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Designation – Restrict the Operation of Unmanned Aircraft in Close Proximity to a Fixed Site Facility

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Jul 7, 2026· Comment from National Pork Producers Council· FAA-2026-4558-0565

Attached, please find the comments of the National Pork Producers Council on the FAA's propsoed Designation—Restrict the Operation of Unmanned Aircraft in Close Proximity to a Fixed Site Facility. NPPC strongly supports the FAA's proposal. The rule is a necessary and overdue step toward protecting critical infrastructure, safeguarding the nation's food supply, defending farm biosecurity, and ensuring the responsible integration of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into the National Airspace System. In addition to joining separate comments with other livestock, meat and agricultural groups, NPPC submits these comments to focus the Agency's attention on a specific and well-documented problem: the biosecurity, worker-safety, operational and physical security threats that low-altitude drone activity poses to swine and other livestock operations. If you have questions or need additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me at 202-347-3600 or by email at formicam@nppc.org.

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Abstract

Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Flight Restrictions. This action would implement section 2209, of the FAA Extension, Safety and Security Act of 2016, by establishing a process for operators and proprietors of certain fixed site facilities to request and maintain an unmanned aircraft flight restriction. The proposal also establishes requirements for applicants to demonstrate the unmanned aircraft flight restriction is necessary for: aviation safety, protection of people and property on the ground, national security, or homeland security. Lastly, the proposal identifies the types of operations that are allowed in the unmanned aircraft flight restriction UAFR.

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