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114 CFR part 89, subpart D. the service information listed in this 
paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. 
(2) You must use this service information 
as applicable to do the actions required by this AD, unless this AD specifies otherwise. 
(i) European Union Aviation Safety Agency 
(EASA) AD 2023–0028, dated February 1, 2023. 
(ii) [Reserved] (3) For EASA material, contact EASA, 
Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 3, 50668 Cologne, Germany; telephone +49 221 8999 000; email ADs@easa.europa.eu; internet 
easa.europa.eu. You may find the EASA 
material on the EASA website at ad.easa.europa.eu. 
(4) You may view this service information 
at the FAA, Office of the Regional Counsel, Southwest Region, 10101 Hillwood Pkwy., Room 6N–321, Fort Worth, TX 76177. For information on the availability of this material at the FAA, call (817) 222–5110. 
(5) You may view this material at the 
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ibr-locationsoremailfr.inspection@nara.gov. 
Issued on November 6, 2023. 
Victor Wicklund, 
Deputy Director, Compliance & Airworthiness 
Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 
[FR Doc. 2023–25185 Filed 11–9–23; 4:15 pm] 
BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
Federal Aviation Administration 
14 CFR Part 89 
[Docket No. FAA–2022–0859] 
Accepted Means of Compliance; 
Remote Identification of Unmanned Aircraft; Correction 
AGENCY : Federal Aviation 
Administration, DOT 
ACTION : Acceptable means of 
compliance; notice of availability; correction. 
SUMMARY : The FAA is correcting a 
notice of availability (NOA) published on August 11, 2022 (87 FR 49520). In that NOA, the FAA provided an acceptable means of compliance (MOC) in accordance with a rule issued by the FAA on January 21, 2021, that went into effect on April 21, 2021. In that NOA, the FAA accepted ASTM International (ASTM) F3586–22, with additions identified, as an acceptable means, but not the only means of demonstrating compliance with the requirements for producing standard remote identification unmanned aircraft and remote identification broadcast modules. The FAA is correcting the means of compliance of ASTM F3586– 22 by correcting a typographical reference error in Table 3 and clarifying a testing requirement by revising a heading and adding clarifying language, as noted in the ‘‘Means of Compliance Accepted In This Policy’’ section of this document. This document includes acceptance of previously accepted MOCs with the corrections described. 
DATES : This corrective action is effective 
November 14, 2023. 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : 
FAA Contact: Avi Acharya, Avionics 
Communications & Surveillance Unit, AIR–626C, Technical Policy Branch, Policy & Standards Division, Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation Administration, AIR–600: 800 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone 1–844–FLY–MY– UA; email: UASHelp@faa.gov. 
ASTM Contact: Gabriel Cox, Chair, 
ASTM Remote ID Workgroup, 7325 NE Imbrie Drive #231, Hillsboro, OR 97124; Telephone 1–503–941–0099; email: gcox@coxdata.com. 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : 
Background 
Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations, 
part 89 establishes remote identification requirements for unmanned aircraft operated in the airspace of the United States. With a few exceptions, unmanned aircraft produced for operation in the airspace of the United States are subject to the production requirements of part 89. A person producing a standard remote identification unmanned aircraft or remote identification broadcast module for operation in the United States must show that the unmanned aircraft or broadcast module meets the requirements of subpart D of part 89 by following an FAA-accepted means of compliance (MOC). 
An FAA-accepted MOC describes one 
means by which a person may comply with the minimum performance requirements for remote identification in subpart D of part 89. To be accepted by the FAA, an MOC must meet the requirements of both subparts D and E of part 89. The MOC must address the minimum performance requirements, as well as the testing and validation necessary to demonstrate compliance with the part 89 subpart D requirements. The FAA indicates its acceptance of an MOC by publishing a Notice of Availability in the Federal Register identifying the MOC as accepted and informing the applicant of its acceptance.
1 A holder of an FAA-accepted MOC 
notified the FAA of a typographical error in a table and a deficient testing requirement in its FAA-accepted MOC, as discussed in the ‘‘Means of Compliance Accepted In This Policy’’ section of this document. This document includes acceptance of the previously accepted MOC with the requested corrections and describes the effect on existing Declaration of Compliance (DOC) holders based on the previously accepted MOC and on new and revised DOC submittals. 
Means of Compliance Accepted in This 
Policy 
On August 10, 2022, the FAA 
accepted ASTM ‘‘Standard Practice for Remote ID Means of Compliance to Federal Aviation Administration Regulation 14 CFR part 89’’, ASTM F3586–22, with certain additions, as an MOC to the requirements of part 89 Subpart D in NOA Docket No. FAA– 2022–0859. 
The FAA has determined that a 
correction to the typographical error in table 3 of the FAA-accepted ASTM F3586–22 MOC standard, and a clarification to a deficient testing requirement in section 8.6 of the ASTM standard are necessary. 
The FAA-accepted MOC update 
provided in this NOA is comprised of the MOC in Docket No.FAA–2022–0859 (i.e., ASTM F3586–22, with the FAA- 
specified additions) with the following corrections: 
1. F3586–22 Table 3, 89.320(h)(5), 
page 11, line 5: The test method must be MOC section 8.6, not section 8.9.3. 
2. F3586–22 Section 8.6: revise 
heading to—Broadcast Protocol, Message Elements, Periodicity and Latency Testing: 
3. F3586–22 Section 8.6: Add the 
following—In addition to the passing criteria, using a time-accurate test setup, the difference in time between the broadcasted timestamp and received packet time must be measured to be less than or equal to 1 second. 
Effect of This Notice on Current FAA- 
Accepted Declarations of Compliance 
Current valid FAA-accepted DOC for 
a standard remote identification unmanned aircraft or remote identification broadcast module that used the original FAA-accepted MOC (including all provisions of ASTM F3586–22 and the additions identified in NOA Docket No.FAA–2022–0859) with tracking number RID–ASTM– F3586–22–NOA–22–01 remain FAA- accepted, and holders of those DOC do not need to resubmit a DOC for the MOC in this document. 
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Effect of This Action on New and 
Revised Declaration of Compliance Submittals 
Effective upon issuance of this NOA, 
the FAA will no longer accept new or 
revised DOC submissions using the original MOC identified in NOA Docket No. FAA–2022–0859. Applicants must submit new and revised DOC submittals using the MOC in this document and must use the tracking number identified in ‘‘Tracking Number’’ below. 
Tracking Number 
Producers submitting a new or revised 
DOC to the FAA declaring the standard 
remote identification unmanned aircraft or remote identification broadcast module meets the requirements of this FAA-accepted MOC (including all provisions of ASTM F3586–22, the additions identified in NOA Docket No.FAA–2022–0859, and the corrections to ASTM F3586–22 identified in this document) must include the following tracking number: RID–ASTM–F3586–22–NOA–23–01. 
Availability 
ASTM F3586–22, ‘‘Standard Practice 
for Remote ID Means of Compliance to 
Federal Aviation Administration Regulation 14 CFR part 89,’’ is available online at https://www.astm.org/f3586- 22.html. ASTM International copyrights
these consensus standards and chargesthe public a fee for service. Individualdownloads or reprints of a standard(single or multiple copies, or specialcompilations and other related technicalinformation) may be obtained throughwww.astm.org. The FAA maintains a list
of accepted means of compliance on theFAA website at www.https://uasdoc.faa.gov/listMOC.
This NOA serves as acceptance by the 
Federal Aviation Administration of the ASTM Remote Identification Standard F3586–22, with additions specified in NOA Docket No.FAA–2022–0859 and corrections to ASTM F3586–22 specified in this NOA, as a means of compliance for meeting the requirements of part 89, subpart D. 
Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on 
October 13, 2023. 
Patrick R. Mullen, Manager, Technical Policy Branch, Policy and 
Standards Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 
[FR Doc. 2023–23058 Filed 11–13–23; 8:45 am] 
BILLING CODE 4910–13–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 
SECURITY 
Coast Guard 
46 CFR Part 67 
[Docket No. USCG–2023–0305] 
RIN 1625–AC87 
Multi-Year Certificate of 
Documentation for Recreational Vessel Owners 
AGENCY : Coast Guard, DHS. 
ACTION : Final rule. 
SUMMARY : The Coast Guard is issuing a 
final rule for recreational vessel owners to select a recreational vessel endorsement on a Certificate of Documentation (COD) with a validity of 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 years. Currently, our regulations require that a COD will be effective for a 5-year period. Congress passed, and the President signed, the self-executing National Defense Authorization Act of 2022 (2022 Act), which directs the Coast Guard to issue recreational vessel CODs for 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 years. By updating the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) to reflect this change, this final rule harmonizes the requirements of the 2022 Act, aligns CFR text with current Coast Guard policy, and provides vessel owners’ statutorily directed option to select the validity period of their COD that best suits their individual needs. 
DATES : This final rule is effective 
December 14, 2023. 
ADDRESSES : To view documents 
mentioned in this preamble as being available in the docket, go to www.regulations.gov, type USCG–2023– 
0305 in the search box, and click ‘‘Search.’’ Next, in the Document Type column, select ‘‘Supporting & Related Material.’’ 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : For 
information about this document, call or email Mr. Ronald Teague, Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, National Vessel Documentation Center, 792 T J Jackson Drive, Falling Waters, WV 25419; telephone 304–271–2506, email Ronald.S.Teague@uscg.mil. 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : 
Table of Contents for Preamble 
I. Abbreviations
II. Basis and Purpose, and Regulatory HistoryIII. BackgroundIV. Discussion of the RuleV. Regulatory Analyses
A. Regulatory Planning and ReviewB. Small EntitiesC. Assistance for Small EntitiesD. Collection of InformationE. FederalismF. Unfunded MandatesG. Taking of Private PropertyH. Civil Justice ReformI. Protection of ChildrenJ. Indian Tribal GovernmentsK. Energy EffectsL. Technical StandardsM. Environment
I. Abbreviations
2018 Act Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard
Authorization Act of 2018 
2021 final rule Certificate of 
Documentation—5 Year Renewal Fees final rule 
2022 Act National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2022 
CFR Code of Federal Regulations COD Certificate of Documentation DHS Department of Homeland Security FR Federal Register NPRM Notice of proposed rulemaking NVDC National Vessel Documentation 
Center 
OMB Office of Management and Budget § SectionSME Subject matter expertU.S.C. United States Code
II. Basis and Purpose, and Regulatory
History
The legal basis for this final rule is 
found in Section 3511 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Pub. L. 117–81, 135 Stat. 2238) (2022 Act), which the President signed on December 27, 2021. The 2022 Act directed the Coast Guard to allow an owner of a vessel with only a recreational endorsement to choose a Certificate of Documentation (COD) validity period of 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 years. 
The Coast Guard finds that good cause 
exists under the Administrative Procedure Act, Title 5 of the United States Code (U.S.C.), Section 553, to issue a final rule and dispense with notice and comment procedures. Prior notice and opportunity to comment on this rule are unnecessary under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) because Section 3511 of the 2022 Act provides the Coast Guard no discretion in adopting the specific timeframes for issuance or renewal of recreational vessel CODs. Section 3511 of the 2022 Act does not allow for alternatives. It does not permit the Coast Guard to decide upon a different timeframe for renewal, choose to adopt a different renewal period, or respond to public comments by modifying the substance of the rule. Therefore, soliciting public comment on the correct time period for COD renewal for a recreational vessel, or on the decision to update the regulations to comport with the statutory mandate, is unnecessary. It should be noted that the Coast Guard has already implemented the requirements of Section 3511 of the 
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