[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 160 (Friday, August 17, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 41141]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-17769]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Summary Notice No. 2018-42]


Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received; 
Headquarters Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice contains a summary of a petition seeking relief 
from 14 CFR part 61.103(a), Eligibility requirements, which states in 
pertinent part that to be eligible for a private pilot certificate, a 
person must be at least 17 years of age for a rating other than a 
glider or balloon. 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 September 6, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2018-0175 
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 (DOT), 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, 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, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brent Hart (202) 267-4034, 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 August 9, 2018.
Lirio Liu,
Executive Director, Office of Rulemaking.

Petition for Exemption

    Docket No.: FAA-2018-0175.
    Petitioner: Headquarters Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training 
Corps.
    Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected: 61.103(a).
    Description of Relief Sought: The United States Air Force (USAF) is 
seeking an exemption to allow 16-year-old Junior Reserve Officer 
Training Corps (JROTC) cadets to qualify for a private pilot 
certificate under the HQ Air Force JROTC Flight Academy scholarship 
program. The USAF states that it is petitioning the FAA for an 
exemption because the selection board can only qualify a limited number 
of high school sophomores due to the 17-year-old minimum age 
requirement for private pilot applicants. The USAF further states that 
the 7- to 9-week flight academy private pilot training program is 
accomplished between the sophomore and junior years of high school. 
According to the USAF, allowing 16-year-olds to qualify would increase 
the cadet candidate pool by 75%, thereby improving the quality of the 
candidates who could be selected.

[FR Doc. 2018-17769 Filed 8-16-18; 8:45 am]
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