Unmanned Aircraft Systems
(UAS) BEYOND and Partnership for Safety Plan (PSP) Programs
New
collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)
No
Regular
11/04/2021
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
176,089
0
33,758
0
608,300
0
The purpose of the BEYOND and PSP
programs is for the FAA to work with state, local and tribal (SLT)
governments and private UAS operators to integrate UAS into the
national airspace system. The programs have multiple data
collections toward that goal. First, narrative reports will provide
qualitative, non-statistical data to inform the FAA of operational
trends, highlight successes and failures, and describe challenges
and lessons learned. These reports are meant to inform the FAA of
progress, identify where there are challenges or gaps in
understanding, and help FAA make policy and resource decisions. The
data will be supplied by the eight SLT governments in the BEYOND
program and seven industry operators in the PSP program. Second,
there are systems and operations data submissions which will
provide both quantitative and qualitative information about the
program participants’ aircraft, flights, corrective maintenance
actions, off-nominal flight events, and UAS testing activities. The
submissions are not statistical in nature but are designed to
supply data that will help inform policy and standards related to
UAS pilots flying their aircraft beyond their visual line of sight.
The data will be supplied by the eight BEYOND participants, and the
seven PSP participants. Third, there are societal and economic data
submissions that will provide qualitative and quantitative data
regarding the potential societal and economic impacts of
participant UAS operations. These are non-statistical reports that
provide insight into the types of societal and economic benefits or
detriments the participants’ UAS operations are having on their
communities and their business operations compared to non-UAS
(legacy) operations. These submissions will help to inform FAA
policy and decision-making toward integrating different types of
operations into the NAS, and to inform discussions with the public
on the potential benefits of using UAS. The data will be supplied
by the eight BEYOND participants, and the seven PSP participants.
Fourth, there is a community engagement component to the programs
which includes two separate, but related, collections. One of these
is the reports that will provide qualitative and quantitative data
regarding the participants’ community outreach activities,
including the types of activities, the targeted audiences, and the
types and quantity of feedback received. The reports will include
any raw data collected using questionnaires or surveys. These
submissions are not statistical in nature, but will provide
valuable information to the FAA that will inform community
engagement best practices and lessons learned which can be shared
with the public. The data will be supplied by the eight BEYOND
participants, and the seven PSP participants. The other piece of
the community engagement component is the Community Engagement
Tool, which will include a potential burden on the general public.
The Community Engagement Tool was developed by the FAA as an
optional aid for program participants that includes general and
operation-specific questions related to UAS operations. The BEYOND
and PSP participants may choose to use any of the pertinent sample
survey questions when developing their own questionnaires to survey
the general public in their communities. The tool includes
questions on general knowledge of UAS and sentiments toward
potential benefits or drawbacks of UAS operations. The Community
Engagement Tool is intended to help the program participants
develop simple questionnaires with no intended utility other than
gaining insight into the general public’s experience with, and
opinions of, UAS operations. No statistical analysis or inference
will be performed other than tabulation of responses. Results may
be used to help develop lessons learned or best practices for other
UAS stakeholders pertaining to community engagement
activities.
US Code:
49
USC 106 Name of Law: Federal Aviation Administration
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:
(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;
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.
2021-07-02 - BEYOND and PSP - Supporting Statement B - Final.docx
Community Engagement Tool