2022-19644

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: Notification of enforcement policy. SUMMARY: For noncompliance with the remote identification production requirements applicable to unmanned aircraft, which occurs on or before December 16, 2022, the FAA will consider all circumstances, in particular, the delay in the FAA's acceptance of a means of compliance, when exercising its discretion whether to take enforcement action. DATES: This policy is effective September 8, 2022. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James D. Foltz, Strategic Policy Emerging Aircraft Section, Policy and Innovation Division, Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation Administration, 901 Locust Street, Room 301, Kansas City, MO 64106; telephone 1-844-FLY-MY-UA (1-844-359-6981); email: UAShelp@faa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Electronic Access and Filing A copy of this document may be viewed online at https://www.regulations.gov using the docket number listed above. A copy of this document will be placed in the docket. Electronic retrieval help and guidelines are available on the website. It is available 24 hours each day, 365 days each year. An electronic copy of this document may also be downloaded from the Office of the Federal Register's website at https://www.federalregister.gov and the Government Publishing Office's website at https://www.govinfo.gov. Background On January 15, 2021, the Remote Identification of Unmanned Aircraft final rule (RIN 2120-AL31) published in the Federal Register at 86 FR 4390. In accordance with the final rule, standard remote identification unmanned aircraft and remote identification broadcast modules must be designed and produced to meet the requirements of title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations part 89 (14 CFR part 89). A person designing or producing a standard remote identification unmanned aircraft or remote identification broadcast module for operation in the United States must show that the unmanned aircraft or broadcast module meets the requirements of an FAA-accepted means of compliance. A means of compliance describes the methods by which the person complies with the performance-based requirements for remote identification. Under part 89, a person seeking acceptance by the FAA of a means of compliance for standard remote identification unmanned aircraft or remote identification broadcast modules must submit the means of compliance to the FAA. The FAA reviews the means of compliance to determine if it meets the minimum performance requirements and includes appropriate testing and validation procedures in accordance with 14 CFR part 89. Specifically, the person must submit a detailed description of the means of compliance, an explanation for how the means of compliance meets the minimum performance requirements of 14 CFR part 89, and any substantiating material the person wishes the FAA to consider as part of the application.[1] Part 89 prohibits production of unmanned aircraft for operation in the United States unless the manufacturer meets the performance requirements of part 89 by following an FAA-accepted means of compliance for producing standard remote identif…

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