Unmanned Aircraft Flight Restrictions Utility (UAFR-Utility)

The Unmanned Aircraft Flight Restriction Utility (UAFR-Utility) and Security Assessment Tool (SAT) is a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) system co-led by the Air Traffic Organization (ATO) Enterprise Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Services program office (AJM-337) and the Office of Security and Hazardous Materials (ASH) UAS Program Design and Analytics Division (ASH-300). The UAFR-Utility and SAT is a new system currently in development, with an expected Authority to Operate (ATO) by the end of Q4 of Fiscal Year (FY) 2026. The UAFR-Utility is an interactive, end-to-end solution for the management of Unmanned Aircraft Flight Restrictions (UAFRs), in accordance with procedures stated in the regulatory text of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) Part 74, Designation of Unmanned Aircraft Flight Restrictions – which is in the rulemaking process, with a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) scheduled to publish in Q2 of FY2026. The UAFR-Utility fulfills Part 74 requirements by providing a cloud-based web portal to designate UAFRs for eligible fixed site facilities. The FAA is publishing this Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) in accordance with Section 208 of the E-Government Act of 2002 for the UAFR-Utility because the system collects basic personal identifiers from members of the public, including UAFR Authorized Users, UAFR UAS Operators, and UAFR Public Members who choose to participate in the public comment process for the rulemaking.