Operation of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Over People; Delay; Withdrawal; Correction

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Parts 11, 21, 43, and 107 [Docket No. FAA-2018-1087] RIN 2120-AK85 AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Final rule; delay of effective and compliance dates; withdrawal; correction. SUMMARY: In accordance with the memorandum of January 20, 2021, from the Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff, titled “Regulatory Freeze Pending Review,” the Agency delays the effective date of the final rule, “Operation of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Over People”, until April 21, 2021, except for certain provisions pertaining to remote pilot certification and qualification, which are delayed until April 6, 2021. As a result of the delay in the effective dates, several compliance dates are also delayed by correcting the regulatory text. DATES: As of March 10, 2021, the March 1, 2021 effective date for the amendments to §§ 107.61, 107.63, 107.65, 107.73, and 107.74 in the final rule published at 86 FR 4314 (January 15, 2021), which was delayed at 86 FR 11623 (February 26, 2021), is further delayed to April 6, 2021. As of March 10, 2021, the March 16, 2021 effective date of the final rule published at 86 FR 4314 (January 15, 2021) is delayed to April 21, 2021. The corrections published at 86 FR 11623 (February 26, 2021) are withdrawn as of March 10, 2021. The correction t…