[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 428-429]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28952]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No.: FAA-2022-0547; Summary Notice No.-2023-48]


Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received; Equinox 
Innovative Systems

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On December 14, 2023, the Federal Aviation Administration 
(FAA) published a notice in the Federal Register containing a summary 
of a petition from Equinox Innovative Systems seeking relief from 
specified requirements of Federal Aviation Regulations. The FAA is 
extending the comment period for this petition for exemption to allow 
commenters additional time to analyze the petition and prepare a 
response.

DATES: The comment period for the notice published December 14, 2023 at 
88 FR 86718 and scheduled to close on January 3, 2024, is extended 
until January 10, 2024. Comments on this petition must identify the 
petition docket number.

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2022-0547 
using any of the following methods:
    <bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://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, 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 20590-0001, 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 https://www.regulations.gov, as described in the 
system of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at 
https://www.dot.gov/privacy.
    Docket: Background documents or comments received may be read at 
https://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 20590-0001, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alexander Kem at (202) 267-7571, 
Office of Rulemaking, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence 
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591.
    This notice is published pursuant to 14 CFR 11.85.


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    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 28, 2023.
Brandon Roberts,
Executive Director, Office of Rulemaking.

Petition for Exemption

    Docket No.: FAA-2022-0547.
    Petitioner: Equinox Innovative Systems.
    Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected: Sec. Sec.  21 Subpart H, 
61.3(a)(1)(i), 91.103(b)(2), 91.105, 91.107, 91.119, 91.121, 91.151(b), 
91.405(a), 91.407(a)(1), 91.409(a)(1), 91.409(a)(2), 91.417(a), and 
91.417(b).
    Description of Relief Sought: On December 14, 2023, the FAA 
published in the Federal Register a notice seeking comment regarding a 
petition for exemption from Equinox Innovative Systems (88 FR 86718). 
The petitioner seeks an exemption to conduct commercial flight 
operations with the Falcon Heavy tethered unmanned aircraft system 
(UAS). The comment period for this petition for exemption was to close 
January 3, 2024.
    Subsequently, the FAA received a request from the Transport Workers 
Union of America (TWU) to extend the comment period. The TWU noted its 
vested interest in this petition for exemption, and further noted the 
upcoming Federal holidays during which its offices would be closed. 
Given that this petition could be precedent setting and lead to similar 
exemption requests from other petitioners, the TWU requested an 
extension to ensure ample time to scrutinize and respond to this 
petition.
    The FAA grants the petitioner's request for an extension of the 
comment period. The FAA recognizes the precedent-setting potential of 
the petition for exemption and that an extension would help commenters 
craft complete and thoughtful responses. The FAA agrees that a one-week 
extension is appropriate. With this extension, the comment period will 
now close on January 10, 2024. The FAA will not grant any additional 
requests to further extend the comment period for this petition for 
exemption.

Extension of Comment Period

    This notice extends the comment period for Notice No. 23-48, 
published December 14, 2023, at 88 FR 86718 from January 3, 2024 until 
January 10, 2024.

[FR Doc. 2023-28952 Filed 1-2-24; 8:45 am]
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