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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.
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 [insert date 60 days after date of publication in
the Federal Register].
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 e-mail at:
kim.merchant@faa.gov; phone: 202-267-6148
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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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)

•

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

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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.

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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.
Report/ Form

Affected Public

Frequency

Number of

Respondents

Total
Number
of

Responses

Narrative Reports
BEYOND
State, Local, Tribal,
Semi-Annual
or Territorial
Reports
Government,
BEYOND
participants only
BEYOND
State, Local, Tribal,
Program
or Territorial
Withdrawal
Government,
Reports
BEYOND
participants only
Narrative Reports Sub-Totals

Estimated
Average
Burden
Per
Response
(hours)

Estimated

Total
Annual
Burden
(hours)

SemiAnnually

8.00

16.00

80.00

1,280.00

One-Time
Submission

8.00

1.00

40.00

40.00

16.00

17.00

77.65

1320.00

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Operational Data
UAS Monthly Proponents with
Flight Reports approval
documents that
include flight
reporting C&Ls and
BEYOND
participants
ADSP
ADSPs that have
Monthly
service level
Reports
agreements with
proponents that
submit UAS
Monthly Flight
Reports
UAS Anomaly Proponents with
Reports
approval
documents that
include event
reporting C&Ls and
BEYOND
participants
Operational Data Sub-Totals

Monthly

15.00

180.00

1.00

180.00

Monthly

10.00

120.00

1.50

180.00

On Occasion
– Assuming
5 annually
per
participant

15.00

75.00

1.00

75.00

40.00
56.00

375.00
392.00

1.16
4.48

435.00
1755.00

Totals

Issued in Washington, DC on August 12, 2024.

Kim Merchant
Manager
Special Projects Branch, Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Office, Federal Aviation
Administration