Document ID: FAA-2022-1713-0004
Agency: faa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Petition for Exemption; Summary: Textron eAviation
Posted Date: 2023-08-02T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 147 (Wednesday, August 2, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 50948]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16426]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. FAA-2022-1713; Summary Notice No. 2023-26]

Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received; Textron 
eAviation

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of petition for exemption received.

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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 August 22, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2022-1713 
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 (DOT), 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, 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, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael H. Harrison, AIR-646, Federal 
Aviation Administration, phone 206-231-3368, email 
[email protected].
    This notice is published pursuant to 14 CFR 11.85.

    Issued in El Segundo, CA on July 27, 2023.
Thuan Nguyen,
Manager, Technical Writing Section.

Petition for Exemption

    Docket No.: FAA-2022-1713.
    Petitioner: Textron eAviation.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: Sec. Sec.  21.181(a)(3)(i), 
21.181(a)(4), 21.190(a), 43.7(g), 43.7(h), 61 .23(c)(1)(iii), 
61.31(I)(2)(vi), 61.89(b)(1), 61.303(b)(4), 61 .305(a)(2), 61.315(a), 
61.315(c), 61.317, 61.321, 61.325, 61.327(b), 61.327(b)(2), 61.403(b), 
61.411, 61.415, 61.415(e), 61.415(9), 61.417, 61.419, 
61.423(a)(2)(iii)(A), 61.423(a)(2)(iii)(D), 61.423(a)(2)(iv), 
61.423(a)(2)(iv)(A), 61.423(a)(2)(iv)(B), 61.423(b), and 61.429(c).
    Description of Relief Sought: Textron eAviation (Textron) seeks an 
exemption from Sec. Sec.  21.181(a)(3)(i), 21.181(a)(4), 21.190(a), 
43.7(g), 43.7(h), 61 .23(c)(1)(iii), 61.31(I)(2)(vi), 61.89(b)(1), 
61.303(b)(4), 61.305(a)(2), 61.315(a), 61.315(c), 61.317, 61.321, 
61.325, 61.327(b), 61.327(b)(2), 61.403(b), 61.411, 61.415, 61.415(e), 
61.415(9), 61.417, 61.419, 61.423(a)(2)(iii)(A), 61.423(a)(2)(iii)(D), 
61.423(a)(2)(iv), 61.423(a)(2)(iv)(A), 61.423(a)(2)(iv)(B), 61.423(b), 
and 61.429(c) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations. This relief, if 
granted, would allow Textron to apply for an airworthiness certificate, 
maintain, and operate the Model Virus SW 128 light-sport airplane, 
which is equipped with an electric powerplant.

[FR Doc. 2023-16426 Filed 8-1-23; 8:45 am]
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