UNITED S TATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT O F TRANSPORTATION FE DE RAL AV IA TI ON ADMrNISTRA TION WASHINGTON, DC 20591

In th e m atte r of th e petition of USDATAWING AERIAL ANALYTICS LLC, for an exemption from §§ 61.23(a) and (c) , 61. 1 0 1 (e)(4) an d (5) , 6 1.113( a), 61.315(a), 91.7(a) , 9 1.11 9(c) , 9 1.1 2 1 , 91.151(a)(l) , 91.4 05(a), 9 1. 407(a)( 1) , 91.409(a)( l ) and (2) , and 9 1.41 7(a) and (b) of Title 14 , Code of Fed e ral Re g ul ations. Exempt ion No. ll554C Re gulatory Docket No

. FAA -2015-0377

D EN IAL OF EXEMPTION By l e tter posted to the public d oc k et o n June 22, 20 1 6, M r. Justin Adams, on behalf of US Data Wing Ae ri a l A nal ytics LL C, 18 6 15 Tuscany Sto n e , Sui te 320, San Anto ni o, Texas 78258, p etiti oned the F e deral Aviati o n Administratio n (FAA) for an exemp tion from §§ 6 1. 23(a ) and (c), 61.101(e)(4) and (5) , 61.113(a) , 6 1.31 5(a), 91.7(a), 91.1 1 9(c), 91.12 1, 9l.151(a)(l), 9 1.405(a), 9 1.407(a)(l), 9 1. 409(a)(l) and (2), and 91.417(a) a nd (b) of T itl e 14 , Code of Federal Regu l ations ( 14 CFR). The p e titi o n er r eq ues ted to ren ew Exemption No. 115 54 8, which expires May 31, 20 17 , to op erate UAS to co ndu ct aeria l d ata co ll ection. The petitioner supports it s reque s t with the following information: The original petition for exe mption de sc ribing the prop os ed operation and the r eg ulations from which th e petition er seeks exemptio n i s posted to the docket. To view the petit ion , vis i t http: //www .regulations.gov, enter the r egu latory docket number fo und o n the first page of this docu m ent into the searc h box and click "S earch," then cl ick o n the " Op e n Docket Folder " link n ex t to a result associated with th e dock e t number. The FAA's analysis is as follows: T he FAA ha s finali ze d the fir s t op erational rule s f o r routin e commercial u se of small unmanned aircraft systems ( 14 CFR p a rt 1 07). The new rul e is now i n effect and offers safety re g ulations for un manned aircraft dron es we ighin g l ess t han 55 pounds. Th e FAA has reviewed you r request and d e termined th at yo ur re que s ted ope ration may b e conducte d e ntirely under part 107 , Operation and Certifica tion o f Small Unma nn ed A irc raft Syste m s, wi th out exemp tion or n eed fo r waive r under th e provi s ions of 14 CFR 

### § 107 .200.

# \ 2 Section 333 of Public Law 11 2 -95 , Special Rules for Cerlain Unma nn edAircraft Sys lems (UAS), provided the FA A authority to au th o rize ce rt a in UAS operations. This incremental ste p pr ov id ed a pathway for safe and l egal civ il operatio n s in the Nation al Airspace Syste m (NAS) and was considered a bridge m ec hani s m until th e impl e mentation of part 107

. Now th at par t 1 07 is in effect , the vast majority of operations authorized under pr ev iou s l y iss ue d exemptions und e r Section 33 3, in c ludin g the op e rations prop ose d in thi s petition for exe mption , can be co nducted und er part 107. These operations no lon ger n ecessitate an exe mption

. The FAA's deci s ion : In co n side ration of the foregoing, I find that a grant of exemptio n i s not in the pub li c interest. T h erefore , pursuant to the authorit y contained in 49 U.S.C. §§ 10 6(f), 4 0 113 , and 44701, de legat e d to me by th e Ad ministrat or , the petition of US Data Wing Aerial Anal y ti cs LLC is he re b y d enie d. T he petitioner may b eg in operations in accordance with 14 CF R , part 107 : Opera/ion and Ce rlijicalion of Small Un mann ed Air c raft Systems a t th eir discretion. I ssue d in Was hin g to n , D C on 

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