2023-20074

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; Amdt. No. 89-2] • RIN 2120-AL31 AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Notification of enforcement policy. SUMMARY: For noncompliance with the remote identification operating requirements applicable to unmanned aircraft, which occurs on or before March 16, 2024, the FAA will consider all circumstances, in particular, unanticipated issues with the available supply and excessive cost of remote identification broadcast modules and unanticipated delay in the FAA's approval of FAA-recognized identification areas, when exercising its discretion in determining whether to take enforcement action. DATES: This policy is effective September 15, 2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ben Walsh, Flight Technologies and Procedures Division, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Ave. SW, Building 10A/8th Floor, Washington, DC 20591; 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 .[1] Unless otherwise authorized by the Administrator or as prescribed in 14 CFR 89.120, no person may operate an unmanned aircraft subject to the applicability in § 89.101 after September 16, 2023, outside the boundaries of an FAA-recognized identification area (FRIA) unless it is a standard remote identification unmanned aircraft or equipped with a remote identification broadcast module.[2] The application and approval process for FRIAs is set forth in 14 CFR 89 subpart C. The majority of the final rule became effective on April 21, 2021.[3] 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. On September 12, 2022, the FAA published an Enforcement Policy indicating that the FAA would exercise its discretion in determini…

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