[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 136 (Wednesday, July 15, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 42972]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-15230]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Summary Notice No. 2020-18]


Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received; Bridger 
Aviation Services, LLC

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 4, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2019-1033 
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 9, 2020.
Brandon Roberts,
Executive Director, Office of Rulemaking.

Petition for Exemption

    Docket No.: FAA-2019-1033.
    Petitioner: Bridger Aviation Services, LLC.
    Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected: Part 21, Subpart H; 14 CFR 
91.105(a)(2); 91.109; 91.405; 91.407; 91.409; & 91.417.
    Description of Relief Sought: The proposed exemption, if 
granted, would allow Bridger Aviation Services, LLC to operate the 
Latitude FVR-90 unmanned aircraft system (UAS), with a maximum 
takeoff weight of 117 pounds, within the national airspace system in 
support of the Department of Interior UAS contract and other 
customers. The scope of these operations include: Surveys, cattle 
counts, burned area recovery surveys, transmission line surveys, 
pipeline surveys, railroad surveys, disaster relief efforts, 
wildfire management, pilot training operations, ecology surveys, and 
any other similar surveys. The petitioner is proposing to conduct 
operations: Beyond visual line of sight; below 14,000 feet; and, at 
maximum airspeed of 70 knots.

[FR Doc. 2020-15230 Filed 7-14-20; 8:45 am]
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