Drone Package Delivery Operations in the United States

Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period for the Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Drone Package Delivery Operations in the United States

This is a 15-day extension of the public comment period for the FAA's draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) for drone (UAS) package delivery operations in the United States. The original comment deadline of January 8, 2026 was extended to January 23, 2026 following a public request. The underlying draft PEA was published for comment on December 9, 2025 (90 FR 57126). Substantive content, alternatives analysis, and impact findings are in the underlying draft PEA, not this notice.

Notice of Availability, Notice of Public Comment Period, and Request for Comment on the Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Drone Package Delivery Operations in the United States

The FAA has released a draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) evaluating the reasonably foreseeable environmental impacts of commercial drone package delivery operations across the United States, conducted under 14 CFR Part 135. The notice announces the document's availability and opens a public comment period closing January 8, 2026. Comments must be submitted by email to 9-FAA-Drone-Environmental@faa.gov. The final PEA will incorporate public comments and FAA responses. No alternatives count or impact analysis is provided in this Federal Register notice; those are in the underlying draft PEA document.