The Sunlight Foundation submitted the following public comment on FAA docket FAA-2013-0392, in response to the FAA's Proposed Open Data Policy.
The Sunlight Foundation welcomes the opportunity to comment on the FAA's proposed Data and Information Distribution Policy. The Sunlight Foundation is a nonprofit, nonpartisan institution dedicated to increasing government openness and transparency through the power of the Internet.
We are concerned that, as written, some aspects of the proposed policy may hinder public access to important FAA data, as well as potentially conflict with President Obama’s recent Executive Order, which st