Notice2025-01909
Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received; The Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education on Behalf of Desert Research Institute.
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Published
January 30, 2025
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentFederal Aviation Administration
Abstract
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 nor omission of information in the summary is intended to affect the legal status of the petition or its final disposition.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 19 (Thursday, January 30, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8557-8558]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-01909]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No.: FAA-2024-2560; Summary Notice No. -2025-06]
Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received; The Board
of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education on Behalf of Desert
Research Institute.
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 nor 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 19, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2024-2560
using any of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> and follow the online instructions for sending your
comments electronically.
<bullet> Mail: Send comments to Docket Operations, M-30; U.S.
Department of
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Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W12-140, West Building
Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
<bullet> 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.
<bullet> 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 <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, as described in the
system of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
<a href="https://www.dot.gov/privacy">https://www.dot.gov/privacy</a>.
Docket: Background documents or comments received may be read at
<a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> 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: Liam Andrews, (202) 267-8181, 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.
Dan Ngo,
Manager, Part 11 Petitions Branch, Office of Rulemaking.
Petition for Exemption
Docket No.: FAA-2024-2560.
Petitioner: The Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher
Education on behalf of Desert Research Institute.
Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected: Sec. Sec. 61.3(a)(1)(i),
61.23(a)(2), 91.7(a), 91.119(c), 91.121, 91.151(b), 91.403(b),
91.405(a), 91.407(a)(1), 91.409(a)(1), 91.409(a)(2), 91.417(a), and
91.417(b).
Description of Relief Sought: By letters dated November 5, 2024,
and January 9, 2025, as well as a record of conversation dated January
8, 2025, The Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education
on behalf of Desert Research Institute (Desert Research Institute)
seeks relief to operate the Freefly Alta X unmanned aircraft system
(UAS), weighing over 50 pounds (lbs.) but no more than 76.9 lbs., for
the purpose of research and development, training of university
personnel, and to establish a UAS flight experience program for non-
employees with UAS weighing 55 lbs. or more from the FAA approved
aircraft list. The Desert Research Institute requests the removal of
the 14 CFR part 61 written test requirement and seeks to only hold a
remote pilot certificate for operations.
[FR Doc. 2025-01909 Filed 1-29-25; 8:45 am]
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