Data / Federal rules / 2026-13609
Counter-UAS Authority for State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Law Enforcement and Correctional Agencies
The Justice Department published this final rule in the Federal Register on July 6, 2026. It took effect on July 1, 2026.
SpecStream is the live web data engine for teams and agents. It reads every rule and proposed rule in the Federal Register each morning, and this page is that reading. Name your industry once and new rules, comment deadlines and effective dates arrive in your sheet, CRM, Slack or agent as they are published.
What the agency says
In this interim final rule ("IFR"), the Department of Justice ("DOJ") and the Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") (collectively, "the Departments") codify the framework for implementing the SAFER SKIES Act, which authorizes State, local, Tribal, and territorial law enforcement or correctional ("SLTT") agencies to conduct counter-unmanned aircraft system ("C-UAS") operations. This framework governs training and certification (including a two-tiered structure for detection and warning operations and for mitigation operations), authorized technologies, spectrum coordination, airspace approval, real-time air traffic control notification, mitigation reporting, privacy protections, and compliance requirements for SLTT agencies in relation to the exercise of C-UAS authority.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-13609
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Interim final rule; request for comment
- Agency
- Homeland Security Department; Justice Department
- Published
- July 6, 2026
- Takes effect
- July 1, 2026
- Dates
- Effective date: This interim final rule is effective July 1, 2026.
- Docket
- Docket No. FBI-2026-0001
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 1110-AA39; 1601-AB25
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 6 CFR 124; 28 CFR 124
- Topics
- Aircraft; Aviation safety; Critical infrastructure; Intergovernmental relations; Investigations; Law enforcement officers; Penalties; Privacy; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Security measures; Seizures and forfeitures; Wiretapping and electronic surveillance
- Pages
- 51
Other documents from the Justice Department
| Document | Type | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Privacy Act of 1974; Implementation 2026-21063 | Proposed rule | Oct 15 |
| Privacy Act of 1974; Implementation 2026-21060 | Proposed rule | Oct 15 |
| Imposition and Collection of Civil Penalties for Certain Immigration-Related Violations 2026-21024 · significant | Final rule | Oct 14 |
| Schedules of Controlled Substances: Temporary Placement of 7- Hydroxymitragynine and Mitragynine Pseudoindoxyl Above a Specified Threshold in Schedule I 2026-20943 | Proposed rule | Oct 14 |
| Schedules of Controlled Substances: Temporary Placement of MGM-15 and MGM-16 in Schedule I 2026-20942 | Proposed rule | Oct 14 |
| Schedules of Controlled Substances; Removal of Exemption Status for Inactive Butalbital Products 2026-20757 | Final rule | Oct 9 |
| Schedules of Controlled Substances: Placement of O-Desmethyltramadol in Schedule I; Correction 2026-20748 | Final rule | Oct 9 |
| Privacy Act of 1974; Implementation 2026-20532 | Proposed rule | Oct 7 |
Everything from the Justice Department · Rules on aircraft · Rules on aviation safety · Rules on critical infrastructure · Published in July 2026
Read from the Federal Register API, last updated 2026-10-23. The document on federalregister.gov is the official record; dates and dockets can change through later corrections. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0.