Document ID: FAA-2019-1058-0003
Agency: faa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Petition for Exemption; Summary: ATK Launch Systems, Inc.
Posted Date: 2020-03-20T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 55 (Friday, March 20, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 16187]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-05983]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Summary Notice No. 2020-10]

Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received; ATK Launch 
Systems, Inc.

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 or 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 April 9, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2019-1058 
using any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions for sending your 
comments electronically.
     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.
     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.
     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.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 16, 2020.
Brandon Roberts,
Deputy Executive Director, Office of Rulemaking.

Petition for Exemption

    Docket No.: FAA-2019-1058.
    Petitioner: ATK Launch Systems, Inc.
    Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected: part 21, Subpart H Sec. Sec.  43.7; 
43.11; 45.29; 61.113(a) & (b); 91.9(b)(2) & (c); 91.105; 91.109; 
91.121; 91.203(a) & (b); 91.403; 91.405(a); 91.407(a)(1); 91.409(a)(1) 
& (2); & 91.417(a) & (b).
    Description of Relief Sought: Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 44807, the 
proposed exemption, if granted, would allow the petitioner to 
facilitate sensory and payload testing with the Dakota unmanned 
aircraft systems (UAS) in support of programs operated by the Space 
Dynamics Lab at Utah State University. A grant would allow operation of 
the Dakota UAS, with a maximum gross weight of 265 pounds, manufactured 
by Geneva Aerospace/L-3 Communications, in the area including and 
adjacent to their privately-owned airstrip near Promontory, Utah, or as 
otherwise prescribed in an Air Traffic Organization issued Certificate 
of Waiver or Authorization. All operations will occur in the daytime 
within visual line of sight. The aircraft will be launched and 
recovered by conventional runway takeoff and landing. Its power plant 
is a two-cylinder, two cycle, gasoline-powered engine. The aircraft 
also uses a CloudCap Piccolo SL autopilot and ground station. The UAS 
will not be operated over 95 knots groundspeed.

[FR Doc. 2020-05983 Filed 3-19-20; 8:45 am]
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