81 FR 568 - Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received; Daedalus Drone Services, LLC
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 3 (January 6, 2016)
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 3 (January 6, 2016)
| Page Range | 568-569 | |
| FR Document | 2015-33259 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 3 (Wednesday, January 6, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 568-569] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-33259] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration [Summary Notice No. PE-15-71] Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received; Daedalus Drone Services, LLC AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 26, 2016. ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2015-3273 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 [[Page 569]] 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: Joseph Hexter (202) 267-4606, 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 30, 2015. Lirio Liu, Director, Office of Rulemaking. Petition for Exemption Docket No.: FAA-2015-3273. Petitioner: Daedalus Drone Services, LLC. Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected: 21 subpart H, 45.23(b), 61.113(a), 91.103, 91.109(a), 91.119(b), 91.119(c), 91.121, 91.151(a), 91.203(a) & (b), 91.405(a), 91.409(a)(2), 91.417(a)&(b), 91.7(a) & (b), and 91.9(b)(2). Description of Relief Sought: Requesting to allow Daedalus Drone Services, LLC to operate small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) commercially in airspace regulated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the purposes of; aerial photography/ videography/surveying, structural/utility inspections/patrolling, real estate marketing/surveying, remote sensing, precision agriculture, public entity support operations, construction site inspection and monitoring, wildlife and forestry monitoring, education and research operations, flare stack inspections, and other flight operations that could be performed safely and more cost effectively with the use of sUAS, at low altitude, with the United States national airspace system as compared to a manned aircraft. Petitioner requests no restrictions with regard to minimum distances from structures, vessels, and vehicles, and a 200-foot minimum distance from persons not associated with the sUAS operation be granted. Additionally, the petitioner requests no minimum distance with regard to crew for the operation, and operations from a moving platform. [FR Doc. 2015-33259 Filed 1-5-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-P
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Borough Municipal Authority, Township, Susquehanna County, [Summary Notice No. PE–15–71]
Muncy Creek Township, Lycoming Pa. Application for renewal of
County, Pa. Application for surface water withdrawal of up to Petition for Exemption; Summary of
groundwater withdrawal of up to 3.000 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. Petition Received; Daedalus Drone
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Well 8.
31. Project Sponsor and Facility: SWN AGENCY: Federal Aviation
25. Project Sponsor: Pennsylvania
Department of Environmental Production Company, LLC Administration (FAA), DOT.
Protection, Bureau of Conservation (Tunkhannock Creek), Lenox ACTION: Notice.
and Restoration. Project Facility: Township, Susquehanna County,
Cresson Mine Drainage Treatment Pa. Application for renewal of SUMMARY: This notice contains a
Plant, Cresson Borough, Cambria surface water withdrawal of up to summary of a petition seeking relief
County, Pa. Application for 1.218 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. from specified requirements of title 14
groundwater withdrawal from the 20120312). of the Code of Federal Regulations. The
Argyle Stone Bridge Well as part of purpose of this notice is to improve the
Project Scheduled for Action Involving public’s awareness of, and participation
a four-well system drawing up to a Diversion
6.300 mgd (30-day average) from in, the FAA’s exemption process.
the Gallitzin Shaft and Cresson Neither publication of this notice nor
1. Project Sponsor: Gas Field the inclusion or omission of information
Mine Pools. Specialists, Inc. Project Facility: in the summary is intended to affect the
26. Project Sponsor: Pennsylvania Wayne Gravel Products Quarry, legal status of the petition or its final
Department of Environmental Ceres Township, McKean County, disposition.
Protection, Bureau of Conservation Pa. Application for into-basin
and Restoration. Project Facility: diversion from the Ohio River Basin DATES: Comments on this petition must
Cresson Mine Drainage Treatment of up to 1.170 mgd (peak day). identify the petition docket number and
Plant, Cresson Township, Cambria must be received on or before January
County, Pa. Application for Opportunity To Appear and Comment 26, 2016.
groundwater withdrawal from the ADDRESSES: Send comments identified
Cresson No. 9 Well as part of a four- Interested parties may appear at the
by docket number FAA–2015–3273
well system drawing up to 6.300 hearing to offer comments to the using any of the following methods:
mgd (30-day average) from the Commission on any project listed above. • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
Gallitzin Shaft and Cresson Mine The presiding officer reserves the right http://www.regulations.gov and follow
Pools. to limit oral statements in the interest of the online instructions for sending your
27. Project Sponsor: Pennsylvania time and to otherwise control the course comments electronically.
Department of Environmental of the hearing. Rules of conduct will be • Mail: Send comments to Docket
Protection, Bureau of Conservation posted on the Commission’s Web site, Operations, M–30; U.S. Department of
and Restoration. Project Facility: www.srbc.net, prior to the hearing for Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey
Cresson Mine Drainage Treatment review. The presiding officer reserves Avenue SE., Room W12–140, West
Plant, Gallitzin Township, Cambria the right to modify or supplement such Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC
County, Pa. Application for rules at the hearing. Written comments 20590–0001.
groundwater withdrawal from the on any project listed above may also be • Hand Delivery or Courier: Take
Gallitzin Shaft Well 2A (Gallitzin mailed to Mr. Jason Oyler, General comments to Docket Operations in
Shaft #2) as part of a four-well Counsel, Susquehanna River Basin Room W12–140 of the West Building
system drawing up to 6.300 mgd Commission, 4423 North Front Street, Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey
(30-day average) from the Gallitzin Harrisburg, Pa. 17110–1788, or Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9
Shaft and Cresson Mine Pools. submitted electronically through a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
28. Project Sponsor: Pennsylvania www.srbc.net/pubinfo/ Friday, except Federal holidays.
Department of Environmental publicparticipation.htm. Comments • Fax: Fax comments to Docket
Protection, Bureau of Conservation mailed or electronically submitted must Operations at 202–493–2251.
and Restoration. Project Facility: be received by the Commission on or Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C.
Cresson Mine Drainage Treatment 553(c), DOT solicits comments from the
before February 15, 2016, to be
Plant, Gallitzin Township, Cambria public to better inform its rulemaking
considered.
County, Pa. Application for process. DOT posts these comments,
groundwater withdrawal from the Authority: Pub. L. 91–575, 84 Stat. 1509 without edit, including any personal
Gallitzin Shaft Well 2B (Gallitzin et seq., 18 CFR parts 806, 807, and 808. information the commenter provides, to
Shaft #1) as part of a four-well Dated: December 30, 2015. http://www.regulations.gov, as
system drawing up to 6.300 mgd Stephanie L. Richardson,
described in the system of records
(30-day average) from the Gallitzin notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can
Secretary to the Commission.
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Shaft and Cresson Mine Pools. be reviewed at http://www.dot.gov/
29. Project Sponsor and Facility: SWN [FR Doc. 2015–33193 Filed 1–5–16; 8:45 am] privacy.
Production Company, LLC BILLING CODE 7040–01–P Docket: Background documents or
(Susquehanna River), Mehoopany comments received may be read at
Township, Wyoming County, Pa. http://www.regulations.gov at any time.
Application for surface water Follow the online instructions for
withdrawal of up to 2.000 mgd accessing the docket or go to the Docket
(peak day). Operations in Room W12–140 of the
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West Building Ground Floor at 1200 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION unless such use is specifically approved
New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, by the Maritime Administration as being
DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday Maritime Administration consistent with, and supplemental to,
through Friday, except Federal holidays. capital and related infrastructure
Funding Availability for Small Shipyard improvements. Grant funds may also be
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Grant Program; Application Deadline used for maritime training programs to
Joseph Hexter (202) 267–4606, Office of foster technical skills and operational
Rulemaking, Federal Aviation AGENCY: Maritime Administration,
Department of Transportation. productivity in communities, the
Administration, 800 Independence economies of which are related to or
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591. ACTION: Notice of funding availability.
dependent upon the maritime industry.
This notice is published pursuant to SUMMARY: Under the Small Shipyard Grants for such training programs may
14 CFR 11.85. Grant Program, there is currently only be awarded to ‘‘Eligible
$4,900,000 available for grants for Applicants’’ as described below, but
Issued in Washington, DC, on December training programs can be established
30, 2015. capital and related improvements to
qualified shipyard facilities that will be through vendors to such applicants.
Lirio Liu,
effective in fostering efficiency, Table of Contents
Director, Office of Rulemaking. competitive operations, and quality ship
A. Program Description
Petition for Exemption construction, repair, and B. Federal Award Information
reconfiguration. This notice announces C. Eligibility Information
Docket No.: FAA–2015–3273. the intention of the Maritime D. Application and Submission Information
Petitioner: Daedalus Drone Services, Administration to provide grants to E. Application Review
small shipyards. Catalog of Federal F. Federal Award Administration
LLC.
Domestic Assistance Number: 20.814. G. Federal Awarding Agency Contacts
Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected: 21 Potential applicants are advised that it H. Other Information
subpart H, 45.23(b), 61.113(a), 91.103, is expected, based on past experience, A. Program Description
91.109(a), 91.119(b), 91.119(c), 91.121, that the number of applications will far
91.151(a), 91.203(a) & (b), 91.405(a), The Small Shipyard Grant program
exceed the funds available and that only
91.409(a)(2), 91.417(a)&(b), 91.7(a) & (b), was established under Section 3508(a)
a small percentage of applications will
and 91.9(b)(2). of the Duncan Hunter National Defense
be funded. It is anticipated that about 5–
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009
Description of Relief Sought: 10 applications will be selected for (Pub. L. 110–417), codified at 46 U.S.C.
Requesting to allow Daedalus Drone funding with an average grant amount of 54101. The statute authorizes the
Services, LLC to operate small about $1 million. Maritime Administrator to provide
unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) DATES: The period for submitting grant assistance in the form of grants to make
commercially in airspace regulated by applications commenced with the capital and related improvements in
the Federal Aviation Administration enactment of the Consolidated small shipyards located in or near
(FAA) for the purposes of; aerial Appropriations Act, 2016, on December maritime communities and to provide
photography/videography/surveying, 18, 2015. Applications must be received training for workers in communities
structural/utility inspections/patrolling, by the Maritime Administration by 5 whose economies are related to the
real estate marketing/surveying, remote p.m. EST on February 16, 2016. maritime industry. The Consolidated
sensing, precision agriculture, public Applications received later than this Appropriations Act, 2016, appropriated
entity support operations, construction time will not be considered. The $5,000,000 to the Small Shipyard Grant
Maritime Administration intends to program to include administrative
site inspection and monitoring, wildlife
award grants no later than April 18, expenses. The purpose of the program is
and forestry monitoring, education and
2016. to foster efficiency, competitive
research operations, flare stack
ADDRESSES: Grant Applications should operations, and quality ship
inspections, and other flight operations
be sent to the Associate Administrator construction, repair, and reconfiguration
that could be performed safely and more in small shipyards across the United
cost effectively with the use of sUAS, at for Business and Finance Development,
Room W21–318, Maritime States. The program also seeks to foster
low altitude, with the United States projects that would be effective in
national airspace system as compared to Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. fostering employee skills and enhancing
a manned aircraft. productivity in communities whose
Only applicants who comply with all
Petitioner requests no restrictions submission requirements described in economies are related to or dependent
with regard to minimum distances from this Notice will be eligible for award. upon the maritime industry.
structures, vessels, and vehicles, and a FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For B. Federal Award Information
200-foot minimum distance from further information concerning this Under the Small Shipyard Grant
persons not associated with the sUAS notice, please contact David M. Heller, program, there is currently $4,900,000
operation be granted. Additionally, the Director, Office of Shipyards and available for grants for capital and
petitioner requests no minimum Marine Engineering, Maritime related improvements to qualified
distance with regard to crew for the Administration, Room W21–318,1200 shipyard facilities that will be effective
operation, and operations from a New Jersey Ave. SE., Washington, DC
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in fostering efficiency, competitive
moving platform. 20590; phone: (202) 366–5737; or fax: operations, and quality ship
[FR Doc. 2015–33259 Filed 1–5–16; 8:45 am] (202) 366–6988. construction, repair, and reconfiguration
BILLING CODE 4910–13–P SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Grants and for training projects that would be
under the Maritime Administration’s effective in fostering employee skills
Small Shipyard Grant Program may not and enhancing productivity. The
be used to construct buildings or other Maritime Administration intends to
physical facilities or to acquire land award the full amount of the available
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