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Notifying
Member: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):
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Agency
responsible:
Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of Transportation (DOT), and
Transportation Security Administration (TSA),
Department
of Homeland Security (DHS) [2264]
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Notified
under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], Other:
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Products covered (HS codes or national tariff lines. ICS numbers may
be provided in addition, where applicable): Unmanned aircraft
systems; Quality (ICS code(s): 03.120); Aircraft and space vehicles in
general (ICS code(s): 49.020); On-board equipment and instruments (ICS
code(s): 49.090)
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Details of notified document(s) (title,
number of pages and languages, means of access): Normalizing
Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations; (180
page(s), in English)
Link to notified document(s) and/or contact
details for agency or authority which can provide copies upon request:
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Description
of content: Notice of proposed
rulemaking - This action proposes performance-based regulations to enable the
design and operation of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) at low altitudes
beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) and for third-party services, including
UAS Traffic Management (UTM), that support these operations. The FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 directs
the development of this proposed rule. This proposed rule is necessary to
support the integration of UAS into the national airspace system (NAS). This
proposed rule is intended to provide a predictable and clear pathway for
safe, routine, and scalable UAS operations that include package delivery,
agriculture, aerial surveying, civic interest, operations training,
demonstration, recreation, and flight testing. The Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) proposes to make complementary changes to its
regulations to ensure it can continue to impose security measures on these
operations under its current regulatory structure for civil aviation.
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Objective
and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: National security requirements; Protection of human health or
safety; Quality requirements; Cost saving and productivity enhancement
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Relevant
documents:
90 Federal
Register (FR) 38212, 7 August 2025; Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR) Parts 1540 and 1544:
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-07/html/2025-14992.htm
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-07/pdf/2025-14992.pdf
This notice
of proposed rulemaking is identified by Docket Number FAA-2025-1908. The
Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FAA-2025-1908/document
and provides access to primary documents as well as comments received.
Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov by
searching the Docket Number.
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Proposed
date of adoption: To be determined
Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined
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Provision of comments
Final
date for comments: 6 October 2025
[ ] 60 days from notification
WTO Members and their stakeholders are asked to submit comments to
the USA TBT Enquiry Point. Comments received
by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their stakeholders by 4pm Eastern Time on 6 October 2025 will be
shared with the FAA and will also be submitted to the Docket on
Regulations.gov if received within the comment period.
Contact details of agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification:
Please
submit comments to: USA WTO TBT Enquiry Point, Email: usatbtep@nist.gov
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