Document ID: FAA-2019-0346-0005
Agency: faa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Petition for Exemption; Summary: Uber Elevate, Inc.
Posted Date: 2019-05-21T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 98 (Tuesday, May 21, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23153-23154]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-10593]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Summary Notice No. FAA-2019-29]

Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received; Uber 
Elevate, 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 June 10, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2019-0346 
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: Nia Daniels, (202) 267-7626, 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 May 16, 2019.
Lirio Liu,
Executive Director, Office of Rulemaking.

Petition for Exemption

    Docket No.: FAA-2019-0346.
    Petitioner: Uber Elevate, Inc.
    Sections of 14 CFR Affected: 43.10(c)(5) and (d); 91.9(b)(2); 
91.119(b) and (c); 91.121; 91.151; 91.209; 135.21(f); 135.25(a)(1) and 
(2); 135.63(c) and (d); 135.65(a) and (d); 135.79(a)(1)-(3); 
135.109(b); 135.149(a); 135.161(a)(1),(2), and (3); 135.209; and 
135.243(b).

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    Description of Relief Sought: Uber Elevate, Inc. seeks exemptions 
to allow it to conduct part 119 air carrier operations for compensation 
or hire under part 135 using small unmanned aircraft systems (small 
UAS). Specifically, Uber Elevate, Inc. seeks permission to conduct 
small UAS air carrier operations for commercial food package delivery 
in the United States, initially in the City of San Diego.

[FR Doc. 2019-10593 Filed 5-20-19; 8:45 am]
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