[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 141 (Tuesday, July 23, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 35449]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-15651]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Summary Notice No. 2019-26]


Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received; Leading 
Edge Associates, Inc.

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 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 August 12, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2019-0275 
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 July 13, 2019.
Brandon Roberts,
Acting Executive Director, Office of Rulemaking.

Petition for Exemption

    Docket No.: FAA-2019-0275.
    Petitioner: Leading Edge Associates, Inc.
    Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected: Sec. Sec.  91.7(a); 91.119(c); 
91.121; 91.151(b); 91.405(a); 91.407(a)(1); 91.409(a)(1) & (2); 
91.417(a) & (b); 137.19(c), (d), (e)(2)(ii), (e)(2)(iii) & (e)(2)(v); 
137.31; 137.33; 137.41(c); 137.42.
    Description of Relief Sought: The proposed exemption, if granted, 
would allow the petitioner to operate the PrecisionVision 35 unmanned 
aircraft system (UAS), with a maximum takeoff gross weight of 79 pounds 
(lbs.), during day and night operational times, beyond visual line of 
sight and simultaneously operate two PrecisionVision UAS with one 
operator. All proposed operations will be conducted over sparsely 
populated areas, multiple UAS weighing over 55 lbs. but no more than 
150 lbs., for aerial agricultural operations in remote operating 
environments.

[FR Doc. 2019-15651 Filed 7-22-19; 8:45 am]
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