24930 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 81 / Wednesday, April 27, 2016 / Notices 

West Building Ground Floor at 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan 

Ngo, 202–267–4264 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591. 

This notice is published pursuant to 14 

CFR 11.85. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 21, 

2016. 

James M. Crotty, 

Acting Director, Office of Rulemaking. 

Petition for Exemption 

Docket No.: FAA–2015–0481. 

Petitioner: Aviation Systems 

Engineering Company. 

Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected: 

§§ 91.119(c) and 91.151(a)(1). 

Description of Relief Sought: The 

petitioner is seeking relief to amend 

Exemption No. 11509 to operate within 

500 feet from nonparticipating persons, 

as well as relief from the minimum fuel 

requirement. 

[FR Doc. 2016–09779 Filed 4–26–16; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Summary Notice No. 2016–49] 

Petition for Exemption; Summary of 

Petition Received; VT DRB Aviation 

Consultants 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice contains a 

summary of a petition seeking relief 

from specified requirements of Title 14 

of the Code of Federal 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 May 17, 

2016. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified 

by docket number FAA–2015–8751 

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 (DOT), 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, 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, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Deana Stedman, ANM–113, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356, 

email deana.stedman@faa.gov, phone 

(425) 227–2148. 

This notice is published pursuant to 

14 CFR 11.85. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 20, 

2016. 

James M. Crotty, 

Acting Director, Office of Rulemaking. 

Petition for Exemption 

Docket No.: FAA–2015–8751. 

Petitioner: VT DRB Aviation 

Consultants. 

Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected: 

§ 25.817. 

Description of Relief Sought: VT DRB 

Aviation Consultants petitions the FAA 

for an exemption from § 25.817 which 

allows no more than three seats abreast 

on each side of the aisle in any one row. 

Instead, the petitioner wishes to install 

four seats abreast on one side of the 

aisle with no seats on the opposite side, 

having less passenger egress impedance 

than in standard Boeing Model 777 

passenger jet configurations. 

[FR Doc. 2016–09773 Filed 4–26–16; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Aviation Rulemaking Advisory 

Committee—New Task 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of a new task assignment 

for the Aviation Rulemaking Advisory 

Committee. 

SUMMARY: The FAA assigned the 

Aviation Rulemaking Advisory 

Committee (ARAC) a new task to 

provide recommendations regarding 

bird strike protection rulemaking, 

policy, and guidance for normal 

category rotorcraft and to provide 

recommendations to enhance the 

existing bird strike protection standards 

for transport category rotorcraft. The 

FAA amended its regulations to 

incorporate bird strike protection rules 

for transport category rotorcraft in 1996. 

Data shows an increase in the bird 

population and weight has resulted in 

an increase in bird strikes with both 

normal category rotorcraft and transport 

category rotorcraft. The increase in bird 

strikes has led to more frequent bird 

penetration into the cockpit and cabin 

areas, elevating the risk of potential 

serious injuries or fatalities to 

occupants. Direct bird impact to the 

pilot has led to partial or complete pilot 

incapacitation in numerous cases, 

increasing the risk of fatalities. 

This notice informs the public of the 

new ARAC activity and solicits 

membership for the Rotorcraft Bird 

Strike Working Group. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary 

B. Roach, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 10101 Hillwood 

Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177, 

Gary.B.Roach@faa.gov, phone number 

817–222–5110, facsimile number 817– 

222–5961. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

ARAC Acceptance of Task 

As a result of the March 23, 2016, 

ARAC meeting, the FAA assigned and 

ARAC accepted this task establishing 

the Rotorcraft Bird Strike Working 

Group. The Rotorcraft Bird Strike 

Working Group will serve as staff to the 

ARAC and provide advice and 

recommendations on the assigned task. 

The ARAC will review and accept the 

recommendation report and will submit 

it to the FAA. 

Background 

The FAA established the ARAC to 

provide information, advice, and 

recommendations on aviation-related 


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