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DATES: Comments on this petition must 

identify the petition docket number and 

must be received on or before July 13, 

2018. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified 

by docket number FAA–2017–1065 

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 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: Jake 

Troutman, (202) 683–7788, 800 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20591. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 

12, 2018, the FAA published a notice in 

the Federal Register seeking comment 

regarding the petition for exemption 

submitted by FlightScan Corporation, 

(83 FR 15892). On May 3, 2018, the 

petitioner posted to the docket a revised 

petition that is available to the public 

and not marked proprietary and 

confidential. The FAA is reopening the 

comment period for this revised petition 

for exemption to provide adequate 

opportunity for comment. 

This notice is published pursuant to 

14 CFR 11.85. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on June 22, 

2018. 

Lirio Liu, 

Executive Director, Office of Rulemaking. 

Petition for Exemption 

Docket No.: FAA–2017–1065. 

Petitioner: FlightScan Corporation. 

Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected: 

§§ 45.23(b); 45.29(b)(3); 91.9(b); 

91.105(a)(2), (b); 91.107; 91.109; 

91.113(b); 91.119; 91.121; 91.203; 

91.205(b)(13), (14), (15) & (17); 91.207. 

Description of Relief Sought: The 

petitioner is requesting relief in order to 

operate the Schiebel CAMCOPTER S– 

100, a medium risk (ICAO Risk Class III) 

vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) 

Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), with 

a maximum takeoff weight of 440 

pounds. The requested operation would 

allow the petitioner to provide 

commercial aerial monitoring during the 

day of critical national infrastructure 

beyond the visual line of sight (BVLOS) 

in the United States, as stipulated in 

section 2210 of the FAA Extension, 

Safety, and Security Act of 2016. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2006–26367] 

Motor Carrier Safety Advisory 

Committee (MCSAC); Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of advisory committee 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces that its 

MCSAC will meet on Monday and 

Tuesday, July 30–31, 2018. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Monday–Tuesday, July 30–31, 2018, 

from 9:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Eastern 

Daylight Time (EDT). 

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at 

the U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Oklahoma City Rooms A, B, and C, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 

20590. Copies of the MCSAC Task 

Statements and an agenda for the entire 

meeting will be made available in 

advance of the meeting at https://

www.fmcsa.dot.gov/mcsac. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Shannon L. Watson, Senior Advisor to 

the Associate Administrator for Policy, 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, at (202) 385–2395, or 

via email at mcsac@dot.gov. 

Services for Individuals with 

Disabilities: For information on facilities 

or services for individuals with 

disabilities or to request special 

assistance at the meeting, contact Ms. 

Watson by Wednesday, July 18, 2018. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Purpose of the Committee 

MCSAC was established to provide 

FMCSA with advice and 

recommendations on motor carrier 

safety programs and motor carrier safety 

regulations. MCSAC is composed of up 

to 20 voting representatives from safety 

advocacy, safety enforcement, labor, and 

industry stakeholders of motor carrier 

safety. The diversity of the Committee 

ensures the requisite range of views and 

expertise necessary to discharge its 

responsibilities. The Committee 

operates as a discretionary committee 

under the authority of the U.S. 

Department of Transportation (DOT), 

established in accordance with the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 

U.S.C. App. 2. See FMCSA’s MCSAC 

website for additional information about 

the committee’s activities at https://

www.fmcsa.dot.gov/mcsac. 

Meeting Agenda 

The MCSAC will complete its 

deliberations from June 2017 and 

provide recommendations to the Agency 

concerning automated driving systems 

(ADS)-equipped commercial motor 

vehicles (CMVs), the development of the 

Agency’s fiscal year (FY) 2018–2022 

strategic plan, and the review of the 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Regulations (FMCSRs) to identify 

potential opportunities to reduce 

regulatory burdens while ensuring that 

Federal safety programs continue to 

achieve safety outcomes. 

Task 17–1: Automated Driving Systems 

Equipped CMVs 

On September 12, 2017, the 

Department published the Automated 

Driving Systems (ADS): A Vision for 

Safety 2.0. (Publication No. DOT HS 

812–442, https://www.nhtsa.gov/sites/ 

nhtsa.dot.gov/files/documents/13069aads2.0_090617_v9a_tag.pdf) (the 

Voluntary Guidance). On March 1, 2018, 

the Secretary convened an Automated 

Vehicle summit, which included a 

Public Listening Summit on Automated 

Vehicles Policy to seek input on 

Automated Vehicles 3.0 (https://

www.transportation.gov/AV/avsummit). 

Automated driving systems (ADS) 

equipped CMVs are those in which the 

vehicle can take full control of the 


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driving tasks in at least some 

circumstances. ADS hold enormous 

potential benefits for safety, mobility, 

and the efficiency of our transportation 

system. 

The Voluntary Guidance adopts the 

SAE International (SAE) published 

Standard J3016, ‘‘Taxonomy and 

Definitions for Terms Related to OnRoad Motor Vehicle Automated Driving 

Systems’’ definitions for levels of 

automation. The SAE definitions divide 

vehicles into levels based on ‘‘who does 

what, when.’’ Generally: 

• SAE Level 0, No Driving 

Automation; the driver performs all 

driving tasks. 

• SAE Level 1, Driver Assistance; the 

vehicle is controlled by the driver but 

some driving assist features may be 

included in the vehicle design. SAE 

Level 2, Partial Driving Automation; the 

vehicle has combined automated 

functions, like acceleration and steering, 

but the driver must remain engaged 

with the driving task and monitor the 

environment at all times. 

• SAE Level 3, Conditional Driving 

Automation; the driver is a necessity but 

is not required to monitor the 

environment. The driver must be ready 

to take control of the vehicle at all times 

with notice. SAE Level 4, High Driving 

Automation; the vehicle can perform all 

driving functions under certain 

conditions. The driver may have the 

option to control the vehicle. SAE Level 

5, Full Driving Automation; the vehicle 

can perform all driving functions under 

all conditions. 

Using the SAE levels described above, 

the Department draws a distinction 

between Levels 0–2 and 3–5 based on 

whether the human driver or the 

automated system is primarily 

responsible for monitoring the driving 

environment. The term ‘‘automated 

vehicle systems’’ represents SAE Levels 

3–5 vehicles that are responsible for 

monitoring the driving environment. 

For this task, the Agency’s primary 

focus is SAE Levels 3–5 ADS, as 

delineated in its Federal Register notice 

of March 26, 2018, Request for 

Comments Concerning FMCSRs Which 

May Be a Barrier to the Safe Testing and 

Deployment of ADS-Equipped CMVs on 

Public Roads (https://

federalregister.gov/d/2018-05788). The 

comment period closed on May 10, 

2018. 

Public discussions regarding ADS 

have become more prominent in recent 

months as developers continue efforts to 

demonstrate and test the viability of 

advanced driver assistance systems on 

large commercial vehicles. FMCSA 

encourages the development of these 

advanced safety technologies for use on 

commercial vehicles, while recognizing 

the need to work with the States to 

ensure that, from an operations 

standpoint, all testing and use of these 

advanced safety systems is conducted in 

a manner that ensures the safe operation 

of ADS-equipped CMVs. 

FMCSA tasked the MCSAC in June 

2017 with providing recommendations 

regarding the framework for considering 

temporary exemptions that entities may 

seek to operate an ADS-equipped CMV 

on a public roadway. 

Task 17–2: FY 2018–2022 Strategic Plan 

FMCSA is drafting a new strategic 

plan for release in 2018. The new 

strategic plan will provide a high-level 

overview of our mission, vision, 

strategic goals and outlook for FY2018– 

2022 based on Department’s goals for 

the next several years. The Department 

released its Strategic Plan for FY 2018– 

2022 in February 2018 (https://

www.transportation.gov/dot-strategicplan). The MCSAC has been tasked with 

providing feedback on the current 

FMCSA strategic goals and objectives 

and recommendations for additional 

goals, objectives, programs, and 

initiatives that the members believe 

should be highlighted in the next 

strategic plan to align with DOT’s plan. 

Task 17–3: Regulatory Review 

In June 2017, FMCSA tasked the 

MCSAC with providing 

recommendations to the Agency 

concerning implementation of Executive 

Orders 13771, ‘‘Reducing Regulation 

and Controlling Regulatory Costs’’ (82 

FR 9339, February 3, 2017) and 13777, 

‘‘Enforcing the Regulatory Reform 

Agenda’’ (82 FR 12285, March 1, 2017). 

The Agency requests that the MCSAC 

identify regulations that it believes to be 

(1) outdated, unnecessary, or ineffective 

or (2) impose costs that exceed benefits. 

The MCSAC’s recommendations would 

be based on the members’ 

understanding of the regulatory 

requirements, how the rules have been 

implemented by the industry and 

enforcement officials, and crash, injury, 

and fatality data. FMCSA will provide 

technical assistance to the MCSAC 

members, as needed. 

II. Meeting Participation 

The meeting will be open to the 

public for its entirety. Oral comments 

from the public will be heard 

throughout the meeting, at the 

discretion of the MCSAC chairman and 

designated federal officer. Members of 

the public may submit written 

comments on the topics to be 

considered during the meeting by 

Wednesday, July 18, 2018, to Federal 

Docket Management System (FDMC) 

Docket Number FMCSA–2006–26367 

using any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility; 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, West Building, Room W12– 

140, Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., ET Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

Issued on: June 21, 2018. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD–2018–0104] 

Requested Administrative Waiver of 

the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel 

BELLA LUNA; Invitation for Public 

Comments 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary of 

Transportation, as represented by the 

Maritime Administration (MARAD), is 

authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.- 

build requirement of the coastwise laws 

under certain circumstances. A request 

for such a waiver has been received by 

MARAD. The vessel, and a brief 

description of the proposed service, is 

listed below. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

July 30, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to 

docket number MARAD–2018–0104. 

Written comments may be submitted by 

hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Docket Operations, M–30, West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. You may also 

send comments electronically via the 

internet at http://www.regulations.gov. 

All comments will become part of this 

docket and will be available for 

inspection and copying at the above 

address between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

federal holidays. An electronic version 

of this document and all documents 


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