Federal Register Comment on FAA Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) for Drone Package Deliveries Operations in the United States – January 2026

Date: January 9, 2026 – Current

Description: AICA’s public comment on the Federal Register regarding Draft PEA for Drone Package Delivery, Docket ID FAA-2013-0259, via the updated comment page associated with FR Doc. 2025-24237.

1. AICA’S Federal Register Comment on FAA Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) Review for Drone Package Deliveries Operations

January 9, 2026 – AICA’s public comment ID FAA-2013-0259-4318 submitted to the Federal Register. The AICA includes: 

• Repeating the Mistakes of Nextgen
• FAA Discretion and Opportunity Within this PEA
• Three Overarching Deficiencies
  • Failure to Disclose and Represent Community Lived Experience
  • FONSI Predetermination Through an Antiquated Metric and Threshold
  • Failure to Evaluate Local Conditions and Potential Noise Impacts
• Key Implications of the Draft PEA for NEPA Review, Community Impacts, and Public Involvement

2. Media Coverage: “Community Alliance Tells FAA Its Use of DNL to Assess Noise Impacts of Package Deliveries Repeats Mistakes of NextGen,” Airport Noise Report (ANR)

January 23, 2026 – ANR newsletter covers AICA’s comments “submitted in response to FAA’s request for comments on Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) Review for Drone Package Deliveries Operations,” Airport Noise Report (ANR) vol. 38, no.3 (January 23, 2026).