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Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) — The division of the Department of Transportation in charge <br />of aviation. <br />Part 107 — Federal Aviation Regulation Part 107 of the Title 14 Code of Federal regulations, which <br />governs the operations of UAS. <br />FAA Waiver -- A waiver issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to a commercial sUAS <br />RPIC for deviating from a specific Part 107 regulation for a specific UAS flight. <br />Certificates of Waiver/Authorization (CoA) — A blanket, continuous authorization issued by the FAA <br />to an agency that allows self -certification of the UAV pilot, UAV flights at night, flying beyond visual <br />line of sight, flying over people, flying in controlled airspace and the option to obtain Emergency <br />CoAs (e-CoAs) under certain circumstances. <br />Section 1— Protection of Civil Rights and Privacy <br />The UAS Program Managers and RPIC shall ensure the protection of civil rights and reasonable <br />expectations of privacy, which are key components in any decision to deploy the UAS. <br />All staff involved in UAS flights shall minimize the extent to which operations intrude on the citizens <br />of Kittitas County and shall employ reasonable precautions to avoid capturing images of Non - <br />Participants except those that are incidental to the project. <br />The UAS Program shall operate strictly within the current federal, state and local laws and regulations. <br />Section 2 — Retention and Public Disclosure of Aerial Imaging <br />Aerial imaging data shall be retained in accordance with the County data retention policy and the <br />provisions of Washington State RCW 40.14. Aerial imaging data retention schedules shall be based <br />upon the Washington Secretary of State — Washington State Archives most current Common Records <br />Retention Schedule (CORE). <br />Public Requests for UAS aerial imaging data shall be processed in accordance with County public <br />disclosure policy and the provisions of Washington State RCW 42.56 and/or federal guidelines that <br />may supersede state law/requirements. <br />For projects that acquire data for additional processing such as Lidar Surface data, Photogrammetric <br />surface data, or aerial composites, the data collected during the flight shall be considered incidental <br />and may be disposed of once the flight data is processed and a final aerial image and/ or surface is <br />created. <br />Kittitas County Public Works UAS Policy February 2023 Page 2 <br />