FAA Wants Comments on Renewing Privacy Plane Address Paperwork
Published Date: 8/28/2026
Notice
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 for an information collection renewal. The collection involves an aircraft operator's request for a privacy ICAO address through a web-based application process. The information to be collected is necessary to qualify for the authorized use of the privacy ICAO address services and for monitoring to support continued airworthiness and enforcement activities.
Analyzed Economic Effects
5 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 3 costs, 0 mixed.
Voluntary Privacy ICAO Address Service
If you operate an aircraft and want to mask your identity from privately owned 1090 MHz sensors, the FAA offers a voluntary Privacy ICAO Address (PIA) program that assigns a temporary ICAO 24-bit aircraft address. Participation is voluntary and is intended to let operators mask aircraft movements while flying within U.S. sovereign airspace.
U.S.-Registered Aircraft Only Eligibility
Only U.S.-registered aircraft can be assigned a Privacy ICAO address. If your aircraft is not U.S.-registered, you cannot receive a PIA assignment under this program.
Application Time Burden and Scale
Applying for a Privacy ICAO address uses a web application that FAA estimates takes about 15 minutes per application. FAA estimates up to 15,000 respondents and an estimated total annual burden of 12,563 hours for this information collection (OMB Control Number 2120-0779).
Operational and Monitoring Compliance Rules
To use a Privacy ICAO address you must be authorized to use third-party flight identification for that aircraft, notify the FAA when your avionics are loaded with the assigned temporary ICAO address, and verify your ADS-B broadcasts match the assigned privacy address. The FAA will download and enter information into its ADS-B Performance Monitor for monitoring and enforcement.
PIA Address Change Frequency Limit
An operator can change its assigned Privacy ICAO address, but not more often than once every 20 days; however, an operator may change sooner if real-world security concerns arise. Changes are occasional and based on specific scenarios.
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