[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 154 (Thursday, August 11, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 49520]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16997]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 89

[Docket No. FAA-2022-0859]


Accepted Means of Compliance; Remote Identification of Unmanned 
Aircraft

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation 
(DOT).

ACTION: Acceptable means of compliance; notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: This document announces the acceptance of a means of 
compliance (MOC) in accordance with a rule issued by the FAA on January 
21, 2021, that went into effect on April 21, 2021. The Administrator 
accepts ASTM, International (ASTM) F3586-22, with additions identified 
in this document as an acceptable means, but not the only means, of 
demonstrating compliance with the requirements for producing standard 
remote identification unmanned aircraft and remote identification 
broadcast modules.

DATES: August 11, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    FAA Contact: Avi Acharya, Communications, Surveillance & Traffic, 
AIR-622, Technical Innovation Policy Branch, Policy and Innovation 
Division, Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation 
Administration, AIR-600: 800 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 
20591; telephone 1-844-FLY-MY-UA; email: [email protected].
    ASTM Contact: Gabriel Cox, Chair, ASTM Remote ID Workgroup, 2610 NE 
9th Drive, Hillsboro, OR 97124; telephone: 503-941-0099; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations, part 89 establishes remote 
identification requirements for unmanned aircraft operated in the 
airspace of the United States. With a few exceptions, unmanned aircraft 
produced for operation in the airspace of the United States are subject 
to the production requirements of part 89. A person 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 subpart D of part 89 by following an FAA-accepted means 
of compliance (MOC).
    An FAA-accepted MOC describes one means by which a person may 
comply with the minimum performance requirements for remote 
identification in subpart D of part 89. To be accepted by the FAA, an 
MOC must meet the requirements of both subparts D and E of part 89. An 
MOC must address the minimum performance requirements, as well as the 
testing and validation necessary to demonstrate compliance with the 
part 89 subpart D requirements. The FAA indicates its acceptance of an 
MOC by publishing a Notice of Availability in the Federal Register 
identifying the MOC as accepted and informing the applicant of its 
acceptance.\1\
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    \1\ 14 CFR part 89, subpart D.
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Means of Compliance Accepted in This Policy

    On May 13, 2022, ASTM submitted ``Standard Practice for Remote ID 
Means of Compliance to Federal Aviation Administration Regulation 14 
CFR part 89'', ASTM Reference Number F3586-22, to the FAA for 
acceptance. To be accepted, ASTM F3586-22 must adequately address all 
of the requirements of subparts D and E of part 89 so that any standard 
remote identification unmanned aircraft or remote identification 
broadcast module designed and produced in accordance with ASTM F3586-22 
would meet the performance requirements of subpart D.
    The FAA has reviewed, and accepts ASTM F3586-22 as an MOC to the 
requirements of part 89, subpart D with additions. The FAA has 
determined additions to be necessary because Section 7.5.2 of ASTM 
F3586-22, requiring specific items to be masked from user input, does 
not adequately ensure compliance with the tamper resistance requirement 
of Sec. Sec.  89.310 and 89.320. The FAA-accepted MOC provided in this 
policy therefore is comprised of ASTM F3586-22 with the following 
additions:
    1. The remote identification system shall protect the part 89-
required broadcasted message from being altered or disabled by any 
person.
    2. The remote identification system shall incorporate techniques or 
methods that reduce the ability of any person to physically and 
functionally modify or disable any aspect or component of the remote 
identification system that could impact compliance with the remote 
identification rule.
    3. In applying Section 7.5.2 of ASTM F3586-22, the applicant shall 
determine whether masking the specified items from user input 
adequately provides the functional tamper resistance protection 
specified by this means of compliance, and if it does not, shall 
incorporate additional functional tamper resistance techniques or 
methods in accordance with this means of compliance.

Tracking Number

    Producers submitting a Declaration of Compliance to the FAA 
declaring the standard remote identification unmanned aircraft or 
remote identification broadcast module meets the requirements of this 
FAA-accepted MOC which includes all provisions of ASTM F3586-22 and the 
additions identified in this document, must include the following 
tracking number: RID-ASTM-F3586-22-NOA-22-01.

Availability

    ASTM F3586-22, ``Standard Practice for Remote ID Means of 
Compliance to Federal Aviation Administration Regulation 14 CFR part 
89'', is available online at https://www.astm.org/f3586-22.html. ASTM 
copyrights these consensus standards and charges the public a fee for 
service. Individual downloads or reprints of a standard (single or 
multiple copies, or special compilations and other related technical 
information) may be obtained through www.astm.org. The FAA maintains a 
list of accepted means of compliance on the FAA website at https://uasdoc.faa.gov/listMOC. This document serves as acceptance by the 
Federal Aviation Administration of the ASTM Remote Identification 
Standard F3586-22 with additions specified in this document as a means 
of compliance for meeting the requirements of part 89, subpart D.

    Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on August 3, 2022.
Patrick R. Mullen,
Manager, Technical Innovation Policy Branch, Policy and Innovation 
Division, Aircraft Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-16997 Filed 8-10-22; 8:45 am]
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