14 CFR § 89.401 - Applicability.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t14/s89.401"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "14 CFR § 89.401 - Applicability."
title_number: 14
title_name: "Aeronautics and Space"
section_number: "89.401"
section_name: "Applicability."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "F"
subchapter_name: "AIR TRAFFIC AND GENERAL OPERATING RULES"
part_number: "89"
part_name: "REMOTE IDENTIFICATION OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40101(d), 40103(b), 44701, 44805, 44809(f); Section 2202 of Pub. L. 114-190, 130 Stat. 629."
regulatory_source: "Amdt. 89-1, 86 FR 4505, Jan. 15, 2021, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "89"
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# 89.401 Applicability.

This subpart prescribes—

(a) Requirements for means of compliance with subpart D of this part.

(b) Procedural requirements for the submission and acceptance of means of compliance used in the design and production of standard remote identification unmanned aircraft or remote identification broadcast modules to ensure they meet the minimum performance requirements of this part.

(c) Rules governing persons submitting means of compliance for FAA acceptance.