
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 78 (Friday, April 22, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 23800]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-09329]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Summary Notice No. 2016-41]


Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received; William 
Nelson

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice contains a summary of a petition seeking relief 
from specified requirements of Title 14 of the Code of Federal 
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 May 12, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket FAA-2016-0030 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 (DOT), 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, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
     Fax: Fax comments to Docket Operations at 202-493-2251.
    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, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical questions concerning 
this action, contact Nia Daniels, 800 Independence Avenue SW., 
Washington, DC 20591, (202) 267-7626.
    This notice is published pursuant to 14 CFR 11.85.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 15, 2016.
Dale Bouffiou,
Acting Director, Office of Rulemaking.

Petition for Exemption

    Docket No.: FAA-2016-0030.
    Petitioner: William Nelson.
    Sections of 14 CFR Affected: 61.315(c)(6) and (11) and 
91.215(b)(1).
    Description of Relief Sought: William Nelson requests an exemption 
from Sec. Sec.  61.315(c)(6) and (11) and 91.215(b)(1) to set a world 
altitude record in a powered parachute. The relief sought would allow 
the petitioner to act as pilot in command of a light-sport aircraft in 
Class A airspace, and at an altitude of more than 10,000 feet MSL or 
2,000 feet AGL, whichever is higher, and allow operation of an aircraft 
in Class A, Class B, and Class C airspace areas without that aircraft 
being equipped with an operable coded radar beacon transponder.

[FR Doc. 2016-09329 Filed 4-21-16; 8:45 am]
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