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  "slug": "faa-bvlos-proposed-rule-2025",
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  "topic": "regulation",
  "claim": "The FAA published its proposed rule to normalise beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) drone operations on 7 August 2025 (90 FR 38212).",
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    "unit": "date (Federal Register publication)"
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    "type": "primary",
    "kind": "Regulator (proposed rule)",
    "name": "Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)",
    "title": "Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations (proposed rule), 90 FR 38212",
    "publisher": "Federal Register (Office of the Federal Register)",
    "published": "2025-08-07",
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    "url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/07/2025-14992/normalizing-unmanned-aircraft-systems-beyond-visual-line-of-sight-operations",
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  "accessed": "2026-10-25",
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  "quote": {
    "text": "This action proposes performance-based regulations to enable the design and operation of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) at low altitudes beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS)",
    "lang": "en"
  },
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  "caveats": [
    "Proposed rule only; check the Federal Register for the final rule status before citing as law."
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  "attribution": "Whirrwork (https://whirrwork.com), CC BY 4.0",
  "citations": {
    "apa": "Whirrwork. (2026, October 25). The FAA published its proposed rule to normalise beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) drone operations on 7 August 2025 (90 FR 38212) [Statistic]. Whirrwork Research. Retrieved October 25, 2026, from https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/faa-bvlos-proposed-rule-2025/",
    "chicago": "Whirrwork. “The FAA published its proposed rule to normalise beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) drone operations on 7 August 2025 (90 FR 38212).” Whirrwork Research. Published October 25, 2026. Accessed October 25, 2026. https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/faa-bvlos-proposed-rule-2025/.",
    "mla": "“The FAA published its proposed rule to normalise beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) drone operations on 7 August 2025 (90 FR 38212).” Whirrwork Research, Whirrwork, 25 Oct. 2026, whirrwork.com/research/stats/faa-bvlos-proposed-rule-2025/. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.",
    "bibtex": "@misc{whirrwork_faa_bvlos_proposed_rule_2025,\n  author       = {{Whirrwork}},\n  title        = {{The FAA published its proposed rule to normalise beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) drone operations on 7 August 2025 (90 FR 38212)}},\n  howpublished = {Whirrwork Research},\n  year         = {2026},\n  month        = oct,\n  url          = {https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/faa-bvlos-proposed-rule-2025/},\n  urldate      = {2026-10-25},\n  note         = {Original source: Federal Register (Office of the Federal Register), Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations (proposed rule), 90 FR 38212 (2025-08-07). Licensed CC BY 4.0}\n}",
    "source_apa": "Federal Register (Office of the Federal Register). (2025, August 7). Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations (proposed rule), 90 FR 38212. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/07/2025-14992/normalizing-unmanned-aircraft-systems-beyond-visual-line-of-sight-operations"
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