2020-22517. Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received; University of North Dakota University and University of North Dakota Aerospace Foundation

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 November 2, 2020.

ADDRESSES:

Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2020-0782 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:

Linda Lane [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 October 2, 2020.

Brandon Roberts,

Executive Director, Office of Rulemaking.

Petition For Exemption

Docket No.: FAA-2020-0782.

Petitioner: University of North Dakota (UND) and University of North Dakota Aerospace Foundation (UNDAF).

Sections of 14 CFR Affected: §§ 141.11(b) and 141.63(a)(2) and (3).

Description of Relief Sought: The University of North Dakota and the University of North Dakota Aerospace Foundation are petitioning for exemption from 14 CFR part 141, §§ 141.11(b) and 141.63(a)(2) and (3), to the extent necessary to permit UND and UNDAF to conduct flight training utilizing one syllabus for both an instrument rating airplane and commercial pilot certificate and maintain part 141 examining authority. This syllabus will meet all appropriate training content and aeronautical experience requirements provided in part 141, Appendices C and D, and will not have reduced training times.