[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 136 (Monday, July 17, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36454-36456]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-17437]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
[Summary Notice No. PE-95-23]


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.

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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 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.

DATE: Comments on petitions received must identify the petition docket 
number involved and must be received on or before August 7, 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.
    Comments may also be sent electronically to the following internet 
address: [email protected].
    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 July 11, 1995.
Donald P. Byrne,
Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.

Petitions for Exemption

Docket No.: 28223
Petitioner: Executive Air Fleet, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.25(b) and (c)
Description of Relief Sought: To allow Executive Air Fleet, Inc., to 
operate its aircraft without having the exclusive use of at least one 
aircraft that meets the requirements for at least one kind of operation 
authorized in the certificate holder's operations specifications.

Docket No.: 28224
Petitioner: Mr. W.H. Symmes
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.383(c) 

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Description of Relief Sought: To permit Mr. Symmes to act as a pilot in 
operations conducted under part 121 after reaching his 60th birthday.

Docket No.: 28242
Petitioner: Trans World Airlines, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.574(a)(1) and (3)
Description of Relief Sought: To permit Trans World Airlines, Inc., 
(TWA) to allow its passengers to use portable oxygen equipment that has 
not been supplied by TWA nor maintained by TWA in accordance with its 
FAA-approved maintenance program.
Dispositions Of Petitions

Docket No.: 15078
Petitioner: Drug Enforcement Administration
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.117(a), (b), and (c); 
91.127(c); 91.159(a); and 91.209 (a) and (d)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend Exemption No. 5506, 
which permits the DEA to conduct air operations in support of drug law 
enforcement and drug traffic interdiction. GRANT, June 29, 1995, 
Exemption No. 5506A.

Docket No.: 23465
Petitioner: Everts Air Fuel, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.9(a)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend and amend Exemption 
No. 4296, as amended, which permits Everts Air Fuel, Inc., to operate 
its McDonnell Douglas DC-6 aircraft, registration numbers N351CE, 
N451CE, and N4390F, and its McDonnell Douglas DC-6B aircraft, 
registration numbers N151 and N251CE, at a 5 percent increased zero 
fuel weight and landing weight for the purpose of operating all-cargo 
aircraft that provide supplies to people in isolated villages in 
Alaska. The amendment adds McDonnell Douglas DC-6 aircraft, 
registration numbers N888DG, N555SQ, and N999SQ to the listing of 
aircraft to be operated under the terms of the exemption. GRANT, June 
7, 1995, Exemption No. 4296E.

Docket No.: 23477
Petitioner: Experimental Aircraft Association
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 103.1 (a) and (e)(1) through 
(e)(4)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend Exemption No. 3784, 
as amended, which permits individuals authorized by EAA to give 
instruction in powered ultralight vehicles that have a maximum empty 
weight of not more than 496 pounds, have a maximum fuel capacity of not 
more than 10 U.S. gallons, are not capable of more than 75 knots 
calibrated airspeed at full power in level flight, and have a power0off 
stall speed that does not exceed 35 knots calibrated airspeed. GRANT, 
June 30, 1995, Exemption No. 3784G.

Docket No.: 23869
Petitioner: The Relative Workshop, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 105.43
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To amend Exemption No. 4943, 
as amended, which allows employees, representatives, and other adult 
volunteer parachute test jumpers of The Relative Workshop, Inc., to 
make tandem parachute jumps wearing a dual harness, dual parachute pack 
having at least one main parachute and one approved auxiliary 
parachute, packed in accordance with Sec. 105.43(a). The amendment is 
two-fold: to revise the name of ``The Relative Workshop, Inc.'', to 
``The Uninsured Relative Workshop, Inc.'', and to permit Ms. Shawna 
Huang, a 15-year-old minor diagnosed with terminal cancer, to fulfill 
her ultimate wish to skydive. GRANT, June 8, 1995, Exemption No. 4943E.

Docket No.: 24770
Petitioner: FlightSafety International
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 61.55(b)(2); 61.56(b)(1); 61.57 
(c) and (d); 61.58(b)(2) and (c)(1); 61.63(c)(2) and (d) (2) and (3); 
61.65 (d) and (g); 61.67(d)(2); 61.163(a); 61.191(c); and appendix B of 
part 61
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend Exemption No. 5324, 
as amended, which allows FlightSafety International to use FAA-approved 
simulators to meet certain training and testing requirements of the 
above-listed sections. GRANT, June 16, 1995, Exemption No. 5324B.

Docket No.: 25120
Petitioner: Singapore Airlines Limited
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 21.197(c)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend and amend Exemption 
No. 4792, as amended, which permits the issuance to Singapore Airlines 
Limited of a special flight permit with a continuing authorization for 
seven specific Boeing 747-312 aircraft as delineated in your petition. 
The amendment removes aircraft N119KE, S/N 23030, and N120KF, S/N 
23031. GRANT, May 24, 1995, Exemption No. 4792E.

Docket No.: 26237
Petitioner: MCI Telecommunications
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.611
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend Exemption No. 5332, 
as amended, which permits MCI to conduct certain ferry flights with one 
engine inoperative in its Falcon Trijet aircraft without obtaining a 
special flight permit for each flight. GRANT, June 30, 1995, Exemption 
No. 5332B.

Docket No.: 26608
Petitioner: Alaska Airlines, Inc./Atlantic Richfield Company/British 
Petroleum Exploration, Alaska, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 43.3(a), 43.7(a), 91.213(a), 
91.407(a)(2), 91.417(a)(2)(v), and 121.379
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend and amend Exemption 
No. 5667, which permits Alaska Airlines, Inc., (ASA) to perform 
maintenance, preventive maintenance, alterations, inspections, major 
repairs, and major alterations, and, subsequently, to return to service 
the Boeing 737-200 series aircraft leased and operated by Atlantic 
Richfield Company (ARCO) and British Petroleum Exploration, Alaska, 
Inc., (BPX). In addition, that exemption allows ARCO and BPX, operating 
under part 91, to follow procedures specifically authorized for air 
carrier operations with respect to the use of ASA's FAA-approved 
minimum equipment list (MEL) and FAA-approved continuous airworthiness 
maintenance program (CAMP) for the Boeing 737-200 series aircraft 
leased by and operated by ARCO and BPX. The amendment includes a letter 
of deviation authority issued by ARCO and BPX that addresses certain 
issues that are normally covered by operations specifications. GRANT, 
June 27, 1995, Exemption No. 5667A.

Docket No.: 26704
Petitioner: Virginia State Police Aviation Unit
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.127(c), 91.159(a), and 
91.209(a)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To amend Exemption No. 5548, 
which provides the Virginia State Police Aviation Unit relief from the 
pertinent provisions of part 91 in order to conduct law enforcement air 
support. The amendment addresses the need to perform certain aircraft 
operations in noncompliance with the above regulations governing 
operations on or in the vicinity of an airport in Class E airspace, 
visual flight rules (VFR) cruising altitudes, and the use of aircraft 
lights. PARTIAL GRANT, June 15, 1995, Exemption No. 5548A.


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Docket No.: 27202
Petitioner: Skydive Arizona, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 105.43(a)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend Exemption No. 5725, 
which permits nonstudent parachutists who are foreign nationals 
(foreign parachutists) to participate in Skydive Arizona, Inc. (SAI)-
sponsored parachuting events held at SAI's facilities without having to 
comply with certain parachute equipment and packing requirements. 
GRANT, June 7, 1995, Exemption No. 5725A.

Docket No.: 27251
Petitioner: American Bonanza Society/Air Safety Foundation and Bonanza/
Baron Pilot Proficiency Programs, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.109 (a) and (b)(3)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend and amend Exemption 
No. 5733, which permits American Bonanza Society/Air Safety Foundation 
(ABS/ASF) instructors to provide recurrent flight training and 
simulated instrument flight training in Beech Baron and Travel Air type 
aircraft, equipped with a functioning throwover control wheel, for the 
purpose of meeting recency of experience requirements contained in 
Secs. 61.56 (a), (b), and (f), and 61.57 (e)(1) and (e)(2). The 
amendment addresses three issues: to revise the applicability of the 
exemption to include Bonanza/Baron Pilot Proficiency Programs (BPPP) 
and the instructors who conduct training in association with BPPP; to 
permit the training to be conducted in Beech Bonanzas, as well as in 
Barons and Travel Airs; and to limit operations conducted under the 
exemption to recurrent flight instruction and simulated instrument 
flight instruction in Beech Bonanza, Baron, and Travel Air type 
aircraft equipped with a functioning throwover control wheel and 
operable rudder pedals, in lieu of functioning dual controls. GRANT, 
June 9, 1995, Exemption No. 5733A.

Docket No.: 27276
Petitioner: Haines Airways, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 43.3(g)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend Exemption No. 5678, 
which allows, when certificated mechanics are unavailable, 
appropriately trained and certificated pilots employed by Haines 
Airways, Inc., to remove and reinstall aircraft cabin seats in Piper 
PA-32 aircraft operated by Haines Airways, Inc. GRANT, April 17, 1995, 
Exemption No. 5678A.

Docket No.: 27309
Petitioner: Mr. David R. Abshire
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 65.71(a)(2)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend Exemption No. 5719, 
which enables Mr. Abshire to become eligible for a mechanic certificate 
and associated ratings although he cannot speak the English language. 
GRANT, June 7, 1995, Exemption No. 5719A.

Docket No.: 27330
Petitioner: Crow Executive Air, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 43.3(g)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend Exemption No. 5731, 
which permits pilots employed by Crow Executive Air, Inc. (CEA), to 
remove or replace the cabin seats on aircraft used in operations 
conducted by CEA under part 135. GRANT, June 7, 1995, Exemption No. 
5731A.

Docket No.: 27570
Petitioner: HMT Sales
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 43.3(g)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend and amend Exemption 
No. 5866, which permits appropriately trained and certificated pilots 
employed by HMT, a certificated part 135 operator, which operates an 
aircraft with fewer than 9 seats, to remove and reinstall aircraft 
cabin seats and stretchers in HMT's Piper PA 34-200T aircraft. The 
amendment changes the name of the petition from ``George A. Tomlinson, 
dba H.M.T., LTD.'', to ``Tomlinson, Inc., dba HMT Sales.'' GRANT, May 
24, 1995, Exemption No. 5866A.

Docket No.: 27595
Petitioner: Garlick Helicopters, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 36.1(a)(4)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To exempt the Restricted 
Category Type Certificate (TC) H13WE of Garlick Helicopters, Inc., from 
the applicable noise certification requirements of part 36. DENIAL, 
June 26, 1995, Exemption No. 6116.

Docket No.: 27833
Petitioner: Air Tractor Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.313(d)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit a passenger to be 
carried in an Air Tractor AT-503A and AT-802 restricted category 
aircraft without that passenger performing one of the functions 
described in Sec. 91.313(d). DENIAL, June 1, 1995, Exemption No. 6095.

Docket No.: 27844
Petitioner: Mr. James W. Smith, Jr.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 61.101a(a)(1)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Mr. Smith to carry 
up to three passengers in a Cessna 172 aircraft. DENIAL, June 22, 1995, 
Exemption No. 6112.

Docket No.: 27881
Petitioner: TransNorthern Aviation, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 43.3(g)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To amend Exemption No. 6031 
by changing the name of the petitioner from ``TransNorthern Air 
Service'' to ``TransNorthern Aviation, Inc.'', to reflect a name change 
that occurred as a result of the petitioner's incorporation. GRANT, May 
24, 1995, Exemption No. 6031A.

Docket No.: 27931
Petitioner: Mr. Edward R. Thornton
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 61.27
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit issuance of a pilot 
certificate to Mr. Thornton at the grade of commercial pilot with 
instrument and multiengine ratings, and a flight instructor certificate 
with a glider rating, on the basis of oral tests and flight checks but 
without written testing. DENIAL, May 24, 1995, Exemption No. 6091.

Docket No.: 28043
Petitioner: Otis Spunkmeyer Air
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.1(b)(2)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Ortis Spunkmeyer 
Air to conduct sightseeing flights, under part 91, up to 55 statute 
miles from a departure airport rather than 25 statute miles as limited 
by Sec. 135.1(b)(2). DENIAL, June 7, 1995, Exemption No. 6096.
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