View Rule

View EO 12866 Meetings Printer-Friendly Version     Download RIN Data in XML
DOT/FAA RIN: 2120-AL82 Publication ID: Spring 2025 
Title: Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations 
Abstract:

This action proposes performance-based regulations enabling the design and operation of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) at low altitudes beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) and for third-party services, to include UAS Traffic Management (UTM), that support these operations. The FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 directs the development of this proposed rule. This proposed rule is necessary to support the integration of UAS into the national airspace system (NAS). This proposed rule is intended to provide a predictable and clear pathway for safe, routine, and scalable UAS operations that include package delivery, agriculture, aerial surveying, civic interest, operations training, demonstration, recreation, and flight testing. 

 
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Deregulatory 
CFR Citation: 14 CFR 107    14 CFR 137    14 CFR 119    14 CFR 135    14 CFR 91    14 CFR 36    14 CFR 43    14 CFR 45    14 CFR 48    14 CFR 89    14 CFR 146    14 CFR 108    14 CFR 133   
Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f)    49 U.S.C. 40101    49 U.S.C. 40105    49 U.S.C. 44701    49 U.S.C. 44702    49 U.S.C. 44715    49 U.S.C. 44807    49 U.S.C. 44808    49 U.S.C. 44811    Pub. L. 118-63    49 U.S.C. 40103(b)    ...   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory    01/16/2026 
NPRM  Statutory  Statutory, sec. 930 of Pub. L. 118-63; NPRM, September 16, 2024; final rule, January 16, 2026.  09/16/2025 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  07/00/2025 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: www.regulations.gov   Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Related RINs: Related to 1652-AA80 
Agency Contact:
Michelle Ferritto
Department of Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration
800 Independence Avenue, SW,
Washington, DC 20591
Phone:202 267-8673
Email: michelle.ferritto@faa.gov