[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 32 (Wednesday, February 16, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8909-8910]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03357]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No.: FAA-2021-0915; Summary Notice No. 2022-09]


Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received; Kiwi 
Technologies, Inc. d/b/a Guardian Agriculture

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice contains a summary of a petition seeking relief 
from specified requirements of Federal Aviation 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 nor 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 March 8, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number [FAA-2021-0915] 
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, 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 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 20590-0001, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jake Troutman, (202) 683-7788, Office 
of Rulemaking, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue 
SW, Washington, DC 20591.
    This notice is published pursuant to 14 CFR 11.85.

Timothy R. Adams,
Deputy Executive Director, Office of Rulemaking.

Petition for Exemption

    Docket No.: FAA-2021-0915.
    Petitioner: Kiwi Technologies, Inc. d/b/a Guardian Agriculture.
    Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected: Sec. Sec.  61.3(a)(1)(i), 
91.119(c), 91.121, 91.151(b), 91.405(a), 91.407(a)(1), 91.409(a)(1) 
& (2), 91.417(a) & (b).
    Description of Relief Sought: Kiwi Technologies, Inc. d/b/a 
Guardian Agriculture (Guardian Agriculture) seeks

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relief to operate the Guardian Agriculture MOE, an electric quad 
motor rotorcraft unmanned aircraft system (UAS) with a maximum 
takeoff weight of 454 pounds. The purpose of the operations is to 
conduct research and development and crew training in accordance 
with 14 CFR 21.191(a) and 21.191(c) for type certification. To be 
eligible for a type certificate, Guardian Agriculture must show, and 
the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) must find, that the type 
design complies with the certification basis. In addition, the FAA 
must determine that no feature or characteristic of the aircraft 
makes it unsafe for the category in which certification is 
requested. The visual line of sight operations include: Likely 
Failure and Specific Demonstration Testing (LF/SD), Familiarization 
Flight (FAM), Operational Suitability Evaluations (OSE) and noise 
testing under the observation of FAA representatives; and durability 
and reliability (D&R) testing in accordance with the FAA-approved 
Test Plan. These operations will occur at Griffiss UAS Test Site in 
New York. The UAS will be operating with a special airworthiness 
certificate in the experimental category and a civil Certificate of 
Waiver or Authorization.

[FR Doc. 2022-03357 Filed 2-15-22; 8:45 am]
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