The FAA issued a Final Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) and Mitigated Finding of No Significant Impact and Record of Decision (FONSI/ROD) for commercial drone package delivery operations in North Carolina. The proposed action covers UAS operators conducting deliveries under 14 CFR part 135, with the North Carolina Department of Transportation as project proponent. The FAA determined that, with mitigation measures to prevent significant noise impacts, no significant impacts to the human environment will occur and an EIS is not required. The PEA establishes a tiering framework for project-specific actions requiring additional NEPA analysis.12