[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 3 (Wednesday, January 5, 1994)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 554]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-134]


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[Federal Register: January 5, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Chapter I

[Summary Notice No. PR-93-21]

 

Petition for Rulemaking; Summary of Petitions Received; 
Dispositions of Petitions Issued

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of petitions for rulemaking received and of dispositions 
of prior petitions.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to FAA's rulemaking provisions governing the 
application, processing, and disposition of petitions for rulemaking 
(14 CFR part 11), this notice contains a summary of certain petitions 
requesting the initiation of rulemaking procedures for the amendment of 
specified provisions of the Federal Aviation Regulations and of denials 
or withdrawals of certain petitions previously received. The purpose of 
this notice is to improve the public's awareness of, and participation 
in, this aspect of FAA's regulatory activities. Neither publication of 
this notice nor the inclusion or omission of information in the summary 
is intended to affect the legal status of any petition or its final 
disposition.

DATES: Comments on petitions received must identify the petition docket 
number involved and must be received by March 7, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on any petition in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Office of the Chief Counsel, Attn: Rules 
Docket No. ______, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591.
    The petition, any comments received, and a copy of any final 
disposition are filed in the assigned regulatory docket and are 
available for examination in the Rules Docket (AGC-200), room 915G, FAA 
Headquarters Building (FOB 10A), 800 Independence Ave., SW., 
Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 267-3132.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Frederick M. Haynes, Office of Rulemaking (ARM-1), Federal Aviation 
Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; 
telephone (202) 267-3939.
    This notice is published pursuant to paragraphs (b) and (f) of 
Sec. 11.27 of part 11 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 
11).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 28, 1993.
Joseph Conte,
Acting Assistant Chief Counsel.

Petitions for Rulemaking

Docket No.: 27542.
Petitioner: Ms. Debra Russi.
Regulations Affected: 14 CFR 105.
Description of Rulechange Sought: To require all parachute training be 
performed in accordance with the United States Parachute Association 
(USPA) training program or in accordance with a plan approved by the 
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); incorporated by reference the 
USPA training program in part 105; and require that the operator of an 
aircraft immediately, and by the most expeditions means available, 
notify the nearest FAA Air Traffic Facility when a sport parachute 
accident/incident occurs involving a person who made an intentional 
jump from that aircraft.
Petitioner's Reason for the Request: The petitioner feels that this 
amendment is needed to protect the citizens of the United States of 
America, who wish to participate in sport parachuting, by providing 
participants the assurance of a training course which adheres to 
approved specifications; and, in the event of a parachute accident, the 
proposed changes would facilitate prompt notification of the nearest 
FAA field office, enabling timely investigative procedures.

[FR Doc. 94-134 Filed 1-4-94; 8:45 am]
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