[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 88 (Tuesday, May 7, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19988-19989]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-09253]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Summary Notice No. 2019-16]


Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received; Bell 
Helicopter Textron, Inc.

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

ACTION: Notice.

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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 May 28, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2019-0104 
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 (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 20590-0001, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jake Troutman, (202) 683-7788, Office 
of Rulemaking, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue 
SW, Washington, DC 20591.
    This notice is published pursuant to 14 CFR 11.85.


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    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 30, 2019.
Lirio Liu,
Executive Director, Office of Rulemaking.

Petition for Exemption

    Docket No.: FAA-2019-0104.
    Petitioner: Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc.
    Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected: Sec. Sec.  61.113(a) & (b); 
91.119(c); 91.121; & 91.151(a).
    Description of Relief Sought: The proposed exemption, if granted, 
would allow the petitioner to operate the Model APT70 vertical takeoff 
and landing unmanned aircraft system (UAS) for research and development 
purposes. The UAS can be configured for a maximum takeoff weight of 320 
lbs.
    Bell intends to operate the APT70 UAS in Class G airspace. The 
intended area of flight operations is in north-central Texas. In Palo 
Pinto County, ground-based VOs will be used and the UAV will be 
operated with an altitude envelope of no greater than 400 ft. above 
ground level (AGL). Flight testing will be extended to Choctaw Nation 
where VO(s) will be aboard a chase aircraft and the UAV will be 
operated with a maximum altitude of 1,200 ft AGL. All proposed 
operations will occur within visual line of site of the pilot or visual 
observer.
    This petition is similar to, and extends from, Exemption No. 17783 
(Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2017-0604) granted to Bell on March 29, 
2018.

[FR Doc. 2019-09253 Filed 5-6-19; 8:45 am]
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