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In accordance with FAA Order 

1050.1F, Environmental Impacts: 

Policies and Procedures, paragraph 8– 

6(c), the FAA has prepared a 

memorandum for the record stating the 

reason(s) for this determination and has 

placed it in the docket for this 

rulemaking. 

VIII. Executive Order Determinations 

A. Executive Order 13132, Federalism 

The FAA has analyzed this rule under 

the principles and criteria of Executive 

Order 13132. The agency has 

determined this action will not have a 

substantial direct effect on the States, or 

the relationship between the Federal 

Government and the States, or on the 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. Therefore, this 

rule will not have federalism 

implications. 

B. Executive Order 13211, Regulations 

That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use 

The FAA analyzed this rule under 

Executive Order 13211. The agency has 

determined it is not a ‘‘significant 

energy action’’ under the Executive 

order and will not be likely to have a 

significant adverse effect on the supply, 

distribution, or use of energy. 

C. Executive Order 13609, Promoting 

International Regulatory Cooperation 

Executive Order 13609 promotes 

international regulatory cooperation to 

meet shared challenges involving 

health, safety, labor, security, 

environmental, and other issues and to 

reduce, eliminate, or prevent 

unnecessary differences in regulatory 

requirements. The FAA has analyzed 

this action under the policies and 

agency responsibilities of Executive 

Order 13609 and has determined that 

this action will have no effect on 

international regulatory cooperation. 

IX. Additional Information 

A. Electronic Access 

Except for classified and controlled 

unclassified material not authorized for 

public release, all documents the FAA 

considered in developing this rule, 

including economic analyses and 

technical reports, may be accessed from 

the internet through the docket for this 

rulemaking. 

Those documents may be viewed 

online at https://www.regulations.gov 

using the docket number listed above. A 

copy of this rule will be placed in the 

docket. Electronic retrieval help and 

guidelines are available on the website. 

It is available 24 hours each day, 365 

days each year. An electronic copy of 

this document may also be downloaded 

from the Office of the Federal Register’s 

website at https://

www.federalregister.gov and the 

Government Publishing Office’s website 

at https://www.govinfo.gov. A copy may 

also be found at the FAA’s Regulations 

and Policies website at https://

www.faa.gov/regulations_policies. 

Copies may also be obtained by 

sending a request to the Federal 

Aviation Administration, Office of 

Rulemaking, ARM–1, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591, or 

by calling (202) 267–9677. 

B. Small Business Regulatory 

Enforcement Fairness Act 

The Small Business Regulatory 

Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 

(SBREFA) (Pub. L. 104–121) (set forth as 

a note to 5 U.S.C. 601) requires FAA to 

comply with small entity requests for 

information or advice about compliance 

with statutes and regulations within its 

jurisdiction. A small entity with 

questions regarding this document may 

contact its local FAA official, or the 

persons listed under the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT heading at the 

beginning of the preamble. To find out 

more about SBREFA on the internet, 

visit https://www.faa.gov/regulations_

policies/rulemaking/sbre_act/. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 91 

Air traffic control, Aircraft, Airmen, 

Airports, Aviation safety, Freight, 

Yemen. 

The Amendment 

In consideration of the foregoing, the 

Federal Aviation Administration 

amends chapter I of title 14, Code of 

Federal Regulations, as follows: 

PART 91—GENERAL OPERATING AND 

FLIGHT RULES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 91 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40101, 40103, 

40105, 40113, 40120, 44101, 44111, 44701, 

44704, 44709, 44711, 44712, 44715, 44716, 

44717, 44722, 46306, 46315, 46316, 46504, 

46506–46507, 47122, 47508, 47528–47531, 

47534; Pub. L. 114–190, 130 Stat. 615 (49 

U.S.C. 44703 note); Sec. 828 of Pub. L. 118– 

63, 138 Stat. 1330 (49 U.S.C. 44703 note); 

articles 12 and 29 of the Convention on 

International Civil Aviation (61 Stat. 1180), 

(126 Stat. 11). 

■ 2. Amend § 91.1611 by revising 

paragraph (e) to read as follows: 

§ 91.1611 Special Federal Aviation 

Regulation No. 115—Prohibition against 

certain flights in specified areas of the 

Sanaa Flight Information Region (FIR) 

(OYSC). 

* * * * * 

(e) Expiration. This SFAR will remain 

in effect until January 7, 2028. The FAA 

may amend, rescind, or extend this 

SFAR, as necessary. 

Issued in Washington, DC, under the 

authority of 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 

40101(d)(1), 40105(b)(1)(A), and 

44701(a)(5). 

Michael G. Whitaker, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2024–31188 Filed 12–27–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 107 

[Docket No. FAA–2024–2403] 

Accepted Means of Compliance for 

Small Unmanned Aircraft Category 2 

and Category 3 Operations Over 

Human Beings; Virginia Tech MidAtlantic Aviation Partnership (VT 

MAAP) 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notification of availability. 

SUMMARY: This document announces the 

acceptance of a means of compliance 

with FAA regulations for small 

unmanned aircraft (sUA) Category 2 and 

Category 3 operations over human 

beings. The Administrator finds that VT 

MAAP’s ‘‘Operation of Small 

Unmanned Aircraft Systems Over 

People,’’ version 2.1, dated August 9, 

2024, provides an acceptable means, but 

not the only means, of showing 

compliance with FAA regulations. 

DATES: Effective December 30, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

FAA Contact: Kimberly Luu, Cabin 

Safety Section, AIR–624, Technical 

Policy Branch, Policy and Standards 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 2200 

South 216th Street, Des Moines, 

Washington 98198; telephone and fax 

206–231–3414; email Kimberly.H.Luu@

faa.gov. 

VT MAAP Contact: Robert Briggs, 

UAS Chief Engineer, 1991 Kraft Drive, 

Suite 2018, Blacksburg, VA 24061, (540) 

231–9373; rcbriggs@vt.edu. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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Background 

Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, 

part 107, subpart D, prescribes the 

eligibility and operating requirements 

for civil sUA to operate over human 

beings in the United States. To be 

eligible for use, the sUA must meet the 

requirements of § 107.120(a) for 

Category 2 operations or § 107.130(a) for 

Category 3 operations. These sections 

require the sUA to be designed, 

produced, or modified such that it will 

not cause injury to a human being above 

a specified severity limit, does not 

contain any exposed rotating parts that 

would lacerate human skin, and does 

not contain any safety defects. Section 

107.155 requires that means of 

compliance with § 107.120(a) or 

§ 107.130(a) be established and FAAaccepted. Section 107.160 requires an 

applicant to declare that sUA for 

Category 2 or Category 3 operations 

meet an FAA-accepted means of 

compliance. 

Means of Compliance Accepted 

This notice of availability serves as a 

formal acceptance by the FAA of VT 

MAAP’s ‘‘Operation of Small 

Unmanned Aircraft Systems Over 

People,’’ version 2.1, as an acceptable 

means of compliance, but not the only 

means of compliance with §§ 107.120(a) 

and 107.130(a). Applicants may also 

propose alternative means of 

compliance for FAA review and 

possible acceptance. 

Revisions 

Revisions to VT MAAP’s ‘‘Operation 

of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems 

Over People,’’ version 2.1, will not be 

automatically accepted and will require 

further FAA acceptance for any 

revisions to be considered an accepted 

means of compliance. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on 

December 20, 2024. 

Patrick R. Mullen, 

Manager, Technical Policy Branch, Policy and 

Standards Division, Aircraft Certification 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–31234 Filed 12–27–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 107 

[Docket No. FAA–2024–1975] 

Accepted Means of Compliance for 

Small Unmanned Aircraft Category 3 

Operations Over Human Beings; 

Wingtra AG 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: This document announces the 

acceptance of a means of compliance 

with FAA regulations for small 

unmanned aircraft (sUA) Category 3 

operations over human beings. The 

Administrator finds that Wingtra AG’s 

‘‘Proposed Means of Compliance for 

Operations Over People (OOP),’’ dated 

April 30, 2024, provides an acceptable 

means, but not the only means, of 

showing compliance with FAA 

regulations. 

DATES: Effective December 30, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

FAA Contact: Kimberly Luu, Cabin 

Safety Section, AIR–624, Technical 

Policy Branch, Policy and Standards 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 2200 

South 216th Street, Des Moines, 

Washington 98198; telephone and fax 

206–231–3414; email Kimberly.H.Luu@

faa.gov (mail to: Kimberly.H.Luu@

faa.gov). 

Wingtra AG Contact: Armin Ambuehl, 

CTO, Giesshu ̈ belstrasse 40, 8045 Zurich, 

Switzerland, +41 799032851; hello@

wingtra.com (mail to: hello@

wingtra.com). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, 

part 107, subpart D, prescribes the 

eligibility and operating requirements 

for civil sUA to operate over human 

beings in the United States. To be 

eligible for use, the sUA must meet the 

requirements of § 107.130(a) for 

Category 3 operations. These sections 

require the sUA to be designed, 

produced, or modified such that it will 

not cause injury to a human being above 

a specified severity limit, does not 

contain any exposed rotating parts that 

would lacerate human skin, and does 

not contain any safety defects. Section 

107.155 requires that means of 

compliance with § 107.130(a) be 

established and FAA-accepted. Section 

107.160 requires an applicant to declare 

that sUA for Category 3 operations meet 

an FAA-accepted means of compliance. 

Means of Compliance Accepted 

This notification of availability serves 

as a formal acceptance by the FAA of 

Wingtra AG’s ‘‘Proposed Means of 

Compliance for Operations Over People 

(OOP),’’ dated April 30, 2024, as an 

acceptable means of compliance, but not 

the only means of compliance with 

§ 107.130(a) for Category 3 operations. 

Applicants may also propose alternative 

means of compliance for FAA review 

and possible acceptance. 

Revisions 

Revisions to Wingtra AG’s ‘‘Proposed 

Means of Compliance for Operations 

Over People (OOP),’’ dated April 30, 

2024, will not be automatically 

accepted, and will require further FAA 

acceptance for any revisions to be 

considered as an accepted means of 

compliance. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on 

December 20, 2024. 

Patrick R. Mullen, 

Manager, Technical Policy Branch, Policy and 

Standards Division, Aircraft Certification 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–31237 Filed 12–27–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Office of the Secretary 

15 CFR Part 6 

[Docket No. 241030–0284] 

RIN 0605–AA69 

Civil Monetary Penalty Adjustments for 

Inflation 

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Financial 

Officer and Assistant Secretary for 

Administration, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This final rule is being issued 

to adjust for inflation each civil 

monetary penalty (CMP) provided by 

law within the jurisdiction of the United 

States Department of Commerce 

(Department of Commerce). The Federal 

Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act 

of 1990, as amended by the Debt 

Collection Improvement Act of 1996 

and the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation 

Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 

2015, required the head of each agency 

to adjust for inflation its CMP levels in 

effect as of November 2, 2015, under a 

revised methodology that was effective 

for 2016 which provided for initial 


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