United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2025_register executive 2025-08-07 article Part III Proposed Rules D09002ee1d5f70186 D09002ee1d5f7022c United States Department of Transportation originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Federal Aviation Administration originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Department of Homeland Security originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Transportation Security Administration originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency 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. 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. 90 FR 38212 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2025-08-07/2025-14992 2025-14992 fr07au25-17 RIN 2120-AL82 RIN 1652-AA80 4910-13-P Docket No. FAA-2025-1908 Notice No. 25-07 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2025-08-07/2025-14992 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 Administrative Practice and Procedure Air Carriers Charter Flights Agricultural Aircraft Operations Automated Data Service Providers Computer Technology Data Exchange Agriculture Aircraft Noise Control Aviation Safety Maintenance Preventive Maintenance Rebuilding Alteration Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Exports Signs and Symbols Incorporation by Reference Remote Identification of Unmanned Aircraft Air Traffic Control Airmen Security Measures 180 p. 38212 38391 90 FR 38212 Title 14 Part 107 14 CFR Part 107 Title 14 Part 108 14 CFR Part 108 Title 14 Part 119 14 CFR Part 119 Title 14 Part 133 14 CFR Part 133 Title 14 Part 135 14 CFR Part 135 Title 14 Part 137 14 CFR Part 137 Title 14 Part 146 14 CFR Part 146 Title 14 Part 36 14 CFR Part 36 Title 14 Part 43 14 CFR Part 43 Title 14 Part 45 14 CFR Part 45 Title 14 Part 48 14 CFR Part 48 Title 14 Part 89 14 CFR Part 89 Title 14 Part 91 14 CFR Part 91 Title 49 Part 1540 49 CFR Part 1540 Title 49 Part 1544 49 CFR Part 1544 RIN 2120-AL82 RIN 1652-AA80 Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations; Federal Register Vol. 90, Issue PRORULE 2025-14992 III DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Transportation Security Administration 2025-10-06 Docket No. FAA-2025-1908 Notice No. 25-07 4910-13-P 2025-14992 Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)

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. 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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