ACD Calls for Implementation of Section 2209 of the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016
The Alliance for Chemical Distribution (ACD), formerly the National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD), joined the American Chemistry Council (ACC) and the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) in sending a letter to U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chair Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-TX) urging the Committee to tie important conditions to the authority to allow the transport of hazardous materials by Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization.
In the letter, the organizations call for the full implementation of section 2209 of the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016, which would allow critical infrastructure facilities, including chemical facilities, to petition the FAA to restrict or prohibit the operation of UAS in close proximity to their facilities. If authority for UAS carriage of hazardous materials is granted via FAA reauthorization without the implementation of section 2209, chemical manufacturing, storage, and distribution facilities will be put at risk.