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21 September 2020  
(20-6346) Page: 1/1 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  21 September 2020 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title: Type Certification of Unmanned Aircraft Systems  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[  ] Comment period changed - date:   
[  ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[  ] Notified measure published - date:  
[  ] Notified measure enters into force - date:  
[  ] Text of final measure available from1:  
[  ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:   
[  ] Content or scope of notified measure changed  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):   
[  ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[X] Other: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-09-18/html/2020 -17882.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-09-18/pdf/2020 -17882.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/USA/20_5598_00_e.pdf  
 
Description:  AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT  
ACTION: Notice of policy  
SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration announces its policy for the type certification of 
certain unmanned aircraft systems as a special class of aircraft.  
This policy is effective 18 September 2020.  
This notice of policy and the notice of policy; request for com ments notified as G/TBT/N /USA/1571  
are identified by Docket Number FAA -2019-1038. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov  
at https://www. regulations.gov/docket?D=FAA -2019-1038 and provides access to primary and 
supporting documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from 
Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number.  
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1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a pdf attachment, or other 
information on where the text of the final measure and/or interpretive guidance can be obtained.  