[Infowarrior] - Proposed Regulations for Drones Are Released

[Richard Forno]

Proposed Regulations for Drones Are Released

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/24/technology/proposed-regulations-for-drones-are-released.html

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In addition to entering the machines into a national database, the task force said, drone owners should display a government-issued registration number on each machine. The group also recommended that owners submit their names and addresses, but said email addresses and phone numbers should be optional. The rules would apply to recreational drones weighing half a pound to 55 pounds.

The F.A.A. would enforce registration rules and oversee the database. The task force recommended that the F.A.A. carve out separate registration-related penalties for drones. Registration violations applying to any aircraft can now exceed $25,000. That amount was established to deter suspected drug traffickers and tax evaders but should not apply to users of small recreational drones, the groups said.

“The task force recommends the F.A.A. expressly establish a reasonable and proportionate penalty schedule that is distinct from those relating to traditional manned aviation,” the group said in its report.

The task force did not go as far with its recommendations as some aviation and security experts had hoped. The proposals say owners should not have to submit any information about their aircraft, for example. It also said there should not be a requirement for drone users to be citizens or permanent residents.

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