The American government will soon be announcing a plan that will require drone owners to first register their device with the US Department of Transportation before it can used.

This developed after the U.S. government has recorded near accidents between unmanned drones and aircraft arriving and departing from the country's major airports, reported NBC.

Under the plan which is expected to be in place by Christmas, the federal government and the drone industry will be working together to craft a formal registration procedure for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs).

It was only In July when a commercial jet with 159 passengers on board came dangerously close to a drone, as the plane was about to land at the John F. Kenney Airport.

The drone came as close as 100 feet from the jet, although the safe distance between a UAV and an aircraft should be about 1,700 meters.

Also in July, UAVs also made it difficult for firefighters to put out a blaze in Cajon Pass, California.

Officials said that firefighting aircraft had to leave the area for about 20 minutes due to the presence of drones.

Recently, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed to find SkyPan, a Chicago-based drone company for allegedly conducting dozens of UAV flights over New York and Chicago since 2012.

Meanwhile, the House of Lords has called on the European Union to introduce a compulsory system for the registration of UAVs in the wake of the US government's efforts to regulate the private use of the device, according to the Independent.

At present, the country's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) regulates the use of drones in the United Kingdom.

The CAA prescribes that UAVs cannot be flown within 150 meters of any busy area or 50 meters from any vehicle or structure not controlled by the drone operator.

Drone owners do not have to register their UAVs with the CAA although they are still required to seek permission from the agency to fly the drones for commercial use.

Likewise, drone operators also need to secure permits if they want to fly their devices above 400 meters in altitude or beyond 500 meters from their position.

The private use for UAVs has exploded in popularity in the UK over the past several years, where users can assemble drones mounted with video cameras for as low as £100.

It is hoped that the U.S. Government's initiative to put in place a system for drone registration would encourage owners around the world to be more responsible in using the device.