60 days? Not hardly. Under "normal" circumstances they are allowing 120 days but due to a HUGE influx of submissions I would expect that number to go a little higher.
What's funny is that some people either "know someone" or just are very lucky and somehow slide to the head of the pack. I saw one that was posted to the public docket last week that had only been submitted 3 weeks ago. *
shoulder shrug*
What happens is you "submit" your request to the FAA via their "Public Docket system". At some point in the distant future the "Docket system" will pick up your submission and post it to the Public Docket for comments. Once it's posted at some point in the distant future the next department goes though the docket and case by case reviews each one and makes the decision to approve, deny, or request additional information. What's funny is once the decision is made you get an email immediately and the details are mailed to you but the "Public Docket" doesn't get updated for at least another 30 days.
I watch it every single day and it's down right comical to see how many are posted to the docket each day (not many). Heaven forbid it's a day before or right after a holiday weekend because it gets REALLY slow LOL! That is your tax dollars hardly at work (
see my play on words there?).
Here's where you would go to "search" your tracking # (
emailed to you once you submit your request)
http://www.regulations.gov/ (
enter your # into the search field)
Once it is submitted you can see it on the public docket at
http://www.regulations.gov/#!search...on%2B333%22%2BFAA;fp=true;dct=FR%2BPR%2BN%2BO
As of today they are posting new submissions to the public docket that were submitted on or around July 8th, 9th, 10th.
Also posted to the docket today (
this is just an example) is an approval for a request that was submitted April 13th, 2015 and approved August 26th, 2015.
There is no charge for the Section 333 Exemption Request or approval. The fees come from "complying" to the requirements: Pilot's License (~$10k) and aircraft registration (N#) which is only $10 per aircraft.
