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Capitol
NCISS 
Regulatory Update
December 14, 2014
 

   

FAA Drone Regulations -- 
Not This Year
FTC Investigation of Unfair State Licencsing Requirements
 

 

 REGULATORY UPDATE FOR NCISS MEMBERS

 -- FAA Rules on Drone Operation Unlikely in 2014

 

On Wednesday, December 11, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officials admitted in a hearing before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (T&I) that the agency would likely not issue proposed regulations on drone operation in 2014, despite earlier assurances that the proposed rule was on track. 

 

Congress required the FAA to issue a final rule integrating drones into the national airspace by September 2015, a date that now seems highly unlikely.


Moreover, witnesses at the hearing speculated that the FAA's rule would not be finalized until sometime in 2017, 2 years behind their statutory requirement. 

 
Lawmakers expressed concern that the delay left drone operators in legal limbo, and disadvantaged the development of the domestic U.S. commercial drone industry.


Meanwhile, in remarks delivered to the National Conference of State legislatures on Thursday, Mark Bury, the FAA's assistant chief counsel said, "We still have faint hope that we can get [the rule] out this year," [but] that hope is rapidly slipping away." 


A slew of new drone-related legislation is expected in the 114th Congress, so watch for further legislative and regulatory alerts on the use of drone technology.
 

Thank you for your attention to this important issue and, as always, stay tuned!

 

 

 

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Questions regarding federal bills, regulatory actions or any other legislative issue for the NCISS Legislation / Security Committee, please contact Brad Duffy
 
For issues or questions regarding NCISS Legislation / Investigation Committee, please contact Francie Koehler

                                                
          Brad Duffy                                                                                    Francie Koehler
                                                           
                                                                                Francie Koehler


  

 

                

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