[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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