Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)
Federal Register Publication Date Title
June 28, 2016Operation and Certification of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (PDF)
April 21, 2016Registration of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operated Under Exemptions Issued by the FAA (PDF)
December 21, 2015Registration and Marking Requirements for Small Unmanned Aircraft; OMB approval of information collection (PDF)
December 16, 2015Registration and Marking Requirements for Small Unmanned Aircraft (PDF)
October 22, 2015Clarification of the Applicability of Aircraft Registration Requirements for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and Request for Information Regarding Electronic Registration for UAS (PDF)
Proposed Rules (NPRMs)
Federal Register Publication Date Title
October 17, 2016Rotorcraft Pilot Compartment View (PDF)
October 7, 2016Pilot Professional Development (PDF)
July 14, 2016Safety Management System for Certificated Airports (PDF)
June 1, 2016Updates to Rulemaking and Waiver Procedures and Expansion of the Equivalent Level of Safety Option (PDF)
Final Rules
Federal Register Publication DateTitle
October 27, 2016Extension of the Prohibition Against Certain Flights in the Simferopol (UKFV) and Dnipropetrovsk (UKDV) Flight Information Regions (FIRs) (PDF)
September 26, 2016Repair Stations; Response to Public Comments (PDF)
September 13, 2016Extension of Requirement for Helicopters to Use New York North Shore Helicopter Route; Technical Amendment (PDF)
September 12, 2016Pearson Field Airport Special Flight Rules Area (PDF)
August 3, 2016Revisions to the Civil Penalty Inflation Adjustment Tables; Correction (PDF)
Federal Register Notices
Federal Register Publication Date Title
October 26, 2016Rechargeable Lithium Batteries and Battery Systems Plenary (225) (PDF)
October 25, 2016RTCA SC-229 406 MHz ELT Plenary Joint With EUROCAE WG-98 10th Plenary (PDF)
October 25, 2016RTCA SC-233 Addressing Human Factors/Pilot Interface Issues for Avionics Plenary (PDF)
October 20, 2016Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee Meeting on Transport Airplane and Engine Issues (PDF)
October 19, 2016RTCA SC-228 Minimum Performance Standards (MPS) for UAS Focused-Topic Plenary (PDF)
October 19, 2016RTCA SC-235 Non Rechargeable Lithium Batteries Plenary Session (PDF)
October 12, 2016RTCA SC-231Terrain Awareness and Warning System (TAWS) Plenary (PDF)
October 12, 2016RTCA SC-186 Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast Working Group 4 and Plenary Session (PDF)
October 5, 2016RTCA SC-224 Standards for Airport Security Access Control Systems Plenary (PDF)
October 4, 2016RTCA Tactical Operations Committee (PDF)
September 22, 2016SC-223 Aeronautical Mobile Airport Communication System Plenary Calling Notice (PDF)
September 19, 2016SC-217 Aeronautical Databases (PDF)
September 16, 2016Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee (PDF)
August 15, 2016Special Committee 135, Environmental Conditions and Test Procedures for Airborne Equipment (PDF)
November 10, 2015Random Drug and Alcohol Testing Percentage Rates of Covered Aviation Employees for the Period of January 1, 2016, Through December 31, 2016 (PDF)