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[Federal Register: June 27, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Chapter I

[Summary Notice No. PR-94-15]

 

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 August 29, 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. D. Michael Smith, Office of Rulemaking (ARM-1), Federal Aviation 
Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591; 
telephone (202) 267-7470
    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 June 21, 1994.
Michael E. Chase,
Acting Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.

Petitions for Rulemaking

Docket No.: 27371
Petitioner: Gerald A. Silver
Regulations Affected: 14 CFR 91.119
Description of Rulechange Sought:
    To strike out the following language in subsection (d) of 
Sec. 91.119: ``(d) Helicopters. Helicopters may be operated at less 
than the minimum prescribed in paragraph (b) or (c) of this section if 
the operation is conducted without hazard to persons or property on the 
surface.'' Mr. Silver, on behalf of Homeowners of Encino, proposes to 
add the following language in place of that deleted above: ``(d) 
Helicopters. Helicopters operated by any municipal, county, state, or 
federal authority for emergency services, rescue operations, police or 
fire protection, may be operated at less than the minimum prescribed in 
paragraph (b) or (c) of this section if the operation is conducted 
without hazard to persons or property on the surface.''

Petitioners's Reasons for the Request:
    The petitioner(s) feels that the helicopter noise problem, created 
by low flying helicopters overflying his/their community conducting 
sightseeing tours (particularly at night), real estate caravan flybys 
to show homes to prospective customers, and other short distance 
business travel, is a flagrant abuse of the constituency represented by 
the petitioner(s). It is a recurring problem that has not been, 
heretofore, relieved by means of a pilot/industry cooperative endeavor; 
and the proposed rulemaking change would provide acceptable relief.

Docket No.: 27736
Petitioner: City of Santa Monica
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.119(d)
Description of Rulechange Sought:
    To require that, except when necessary for takeoff or landing, 
helicopters operated over a congested area maintain an altitude of 500 
feet above the highest obstacle within a horizontal radius of 2,000 
feet of the aircraft; helicopters operated over non-congested areas 
would be required to maintain an altitude of 500 feet above the 
surface; and helicopters operated over open water or sparsely populated 
areas would not be permitted closer than 500 feet to any person, 
vessel, vehicle, or structure.

Petitioner's Reason for the Request:
    The petitioner feels this change will increase the safety of 
helicopter operations by raising the altitude that they fly; provide 
the Federal Aviation Administration greater authority to enforce 
minimum safe altitude regulations similar to the provisions for all 
other aircraft; not unduly burden helicopter operators with increased 
costs or loss of efficiency; and minimize the intrusion of helicopters 
in the community.

[FR Doc. 94-15512 Filed 6-24-94; 8:45 am]
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