Thune, Markey Ask FAA to Publish Drone Remote ID NPRM

FAA should publish a drone remote identification rulemaking “without further delay,” Sens. John Thune, R-S.D., and Ed Markey, D-Mass., wrote Administrator Steven Dickson Thursday. The Transportation Department last week again delayed publishing its NPRM until at least December (see 1909060062). The legislators sought “clarification on FAA’s plans for any voluntary industry implementation of drone identification.” The original deadline to develop remote ID standards was July 2018. The rulemaking is a “significant part of the Department’s approach to unmanned aircraft systems and the proposed rule’s transmittal to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs is an important step in that process,” an FAA spokesperson said. “We look forward to continuing work to further develop regulations surrounding the use of drones.”