Ineligibility Period Following Safety or Security Termination

Verified from official sources
14 CFR § 89.230Version 1Effective -Verified 22 August 2026

In plain language

If a FRIA is shut down for safety or security reasons, it cannot be re-approved as long as those safety or security concerns exist.

Requirement as structured

If a FRIA is terminated due to safety or security risks, that geographic area remains ineligible to be designated as a FRIA for as long as those risk conditions persist.

Original regulatory text

Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section, if the FAA terminates an FAA-recognized identification area based upon a finding that the FAA-recognized identification area may pose a risk to aviation safety, public safety, homeland security, or national security, that area will no longer be eligible to be an FAA-recognized identification area for as long as those conditions remain in effect.

Applies when

entity
FAA-recognized identification area (FRIA) administrators and applicants
country
United States
operation
Remote identification of unmanned aircraft
regulatory area
remote_id
aircraft category
unmanned aircraft required to be registered
regulatory category
General