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DOT/FAA | RIN: 2120-AL82 | Publication ID: Fall 2024 |
Title: Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations | |
Abstract:
This action would normalize certain low altitude unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) operations, while ensuring the safety and efficiency of the United States airspace. It is the next step in integrating UAS into the national airspace system (NAS), providing for significant safety, societal, and economic advantages and benefits. This action is expected to dramatically expedite the introduction of beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) UAS operations in the NAS. Using consensus-based standards, this action would establish a regulatory process for issuing a special airworthiness certificate (SAC) for unmanned aircraft (up to 1,320 pounds), as well as the acceptance of their associated elements. It would create new operational and design requirements for unmanned aircraft issued a SAC, enabling routine beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations without waivers or exemptions. The rulemaking would prescribe a new BVLOS rating for the remote pilot certificate. It would also build new operating rules for UAS cargo delivery for compensation or hire under the new part. Finally, this action would create a defined regulatory approval pathway for third-party services, to include UAS Traffic Management (UTM) service suppliers. |
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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 |
CFR Citation: 14 CFR 107 14 CFR 137 14 CFR 21 14 CFR 119 14 CFR 135 14 CFR 65 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. 40103 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 |
Legal Deadline:
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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 | |
Agency Contact: Jarrett Larrow Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration 800 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20591 Phone:844 359-6982 Email: 9-faa-uas-bvlos-rule@faa.gov |