**US.**

### Department **of Transportation Federal Aviation**  **Administration** 

## JUN 2 2 **2016 Dear**  **Petitioner: 800**  **Independence Ave** **.. SW**

**. Washington. D** 

**. C** 

**. 20591** 

**Thank you**  **for your**  **petition for**  **exemption under**  **Section 333**  **of the**  **FAA** 

### Modernization **and Reform** **Act of2012**  **CFMRA). This**  **letter is**  **in reference**  **to the**  **docket number**  **in which**  **it is**  **posted. We**  **are in**  **the process of** **determining whether**  **your requested**  **operations may**  **be conducted**  **without an**  **exemption under**  **the recently-issued**  **regulation, Operation**  **and Certification**  **of Small**  **Unmanned Aircraft**  **Systems, Title**  **14, Code**  **of Federal**  **Regulations, Part**  **107 (** 

**www .faa.gov/uas).**  **We understand**  **your desire for**  **the FAA**  **to make**  **a rapid**  **determination and**  **regre t**  **any inconvenience**  **this delay**  **may cause**  **you. Section**  **333 of** **Public Law**  **1 12-95,**  **Special Rules**  **for Certain**  **Unmanned Aircraft**  **Systems (UAS),**  **provided the**  **FAA authority**  **to authorize**  **certain UAS**  **operations. This**  **incremental step**  **provided a**  **pathway for**  **safe and**  **legal civil**  **operations in**  **the National**  **Airspace System**  **(NAS) and was**  **considered a**  **bridge mechanism**  **until the**  **implementation of** **Part 107.**  **With Part**  **107 in**  **place, we**  **are reviewing**  **pending Section**  **333 petitions**  **and will**  **process each**  **in accordance**  **with the**  **following. Petitions will**  **fall into**  **one of** **three tiers, which are**  **s umm** **arized in**  **the table**  **below, as**  **well as**  **the respective**  **actions that**  **will occur:**  **Tier Initial**  **Assessment FAA**  **action Your**  **action I**  **Your requested**  **operation We**  **will close**  **your docket.**  **For this**  **You should**  **review the**  **Part I** **07 may**  **be conducted**  **entirely group,**  **no further**  **communication is**  **regulation, and**  **may begin**  **under Part**  **I 07**  **without a**  **necessary; however,**  **it is**  **incumbent operations**  **in compliance**  **with waiver**  **or exemption.**  **upon you** **to carefully**  **review Part**  **I 07**  **to the**  **new rule**  **on the**  **effective ensure**  **that you**  **can safely**  **operate date.**  **without additional**  **regulatory relief.**  **However, if** **you believe**  **your original**  **request belongs**  **in Tiers**  **2 or**  **3 and**  **you do**  **not hear**  **from us**  **within 60**  **days, contact**  **us at**  **333exemotions@.faa.gov. 2**  **Your requested**  **operation We**  **will contact**  **you within**  **the next**  **60 If** **you believe your**  **original must**  **be conducted**  **with a**  **days. We**  **will close**  **your docket,**  **and request**  **requires a**  **waiver and**  **do waiver**  **under Part**  **I 07**  **consider your**  **petition for**  **exemption as**  **a not**  **hear from** **·us within**  **the next**  **(see 107.205-**  **attached). waiver**  **application. 60**  **days, contact**  **us at**  **9-AFS 800-** **Part I** **07Wai vers**  **@. faa.l!ov**  **. 3**  **Your requested**  **operation We**  **will contact**  **you within**  **the next**  **60 If** **you believe**  **your original**  **may not**  **be conducted**  **days, and**  **will continue**  **working on**  **your request**  **requires an**  **exemption (in**  **under Part**  **I 07**  **or waiver**  **petition for**  **exemption. other**  **words, not**  **in Tiers**  **I or**  **2) without**  **further regulatory**  **and do**  **not hear**  **from us**  **within relief.**  **60 days,**  **contact us**  **at 33** **3 exemot** **ions**



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**Part 107**  **is a**  **new pathway**  **to UAS**  **operations, and**  **provides additional**  **flexibility compared**  **to the**  **Conditions and**  **Limitations of** **Section 333**  **exemptions that**  **the FAA**  **has been**  **granting to**  **date. For** **example, rather**  **than obtaining**  **a Part**  **61 airmen**  **certificate, UAS**  **operators may**  **simply pass**  **a knowledge**  **test to**  **obtain a**  **Remote Pilot**  **Certificate. We appreciate your**  **efforts to**  **support the FAA**  **in the**  **integration of** **safe U**  **AS operations**  **into the**  **NAS. If** **you have**  **questions about**  **Part 107,**  **please visit**  **www .f**  **aa.gov/uas or**  **contact us**  **at 1-844-FL** **YMYUAS.**

**John S.**  **Duncan Director,**  **Flight Standards**  **Service 3** 



### Certain **operations are**  **not addressed** **by Part**  **107, and** **must be**  **conducted with**  **either a**  **waiver or**  **exemption. Please**  **carefully review**  **Part 107**  **to determine**  **if your** **proposed operations**  **may be**  **conducted entirely**  **under Part**  **107 (I'ier**  **1), or**  **if further relief** **is needed**  **(I'iers 2 & 3).**  **For more**  **information, please**  **visit www.gov/uas** **or contact**  **us at**  

## 9-AFS-800-Part107Waivers@faa.gov.

**§ 107.205-** 

## List **of regulations** **subject to** **waiver. A**  **certificate of** **waiver issued**  **pursuant to§**  **107.200 of** **this subpart**  **may authorize**  **a deviation**  **from the**  **following regulations**  **of this**  **part: Sec.**  **107.25**
**- Operation**  **from a**  **moving vehicle**  **or aircraft.**  **However, no**  **waiver of** **this provision**  **will be**  **issued to**  **allow the**  **carriage of** **property of**  **another by**  **aircraft for**  **compensation or**  **hire. 107.29** 

**- Daylight**  **operation. 107.31**  **-Visual line**  **of sight**  **aircraft operation.**  **However, no**  **waiver of** **this provision**  **will be**  **issued to allow the**  **carriage of** **property of** **another by**  **aircraft for**  **compensation or**  **hire. 107.33** 
**- Visual**  **observer. 107.35**  **- Operation**  **of multiple**  **small unmanned aircraft systems.**  **107.37(a)**
**- Yielding**  **the right**  **of way.**  **107.39**
**- Operation**  **over people.**  **1 07.41** 

**- Operation**  **in certain**  **airspace. 107.51** 
**- Operating limitations**  **for small**  **unmanned aircraft.**