80 FR 78815 - Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received; AeroCine, LLC

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 242 (December 17, 2015)

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.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 242 (Thursday, December 17, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78815-78816]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-31640]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Summary Notice No. 2015-61]


Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received; AeroCine, 
LLC

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 January 6, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2014-0400 
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: Joshua Parker (202) 267-1538, 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 December 11, 2015.
Lirio Liu,
Director, Office of Rulemaking.

Petition for Exemption

    Docket No.: FAA-2014-0400
    Petitioner: AeroCine, LLC
    Sections of 14 CFR Affected: 61.101(e)(4) and (5),61.113(a), 
61.315(a), and 61.23(a) and (c).
    Description of Relief Sought: AeroCine, LLC is seeking relief for 
an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) operator to be in direct control of 
the UAS while under direct supervision and

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communication with an FAA private, recreational, or sport licensed 
pilot, who acts as a visual observer. The petitioner is also seeking 
relief to permit the following operations: Over non-participating 
persons for breaking news flights with a UAS weighing no more than 4.4 
pounds; above private, or controlled access property, without 
permission from the owner/controller or authorized representative; 
contemporaneous issuance of notice to airmen for breaking news instead 
of the current requirement for 24 hour advanced notification; night 
flight operations for closed set filmmaking; and the pilot in command 
to operate the UAS from a moving platform for closed set filmmaking. In 
addition, the petitioner requests approval for the UAS Aerobo X12, 
which, including payload, exceeds the FAA's max weight limit of 55lbs 
for a small UAS.

[FR Doc. 2015-31640 Filed 12-16-15; 8:45 am]
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