scope:

Purpose of This Order.

This order provides guidance to personnel at Headquarters and the Service Centers on air traffic policies and prescribes procedures for the planning, coordination, and services involving the processing of applications for the operation of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in the National Airspace System (NAS). Unless otherwise indicated in this order, all applications are processed at the Service Centers. However, in the case of certain high priority applications, the Headquarters may choose to process the application.