Appendix A: Parts 108/146 Workflows for the Office of Aviation Safety (AVS) Hub

The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Office of Aviation Safety (AVS) Parts 108 and 146 workflows are a solution within the AVS Hub specifically developed to process permits, certificates, and authorizations under the FAA’s Part 108, Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) and Part 146, Automated Data Service Providers rule. The Parts 108 and 146 Final Rules were developed in accordance with the Administrator’s authority described under 49 U.S.C. Section 106 of subtitle I and pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 44807, Special Authority for Certain Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), which permits the FAA Administrator  to use a risk-based approach to determine if certain UAS may operate safely in the National Airspace System. Furthermore, the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (section 930 of Pub. L. 118-63) amended 49 U.S.C. chapter 448 by adding § 44811 to require the FAA Administrator to establish performance-based regulations for UAS to be used for beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations. In addition, section 932 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 directs the FAA Administrator to establish procedures to approve third-party service suppliers. Those include suppliers of UAS Traffic Management (UTM) services to support the safe integration and commercial operation of UAS. This Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) was developed pursuant to the E-Government Act of 2002, because the AVS Hub Parts 108 and 146 workflows collect and maintain Personally Identifiable Information (PII) on UAS Operators, Manufacturers, and Automated Data Service Providers (ADSPs) who apply for permits, certificates, and authorizations under the Rule.