the FAA must collect the
operator’s information in order to assign
a Privacy ICAO Address(es). In order to
receive a Privacy ICAO Address
assignment, during either Phase 1 or
Phase 2, the requestor will be required
to submit the following information:
1. Acknowledgement of the FAA
notification of collection and
management of personally identifiable
information (PII) for the management of
Privacy ICAO Address assignment and
their use in the National Airspace
System (NAS);
2. Acknowledgement of the Privacy
ICAO Address Rules of Use in the NAS;
3. Valid aircraft registration (which
includes a permanent ICAO 24-bit
aircraft address) for the aircraft that will
be assigned the Privacy ICAO Address;
4. Proof of authorization to use a
third-party flight identification (Flight
ID) along with the identity of the
provider;
5. Aircraft owner’s contact
information (phone number, email
address, and business or home address);
6. Aircraft owner’s individual/
company/organization information;
7. Requester’s contact information
(phone number, email address, and
business or home address);
8. Validation that the aircraft’s ADS–
B emitter (avionics) performance is
qualified for ADS–B operations (i.e., a
completed Public ADS–B Performance
Report (PAPR) within the past 180
days); and,
9. Aircraft operator’s justification for
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
exemption, if applicable.
The FAA, during Phase 1 and Phase
2, will verify the information provided
by the requester prior to the Privacy
ICAO Address being assigned by the
FAA or third-party provider to ensure
that the aircraft does not have any open
FAA enforcement actions. Any
outstanding issues would preclude the
use of Privacy ICAO Address(es) until
the current action is resolved.
Only U.S. registered aircraft can
participate in the FAA’s Privacy ICAO
Address Program. Additionally,
operators cannot use a Privacy ICAO
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Address(es) for a U.S. registered aircraft,
unless that operator is also using a
third-party flight identification for that
same aircraft. Only one unique Privacy
ICAO Address will be assigned to a U.S.
registered aircraft at any given time.
Once approved, the aircraft owner or
operator will be assigned a Privacy
ICAO Address. An operator can change
a Privacy ICAO Address for an aircraft,
but no more often than once during:
Phase 1: A 60-calendar day period
from the previous Privacy ICAO
Address assignment; and
Phase 2: A 20-business day period
from the previous Privacy ICAO
Address assignment.
Upon receiving the assigned
temporary Privacy ICAO Address the
requester has 30 calendar days to
program the aircraft’s ADS–B
transponder to the assigned Privacy
ICAO Address, fly in ADS–B coverage
airspace, and complete the verification
process via the website (e.g., PAPR).
Once the FAA acknowledges that the
verification process is complete and
validates that the reprogrammed ADS–
B transponder is emitting the correct
Privacy ICAO Address, the requester
will receive a final confirmation via
email. However, if the requester does
not submit a PAPR within 30 calendar
days of the Privacy ICAO Address
assignment, the assigned Privacy ICAO
Address will be rescinded, and the
requester will need to start the
application process again. For more
information on the Public ADS–B
Performance Report (PAPR) see: https://
adsbperformance.faa.gov/
paprrequest.aspx.
The FAA received six responses to
FAA’s Privacy ICAO Address Program’s
Federal Register Notice published on
August 22, 2019 (84 FR 43860). All six
responses strongly supported FAA’s
effort to facilitate privacy for aircraft
operators who have aircraft equipped
with 1090ES (1090–MHz Extended
Squitter Automatic Dependent
Surveillance—Broadcast (ADS–B)).
Of the six responses, two respondents
provided comments for FAA’s
consideration:
1. One commenter suggested that FAA
allow operators to verify that the new
temporary Privacy ICAO Address code
is entered correctly without requiring a
test flight as they are onerous and
expensive.
FAA’s Response: FAA supports a cost
efficient process to ensure operators
participating in the Privacy ICAO
Address Program have entered the
temporary Privacy ICAO Address
correctly without imposing onerous
requirements for obtaining a PAPR. For
the purpose of the Privacy ICAO
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Address Program, a flight in any ADS–
B coverage airspace will suffice for the
sake of a Privacy ICAO Address
verification flight. Moreover, the
verification flight does not need to be a
dedicated flight. Aircraft owners may
elect to complete the verification flight
as part of any routine flight following
the installation of a Privacy ICAO
Address. If an operator(s) cannot
perform a verification flight within 30
days of receiving a Privacy ICAO
Address assignment, the operator(s)
should contact the Privacy ICAO
Address helpdesk at adsbprivacyicao@
faa.gov. The FAA may grant an
extension if additional time is needed
for valid reasons.
2. Two similar comments, from two
separate respondents, suggested that
FAA not make Privacy ICAO Address
Program eligibility contingent on the
aircraft owner or operator having a
third-party call sign.
FAA’s Response: FAA continues to
support the use of third-party Flight IDs
(third-party call signs) as a critical
component of the Privacy ICAO Address
Program. The term ‘‘aircraft call sign’’
(Aircraft ID) means the radiotelephony
call sign assigned to an aircraft for voice
communications purposes. For general
and business aviation aircraft, the
aircraft call sign is normally associated
with the aircraft registration number
(tail number) and may be preset.
Aircraft ID must match what is in the air
traffic control flight plan. Mode S
transponder functionality includes
automatic transmission of aircraft call
sign and Mode S 24-bit aircraft
address(es). Both can be readily used
with searching aircraft ownership
information via FAA’s Civil Aviation
Registry (CAR). Without the use of
third-party Flight IDs, the broadcasting
of an aircraft call sign (i.e., N-number or
aircraft registration number) would still
expose aircraft in FAA’s CAR and no
longer make aircraft operations
anonymous. FAA Privacy ICAO
Addresses associated with temporary or
alternate N-numbers associated with the
CAR would also not be a suitable
alternative because of operational safety
concerns. The use of the temporary call
sign through a third-party call sign
provider matched to a temporary
Privacy ICAO Address(es) is a much
better and more effective approach to
the privacy issue.
Third-party call signs are available
from a ‘‘Third-party Call Sign Provider’’,
a commercial service which has a
security agreement with FAA. The
aircraft operator is responsible for
inputting the Privacy ICAO Address(es)
and designated third-party Flight ID in
avionics exactly as filed in the ICAO
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flight plan. The aircraft operator will not
be permitted to change the Privacy
ICAO Address or the third-party call
sign in-flight.
An aircraft operator may use the
original aircraft’s Flight ID (i.e., Nnumber or aircraft registration number)
and permanent ICAO aircraft address
originally assigned and recorded in the
Civil Aviation Registry at any time for
operations, including any time while
having an active Privacy ICAO Address
assignment. However, the FAA requires
that the user submit documented
validation that an ICAO code has been
correctly installed into the aircraft’s
ADS–B avionics after each change. Use
of the assigned ICAO aircraft address
recorded in the CAR is required for all
flights leaving U.S. sovereign airspace,
and it may be used for any other flights
at any time, as desired by the aircraft
operator.
For monitoring use of Privacy ICAO
Addresses, the information supplied by
the operator will be downloaded by the
FAA and entered into the FAA’s ADS–
B Performance Monitor (82 FR 60302,
December 20, 2017).
The FAA is seeking comments from
the public regarding the information
that is collected for the Privacy ICAO
Address program and its process. The
information provided in this notice is
solely to identify and collect
information from the public on the
potential burden to an individual that
may result from this program.
Respondents: Intended for operators
who seek anonymous aircraft operations
to avoid monitoring via open broadcast
of aircraft data on 1090–MHz frequency
receivers. FAA estimates that up to
15,000 respondents may utilize the
Privacy ICAO Address Program.
Frequency: Unless an operator seeks a
new Privacy ICAO Address or
terminates the use of its existing Privacy
ICAO Address, an operator can continue
to use the temporary Privacy ICAO
Address assignment as long as desired.
However, aircraft operators may request
regular Privacy ICAO Address
reassignments within the agreed
timeframe.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: Approximately 15 minutes
per application.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: Total
estimate of burden hours for 15,000
users (individual aircraft owners and
operators) is approximately 12,562.5
hours. (this is an approximation based
on some individual aircraft owners and
operators requesting new Privacy ICAO
Address(es) reassignments on a regular
or semi-regular schedule; e.g., 20-days,
monthly, quarterly or semi-annually.)
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Issued in Washington, DC.
David E. Gray,
Acting Deputy Director, Surveillance Services
(AJM–4), Program Management Organization,
Air Traffic Organization, Federal Aviation
Administration.
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Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. FAA–2019–0631]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of New Approval of
Information Collection: Service
Availability Prediction Tool (SAPT)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
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 for a new information
collection. The Federal Register Notice
with a 60-day comment period soliciting
comments on the following collection of
information was published on August
22, 2019. The collection involves
aircraft operators using pre-flight
availability predictions for navigation
and surveillance and submitting a
request for an authorization from air
traffic control (ATC) via a web-based
tool and application process. The
collected information is necessary to:
(1) Predict whether an aircraft flying
the proposed route of flight will have
sufficient position accuracy and
integrity for:
(a) Navigation, via the Receiver
Autonomous Integrity Monitoring
(RAIM) SAPT
(b) Surveillance, via the Automatic
Dependent Surveillance—Broadcast
(ADS–B) SAPT
(2) Allow operators to request
authorization, via ADS–B Deviation
Authorization Preflight Tool (ADAPT),
from ATC to operate aircraft that do not
fully meet ADS–B Out equipage or
performance requirements, in airspace
that requires ADS–B Out.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted by December 30, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments on
the proposed information collection to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
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Budget. Comments should be addressed
to the attention of the Desk Officer,
Department of Transportation/FAA and
sent via email to oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov, or faxed to (202) 395–
6974, or mailed to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget,
Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th
Street NW, Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further questions concerning this action,
contact Mr. David Gray, Deputy Director
(Acting), Surveillance Directorate, AJM–
4, Air Traffic Organization, Federal
Aviation Administration, by email at:
David.E.Gray@faa.gov or +1–202–267–
0513.
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–XXXX.
Title: Service Availability Prediction
Tool (SAPT).
Form Numbers: Information is
collected via a website specific to SAPT
at https://sapt.faa.gov.
Type of Review: New 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 22, 2019. 84 FR 43861.
Service Availability Prediction Tool
(SAPT) was developed by the United
States (U.S.) Department of
Transportation (DOT), John A. Volpe
National Transportation Systems Center
(Volpe Center) for the Surveillance and
Broadcast Services (SBS) organization
within the FAA.
The SAPT is intended for pilots,
dispatchers, and commercial operators
to check their predicted navigation and
surveillance availability before a flight.
The SAPT has three main components:
Receiver Autonomous Integrity
Monitoring (RAIM) SAPT, Automatic
Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast
(ADS–B) SAPT, and ADS–B Deviation
Authorization Pre-Flight Tool (ADAPT).
RAIM SAPT use is voluntary and
intended for pilots, dispatchers, and
commercial service providers using
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Technical Standard Order (TSO)–C129
equipment to check the availability of
Global Positioning System (GPS) RAIM
for a proposed route of flight, satisfying
the area navigation (RNAV) guidance as
outlined in AC 90–100A Change 2,
Paragraph 10(5). RAIM SAPT users can
view RAIM outage predictions on RAIM
Summary Displays to graphically view
RAIM outage predictions for specific
equipment configurations. RAIM SAPT
predictions are only available through
an XML-based web service. RAIM SAPT
users can use the XML-based web
service, most commonly used by flight
planning software, to enter specific
route of flight information by the
operator checking RAIM outage
predictions. RAIM SAPT does not
collect personally identifiable
information details about the
operator(s).
The ADS–B SAPT is provided to help
operators comply with 14 CFR 91.225
and 91.227 by predicting whether
operators will meet regulatory
requirements and to advise holders of
FAA Exemption No. 12555 whether
back-up surveillance will be available
where installed aircraft avionics are not
predicted to meet the requirements of 14
CFR 91.227(c)(1)(i) and (iii). For
operators of aircraft equipped with
TSO–C129 (Selective Availability (SA)On) GPS receivers, the operator may run
a preflight prediction using ADS–B
SAPT as one option to help meet their
requirements. Information collected via
ADS–B SAPT is comparable to that
already provided in flight plans, with
the addition of some information about
the aircraft position source’s TSO and
related capabilities. Operators using the
ADS–B SAPT must enter aircraft
identification. The ADS–B SAPT does
not collect other personally identifiable
information details about the operator.
When an operator performs a preflight
availability prediction using the FAA’s
SAPT, the SAPT retains a record of each
transaction enabling the FAA to confirm
that an operator took preflight action.
The FAA recommends that operators
using an alternate tool retain
documentation that verifies the
completion of the satisfactory preflight
availability prediction for each intended
route of flight. 84 FR 31713 (July 3,
2019).
ADAPT is provided to make limited
accommodations for those operators
desiring to fly without meeting the
ADS–B equipage or performance
requirements, in certain circumstances.
ADAPT allows operators to create an air
traffic authorization request to operate,
as allowed in 14 CFR 91.225(g). As a
requirement for using ADAPT, operators
must first complete the ADS–B SAPT
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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 230 (Friday, November 29, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65886-65889]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-25922]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. FAA-2019-0630]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of New Approval of Information Collection: Privacy
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Address Program
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 for a new information collection.
The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting
comments on the following collection of information was published on
August 22, 2019. The collection involves an aircraft operator's request
for a Privacy ICAO Address through a web-based application process. The
collected information is necessary to qualify for the authorized use of
the Privacy ICAO Address(es) and for monitoring
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airworthiness and enforcement activities.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by December 30, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on
the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. Comments should be
addressed to the attention of the Desk Officer, Department of
Transportation/FAA and sent via email to [email protected],
or faxed to (202) 395-6974, or mailed to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Docket Library,
Room 10102, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further questions concerning this
action, contact Syed Tahmid by email at: [email protected] or phone
at (202) 267-8784.
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-XXXX.
Title: Privacy International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
Address Program.
Form Numbers: Information is collected via a website specific to
the Privacy International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Address
Program.
Type of Review: New 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 22, 2019 (84 FR 43860). On May 28, 2010, the
FAA issued the final rule, ``Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast
(ADS-B) Out Performance Requirements to Support Air Traffic Control
(ATC) Service'' (75 FR 30160). In the final rule, the FAA mandated
equipage requirements and performance standards for ADS-B Out avionics
on aircraft operating in most controlled airspace after January 1,
2020. The regulation requires persons operating in the specified
airspace to equip with ADS-B Out avionics that meet the requirements in
14 CFR 91.225 and 91.227. Under Sec. 91.227(d)(11), an aircraft must
broadcast the aircraft's assigned ICAO 24-bit address. Each registered
aircraft is assigned an aircraft registration number which has a
corresponding ICAO 24-bit aircraft address. The aircraft registration
number and ICAO 24-bit aircraft address are also referred to as a
``Mode S Code'' in some FAA documents and websites, including the FAA
Aircraft Registry.
Pursuant to Sec. 91.227, 1090-MHz Extended Squitter (1090ES) is
required above Flight Level (FL) 180 and ICAO 24-bit aircraft addresses
are used within the transponder standards to identify aircraft. The
ICAO 24-bit aircraft address is openly broadcasted on the 1090-MHz
frequency via the transponder and ADS-B messages, resulting in
availability of aircraft identity to the public.
Industry stakeholders have advocated that FAA develop a process to
provide aircraft operators an option to be anonymous with their
aircraft movements and identity. Stakeholders emphasized the importance
of not being traced or seen by privately owned sensors that monitor the
1090-MHz frequency along with other downlinked ADS-B and Mode S data
being disseminated using the internet.
FAA acknowledges the desire of some owners and operators to limit
the availability of real-time ADS-B position and identification
information for a specific aircraft. To address privacy concerns, the
FAA has initiated the Privacy ICAO Address Program to improve the
privacy of eligible aircraft. The Privacy ICAO Address Program will
enable interested aircraft owners and operators to request an
alternate, temporary ICAO Aircraft Address, which will not be assigned
to another owner or operator in the Civil Aviation Registry. To
participate in the program, each operator's aircraft must meet the
following requirements:
Qualify as a United States registered aircraft;
Be equipped with 1090-MHz ADS-B avionics;
Use a third-party call sign; and,
Operate in domestic United States airspace.
The Privacy ICAO Address Program will be available in two phases:
Phase 1: During Phase 1, the FAA will implement an interim
solution. The FAA will assign operate, monitor, and maintain all
temporary ICAO 24-bit aircraft addresses. The FAA plans to have the
Privacy ICAO Address Program application website, https://www.faa.gov/nextgen/equipadsb/privacy/, in place by January 1, 2020, to meet
industry concerns, until Phase 2 is finalized.
Phase 2: During Phase 2, a third-party service provider(s) will
succeed FAA in the assignment, operation, monitoring, and maintenance
of all temporary ICAO 24-bit aircraft addresses. The FAA will continue
to have oversight of assignments. The Privacy ICAO Address Program,
which will continue to be available from https://www.faa.gov/nextgen/equipadsb/privacy/.
Participation in the Privacy ICAO Addresses Program is voluntary.
However, the FAA must collect the operator's information in order to
assign a Privacy ICAO Address(es). In order to receive a Privacy ICAO
Address assignment, during either Phase 1 or Phase 2, the requestor
will be required to submit the following information:
1. Acknowledgement of the FAA notification of collection and
management of personally identifiable information (PII) for the
management of Privacy ICAO Address assignment and their use in the
National Airspace System (NAS);
2. Acknowledgement of the Privacy ICAO Address Rules of Use in the
NAS;
3. Valid aircraft registration (which includes a permanent ICAO 24-
bit aircraft address) for the aircraft that will be assigned the
Privacy ICAO Address;
4. Proof of authorization to use a third-party flight
identification (Flight ID) along with the identity of the provider;
5. Aircraft owner's contact information (phone number, email
address, and business or home address);
6. Aircraft owner's individual/company/organization information;
7. Requester's contact information (phone number, email address,
and business or home address);
8. Validation that the aircraft's ADS-B emitter (avionics)
performance is qualified for ADS-B operations (i.e., a completed Public
ADS-B Performance Report (PAPR) within the past 180 days); and,
9. Aircraft operator's justification for Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA) exemption, if applicable.
The FAA, during Phase 1 and Phase 2, will verify the information
provided by the requester prior to the Privacy ICAO Address being
assigned by the FAA or third-party provider to ensure that the aircraft
does not have any open FAA enforcement actions. Any outstanding issues
would preclude the use of Privacy ICAO Address(es) until the current
action is resolved.
Only U.S. registered aircraft can participate in the FAA's Privacy
ICAO Address Program. Additionally, operators cannot use a Privacy ICAO
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Address(es) for a U.S. registered aircraft, unless that operator is
also using a third-party flight identification for that same aircraft.
Only one unique Privacy ICAO Address will be assigned to a U.S.
registered aircraft at any given time. Once approved, the aircraft
owner or operator will be assigned a Privacy ICAO Address. An operator
can change a Privacy ICAO Address for an aircraft, but no more often
than once during:
Phase 1: A 60-calendar day period from the previous Privacy ICAO
Address assignment; and
Phase 2: A 20-business day period from the previous Privacy ICAO
Address assignment.
Upon receiving the assigned temporary Privacy ICAO Address the
requester has 30 calendar days to program the aircraft's ADS-B
transponder to the assigned Privacy ICAO Address, fly in ADS-B coverage
airspace, and complete the verification process via the website (e.g.,
PAPR). Once the FAA acknowledges that the verification process is
complete and validates that the reprogrammed ADS-B transponder is
emitting the correct Privacy ICAO Address, the requester will receive a
final confirmation via email. However, if the requester does not submit
a PAPR within 30 calendar days of the Privacy ICAO Address assignment,
the assigned Privacy ICAO Address will be rescinded, and the requester
will need to start the application process again. For more information
on the Public ADS-B Performance Report (PAPR) see: https://adsbperformance.faa.gov/paprrequest.aspx.
The FAA received six responses to FAA's Privacy ICAO Address
Program's Federal Register Notice published on August 22, 2019 (84 FR
43860). All six responses strongly supported FAA's effort to facilitate
privacy for aircraft operators who have aircraft equipped with 1090ES
(1090-MHz Extended Squitter Automatic Dependent Surveillance--Broadcast
(ADS-B)).
Of the six responses, two respondents provided comments for FAA's
consideration:
1. One commenter suggested that FAA allow operators to verify that
the new temporary Privacy ICAO Address code is entered correctly
without requiring a test flight as they are onerous and expensive.
FAA's Response: FAA supports a cost efficient process to ensure
operators participating in the Privacy ICAO Address Program have
entered the temporary Privacy ICAO Address correctly without imposing
onerous requirements for obtaining a PAPR. For the purpose of the
Privacy ICAO Address Program, a flight in any ADS-B coverage airspace
will suffice for the sake of a Privacy ICAO Address verification
flight. Moreover, the verification flight does not need to be a
dedicated flight. Aircraft owners may elect to complete the
verification flight as part of any routine flight following the
installation of a Privacy ICAO Address. If an operator(s) cannot
perform a verification flight within 30 days of receiving a Privacy
ICAO Address assignment, the operator(s) should contact the Privacy
ICAO Address helpdesk at [email protected]. The FAA may grant an
extension if additional time is needed for valid reasons.
2. Two similar comments, from two separate respondents, suggested
that FAA not make Privacy ICAO Address Program eligibility contingent
on the aircraft owner or operator having a third-party call sign.
FAA's Response: FAA continues to support the use of third-party
Flight IDs (third-party call signs) as a critical component of the
Privacy ICAO Address Program. The term ``aircraft call sign'' (Aircraft
ID) means the radiotelephony call sign assigned to an aircraft for
voice communications purposes. For general and business aviation
aircraft, the aircraft call sign is normally associated with the
aircraft registration number (tail number) and may be preset. Aircraft
ID must match what is in the air traffic control flight plan. Mode S
transponder functionality includes automatic transmission of aircraft
call sign and Mode S 24-bit aircraft address(es). Both can be readily
used with searching aircraft ownership information via FAA's Civil
Aviation Registry (CAR). Without the use of third-party Flight IDs, the
broadcasting of an aircraft call sign (i.e., N-number or aircraft
registration number) would still expose aircraft in FAA's CAR and no
longer make aircraft operations anonymous. FAA Privacy ICAO Addresses
associated with temporary or alternate N-numbers associated with the
CAR would also not be a suitable alternative because of operational
safety concerns. The use of the temporary call sign through a third-
party call sign provider matched to a temporary Privacy ICAO
Address(es) is a much better and more effective approach to the privacy
issue.
Third-party call signs are available from a ``Third-party Call Sign
Provider'', a commercial service which has a security agreement with
FAA. The aircraft operator is responsible for inputting the Privacy
ICAO Address(es) and designated third-party Flight ID in avionics
exactly as filed in the ICAO flight plan. The aircraft operator will
not be permitted to change the Privacy ICAO Address or the third-party
call sign in-flight.
An aircraft operator may use the original aircraft's Flight ID
(i.e., N-number or aircraft registration number) and permanent ICAO
aircraft address originally assigned and recorded in the Civil Aviation
Registry at any time for operations, including any time while having an
active Privacy ICAO Address assignment. However, the FAA requires that
the user submit documented validation that an ICAO code has been
correctly installed into the aircraft's ADS-B avionics after each
change. Use of the assigned ICAO aircraft address recorded in the CAR
is required for all flights leaving U.S. sovereign airspace, and it may
be used for any other flights at any time, as desired by the aircraft
operator.
For monitoring use of Privacy ICAO Addresses, the information
supplied by the operator will be downloaded by the FAA and entered into
the FAA's ADS-B Performance Monitor (82 FR 60302, December 20, 2017).
The FAA is seeking comments from the public regarding the
information that is collected for the Privacy ICAO Address program and
its process. The information provided in this notice is solely to
identify and collect information from the public on the potential
burden to an individual that may result from this program.
Respondents: Intended for operators who seek anonymous aircraft
operations to avoid monitoring via open broadcast of aircraft data on
1090-MHz frequency receivers. FAA estimates that up to 15,000
respondents may utilize the Privacy ICAO Address Program.
Frequency: Unless an operator seeks a new Privacy ICAO Address or
terminates the use of its existing Privacy ICAO Address, an operator
can continue to use the temporary Privacy ICAO Address assignment as
long as desired. However, aircraft operators may request regular
Privacy ICAO Address reassignments within the agreed timeframe.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: Approximately 15 minutes per
application.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: Total estimate of burden hours for
15,000 users (individual aircraft owners and operators) is
approximately 12,562.5 hours. (this is an approximation based on some
individual aircraft owners and operators requesting new Privacy ICAO
Address(es) reassignments on a regular or semi-regular schedule; e.g.,
20-days, monthly, quarterly or semi-annually.)
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Issued in Washington, DC.
David E. Gray,
Acting Deputy Director, Surveillance Services (AJM-4), Program
Management Organization, Air Traffic Organization, Federal Aviation
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2019-25922 Filed 11-27-19; 8:45 am]
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