[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 56 (Friday, March 24, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15095-15096]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-05885]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Summary Notice No. 2017-09]


Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received; Minnesota 
Department of Natural Resources

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 Title 14 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations (14 CFR). 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 April 13, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2016-9414 
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, 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 20591-0001 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 20591-0001 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda Robeson, (202) 267-4712, 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 March 1, 2017.
Lirio Liu,
Director, Office of Rulemaking.

Petition for Exemption

    Docket No.: FAA-2016-9414.
    Petitioner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
    Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected: Sec. Sec.  133.33(d)(1); 137.51(b).
    Description of Relief Sought: The Petitioner requests an exemption 
for external loads over congested areas for

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the purpose of firefighting missions. Specifically, the requirement to 
provide prior coordination and written approval from the Flight Service 
District Office, notice of the intended operation given to the public, 
and developing a plan for each complete operation.
    DNR is tasked with suppression of all wildfires on private and 
public lands outside of the National Forests and Native American 
Reservations. Also, DNR requested to operate outside the United States 
due to having cooperative firefighting agreements with the Canadian 
Provinces of Manitoba and Ontario.

[FR Doc. 2017-05885 Filed 3-23-17; 8:45 am]
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