FAA Punts On Anticipated Uas Remote Id NPRM And Rulemaking To Protect Critical Infrastructure

Key Points:

• The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has delayed the anticipated release of two Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), which are vital to the safe and expeditious integration of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).
• The NPRM for Remote Identification and Tracking has been pushed until December 20, 2019, and the NPRM required under Section 2209 of the 2016 FAA Extension, Safety and Security Act, which would protect certain sensitive fixed site locations from UAS operations, has been delayed until September 2020.

An update of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Report on Significant Rulemakings shows that the FAA has delayed the anticipated release of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for Remote Identification and Tracking until December 20. Release of the NPRM was originally expected in July and was pushed to September 20 before the latest delay. The news has dealt a blow to the unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) industry, which has