2019-12444. Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received; American Aerospace Technologies, Inc.

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 July 3, 2019.

ADDRESSES:

Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2018-0864 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 June 7, 2019.

James M. Crotty,

Acting Executive Director, Office of Rulemaking.

Petition For Exemption

Docket No.: FAA-2018-0864.

Petitioner: American Aerospace Technologies, Inc.

Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected: §§ 61.113(a) & (b); 61.133(a); 91.7(a); 91.9(b)(2); 91.103(b)(1); 91.119(c); 91.121; 91.151; 91.203(a) & (b); 91.405(a); 91.407(a)(1); 91.409(a)(2); 91.417(a) & (b).

Description of Relief Sought: The proposed exemption, if granted, would allow the commercial operation of the HX8 XXL octocopter unmanned aircraft system, manufactured by Harris Aerial, weighing not more than 150 pounds for the purpose of conducting critical infrastructure operations during routine operations and in emergency support operations in conjunction with emergency first responders. Routine operations include asset inspection and mapping, construction support, and custom sensor deployment. Emergency operations include locating and sensing outages and disaster recovery support. The pilot in command will hold, at minimum, a part 107 Operator's Certificate, a Private Pilot Knowledge Test Certificate, a Third-Class Medical Certificate, and will have completed the Private Pilot Ground School.