[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 31, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 48794]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-18661]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Summary Notice No.-2022-2118]


Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received; San Antonio 
Air Charter

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, 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 September 20, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2021-0489 
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: Nia Daniels, (202) 267-9626, Office of 
Rulemaking, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue 
SW, Washington, DC 20591.
    This notice is published pursuant to 14 CFR 11.85.

    Issued in Washington, DC.
Timothy R. Adams,
Acting Executive Director, Office of Rulemaking.

Petition for Exemption

    Docket No.: FAA-2021-0489.
    Petitioner: San Antonio Air Charter.
    Sections of 14 CFR Affected: 61.113(a); 91.7(a); 91.319(a); 
135.25(a); 135.93; 135.143(a) and (b); and 135.115.
    Description of Relief Sought: San Antonio Air Charter (SAAC) 
petitions for an exemption from Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations 
Sec. Sec.  61.113(a); 91.7(a); 91.319(a); 135.25(a); 135.93; 135.143(a) 
and (b); and 135.115 that would allow SAAC, a part 135 operator, to 
enable unmanned aircraft system (UAS) commercial flights of a 
developmental optionally piloted aircraft (OPA). That UAS, the Textron 
Grand Caravan 208B, has been modified to enable OPA operations--when 
the aircraft is flown as if it is unmanned from a ground control 
station, but is actually under the supervision of an on-board pilot in 
command, who is able to disconnect the auto-flight system and assume 
traditional control of the aircraft should an off-nominal situation 
arise.

[FR Doc. 2021-18661 Filed 8-30-21; 8:45 am]
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