81 FR 59713 - Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received; Fusion Flight, LLC
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 168 (August 30, 2016)
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 168 (August 30, 2016)
| Page Range | 59713-59713 | |
| FR Document | 2016-20812 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 168 (Tuesday, August 30, 2016)] [Notices] [Page 59713] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-20812] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration [Summary Notice No. 2016-95] Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received; Fusion Flight, LLC AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of petition for exemption received. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice contains a summary of a petition seeking relief from specified requirements of 14 CFR. The purpose of this notice is to improve the public's awareness of, and participation in, this aspect of FAA's regulatory activities. 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 September 19, 2016. ADDRESSES: You may send comments identified by Docket Number FAA-2016- 5847 using any of the following methods:Government-wide rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and follow the instructions for sending your comments electronically. Mail: Send comments to the Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590. Fax: Fax comments to the Docket Management Facility at 202-493-2251. Hand Delivery: Bring comments to the Docket Management Facility 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. Privacy: We will post all comments we receive, without change, to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information you provide. Using the search function of our docket Web site, anyone can find and read the comments received into any of our dockets, including the name of the individual sending the comment (or signing the comment for an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-78). Docket: To read background documents or comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov at any time or to the Docket Management Facility 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: Thuy H. Cooper, (202) 267-4715. 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591. This notice is published pursuant to 14 CFR 11.85. Issued in Washington, DC, on August 19, 2016. Dale Bouffiou, Acting Director, Office of Rulemaking, Petition for Exemption Docket No.: FAA-2016-5847. Petitioner: Fusion Flight, LLC. Sections of 14 CFR Affected: 61.113, 91.151, 91.119, and 91.12. Description of Relief Sought: Fusion Flight requests an exemption to operate an unmanned and autonomous aircraft that ascends, powered by a jet engine, on a ballistic trajectory up to 16.2 km (53,150 ft) AGL and descends, once its fuel is consumed, under parachute. The petitioner's purpose is to investigate the feasibility of constructing a launch vehicle with a jet-engine powered first stage, which if possible, has the potential to greatly reduce the cost of sending payloads into space. [FR Doc. 2016-20812 Filed 8-29-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-P
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Advisory Committee (COMSTAC). The Authority: Public Law 92–463, 5 U.S.C. comments received into any of our
Teleconference will take place on App. 2. dockets, including the name of the
Wednesday, September 14, 2016 starting Issued in Washington, DC, August 24, individual sending the comment (or
at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time and 2016. signing the comment for an association,
will last approximately one hour. The George C. Nield, business, labor union, etc.). You may
agenda and call-in number will be Associate Administrator for Commercial review DOT’s complete Privacy Act
posted at least one week in advance at Space Transportation. Statement in the Federal Register
http://www.faa.gov/go/ast. [FR Doc. 2016–20796 Filed 8–29–16; 8:45 am] published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR
The purpose of this teleconference is 19477–78).
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to review draft legislation proposed by Docket: To read background
Representative Jim Bridenstine, documents or comments received, go to
Oklahoma, 1st District, that would DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION http://www.regulations.gov at any time
authorize the Department of or to the Docket Management Facility in
Transportation to perform an enhanced Federal Aviation Administration Room W12–140 of the West Building
version of its current payload review Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey
process and consult with its interagency [Summary Notice No. 2016–95]
Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9
partners to ensure the compliance of a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Petition for Exemption; Summary of
proposed commercial space activities Friday, except Federal holidays.
Petition Received; Fusion Flight, LLC
with U.S. treaty obligations, and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
national security and foreign policy AGENCY: Federal Aviation Thuy H. Cooper, (202) 267–4715. 800
interests. Examples of the types of Administration (FAA), DOT. Independence Avenue SW.,
activities that could fall under this ACTION: Notice of petition for exemption Washington, DC 20591. This notice is
authority include commercial space received. published pursuant to 14 CFR 11.85.
stations, satellite servicing, space
resource utilization, and operations SUMMARY: This notice contains a Issued in Washington, DC, on August 19,
beyond Earth orbit. The FAA recently 2016.
summary of a petition seeking relief
used an ad-hoc version of this approach from specified requirements of 14 CFR. Dale Bouffiou,
to authorize a U.S. company to carry out The purpose of this notice is to improve Acting Director, Office of Rulemaking,
the first private mission on the Moon. the public’s awareness of, and Petition for Exemption
Interested members of the public may participation in, this aspect of FAA’s
submit relevant written statements for regulatory activities. Neither publication Docket No.: FAA–2016–5847.
the COMSTAC members to consider of this notice nor the inclusion or Petitioner: Fusion Flight, LLC.
under the advisory process. Statements omission of information in the summary Sections of 14 CFR Affected: 61.113,
may concern the issues and agenda is intended to affect the legal status of 91.151, 91.119, and 91.12.
items mentioned above and/or Description of Relief Sought: Fusion
the petition or its final disposition.
additional issues that may be relevant Flight requests an exemption to operate
DATES: Comments on this petition must an unmanned and autonomous aircraft
for the U.S. commercial space
identify the petition docket number and that ascends, powered by a jet engine,
transportation industry. Interested
must be received on or before on a ballistic trajectory up to 16.2 km
parties wishing to submit written
September 19, 2016. (53,150 ft) AGL and descends, once its
statements should contact Michael
Beavin, COMSTAC Executive Director, ADDRESSES: You may send comments fuel is consumed, under parachute. The
(the Contact Person listed below) in identified by Docket Number FAA– petitioner’s purpose is to investigate the
writing (mail or email) by September 9, 2016–5847 using any of the following feasibility of constructing a launch
2016, so that the information can be methods: vehicle with a jet-engine powered first
made available to COMSTAC members • Government-wide rulemaking Web stage, which if possible, has the
for their review and consideration site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov potential to greatly reduce the cost of
before the September 14 teleconference. and follow the instructions for sending sending payloads into space.
Written statements should be supplied your comments electronically. [FR Doc. 2016–20812 Filed 8–29–16; 8:45 am]
in the following formats: one hard copy • Mail: Send comments to the Docket BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
with original signature and/or one Management Facility; U.S. Department
electronic copy via email. of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
An agenda will be posted on the FAA Avenue SE., West Building Ground DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Web site at www.faa.gov/go/ast. Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC
Individuals who plan to participate 20590. Federal Aviation Administration
and need special assistance should • Fax: Fax comments to the Docket
inform the Contact Persons listed below Management Facility at 202–493–2251. Waiver of Aeronautical Land-Use
in advance of the meeting. • Hand Delivery: Bring comments to Assurance: Marshall Memorial
the Docket Management Facility in Municipal Airport (MHL), Marshall, MO
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Beavin, telephone (202) 267– Room W12–140 of the West Building AGENCY: Federal Aviation
9051; email Michael.beavin@faa.gov, Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey Administration (FAA), DOT.
FAA Office of Commercial Space Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 ACTION: Notice of Intent of Waiver with
Transportation (AST–3), 800 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
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respect to land.
Independence Avenue SW., Room 331, Friday, except Federal holidays.
Washington, DC 20591. Privacy: We will post all comments SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation
Complete information regarding we receive, without change, to http:// Administration (FAA) is considering a
COMSTAC is available on the FAA Web www.regulations.gov, including any proposal from the City of Marshall
site at: http://www.faa.gov/about/office_ personal information you provide. (sponsor), Marshall, MO, to release a
org/headquarters_offices/ast/advisory_ Using the search function of our docket 15.42± acres of land from the federal
committee/. Web site, anyone can find and read the obligation dedicating it to aeronautical
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| Action | Notice of petition for exemption received. | |
| Dates | Comments on this petition must identify the petition docket number and must be received on or before September 19, 2016. | |
| Contact | Thuy H. Cooper, (202) 267-4715. 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591. This notice is published pursuant to 14 CFR 11.85. | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 59713 |
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