[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 251 (Thursday, December 31, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 86977-86978]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-28917]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Summary Notice No. 2020-53]


Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received; BNSF 
Railway

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

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must be received on or before January 21, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2020-0620 
using any of the following methods:
    <bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions for sending your 
comments electronically.
    <bullet> 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.
    <bullet> 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.
    <bullet> 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 December 21, 2020.
Brandon Roberts,
Executive Director, Office of Rulemaking.

Petition for Exemption

    Docket No.: FAA-2020-0620.
    Petitioner: BNSF Railway.
    Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected: Sec. Sec.  61.113(a) and (b); 
91.7(a); 91.113(b), (d), (e), (f), and (g); 91.119(c); 91.121; 
91.151(b); 91.405(a); 91.407(a)(1) and (2); 91.409(a)(1) and (2); and 
91.417(a) and (b).
    Description of Relief Sought: BNSF Railway seeks relief from 14 CFR 
61.113(a) and (b); 91.7(a); 91.113(b), (d), (e), (f), and (g); 
91.119(c); 91.121; 91.151(b); 91.405(a); 91.407(a)(1) and (2); 
91.409(a)(1) and (2); and 91.417(a) and (b) to allow the petitioner to 
utilize a single remote pilot in command (RPIC) who is remotely 
located, to simultaneously operate up to 5 small unmanned aircraft 
system (sUAS), with a take-off weight below 55 pounds (lbs.), for 
beyond visual line of sight operations, conducted under 14 CFR part 91. 
Operations would occur during both day and night hours under visual 
meteorological conditions. The proposed operation would permit UAS 
operations for rail infrastructure inspection and patrolling on the 
petitioner's privately owned property.

[FR Doc. 2020-28917 Filed 12-30-20; 8:45 am]
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