Does the FAA have the power to ban all commercial use of such vehicles when 2015 rolls around? Is there any indication currently regarding their stance on the commercialization drones?
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I am in no means a professional on this matter. However, I do not think the FAA would ban UAV's all together. The UAV boom is the "next big thing" in aviation. The market has been evaluated several times growing to $9billion in the next year or two, and booming to over $89 billion in a decade. This being said, the FAA can not afford to ban UAV's.
The FAA does however have an outstanding safety record. This is why they seem to "strict" all of the time. I know they are currently the "bad" guy, and they seem to be against us, however I believe they are jjust trying to figure out how the hell to properly integrate UAV's into full scale airspace.
Even in the fullscale world we often feel "big brother" (AKA, the FAA) can be over powering at times.
2015 is not going to happen the FAA are very far behind with their plans. There are two platforms permitted to operate in Alaska and the first trials in the main bit are scheduled for 2017. The NPRM and its 90 day comment period has to happen before the ball even starts rolling for general commercial use. That has been delayed again until November this yearhttp://www.suasnews.com/2014/01/26979/dot-delays-nprm-until-nov-2014/ So the 90 day comment period will not be over until after Feb 2015.
Perhaps they could just roll out the Canadian Australian or British systems instead of trying to reinvent the wheel.