2021-25366

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: • the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document • the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to • the agency docket number / agency internal file number • the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration • 14 CFR Part 89 • [Docket No.: FAA-2019-1100] AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Statement of policy. SUMMARY: This action clarifies FAA policy regarding the existing accuracy requirements for the reported geometric altitude of the control station of a standard remote identification unmanned aircraft. The FAA describes one acceptable way producers of unmanned aircraft can meet the minimum performance requirement for the accuracy of the control station's reported geometric altitude. The FAA determined that this action is necessary to inform developers of means of compliance of one potential pathway to meet the performance requirement for the control station's reported geometric altitude. DATES: The effective date of this policy is November 22, 2021. ADDRESSES: For information on where to obtain copies of this statement of policy and other information related to this statement, see “Additional Information” in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Siegmund, Policy and Innovation Division, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone 1-844-FLY-MY-UA (1-844-359-6981); email: UAShelp@faa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Overview A. Background On January 15, 2021, the FAA published a final rule titled “Remote Identification of Unmanned Aircraft” (Remote ID final rule) with an original effective date of March 16, 2021.[1]  [2] The Remote ID final rule requires the remote identification of unmanned aircraft in the airspace of the United States. Remote identification is the capability of an unmanned aircraft, in flight, to provide certain identification, location, and performance information that people on the ground and other airspace users can receive. In addition to the operating requirements, the Remote ID final rule provides the design and production requirements for the production of remote identification unmanned aircraft or broadcast modules. These requirements describe the performance standards for remote identification without establishing a specific means or process for regulated entities to follow.[3] A person designing or producing a standard remote identification unmanned aircraft or remote identification broadcast module must show that the unmanned aircraft or broadcast module meets the performance requirements of the rule by following an FAA-accepted means of compliance. A means of compliance submitted to the FAA for acceptance ( printed page 66163) must show that an unmanned aircraft or broadcast module produced using it would meet the performance requirements of title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations part 89 (14 CFR part 89). This policy statement only addresses the performance requirements and compliance path for the standard remote identification unmanned aircraft. Part 89 requires the following 8 message elements to be broadcast from a standard remote identification unmanned aircraft: (1) Unmanned aircraft unique ident…

Fonte: Federal Register (federalregister.gov). Texto original em inglês. Conteúdo sanitizado por segurança.