Federal Register #2026-20483

DOT notices on FAA surface-weather reporting and an FMCSA commercial-driver pilot study

This Department of Transportation material concerns information collections and research, not a purchase of products or services. - Government organizations - U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), including the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), and Surface Transportation Board (STB). - No specific sub-agagency or office is identified. - FAA Surface Weather Status Dashboard - The FAA proposes a voluntary public webform for reporting outages or incorrect data from National Airspace System surface weather stations, including Automated Weather Observing Systems (AWOS) and Automated Surface Observing Systems (ASOS). - The FAA would verify and track reports, use them to initiate corrective-action tickets, and display current service status on its Aviation Weather Cameras website. - The collection is estimated to receive about 1,825 responses annually, with each submission taking about one minute. - FMCSA commercial-driver pilot study - A proposed study would involve up to 256 commercial motor vehicle drivers and assess split duty periods and the 14-hour driving window, including fatigue, driving performance, working conditions, quality of life, and safety. - No products, part numbers, manufacturers, vendors, or purchase quantities are specified.

Description

The Federal Aviation Administration is seeking public comments on a proposed new information collection for its Surface Weather Status Dashboard. NAS users may voluntarily report operational issues with surface weather systems, including erroneous data and outages. The FAA plans to verify and track reports, use them to initiate corrective-action tickets, and display system service status on its Aviation Weather Cameras website. Written comments are due November 5, 2026.

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