Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of a Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) BEYOND and Partnership for Safety Plan (PSP) Programs, 76614-76615 [2024-21264]

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• Federal Aviation Administration
• DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 181 (Wednesday, September 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76614-76615]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-21264]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. FAA-2024-2158]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of a Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Unmanned 
Aircraft Systems (UAS) BEYOND and Partnership for Safety Plan (PSP) 
Programs

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 to renew an information 
collection. The collection involves operational data submissions by 
proponents who have been granted exemptions and operational and report 
submissions by State, local, Tribal, and territorial (SLTT) 
participants in the UAS BEYOND program. The information to be collected 
will be used to inform FAA policy and decision-making regarding 
integrating UAS into the National Airspace System (NAS).

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by November 18, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Please send written comments:
    By Electronic Docket: www.regulations.gov (Enter docket number into 
search field).
    By mail: Kim Merchant, c/o Tammie Meadows, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW, Rm. 127, Washington, DC 
20591-0001.
    By fax: 202-267-4193.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Merchant by email at: 
[email protected]; phone: 202-267-6148.

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: 2120-0800.
    Title: Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) BEYOND and Partnership for 
Safety Plan (PSP) Programs.
    Form Numbers:

 UAS Monthly Flight Report (Pending)

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 UAS Exemption Monthly Flight Report (Pending)
 Automated Data Service Provider (ADSP) Monthly Report 
(Pending)
 UAS Flight Anomaly Report (Pending)
 BEYOND Semi-Annual Report (Pending)
 BEYOND Program Withdrawal Report (Pending)

    Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
    Background: The data collected during the Unmanned Aircraft Systems 
(UAS) BEYOND program is delineated as part of the Memorandum of 
Agreement (MOA) each Lead Participant signs with the FAA, and entered 
into under the authority of 49 U.S.C. 106(l) and (m). The data 
collected from proponents granted exemptions is specified in the 
conditions and limitations of the exemptions under the authority 
provided by 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40113, 44701, and 44807. The data 
collected from proponents granted certificates of authorization is 
specified in the conditions and limitations of the authorizations under 
the authority provided by 49 U.S.C. 40102(a) or 49 U.S.C. 40125. The 
data collected from proponents granted part 107 waivers is specified in 
the conditions and limitations of the waivers under the authority 
provided by 14 CFR part 107.
    There are two types of data collection. First, BEYOND program 
participants submit narrative reports to inform the FAA of operational 
trends, and highlight successes and failures and their causes. The 
purpose of the narrative reports is to help the FAA make policy and 
resource decisions, especially in regard to the challenges and 
opportunities in integrating UAS into the National Airspace System 
(NAS). The narrative reports include semi-annual reports and, if 
needed, program withdrawal reports.
    Second, BEYOND participants and other select proponents submit 
operational data, including monthly flight data, Automated Data Service 
Provider (ADSP) monthly data, and anomaly data. The purpose of these 
submissions is to monitor the safety of the flights and the 
effectiveness of the safety mitigations in place, and inform policy and 
decision-making related to the risks associated with operations 
involving command and control (C2) links, detect and avoid (DAA) 
capabilities, ADSP reliability, anomaly detection, and a host of other 
categories, to solve challenges in enabling UAS beyond visual line of 
sight (BVLOS) operations.
    Respondents: Depending on the submission, the respondents are two 
groups:

1. State, local, Tribal, or territorial government--BEYOND Lead 
Participants
2. Business or other for-profit--Team members of the BEYOND Lead 
Participants and proponents with reporting conditions and limitations 
in their operational approvals
    Frequency: The frequency depends on the report. See the table below 
for details.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: Depending on the submission, 
the overall estimated average burden per response varies from 1 to 80 
hours. See the table below for details.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: The estimated total annual burden 
for all submissions is 1,755 hours. See the following table for a 
breakdown by report or form.

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                                                                                                                             Estimated
                                                                                             Number of     Total number   average burden     Estimated
                Report/form                        Affected public           Frequency      respondents    of responses    per response    total annual
                                                                                                                              (hours)     burden (hours)
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Narrative Reports:
    BEYOND Semi-Annual Reports............  State, Local, Tribal, or       Semi-Annually            8.00           16.00           80.00        1,280.00
                                             Territorial Government,
                                             BEYOND participants only.
    BEYOND Program Withdrawal Reports.....  State, Local, Tribal, or            One-Time            8.00            1.00           40.00           40.00
                                             Territorial Government,          Submission
                                             BEYOND participants only.
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        Narrative Reports Sub-Totals......  ............................  ..............           16.00           17.00           77.65        1,320.00
Operational Data:
    UAS Monthly Flight Reports............  Proponents with approval             Monthly           15.00          180.00            1.00          180.00
                                             documents that include
                                             flight reporting C&Ls and
                                             BEYOND participants.
    ADSP Monthly Reports..................  ADSPs that have service              Monthly           10.00          120.00            1.50          180.00
                                             level agreements with
                                             proponents that submit UAS
                                             Monthly Flight Reports.
    UAS Anomaly Reports...................  Proponents with approval       On Occasion--           15.00           75.00            1.00           75.00
                                             documents that include           Assuming 5
                                             event reporting C&Ls and       annually per
                                             BEYOND participants.            participant
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        Operational Data Sub-Totals.......  ............................  ..............           40.00          375.00            1.16          435.00
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            Totals........................  ............................  ..............           56.00          392.00            4.48        1,755.00
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    Issued in Washington, DC, on August 12, 2024.
Kim Merchant,
Manager, Special Projects Branch, Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration 
Office, Federal Aviation Administration.
[FR Doc. 2024-21264 Filed 9-17-24; 8:45 am]
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