2020-06796. Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received; Old Abe Aviation LLC

AGENCY:

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

This notice contains a summary of a petition seeking relief from specified requirements of Federal Aviation Regulations. The purpose of this notice is to improve the public's awareness of, and participation in, the FAA's exemption process. Neither publication of this notice nor the inclusion or omission of information in the summary is intended to affect the legal status of the petition or its final disposition.

DATES:

Comments on this petition must identify the petition docket number and must be received on or before April 21, 2020.

ADDRESSES:

Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2020-0056 using any of the following methods:

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions for sending your comments electronically.
• Mail: Send comments to Docket Operations, M-30; U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W12-140, West Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
• Hand Delivery or Courier: Take comments to Docket Operations in Room W12-140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
• Fax: Fax comments to Docket Operations at [phone].

Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments from the public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT posts these comments, without edit, including any personal information the commenter provides, to http://www.regulations.gov,, as described in the system of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at http://www.dot.gov/​privacy.

Docket: Background documents or comments received may be read at http://www.regulations.gov at any time. Follow the online instructions for accessing the docket or go to the Docket Operations in Room W12-140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jake Troutman, [phone], Office of Rulemaking, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591.

This notice is published pursuant to 14 CFR 11.85.

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 20, 2020.

Brandon Roberts,

Acting Executive Director, Office of Rulemaking.

Petition for Exemption

Docket No.: FAA-2020-0056.

Petitioner: Old Abe Aviation LLC.

Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected: § 61.56(a)(1) & (2).

Description of Relief Sought: The proposed exemption, if granted, would allow the petitioner, and all part 61 certificated pilots other than student pilots, relief from the aeronautical knowledge test requirement in § 107.63(a)(1), provided the person applying for a remote pilot certificate has met the following requirements:

(a) The applicant must hold a part 61 pilot certificate other than a student pilot certificate.

(b) The applicant has received at least two hours of ground instruction from an authorized instructor using a curriculum approved by the FAA.

(c) The authorized instructor described in #2 must hold: (1) A ground instructor or flight instructor certificate (2) a part 61 pilot certificate other than a student pilot certificate, and (3) a part 107 remote pilot certificate.

(d) The curriculum, described in #2, must include review of all areas of knowledge included in § 107.74(a).

(e) The authorized instructor must provide the applicant with an endorsement in the applicant's pilot logbook attesting that the training was provided in accordance with the conditions and limitations of the exemption.