ASTM F3548 Clear Area failures block tests from passing even if the failing USS is not a tested participant

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Observed behavior
Failures in the Clear Area check at the beginning of an F3548 Automated Test cause tests to fail early even if the USS causing the failure is not a tested participant in the test configuration.

Example: Droneup causes the below test report to fail early because their Clear Area endpoint responds with an error. The only tested participants in the relevant test configuration are Avision, Wing, and Zipline. This failure blocks the tested USSs from achieving a passing result which can block their releases.

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Test check
ASTM F3548 flight planners preparation - Clear Area - step 34 in the above report

Proposed Improvement
Is it possible to make the Clear Area requests for non-tested USSs best effort and letting the test continue if the DSS is clear of operational intents at the start of the test?

This would unblock tested participants in scenarios where USSs who may not have passed all gates have an issue with their Clear Area endpoint but there are no left over operational intents that could cause issues with subsequent test scenarios.