US
.Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration 

# JUN 2 2 

# 2016 Dear Petitioner: 800 I ndependence Ave
. . SW
. Wash ington . D
. C
. 20591



### Thank you for your petition for exemption under Section 333 ofthe 

### 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 ofFederal Regulations , Part 107 (www .faa
.gov/uas). We understand your desire for the FAA to make a rapid determination and regret any inconvenience this delay may cause you. Section 333 ofPublic Law 112-95 , 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 ofthree tiers, which are summarized 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 clos e your docket. For this You should review the Part I 07 may be conducted entirely group , no further communication is regulation , and may b egin under Part I 07 without a necessary; however, it is incumbent operations in compliance with waiver or exemption
. upon you to carefully review Part I07 to the new rule on the effective ensure that you can safely operate date. without additional regulatory relief. However, ifyou believe your original request belongs in Tiers 2 or 3 and you do not hear from us within 60 days , contact us at 333ex emotions @.faa .gov. 2 Your requested operation We will contact you within the next 60 Ifyou believ e your original must be conducted with a days. We will close your docket, and request requires a waiver and do waiver under Part I07 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-AFS800

-Part I07Wai vers@.- faa.l!ov
. 3 Your requested operation We will contact you within the next 60 Ifyou 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 r elief
. 60 days, contact us at 33 3ex emotions(a).faa.gov.

### 2 

### Part 107 is a new pathway to UAS operations , and provides additional flexibility compared to the Conditions and Limitations ofSection 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 ofsafe U AS operations into the NAS. Ifyou have questions about Part 107, please visit www.faa.gov/uas or contact us at 1-844-FLYMYUAS.

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 yourproposed 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 ofwaiver issued pursuant to§ 107.200 of this subpart may authorize a deviation from the following regulations ofthis part: Sec. 107.25- Operation from a moving vehicle or aircraft. However, no waiver of this provision will be issued to allow the carriage ofproperty 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 ofproperty ofanother 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 ofway. 107.39- Operation over people. 1

07.41

- Operation in certain airspace
. 107.51

- Operating limitations for small unmanned aircraft.