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###### Department of Transportation

###### Federal Aviation Administration

          - [Summary Notice No. 2018-68]

# 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.

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# DATES:

Comments on this petition must identify the petition docket number and must be received on or before October 4, 2018.

# ADDRESSES:

Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2018-0574 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:

Jake Troutman, (202) 683-7788, 800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591.

This notice is published pursuant to 14 CFR 11.85.

Issued in Washington, DC, on August 30, 2018.

Lirio Liu,

Executive Director, Office of Rulemaking.

## Petition for Exemption

*Docket No.:*                         FAA-2018-0574.                    

*Petitioner:*                         Powers Flight Group.                    

*Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected:*                         §§ 91.7(a); 91.119(c); 91.121; 91.151(b); 91.405(a); 91.407(a)(1); 91.409(a)(1) & (2); 91.417(a) & (b); 137.19 (c), (d) & (e)(2)(ii)(iii) and (v); 137.31; 137.33; 137.41(c); 137.42.                    

*Description of Relief Sought:*                         The petitioner is requesting relief to commercially operate the HSE-UAV AG V6A+ v2 unmanned aircraft system (UAS), while weighing over 55 pounds (lbs) but no more than 75.3 lbs, for controlled, low-risk, precision commercial agriculture-related services, including: multi-spectral crop analysis; ground moisture analysis; herbicide, pesticide and insecticide; aerial imagery, and 3D modeling; in certain remote rural areas of the United States. The petitioner is also requesting relief to conduct the proposed operation, using UAS weighing more then 55 lbs, with a Remote Pilot Certificate.                    

[FR Doc. 2018-19967 Filed 9-13-18; 8:45 am]

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