[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 121 (Monday, June 24, 2019)] [Notices] [Page 29583] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2019-13388] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration [Summary Notice No. 2019-27] Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received; Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 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 July 15, 2019. ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2019-0270 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 20590-0001, 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 20590-0001, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jake Troutman, (202) 683-7788, 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 June 13, 2019. Brandon Roberts, Acting Executive Director, Office of Rulemaking. Petition for Exemption Docket No.: FAA-2019-0270. Petitioner: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected: Sec. Sec. 61.113(a); 91.119(c); 91.121; and 91.151(a). Description of Relief Sought: The proposed exemption, if granted, would allow the petitioner to operate the APT70 tailsitter vertical takeoff and landing unmanned aircraft system (UAS), that can be configured for a maximum takeoff weight of 320 pounds, and other Bell owned and operated UAS of equal or smaller size and kinetic energy for research and development purposes. All proposed operations will be restricted to Class G airspace above remote areas with restricted access and in conjunction with a Certificate of Waiver or Authorization within visual line of sight of the remote pilot. [FR Doc. 2019-13388 Filed 6-21-19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-P