81_FR_1476 81 FR 1469 - Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received; Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway

81 FR 1469 - Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received; Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 7 (January 12, 2016)

Page Range1469-1469
FR Document2016-00413

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 81 Issue 7 (Tuesday, January 12, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 12, 2016)]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-00413]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Summary Notice No. 2015-79]


Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received; Burlington 
Northern Santa Fe Railway

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 February 1, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2015-7512 
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, (202-267-7626), 800 Independence 
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591.
    This notice is published pursuant to 14 CFR 11.85.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on January 7, 2016.
Lirio Liu,
Director, Office of Rulemaking.

Petition for Exemption

    Docket No.: FAA-2015-7512.
    Petitioner: Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway.
    Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected: 91.113(b).
    Description of Relief Sought: Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway 
(BNSF) seeks relief from the requirements of 14 CFR Sec.  91.113(b) 
Right-of-way rules: Except water operations, while conducting small 
unmanned aircraft system (UAS) operations as part of the Pathfinder 
Focus Area \1\ for beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) in rural/
isolated areas. The UAS research under the Pathfinder program is 
conducted in partnership with the FAA to explore the next steps in 
unmanned aircraft operations beyond the type proposed in the notice of 
proposed rulemaking (NPRM), for Operation and Certification of Small 
Unmanned Aircraft Systems. BNSF proposes to utilize technology 
developed by leading experts to provide at least the same level of 
situational awareness as that of a pilot flying under visual flight 
rules (VFR).
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    \1\ https://www.faa.gov/uas/legislative_programs/pathfinders/.

[FR Doc. 2016-00413 Filed 1-11-16; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 7 / Tuesday, January 12, 2016 / Notices 1469 West Building Ground Floor at 1200 ADDRESSES: Send comments identified operations as part of the Pathfinder New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, by docket number FAA–2015–7512 Focus Area 1 for beyond visual line-of- DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday using any of the following methods: sight (BVLOS) in rural/isolated areas. through Friday, except Federal holidays. • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to The UAS research under the Pathfinder FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: http://www.regulations.gov and follow program is conducted in partnership Keira Jones (202) 267–4025, Office of the online instructions for sending your with the FAA to explore the next steps Rulemaking, Federal Aviation comments electronically. in unmanned aircraft operations beyond Administration, 800 Independence • Mail: Send comments to Docket the type proposed in the notice of Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591. Operations, M–30; U.S. Department of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), for This notice is published pursuant to Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey Operation and Certification of Small 14 CFR 11.85. Avenue SE., Room W12–140, West Unmanned Aircraft Systems. BNSF Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC proposes to utilize technology Issued in Washington, DC, on January 7, developed by leading experts to provide 20590–0001. 2016. • Hand Delivery or Courier: Take at least the same level of situational Lirio Liu, awareness as that of a pilot flying under comments to Docket Operations in Director, Office of Rulemaking. Room W12–140 of the West Building visual flight rules (VFR). Petition for Exemption Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey [FR Doc. 2016–00413 Filed 1–11–16; 8:45 am] Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 BILLING CODE 4910–13–P Docket No.: FAA–2015–6462. a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Petitioner: U.S. Coast Guard Air Friday, except Federal holidays. Operations. • Fax: Fax comments to Docket DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected: Operations at 202–493–2251. 91.155(a). Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. Federal Aviation Administration Description of Relief Sought: The U.S. 553(c), DOT solicits comments from the Coast Guard Air Operations seeks relief [Summary Notice No. 2015–76] public to better inform its rulemaking to operate an aircraft under visual flight process. DOT posts these comments, Petition for Exemption; Summary of rules (VFR) when the flight visibility is without edit, including any personal Petition Received; Bombardier Inc. less, or at a distance from clouds that is information the commenter provides, to less, than that prescribed for the http://www.regulations.gov, as AGENCY: Federal Aviation corresponding altitude and class of described in the system of records Administration (FAA), DOT. airspace. U.S. Coast Guard Air notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can ACTION: Notice. Operations seeks this relief for the be reviewed at http://www.dot.gov/ purpose of carrying out the U.S. Coast SUMMARY: This notice contains a privacy. summary of a petition seeking relief Guard’s statutory responsibilities for Docket: Background documents or search and rescue missions. from specified requirements of title 14 comments received may be read at of the Code of Federal Regulations. The [FR Doc. 2016–00418 Filed 1–11–16; 8:45 am] http://www.regulations.gov at any time. purpose of this notice is to improve the BILLING CODE 4910–13–P Follow the online instructions for public’s awareness of, and participation accessing the docket or go to the Docket in, the FAA’s exemption process. Operations in Room W12–140 of the Neither publication of this notice nor DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION West Building Ground Floor at 1200 the inclusion or omission of information New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, in the summary is intended to affect the Federal Aviation Administration DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday legal status of the petition or its final through Friday, except Federal holidays. disposition. [Summary Notice No. 2015–79] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For DATES: Comments on this petition must Petition for Exemption; Summary of technical questions concerning this action, contact Nia Daniels, (202–267– identify the petition docket number and Petition Received; Burlington Northern must be received on or before February Santa Fe Railway 7626), 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591. 1, 2016. AGENCY: Federal Aviation This notice is published pursuant to ADDRESSES: Send comments identified Administration (FAA), DOT. 14 CFR 11.85. by docket number FAA–2015–3836 ACTION: Notice. using any of the following methods: Issued in Washington, DC, on January 7, • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 2016. SUMMARY: This notice contains a http://www.regulations.gov and follow Lirio Liu, the online instructions for sending your summary of a petition seeking relief Director, Office of Rulemaking. comments electronically. from specified requirements of title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations. The Petition for Exemption • Mail: Send comments to Docket purpose of this notice is to improve the Operations, M–30; U.S. Department of Docket No.: FAA–2015–7512. Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey public’s awareness of, and participation Petitioner: Burlington Northern Santa in, the FAA’s exemption process. Avenue SE., Room W12–140, West Fe Railway. Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC Neither publication of this notice nor Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected: the inclusion or omission of information 20590–0001. in the summary is intended to affect the 91.113(b). • Hand Delivery or Courier: Take tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Description of Relief Sought: comments to Docket Operations in legal status of the petition or its final Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway disposition. Room W12–140 of the West Building (BNSF) seeks relief from the Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey DATES: Comments on this petition must requirements of 14 CFR § 91.113(b) Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 identify the petition docket number and Right-of-way rules: Except water must be received on or before February operations, while conducting small 1 https://www.faa.gov/uas/legislative_programs/ 1, 2016. unmanned aircraft system (UAS) pathfinders/. 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Document Created: 2016-01-12 01:22:42
Document Modified: 2016-01-12 01:22:42
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesComments on this petition must identify the petition docket number and must be received on or before February 1, 2016.
ContactFor technical questions concerning this action, contact Nia Daniels, (202-267-7626), 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591.
FR Citation81 FR 1469 
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