FAA Seeks Comments on Renewing Grant Report Collection Approval
Published Date: 4/23/2026
Notice
Summary
The FAA is renewing its approval to collect progress reports from winners of the Fueling Aviation's Sustainable Transition (FAST) grants. These reports help track how projects are doing with their schedules, risks, and costs. If you’re involved, get ready to keep sharing updates, and don’t forget to send your comments by June 22, 2026!
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Quarterly reporting burden for FAST winners
If you are a Fueling Aviation's Sustainable Transition (FAST) grant recipient, you must submit quarterly performance reports and semi-annual review presentations documenting technical progress, schedule, risks, and costs. The FAA estimates an average burden of 134 hours per grant recipient per year and an estimated total annual burden of 1,876 hours. Written comments on the renewal are due June 22, 2026.
Public transparency of FAST grant use
The FAA will use collected reports to monitor FAST grant performance and provide publicly releasable annual reports to ensure oversight of taxpayer funding. This means the public will have access to information about project schedules, risks, costs, and technical progress under OMB Control Number 2120-0817. The FAA will review deliverables with subject-matter experts from FAA and other agencies.
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