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November 9, 2015

Via Electronic Submission and Certified U.S. Mail Docket Operations U.S. Department of Transportation West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. Washington, D.C. 20590

Re: Second Supplement to Application fo r Exemption from Specified Aviation Regulations Under Section 333 of the F AA Modernization and Reform Act of

2012. Applicant: Florida State University

Attn: David F. Merrick Director, Center for Disaster Risk Policy 113 Collegiate Loop 637 Bellamy Tallahassee, Florida 32306-2250 Telephone: (850) 644-9961

Email: dmerrick@cdrp.net rdoran@ausley.com shogan@ausley.com

Dear Sir or Madam:

Please accept this letter as a second supplement to the ex emption request previously submitted by the Center for Disaster Risk Policy at Florida State University (the “Applicant”). The Applicant’s exemption request is cu rrently pending under Docket Number FAA-2015-

0621. 1

The Applicant requests that the section in the original exemption request entitled “Summary of Applicant’s Scope of Operati ons” be revised to st ate as follows:

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1 The first supplement requested that the FAA grant a “Blanket COA” to the Applicant. The FAA’s announcement of the Blanket COA po licy on March 24, 2015, o ccurred after the Applicant’s exemption request was initially filed.2 Summary of Applicant’s Scope of Operations

The Applicant proposes to conduct applied re search in the use and operation of sUAS platforms and sensors in the fiel d of disaster management. The Applicant has developed a “UAS Standard Operating Guide” (the “Guide”) that se ts forth standard operat ing procedures for its UAS operations. 2 These procedures provide a baseline to ensure that all pe rsons operating an sUAS in the Applicant’s program possess suffici ent knowledge of both airspace and the sUAS technology to operate safely in the National Airspace System (“NAS”).

The Applicant proposes to conduct research opera tions in the Operati ons Areas defined in the granted COA enclosed as Attachment 1 to the Applicant’s original exemption request, and the submitted COA applications enclosed with th e Applicant’s original exemption request as Attachments 2 and 3 (the “Operations Areas”). Th e Applicant also propos es to conduct applied research using sUAS in conjunction with em ergency management organizations throughout the state of Florida. These operations will be condu cted in compliance with the default blanket COA or through the standard C OA application process.

The Pilot in Command (“PIC”) for each operation will hold, at a minimum, a private pilot certificate. The personnel working under the PI C in each operation will meet the standards specified in the Guide, as well as any other additional requirement the FAA requires under this application. The PIC and crew will be specifica lly trained to operate the sUAS platforms utilized in the Applicant’s operations.

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Thank you for your consideration of these matters. The Applicant looks forward to advancing the use of sUAS platforms in the National Airspace System.

Respectfully Submitted,

/s/ David F. Merrick

David F. Merrick Director, Center for Di saster Risk Policy Florid State University

/s/ Richard E. Doran, Steven M. Hogan Richard E. Doran and Steven M. Hogan Ausley McMullen

Attorneys for the Center for Disaster Risk Policy, Florida State University.

2 A copy of the Guide was submitted as Attachme nt 4 to the Applicant’s original exemption

request.