[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 56 (Thursday, March 23, 1995)] [Notices] [Pages 15320-15322] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 95-7188] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION [Summary Notice No. PE-95-13] Petitions For Exemption; Summary of Petitions Received; Dispositions of Petitions Issued AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of petitions for exemption received and of dispositions of prior petitions. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Pursuant to FAA's rulemaking provisions governing the application, processing, and disposition of petitions for exemption (14 CFR Part 11), this notice contains a summary of certain petitions seeking relief from specified requirements of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Chapter I), dispositions of certain petitions previously received, and corrections. The purpose of this notice is to improve the public's awareness of, and [[Page 15321]] 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 on or before April 12, 1995. ADDRESSES: Send comments on any petition in triplicate to: Federal Aviation Administration, Office of the Chief Counsel, Attn: Rule Docket (AGC-200), Petition 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 Avenue, 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 (c), (e), and (g) of Sec. 11.27 of Part 11 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 11). Issued in Washington, DC, on March 17, 1995. Donald P. Byrne, Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations. Petitions For Exemption Docket No.: 28096. Petitioner: Boeing. Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.1435(b)(1). Description of Relief Sought: To permit Boeing to test the hydraulic system of the model 737-700 airplane by a combination of a range-of-motion test of the complete hydraulic system at 3400 psig and component testing at 1.5 times design operating pressure, in lieu of the static test of the complete hydraulic system at 1.5 times the design operating pressure (4500 psi) as required by the FAR. Docket No.: 28106. Petitioner: Southwest Airlines Co. Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.853(a) and 121.310(a)(2). Description of Relief Sought: To allow relief from the peak heat release rate requirement of 65 kilowatts per square meter for sculptured ceiling panels with sound dampening tape on the back side installed on several Boeing 737-300 aircraft operated by Southwest Airlines. Docket No.: 28112. Petitioner: IPECO Europe. Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.562(b)(2). Description of Relief Sought: To allow IPECO Europe, for the Dornier 328 aircraft, a permanent grant of exemption from the floor track misalignment test requirements of Sec. 25.562(b)(2) for the captain and first officer. Docket No.: 28113. Petitioner: International Aeronautical Systems, Inc. Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.807(d) (1) and (7), 25.815 (a) and (e), and 121.310(m). Description of Relief Sought: To permit a cargo/passenger combination configuration in a partial side-by-side arrangement with two separated passenger compartments and more than 60 feet between adjacent exits, for the DC-10-30F aircraft. Dispositions of Petitions Docket No.: 23771. Petitioner: Cessna Aircraft Company. Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.9(a) and 91.531(a) (1) and (2). Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend Exemption No. 4050, as amended, which permits single pilot operations of Cessna Citation Models 550, S550, 552, and 560, provided the pilot meets certain experience and training requirements and qualifications. GRANT, March 9, 1995, Exemption No. 4050H. Docket No.: 26223. Petitioner: Airbus Service Company, Inc. Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 61.55(b)(2); 61.56(c)(1); 61.57 (c) and (d); 61.58(c) (1) and (d); 61.63 (c)(2) and (d)(2) and (3); 61.65(c), (e)(2) and (3), and (g); 61.67(d)(2); 61.157(d) (1) and (2) and (e) (1) and (2); 61.191(c); and appendix A, part 121. Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Airbus to use FAA-approved simulators to meet certain flight experience requirements of part 61 of the FAR. GRANT, March 3, 1995, Exemption No. 6032. Docket No.: 26734. Petitioner: Sierra Industries, Inc. Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.9(a) and 91.531(a) (1) and (2). Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend Exemption No. 5517, as amended, which permits single pilot operations of certain Cessna Citation models (for Serial Nos. 0001 through 0349, only) that are equipped with Sierra's STC No. SA8176SW and wither STC Nos. SA2172NM or SA645NW, to be operated by one pilot without a second in command provided the pilot meets certain experience and training requirements and qualifications. This exemption is being reissued also to ensure that the conditions and limitations of this exemption conform to those recently approved for another exemption holder. GRANT, March 9, 1995, Exemption No. 5517B. Docket No.: 26897. Petitioner: Northwest Aerospace Training Corporation. Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 124.411(a)(2), (a)(3), and (b)(2); 121.413 (b), (c), and (d); and appendix H. part 121. Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend and amend Exemption No. 5538, as amended, which allows certain Northwest Aerospace Training Corporation (NATCO) instructors listed in its FAA- approved curriculum to serve as instructors or check airmen in simulators when under contract with part 121 certificate holders who contract with NATCO, without those persons having received ground and flight training in accordance with a training program approved under subpart N of part 121. This exemption also permits NATCO instructors, who serve in advanced simulators without being employed by the certificate holder for 1 year, to receive applicable training in accordance with the provisions of this exemption. The amendment clarifies and revises certain conditions explicit within the previous exemption, as amended. GRANT, March 13, 1995, Exemption No. 5538B. Docket No.: 27089. Petitioner: F.I.T. Aviation, Inc. Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 141.65. Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend Exemption 5624, which permits F.I.T. Aviation, Inc., to recommend graduates of its flight instructor certification courses for flight instructor certificates (with associated ratings), without having to take the FAA practical test. GRANT, March 10, 1995, Exemption No. 5624A. Docket No.: 27658. Petitioner: Qualiflight Training. Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 141.65. Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow Qualiflight Training to hold examining authority for the flight instructor and the airline transport pilot written tests. DENIAL, February 28, 1995, Exemption No. 6035. Docket No.: 27946. Petitioner: Business Air, Inc. Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.9(a) and 135.99(a). [[Page 15322]] Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit the operation of an Embraer EMB-110 aircraft by a single pilot under instrument flight rules or night visual flight rules without an autopilot, provided no passengers are carried for hire. DENIAL, February 27, 1995, Exemption No. 6033. Docket No.: 27984. Petitioner: Epps Air Service. Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2). Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Epps Air Service to operate without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder installed on its aircraft operating under the provisions of part 135. GRANT, March 1, 1995, Exemption No. 6037. Docket No.: 28025. Petitioner: Jet Tech International, Inc. Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.411(a) (2) and (3), and (b)(2); 121.413 (b), (c), and (d); and appendix H, part 121. Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit certain Jet Tech International, Inc. (JTI), listed in a part 121 certificate holder's approved training program to act as simulator instructors for a particular certificate holder under part 121 without those persons having received all the required ground and flight training for each individual contracting part 121 certificate holder. JTI instructors must have completed all the approved ground and flight training required under subpart N for at least on part 121 certificate holder. This exemption permits JTI simulator instructors to serve in advance simulators without being employed by the certificate holder for 1 year, provided they receive applicable training in accordance with the provisions of this exemption. PARTIAL GRANT, March 3, 1995, Exemption No. 6036. [FR Doc. 95-7188 Filed 3-22-95; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-M