Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection
No
Regular
02/09/2026
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
22,925
0
2,072
0
0
0
The Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA) is developing a web-based tool, Service Availability
Prediction Tool (SAPT), to assist aircraft operators in achieving
compliance with the requirements of 14 CFR §§ 91.103, 91.225, and
91.227. Depending on the specific nature of the operator’s request,
varying levels of information are necessary for the FAA to process
the requests made via this tool. The SAPT has three main tools:
Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring (RAIM) SAPT, Automatic
Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) SAPT, and ADS-B
Deviation Authorization Pre-Flight Tool (ADAPT). The SAPT user may
have to use one or more of these tools depending upon the nature of
their request. The SAPT continually collects Global Positioning
System (GPS) constellation status (e.g., GPS almanacs) and FAA
surveillance status data (e.g., surveillance radars (SSR) and wide
area multilateration (WAM)) in order to assess the accuracy and
integrity of GPS, FAA backup surveillance availability, and other
data in real time. This information is used to determine navigation
or to support air traffic control services in terminal, en route
airspace, and in airport surface operations. SAPT models the GPS
system and matches it with certain specified GPS avionics
performance characteristics to determine if there is sufficient
position information predicted throughout the flight to use for
navigation or surveillance.
US Code:
49
USC 40103 Name of Law: Sovereignty and Use of Airspace
The major reduction in
transactions is due to this change in policy: “Under the FAA's
revised policy, aircraft equipped with SA-Aware GPS receivers
described in this document are not required to perform a pre-flight
service availability prediction, including those aircraft not
covered by Exemption 12555.” The SA Aware transaction count held
steady from May 2022 until it dropped off abruptly (viz., over
100,000 per day) on March 19th, 2024, when a major flight service
provider implemented the change. Similarly, manual web page
transactions for SA Aware flight dropped, reducing the burden.
Other policy changes include the expiration of exemption 12555 and
the request that military flights use ADAPT, but those are both
dwarfed by dropping the requirement for flights with SA Aware GPS
avionics.
$2,060,685
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
Carolyn Perry 857 998-8766
carolyn.perry@dot.gov
No
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.
02/09/2026
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ADS-B Deviation Authorization Prediction Tool (ADAPT)