• FAA Proposes Rule To Require Remote Identification Of Drones (10/19)

    From Larry Dighera@21:1/5 to All on Fri Dec 27 05:53:15 2019
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    70 Although this exception applies to UAS produced for the use of the
    United States Government, U.S. government
    entities would still be bound by the operating provisions of part 89,
    subpart B. Only the aircraft of the national
    defense forces of the United States are excepted from the aircraft
    registration requirements and not required to
    comply with subpart B. All other United States government entities who
    wish to use UAS without remote
    identification at a location other than an FAA-recognized
    identification area would be required to seek authorization
    from the Administrator to deviate from the operating provisions of
    subpart B.
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    ? Under § 89.520, submit a declaration of compliance for acceptance by
    the FAA
    declaring that the UAS complies with the design and production
    requirements of the
    proposed rule.
    The FAA anticipates that most UAS produced will be consumer or
    professional grade, fullyassembled UAS from a commercial manufacturer.
    Under those circumstances, the manufacturer
    is subject to all of the design and production requirements of subpart
    F. There are certain
    circumstances, however, where the responsibility for the production requirements may be less
    obvious.
    ? UAS Kits. The FAA anticipates that some UAS producers will wish to
    sell kits that
    would allow a person to assemble a fully functional UAS. If the kit
    contains all the parts
    and instructions necessary to build a UAS, the producer of the kit,
    not the person
    assembling the UAS from the kit, is considered the manufacturer of the
    UAS and is
    subject to all of the design and production requirements of proposed
    subpart F. For
    purposes of the proposed rule, the FAA does not consider any package
    containing less
    than 100% of the parts and instructions necessary to assemble a
    complete, functional
    UAS to be a UAS kit.
    ? Amateur-built UAS. As discussed later in this section, the FAA
    considers a UAS to be
    amateur built when the person building it fabricates and assembles
    more than 50 percent
    of the UAS. Under these circumstances, the person building the UAS
    would be the
    producer and may, but is not required to, comply with the design and
    production
    requirements of proposed subpart F.
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    ? UAS assembled completely from pre-fabricated parts. The FAA
    anticipates that some
    model aircraft enthusiasts may assemble UAS entirely from
    pre-fabricated parts and that
    commercial vendors may wish to sell UAS parts, including packages that
    contain more
    than 50 but less than 100 percent of the parts necessary to build a
    UAS. The resulting
    UAS would not qualify as amateur-built because the person building it
    would be
    fabricating and assembling 50 percent or less of the UAS. The UAS
    would not qualify as
    built from a kit because it did not include 100 percent of the
    necessary parts. Under these
    circumstances, the person assembling the UAS would be considered the
    producer and
    would be required to comply with the design and production
    requirements of proposed
    subpart F.
    In § 89.1 of this proposed rule, the FAA proposes defining an
    amateur-built unmanned
    aircraft system as a UAS, the major portion of which has been
    fabricated and assembled by a
    person who undertook the construction project solely for his or her
    own education or recreation.
    The FAA would consider a UAS to be amateur built if the person
    building it fabricates and
    assembles at least 50 percent of the UAS.
    The FAA is proposing, in § 89.501(c)(1) to exclude amateur-built UAS
    from the
    requirements of subpart F. Specifically, amateur-built UAS would not
    be required to meet the
    performance requirements for a standard remote identification UAS or
    limited remote
    identification UAS. However, irrespective of the applicability of
    subpart F, all UAS operated in
    the airspace of the United States would be subject to the operating requirements of the proposed
    rule. Accordingly, an amateur-built UAS that is fabricated and
    assembled without remote
    identification would be restricted to operating within an
    FAA-recognized identification area in
    accordance with §§ 89.105(c) and 89.120. The FAA has chosen to exclude
    this category from the
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    design and production requirements of this rule because builders of amateur-built UAS may not
    have the necessary technical knowledge, ability, or financial
    resources to design and produce a
    UAS that meets the minimum performance requirements proposed in this
    rule. Requiring
    amateur-built UAS to comply with the performance requirements proposed
    in this rule would
    place an undue burden on the builders of these UAS. The FAA expects
    that amateur-built UAS
    will represent a very small portion of the total number of UAS
    operating in the airspace of the
    United States.
    Nothing in this proposal would prevent a person from building a UAS
    with remote
    identification for educational or recreational purposes. However, a
    person doing so would be
    subject to all of the requirements of subpart F, even if the UAS would otherwise be considered
    an amateur-built UAS. For example, an individual may wish to design
    and produce their own
    standard remote identification UAS for educational or other purposes,
    procuring parts and
    components from multiple vendors. Under the proposed § 89.501(c), this
    person would be
    required to meet the requirements of subpart F including using a means
    of compliance that meets
    the requirements of proposed § 89.310.
    The FAA is not proposing any restrictions on the sale, transfer of
    ownership, or lending
    of amateur-built UAS with or without remote identification to someone
    other than the person
    who originally built the UAS. For example, a person could lend his or
    her amateur-built UAS to
    another person on a temporary basis or sell it after he or she no
    longer intends to use it for
    personal operation. However, the new operators of such UAS would be
    required to comply with
    the applicable operating rules at all times, including the limitation
    to fly within an FAArecognized identification area if the
    amateur-built UAS does not have remote identification.
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    The FAA anticipates that some UAS producers will wish to sell complete
    kits including
    all parts and instructions that would allow a person to assemble a
    fully functional UAS with
    remote identification. If the kit contains all the parts and
    instructions necessary to build a
    standard remote identification UAS or limited remote identification
    UAS, and the fully
    assembled UAS would meet the requirements of an FAA-accepted means of compliance, then
    the producer of the kit, not the person assembling the UAS from the
    kit, is considered the
    producer of the UAS and is subject to all of the design and production requirements of subpart F.
    A requirement for the owner to assemble some or all of the parts of a
    UAS fabricated by a
    particular company prior to flight would not turn that owner into a
    producer for purposes of
    subpart F when all the parts and instructions for assembly have been
    included for sale.
    The FAA requests comments about whether persons should be allowed to
    produce kits
    for sale that contain 100 percent of the parts and the instructions
    for assembly necessary to build
    a fully functioning UAS without remote identification capability. Once assembled, such UAS
    without remote identification would be required to either have the
    unmanned aircraft weigh less
    than 0.55 pounds or operate only within an FAA-recognized
    identification area.
    UAS that are designed and produced for the purpose of aeronautical
    research or showing
    compliance with regulations would not be required to meet the
    production requirements of the
    rule. The FAA intends this exception to allow for testing of prototype
    UAS not intended for sale
    without the requirement that the producer meet all of the production requirements of the
    proposed rule. Any person operating a UAS under this exception would
    still need to receive
    authorization from the Administrator to operate the UAS in accordance
    with § 89.120.
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    B. Requirement to Issue Serial Numbers
    The FAA is proposing in § 89.505 to require the person responsible for
    the production of
    standard remote identification UAS or limited remote identification
    UAS to issue a serial number
    to each unmanned aircraft that complies with the ANSI/CTA-2063-A
    serial number standard.
    The FAA is proposing to adopt ANSI/CTA-2063-A as the serial number
    standard to be used by
    producers of UAS, and seeks comments on this approach. The FAA
    believes the standard is
    appropriate because it enables the issuance of unique serial numbers
    to UAS and promotes
    worldwide standardization of UAS remote identification requirements:
    the European
    Commission recently issued rules adopting this standard.
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    The FAA seeks specific comment regarding whether this standard can be effectively used
    as a serial number standard for unmanned aircraft other than small
    unmanned aircraft.
    1. American National Standards Institute/Consumer Technology
    Association
    Standard 2063-A
    For the serial number, the FAA is proposing the use of American
    National Standards
    Institute/Consumer Technology Association standard 2063-A
    (ANSI/CTA-2063-A) – Small
    Unmanned Aerial Systems Serial Numbers (September 2019) for the format
    of the serial number.
    ANSI/CTA-2063-A outlines the elements and characteristics of a serial
    number to be used by
    small UAS.72 The FAA is proposing the use of ANSI/CTA-2063-A as it has
    been specifically
    developed to provide a format for small UAS serial numbers. It is the
    only widely available

    71 Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945 of 12 March 2019 on
    unmanned aircraft systems and on thirdcountry operators of unmanned
    aircraft systems.
    72 ANSI/CTA-2063-A – Small Unmanned Aerial Systems Serial Numbers
    (September, 2019) available at
    https://www.cta.tech.
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    standard for these serial numbers. Use of ANSI/CTA-2063-A would
    provide a single accepted
    format for serial numbers, helping to ensure consistency in
    transmission of this message element.
    The FAA seeks feedback from UAS manufacturers who are assigning serial
    numbers in
    accordance with ANSI/CTA-2063-A, including the type and number of UAS
    that the serial
    numbers are being assigned to.
    2. Incorporation by Reference
    The FAA is proposing to incorporate ANSI/CTA-2063-A by reference. The
    Office of the
    Federal Register has regulations concerning incorporation by
    reference. These regulations
    require that, for a final rule, agencies must discuss in the preamble
    to the rule the way in which
    materials that the agency incorporates by reference are reasonably
    available to interested
    persons, and how interested persons can obtain the materials.
    Additionally, the preamble to the
    rule must summarize the material.
    Interested persons can view ANSI/CTA-2063-A at https://www.cta.tech by
    creating a
    free account and searching under “Research and Standards”. At the time
    of publication of this
    notice of proposed rulemaking, the ANSI/CTA-2063-A standard is
    available for viewing and
    download free of charge. ANSI/CTA-2063-A is summarized in the
    immediately preceding
    section, 1. American National Standards Institute/Consumer Technology Association Standard
    2063-A.
    C. Requirement to Label UAS
    The FAA proposes in § 89.515 that persons responsible for the
    production of standard
    remote identification UAS and limited remote identification UAS label
    each UAS with an
    indication of its remote identification capability and whether it is a
    standard remote identification
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    UAS or a limited remote identification UAS. The FAA envisions such
    labels would be useful to
    UAS operators, FAA inspectors, investigators, and law enforcement
    agencies by communicating
    the capabilities and restrictions of a particular unmanned aircraft
    with respect to remote
    identification. The label would be affixed to the unmanned aircraft
    and would provide a simple
    and efficient way to determine the UAS capabilities. The FAA is not
    proposing a prescriptive
    labeling requirement that specifies exactly how a producer would label
    an aircraft, what size font
    to use, where the label would have to be located, and so on. Due to
    the variety of UAS models
    that exist, such a prescriptive requirement would be unnecessarily
    limiting for UAS producers.
    Instead, a producer could label the aircraft by any means as long as
    the label is in English,
    legible, prominent, and permanently affixed to the unmanned aircraft.
    D. Requirement for a UAS to Be Designed and Produced Using an
    FAA-Accepted Means of
    Compliance
    According to proposed § 89.510(a)(1) and (3), no person would be
    allowed to produce a
    standard remote identification UAS or a limited remote identification
    UAS unless the person
    obtains FAA acceptance of the declaration of compliance. The
    declaration of compliance would
    establish that the UAS meets the minimum performance requirements for
    standard remote
    identification UAS or limited remote identification UAS because it was
    produced in accordance
    with an FAA-accepted means of compliance (see § 89.405) that meets the
    minimum performance
    requirements for standard remote identification UAS or limited remote identification UAS.
    Further, § 89.510(a)(2) would require persons responsible for the
    production of UAS to meet all
    requirements of subpart F.
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    E. Requirement to Submit a Declaration of Compliance
    The FAA is proposing in § 89.520 that a person responsible for the
    production of
    standard remote identification UAS and limited remote identification
    UAS be required to submit
    a declaration of compliance for acceptance by the FAA. The declaration
    of compliance would
    affirm that the UAS meets the minimum performance requirements for
    remote identification by
    meeting all aspects of an FAA-accepted means of compliance (e.g., a
    consensus standard) for
    UAS with remote identification equipment. The FAA would rely on the
    declaration of
    compliance to show that the UAS complied with the applicable remote identification
    requirements at the time the UAS was produced.
    The FAA would not consider a declaration of compliance under this
    proposed rule to be
    an airworthiness certification. UAS that are certified under the 14
    CFR part 21 Airworthiness
    Certification processes may have other identification requirements in
    addition to those being
    proposed in this rule.
    1. Information Required for a Declaration of Compliance
    Proposed § 89.520(b) lists the information that would be required to
    be included in a
    declaration of compliance submitted by a person responsible for the
    design or production of a
    standard remote identification UAS or limited remote identification
    UAS. This information
    would make clear to the FAA if the producer has demonstrated
    compliance with the remote
    identification equipage requirements.
    The following information would be required in the declaration of
    compliance:
    1) The name, physical address, telephone number, and email address of
    the person
    responsible for production of the UAS.
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    2) The UAS make and model name.
    3) The UAS serial number, or the range of serial numbers for which the
    person
    responsible for production is declaring compliance.
    4) The means of compliance used in the design and production of the
    UAS and whether
    the UAS is a standard remote identification UAS or a limited remote identification UAS.
    5) Whether the declaration of compliance is an initial declaration or
    an amended
    declaration, and if the declaration of compliance is an amended
    declaration, the reason for the
    amendment.
    6) A declaration that the person responsible for the production of the
    unmanned aircraft
    system can demonstrate that the UAS was designed and produced to meet
    the minimum
    performance requirements of § 89.310 or § 89.320 by using an
    FAA-accepted means of
    compliance.
    7) A declaration that the producer complies with the inspection,
    audit, and notification
    requirements of § 89.510(b).
    8) A declaration that the producer will perform independent audits on
    a recurring basis to
    demonstrate compliance with the requirements of subpart F of proposed
    part 89 and will provide
    the results of those audits to the FAA upon request.
    9) A declaration that the producer will maintain product support and notification
    procedures to notify the public and the FAA of any defect or condition
    that causes the UAS to no
    longer meet the requirements of subpart F, within 15 calendar days of
    the date the person
    becomes aware of the defect or condition.
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    The FAA invites comments on whether the previously discussed 15
    calendar day notice
    period is appropriate for the public to gain awareness of any defect
    or condition that causes the
    UAS to no longer meet the requirements of subpart F.
    2. Acceptance of a Declaration of Compliance
    As proposed in § 89.525, after a person submits a declaration of
    compliance to the FAA,
    the Administrator would evaluate the declaration of compliance
    submitted and may request
    additional information (e.g., test results) or documentation, as
    needed, to supplement the
    declaration of compliance. The FAA would evaluate the declaration of
    compliance to ensure
    completeness and compliance with the requirements of § 89.520(b).
    After the FAA has finished
    its evaluation, the FAA would notify the submitter whether the
    declaration of compliance has
    been accepted or not accepted. The FAA would also notify the submitter
    if it determines the
    submitter has not provided sufficient evidence to demonstrate
    compliance. The FAA would also
    provide a list of accepted declarations of compliance at
    https://www.faa.gov.
    3. Rescission of FAA Acceptance of a Declaration of Compliance
    Pursuant to proposed § 89.530, a declaration of compliance would be
    subject to ongoing
    review by the Administrator. The FAA would notify a person responsible
    for the production of
    standard remote identification UAS or limited remote identification
    UAS if a non-compliance
    issue has been identified prior to initiating a proceeding to rescind
    its acceptance of a declaration
    of compliance. If the Administrator determines that it is in the
    public interest, prior to rescinding
    acceptance of a declaration of compliance, the Administrator could
    provide a reasonable period
    of time for the person holding the declaration of compliance to
    remediate the noncompliance. A
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    failure to remediate the noncompliance would result in the rescission
    of FAA’s acceptance of the
    declaration of compliance.
    As part of the rescission process, the FAA would notify the person who submitted the
    declaration of compliance of its decision to rescind its acceptance by
    sending a letter of
    rescission to the email address on file for such person or entity. The
    FAA would also send a
    notice of rescission to the registered owners of unmanned aircraft
    listed under a declaration of
    compliance that is no longer accepted by the FAA. Additionally, the
    FAA would publish a notice
    of rescission in the Federal Register to provide notice of the
    rescission to all interested or
    affected parties, which include: (a) the person holding the
    FAA-accepted declaration of
    compliance and (b) the owners and operators of unmanned aircraft
    listed in the no longer
    accepted declaration of compliance. Lastly, the FAA would publish at https://www.faa.gov a list
    of declarations of compliance that are no longer accepted.
    The FAA could rescind its acceptance of a declaration of compliance
    under
    circumstances including, but not limited to:
    1) A standard remote identification UAS or a limited remote
    identification UAS listed
    under an accepted declaration of compliance does not meet the minimum performance
    requirements of § 89.310 for standard remote identification UAS or of
    § 89.320 for limited
    remote identification UAS.
    2) A previously FAA-accepted declaration of compliance does not meet
    the requirements
    of subpart F of proposed part 89.
    3) The FAA rescinds its acceptance of a means of compliance listed in
    a declaration of
    compliance.
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    4. Petition to Reconsider the Rescission of FAA acceptance of a
    Declaration of
    Compliance
    The FAA proposes in § 89.530(b) to allow a person who submitted a
    declaration of
    compliance that is no longer accepted or any person adversely affected
    by the rescission of the
    Administrator’s acceptance of that declaration of compliance to
    petition for a reconsideration of
    the decision to rescind its acceptance by submitting a request to the
    FAA. For purposes of the
    reconsideration, those adversely affected by the rescission of the Administrator’s acceptance of a
    declaration of compliance includes the owners and operators of
    unmanned aircraft listed in the
    no longer accepted declaration of compliance.
    A request for reconsideration would be required to be submitted to the
    FAA within 60
    calendar days of publication in the Federal Register of a notice of
    rescission. A petition to
    reconsider the rescission of the Administrator’s acceptance of a
    declaration of compliance would
    be required to show that the petitioner is an interested party and has
    been adversely affected by
    the decision of the FAA.
    The petition for reconsideration would be required to demonstrate at
    least one of the
    following:
    ? The petitioner has a significant additional fact not previously
    presented to the FAA.
    ? The Administrator made a material error of fact in the decision to
    rescind its
    acceptance of the declaration of compliance.
    ? The Administrator did not correctly interpret a law, regulation, or precedent.
    If the FAA chooses to reinstate its acceptance of a declaration of
    compliance, it would
    indicate so by notifying the petitioner, and the person who submitted
    the FAA-accepted
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    declaration of compliance (if different). The FAA would also publish
    at https://www.faa.gov a
    list of declarations of compliance that have been reinstated.
    5. Record Retention
    The FAA is proposing in § 89.535 to require any person who submits a declaration of
    compliance to retain all of the following information for as long as
    the UAS listed on that
    declaration of compliance are produced plus an additional 24 calendar
    months:
    ? The means of compliance, all documentation, and substantiating data
    related to the
    means of compliance used.
    ? Records of all test results.
    ? Any other information necessary to demonstrate compliance with the
    means of
    compliance so that the UAS meets the remote identification
    requirements and the
    design and production requirements of this part.
    The person submitting the declaration of compliance would be required
    to make the
    information available for inspection by the Administrator.
    F. Accountability
    After obtaining FAA acceptance of their declaration of compliance, the
    FAA expects
    persons responsible for the production of UAS to monitor all UAS
    produced under that
    declaration of compliance to ensure they comply with the remote
    identification requirements of
    the proposed rule. The FAA expects persons responsible for the
    production of UAS with remote
    identification to take remedial action whenever they become aware of a
    lack of compliance with
    the proposed design and production regulations.
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    If the FAA suspects, or becomes aware of, a lack of compliance with
    any of the
    requirements of the proposed rule, the person responsible for the
    production of the standard
    remote identification UAS or limited remote identification UAS would
    be required to allow the
    Administrator to inspect any associated facilities, technical data, or
    any UAS produced, and to
    witness any tests necessary to determine compliance with part 89. In
    addition to any inspection
    that may be required by the Administrator from time to time, the
    person responsible for the
    production of UAS with remote identification would be responsible for performing independent
    audits on a recurring basis to ensure that the standard remote
    identification UAS or limited
    remote identification UAS continue to comply with the remote
    identification requirements of
    proposed part 89. The FAA is not proposing a specific timeframe for
    the independent audits. It
    expects that the person responsible for the production of the UAS
    would apply industry best
    practices to determine when and how often independent audits are
    needed. However, the FAA
    believes these audits would have to occur on a regular basis and as
    many times as necessary to
    ensure continuous compliance with the technical requirements of the
    proposed rule.
    Additionally, all audit reports would have to be retained and would
    have to be provided to the
    FAA upon request. The FAA requests comments regarding appropriate time intervals for
    conducting independent audits, including any time intervals specified
    in industry standards
    related to independent audits of aviation systems.
    As part of the independent audits, a person responsible for the
    production of UAS would
    be responsible for maintaining a product support and notification
    system and procedures to
    notify the public and the FAA of any defect or condition that may
    cause a standard remote
    identification UAS or limited remote identification UAS to no longer
    comply with the remote
    identification requirements of proposed part 89. To satisfy these
    obligations, persons responsible
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    for the production of UAS would have to monitor their manufacturing
    processes, UAS
    operational usage to the extent the manufacturer has access to such information, and collection of
    accident and incident data. The FAA expects that as part of the
    monitoring process, producers
    would collect, analyze, and provide to the FAA any information that is furnished by the owners
    and operators of the UAS with remote identification. If the FAA
    identifies a safety issue that
    warrants review of a producer’s data, records, or facilities, the
    producers would have to grant the
    FAA access to such data, records, or facilities, and would have to
    provide all data and reports
    from the independent audits and investigations.
    XIV. Remote Identification UAS Service Suppliers
    The operating rules in subpart B of part 89 would require persons
    operating a standard
    remote identification UAS or limited remote identification UAS to
    transmit the remote
    identification message elements through an internet connection to an FAA-qualified Remote ID
    USS. The FAA intends to provide oversight of the Remote ID USS through contractual
    agreements and is therefore not proposing specific rules related to
    how the Remote ID USS offer
    services. This section provides background information so that persons operating standard
    remote identification UAS or limited remote identification UAS may
    understand what the FAA
    expects a Remote ID USS would be and how it would be required to
    provide services to be FAAqualified.
    A. UAS Service Suppliers (USS)
    As the FAA looks to innovative solutions to develop UAS traffic
    management (UTM),
    the FAA is partnering with third parties referred to as UAS Service
    Suppliers (USS). This
    proposal defines a USS as any person (e.g., governmental or
    non-governmental entity) that is
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    qualified by the Administrator to provide aviation related services to
    UAS. The FAA anticipates
    that some USS may choose to offer a suite of different services, while
    others may choose to
    specialize in one service.
    The FAA already has leveraged the USS concept successfully in the implementation of
    the Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC).73
    In qualifying a USS to
    be a LAANC service provider, the FAA uses its acquisition authority to
    enter into a
    Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the USS. All prospective USS go
    through an
    onboarding process to become qualified and agree to abide by a set of documented terms and
    conditions regarding the technical administration of the service and
    how it is administered to the
    public.74 See 49 U.S.C. 106(l) and (m). The LAANC USS are fully
    responsible for the
    development and operation of the software applications; the FAA does
    not provide payment for
    the development or operation of LAANC USS products or services.
    Congress affirmed the USS
    model for future UTM-related services in the FAA Reauthorization Act
    of 2018. Section 376 of
    Pub. L. 115-254 recommended that the FAA use the LAANC model of
    private sector
    participation in implementing future expanded UTM services. The FAA is proposing to use a
    similar strategy for remote identification.
    B. Remote ID USS
    A Remote ID USS would be a person or entity qualified by the FAA to
    provide remote
    identification services to UAS. A Remote ID USS would perform four
    primary functions: (1)
    collect and store the remote identification message elements; (2)
    provide identification services

    73 LAANC automates significant portions of the application and
    approval process for airspace authorizations
    through an electronic data exchange with third party USS.
    74 The terms and conditions the LAANC USS agree to be bound by are
    available at: https://www.faa.gov/uas/programs_partnerships/uas_data_exchange/industry/media/uss_operating_rules.pdf.
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    on behalf of the UAS operator and act as the UAS operator’s access
    point to identification
    services; (3) provide the FAA access to the remote identification
    information collected and
    stored upon request through a data connection that may be on-demand or
    a continuous
    connection depending on safety and security needs; and (4) inform the
    FAA when its services are
    active and inactive.
    Although a USS may be qualified as both a Remote ID USS and a LAANC
    USS, the
    services provided and the terms for providing each service would be
    independent from one
    another. Although the FAA anticipates that most Remote ID USS would
    offer their services to
    the general public, a Remote ID USS, such as an operator of multiple
    routine unmanned aircraft
    flights, may choose to provide remote identification services only for
    its own fleet. Additionally,
    the FAA expects that the majority of Remote ID USS would likely come
    from private industry;
    however, the FAA anticipates other Federal agencies may consider
    creating a Remote ID USS to
    manage their own flights. Although some Remote ID USS may choose to
    offer their services for
    free, Remote ID USS may have a variety of business models and may
    choose to require a
    subscription, payment, or personal information to access that Remote
    ID USS.
    The FAA does not propose to require a Remote ID USS be universally
    compatible with
    all UAS. That said, the FAA anticipates that some UAS manufacturers
    will also be Remote ID
    USS. In those cases, the Remote ID USS may choose to only connect to
    UAS made by the same
    manufacturer. This model is similar to how mobile telephone networks
    sell devices that can only
    be used on their networks. The FAA requests comment on whether
    manufacturers should be
    permitted to produce UAS that are only compatible with a particular
    Remote ID USS.
    Persons operating UAS with remote identification would be required to
    interact with a
    Remote ID USS. The FAA envisions that a UAS operator would connect to
    the Remote ID USS
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    through the internet using a variety of different technologies, such
    as cellular phone applications,
    web-based interfaces, or other tools. The FAA expects some Remote ID
    USS may provide UAS
    operators with a session ID that would be used in place of the
    unmanned aircraft serial number to
    satisfy the UAS Identification message element requirement. Such
    Remote ID USS would be
    responsible for generating (and maintaining) the session IDs.
    To ensure safety in the airspace of the United States, the FAA may
    require access to the
    remote identification message elements transmitted by UAS with remote identification to
    Remote ID USS. This request may take the form of an individual query
    or a continuous
    connection to the Remote ID USS. In addition, the FAA anticipates
    providing that information,
    to other airspace users, authorized Federal Government partners, and
    law enforcement entities as
    discussed in section XI of this preamble. Upon request, a Remote ID
    USS would be required to
    provide the FAA: (1) the near real-time remote identification message
    elements that meet the
    minimum message element performance requirements discussed in sections
    XII.C and XII.D.11
    of this preamble; and (2) stored remote identification data.
    Under proposed § 89.135, the Administrator would contractually require
    that Remote ID

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