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ADS–B messages. Subsequently, the
nature of openly broadcasting makes the
identity of the aircraft publicly
available. Industry stakeholders have
long suggested that FAA develop a
process for aircraft operators who seek
anonymity such that their aircraft
movements and identity cannot be
traced or seen by privately owned
sensors that monitor the 1090 MHz
frequency and combine this with other
downlinked ADS–B and Mode S data
being disseminated using the internet.
The FAA intends to develop a process
for operators who wish to mask their
aircraft movements and identity for a
period while flying within the sovereign
airspace of the United States.
Participation in the assignment of
privacy ICAO Code addresses is
voluntary. Only U.S. registered aircraft
can be assigned a privacy ICAO aircraft
address. No operator can use a privacy
ICAO aircraft address for a U.S.registered aircraft unless that operator is
authorized to use a third-party flight
identification for that same aircraft. No
unique privacy ICAO address will be
assigned to more than one U.S.registered aircraft at any given time.
Once approved, the operator will be
assigned a privacy ICAO address. The
operator will be required to notify the
FAA when their avionics have been
loaded with the assigned temporary
ICAO 24-bit aircraft address. Owners
and operators must verify that the ICAO
24-bit aircraft address (Mode S code)
broadcast by their ADS–B equipment
matches the assigned privacy ICAO
address for their aircraft. Operators can
verify what ICAO 24-bit aircraft address
is being broadcast by their aircraft by
visiting: https://adsbperformance.
faa.gov/PAPRRequest.aspx . For
monitoring privacy ICAO address use,
the information will be downloaded by
the FAA and entered into the FAA’s
ADS–B Performance Monitor [Docket
No. FAA–2017–1194 published in
Federal Register, December 20, 2017, as
Document Number: 2017–27202].
Respondents
Intended for operators who seek
anonymity such that their aircraft
movements and identity cannot be
easily traced or seen by privately owned
sensors that monitor the 1090 MHz
frequency. FAA estimates up to 15,000
respondents.
Frequency: Frequency will be
occasional based on specific scenarios.
An operator can change privacy ICAO
aircraft addresses, but no more often
than once every 20 days. In the event
real-world security concerns become
evident, an operator can elect to change
their PIA address sooner than 20 days.
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Estimated Average Burden per
Response: Approximately 15 minutes
per application.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
12,563 hours.
Stanton Brunner,
In-Service Performance and Sustainment
(AJM–422), Federal Aviation Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. FAA–2023–1282]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of New Approval of
Information Collection: Certificates of
Waivers
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 purpose of this notice is
to allow 60 days for public comment.
The FAA proposes collecting
information related to requests for
certificate of waivers to operate
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in
deviation from the normal operating
rules. The FAA will use the collected
information to make determinations
whether to authorize or deny the
requested operation of UAS. The
proposed information collection is
necessary to issue such authorizations
or denials consistent with the FAA’s
mandate to ensure safe and efficient use
of national airspace.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted by July 30, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Please send written
comments:
By Electronic Docket:
www.regulations.gov (Enter docket
number into search field).
By mail: FAA HQ, Bldg. 10B, 5th
Floor, Desk 5E4TS, 600 Independence
Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20597.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rahat Ali by email at: Rahat.Ali@
faa.gov; phone: 202–267–8780.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Comments Invited: You are
asked to comment on any aspect of this
information collection, including (a)
Whether the proposed collection of
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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: Certificates of Waivers under 14
CFR 91.903.
Form Numbers: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Approval of new
Information Collection.
Background: Title 14, part 91 of the
Code of Federal Regulations prescribes
the rules governing the operation of
aircraft within the United States.
Included in this is the operation of
unmanned aircraft systems (UAS),
commonly known as drones, by both
civil and public aircraft operators. 14
CFR 91.903 allows for operators of
aircraft to apply for a certificate of
waiver authorizing the operator to
deviate from the rules listed in § 91.905
if the proposed operation can be
conducted safely.
To process certificate of waiver
requests, the FAA requires the name of
the person or organization sponsoring
the request, mailing address,
information related to any pending or to
prior waiver requests that were denied
or rescinded, the regulation sought to
deviate from, time and location of the
proposed operation, the make and
model of the aircraft, and the pilot’s
name, address, and certificate number
and rating. This information is
necessary for the FAA to meet its
statutory mandate of maintaining a safe
and efficient national airspace. See 49
U.S.C. 40103, 44701, and 44807. The
FAA will use the requested information
to determine if the proposed UAS
operation can be conducted safely.
The FAA proposes to use a web portal
accessible from the FAA website to
process certificate of waiver requests
from the public. To initially access the
web portal, the FAA requires
respondents to complete an Access
Request Form. This form requires the
respondent to provide the date, the
respondent’s name, telephone number,
and email address, to identify if the
respondent is a civil or public operator,
and to provide a general reason why
operating a UAS.
Respondents: UAS operators seeking
to a certificate of waiver under 14 CFR
91.903. Between 2023–2026, the FAA
estimates that it will receive a total of
5,105 certificate of waiver requests with
4,925 coming from public users and 180
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coming from civil users. The FAA also
estimates that it will receive a total
2,572 requests to initially access the
web portal.
Frequency: The requested information
will need to be provided each time a
respondent requests a certificate of
waiver under Part 91 and the first time
that a respondent requests to access the
web portal.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: The FAA estimates the
respondents will take an average of 15
minutes to complete the Access Request
Form and 120 minutes to request a
certificate of waiver.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
3,283 hours for those completing
certificate of waiver requests. 214 hours
for those completing the Access Request
Form.
Issued in Washington, DC, on May 31,
2023.
Rahat Ali,
General Engineer.AJV–P22
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Federal Transit Administration
Designation of Transportation
Management Areas
Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), Federal
Transit Administration (FTA),
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
On December 29, 2022, the
United States Census Bureau published
a notice in the Federal Register
announcing the qualifying urban areas
from the 2020 Census. The FTA and
FHWA are announcing that all
urbanized areas (UZA) with populations
greater than 200,000, as determined by
the 2020 Census, are hereby identified
as Transportation Management Areas
(TMA). The FTA and FHWA are taking
this action in compliance with the
agencies’ authorizing statutes. This
action supersedes the agencies’ previous
designations of TMAs made in the
Federal Register.
DATES: This notice is effective June 5,
2023.
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SUMMARY:
For
FTA related questions, please contact
Fleming El-Amin, Office of Planning
(TPE–10), (202) 493–0316, or via email
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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at fleming.el-amin@dot.gov, or Mark
Montgomery, Office of Chief Counsel
(TCC), (202) 366–1017, via email at
mark.montgomery@dot.gov, Federal
Transit Administration, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590. Office hours for FTA are from
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., et., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
For FHWA related questions, please
contact Kenneth Petty, Office of
Planning (HEPP), (202) 366–6654, or via
email at kenneth.petty@dot.gov, or
Michael Harkins, Office of Chief
Counsel (HCC), 202–366–1523, via
email at michael.harkins@dot.gov,
Federal Highway Administration, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590. Office hours for FHWA are from
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., et., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Census Bureau’s urban-rural
classification is a delineation of
geographical areas, identifying
individual urban areas as well as the
rural portion of the Nation. The
resulting classification of ‘‘urban areas’’
is distinguishable from FHWA and
FTA’s definition of ‘‘urbanized areas,’’
but the population data from the
decennial census informs which
geographical areas meet the definition of
‘‘urbanized area’’ for transportation
planning purposes under Titles 23 and
49 of the United States Code (23 U.S.C.
101(a)(36) and 49 U.S.C. 5302(24)).
The Census Bureau defined the
qualifying urban areas from the 2020
Census using the criteria published in
the Federal Register on March 24, 2022
(87 FR 16706). As a result of these
criteria and a decade of population and
land use change, there are significant
differences in the UZAs based on the
2020 Census from those based on the
2010 Census, including place names,
boundary shapes, and population
counts. Notably, 192 UZAs have
populations over 200,000, the statutory
threshold for TMA designation,
including 15 UZAs that were not
identified in the Federal Register on
July 18, 2012 (77 FR 42354).
Furthermore, 2 UZAs that were
previously above 200,000 are now
below the threshold (i.e., Norwich-New
London, Connecticut, and Visalia,
California).
Titles 23 and 49 of the United States
Code (U.S.C.) (23 U.S.C. 134(k)(1)(A)
and 49 U.S.C. 5303(k)(1)(A)) require the
Secretary of Transportation to identify
each UZA over 200,000 in population as
a TMA. The UZAs that meet this
threshold, as determined by the 2020
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Census, are listed in the table below and
are hereby identified as TMAs. For the
multistate UZAs over 200,000 in
population, the UZA is listed under the
State with the largest share of the
population; however, the TMA
designation applies to the entire
multistate area.
The TMAs are subject to special
transportation planning and
programming requirements. These
requirements apply to the metropolitan
planning areas that must be determined
jointly by the metropolitan planning
organization (MPO) and Governor, in
accordance with 23 U.S.C. 134(e) and 49
U.S.C. 5303(e). The FTA and FHWA
have developed a series of ‘‘Questions
and Answers’’ related to applying 2020
Census data to urban areas and UZAs in
the joint FTA and FHWA planning
processes. More information can be
found at: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/
planning/census_issues/urbanized_
areas_and_mpo_tma/ and https://
www.transit.dot.gov/census.
Additional UZAs may be designated
as TMAs by the Secretary of
Transportation upon request of the
Governor and the MPO or affected local
officials. Notification of any additional
TMAs will be issued through a
Secretarial Memorandum to the
appropriate State Governors and MPOs,
not as a notice published in the Federal
Register.
For example, the Governor of Texas
and the Permian Basin MPO (formerly
the Midland Odessa Transportation
Organization) requested TMA
designations in 2012 for the Midland,
Texas, and the Odessa, Texas, UZAs. On
July 31, 2012, the Secretary of
Transportation approved the request
and designated both UZAs as TMAs.
Although the Midland, Texas, and
Odessa, Texas, UZAs do not meet the
statutory population threshold for TMA
designation under the 2020 Census,
FHWA and FTA continue to recognize
the Midland, Texas and Odessa, Texas
UZAs as TMAs due to the Secretary’s
prior action.
In addition, the bi-State Lake Tahoe
MPO region shall be treated as a TMA
with a UZA population of 145,000 in
the State of California and 65,000 in the
State of Nevada, per 23 U.S.C. 134(r).
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315, 23 U.S.C.
134(k)(1)(A), 49 U.S.C. 5303(k)(1)(A), 49
CFR 1.85(c)(19), and 49 CFR 1.91(a).
Shailen P. Bhatt,
Administrator, FHWA.
Nuria Fernandez,
Administrator, FTA.
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[FR Doc No: 2023-11883]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. FAA-2023-1282]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of New Approval of Information Collection: Certificates of
Waivers
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 purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comment. The
FAA proposes collecting information related to requests for certificate
of waivers to operate Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in deviation from
the normal operating rules. The FAA will use the collected information
to make determinations whether to authorize or deny the requested
operation of UAS. The proposed information collection is necessary to
issue such authorizations or denials consistent with the FAA's mandate
to ensure safe and efficient use of national airspace.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by July 30, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Please send written comments:
By Electronic Docket: www.regulations.gov (Enter docket number into
search field).
By mail: FAA HQ, Bldg. 10B, 5th Floor, Desk 5E4TS, 600 Independence
Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20597.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rahat Ali by email at:
[email protected]; phone: 202-267-8780.
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: Certificates of Waivers under 14 CFR 91.903.
Form Numbers: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Approval of new Information Collection.
Background: Title 14, part 91 of the Code of Federal Regulations
prescribes the rules governing the operation of aircraft within the
United States. Included in this is the operation of unmanned aircraft
systems (UAS), commonly known as drones, by both civil and public
aircraft operators. 14 CFR 91.903 allows for operators of aircraft to
apply for a certificate of waiver authorizing the operator to deviate
from the rules listed in Sec. 91.905 if the proposed operation can be
conducted safely.
To process certificate of waiver requests, the FAA requires the
name of the person or organization sponsoring the request, mailing
address, information related to any pending or to prior waiver requests
that were denied or rescinded, the regulation sought to deviate from,
time and location of the proposed operation, the make and model of the
aircraft, and the pilot's name, address, and certificate number and
rating. This information is necessary for the FAA to meet its statutory
mandate of maintaining a safe and efficient national airspace. See 49
U.S.C. 40103, 44701, and 44807. The FAA will use the requested
information to determine if the proposed UAS operation can be conducted
safely.
The FAA proposes to use a web portal accessible from the FAA
website to process certificate of waiver requests from the public. To
initially access the web portal, the FAA requires respondents to
complete an Access Request Form. This form requires the respondent to
provide the date, the respondent's name, telephone number, and email
address, to identify if the respondent is a civil or public operator,
and to provide a general reason why operating a UAS.
Respondents: UAS operators seeking to a certificate of waiver under
14 CFR 91.903. Between 2023-2026, the FAA estimates that it will
receive a total of 5,105 certificate of waiver requests with 4,925
coming from public users and 180
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coming from civil users. The FAA also estimates that it will receive a
total 2,572 requests to initially access the web portal.
Frequency: The requested information will need to be provided each
time a respondent requests a certificate of waiver under Part 91 and
the first time that a respondent requests to access the web portal.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: The FAA estimates the
respondents will take an average of 15 minutes to complete the Access
Request Form and 120 minutes to request a certificate of waiver.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 3,283 hours for those completing
certificate of waiver requests. 214 hours for those completing the
Access Request Form.
Issued in Washington, DC, on May 31, 2023.
Rahat Ali,
General Engineer.AJV-P22
[FR Doc. 2023-11883 Filed 6-2-23; 8:45 am]
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