A new FAA privacy notice covers Part 108 drone permits and says the BVLOS rule was issued. OIRA still lists it under review.

The Department of Transportation published a Privacy Act notice in the Federal Register on November 3 for a new FAA records system, DOT/FAA 860. It covers beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations under Parts 108 and 146. The system holds information from operators, manufacturers, and automated data service providers (ADSPs) when they ask for authority to conduct or support certain BVLOS operations, to the extent they are individuals. Comments are due December 3 in docket DOT-OST-2026-3862. The notice says the system takes effect immediately and its routine uses take effect December 3.

The notice says the FAA built an information portal for operators, manufacturers, and ADSPs. Operators give a name, address, email, phone number, the address of the principal base of operations, the operations supervisor's name, and UAS serial and registration numbers. For "a small subset of operators who perform package delivery operations," the FAA collects citizenship information. That could include a birth certificate, passport, or naturalization document, with parents' names, place and date of birth, marital status, and a photograph. Manufacturers may have to submit compliance data, "including noise and cybersecurity information." ADSPs need an organizational certificate and an authorization for each service. Corporate ADSPs list each stockholder with 5% or more of the voting stock.