FAA Grounds for Involuntary FRIA Termination
Verified from official sources14 CFR § 89.230Version 1Effective -Verified 22 August 2026
In plain language
The FAA can shut down a FRIA if it poses a risk to safety or security, or if the managing organization violated application rules.
Requirement as structured
The FAA may terminate a FRIA if it poses safety or security risks, is no longer associated with an eligible person, or if false or misleading information was provided during its application, amendment, or renewal.
Original regulatory text
The FAA may terminate an FAA-recognized identification area upon a finding that— (A) The FAA-recognized identification area may pose a risk to aviation safety, public safety, homeland security, or national security; (B) The FAA-recognized identification area is no longer associated with a person eligible for an FAA-recognized identification area; or (C) The person who submitted a request for establishment of an FAA-recognized identification area provided false or misleading information during the submission, amendment, or renewal process.
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