[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 137 (Tuesday, July 18, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 36746-36747]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-17585]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Chapter I

[Summary Notice No. PR-95-2]


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 September 18, 1995.

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, D.C. 
20591.

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    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, D.C. 20591; telephone (202) 267-3132. Comments may also be 
sent electronically to the following internet address: 
[email protected].

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, D.C. on July 13, 1995.
Donald P. Byrne,
Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.
Petitions for Rulemaking

Docket No.: 28059
Petitioner: Ms. Diane R. Groswald
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR parts 121 and 135
Description of Rulechange Sought: To ban the carriage of cats and other 
animals in the cabin section of aircraft operated under parts 121 and 
135.
Petitioner's Reason for the Request: The petitioner feels that, because 
many passengers may have allergies, exposure to certain animals carried 
in the cabin section may exacerbate their condition.

Docket No.: 28146
Petitioner: DoD Policy Board on Federal Aviations
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR part 99
Description of Rulechange Sought: To extend the inner Air Defense 
Identification Zone (ADIZ) to 12 nautical miles from the current 3 
nautical miles, as well as the following:
1. To require activation of a flight plan;
2. To require a continuous listening watch on the aircraft radio;
3. To disallow previous exemptions for nontransponder-equipped aircraft 
from radar beacon and Mode C requirements, except on an individual 
real-time basis;
4. To specify the minimum information required on a Defense Visual 
Flight Rules (DVFR) flight plan;
5. To require reporting of destination airport of first intended 
landing and estimated time of arrival;
6. To provide a specific transponder code for use if a pilot were 
unable to establish communications with Air Traffic Control prior to 
ADIZ penetration; and
7. To allow deviation for weather.
Petitioner's Reason for the Request: The petitioner feels that this 
change would resolve identification problems and streamline the 
identification problem, as well as extend the inner ADIZ in accordance 
with Presidential Proclamation No. 5928, which requires compliance with 
the applicable provisions of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the 
Law of the Sea.

Docket No.: 28195
Petitioner: Kalitta Flying Service, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 11.1(b)
Description of Rulechange: To require that the rulemaking procedures of 
part 11 be applied to changes in the general wording of Air Carrier 
Operations Specifications.
Petitioner's Reason for the Request: The petitioner feels that since 
SFAR 38-2 makes FAA-generated Operations Specifications (Op Specs) a 
regulatory document, the wording of these Op Specs should be required 
to go through the entire rulemaking process specified in part 11.
Disposition of Petitions

Docket No.: 26803
Petitioner: Richard C. Bartel
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.159
Description of Rulechange Sought: To add a compatible hemispherical 
rule for visual flight rules (VFR) operations at and below 3,000 feet 
above ground level (AGL).
Petitioner's Reason for the Request: The petitioner feels that the 
proposal makes no change to the traditional hemispherical rule between 
3,000 AGL and 18,000 MSL where almost all VFR operations occur, and 
would address various safety issues involved in operations below 3,000 
AGL. Denial; May 9, 1995.

Docket No.: 27005
Petitioner: John A. Cohan
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.145 (proposed)
Description of Rulechange Sought: To provide for the establishment of 
temporary flight restrictions (TFR) through a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) 
over noise-sensitive areas at the request of a bona fide homeowner's 
association environmental protection group, or other community 
organization.
Petitioner's Reason for the Request: The petitioner feels that the 
proposed new section will counter the large volume of complaints 
received by the FAA concerning aircraft being operated near areas or 
communities that are noise-sensitive, particularly where alternate 
visula flight routes are available. Denial; April 28, 1995.

Docket No.: 27090
Petitioner: Terry A. Batemen
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 43.11
Description of Rulechange Sought: To require holders of an Inspection 
Authorization (IA) to submit an abbreviated annual inspection report to 
the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73125, 
when they approve an aircraft for return to service following 
completion of the annual inspection.
Petitioner's Reason for the Request: The petitioner feels that this 
rulechange is necessary to provide FAA Aviation Safety Inspectors and 
the aviation public with a current, easily accessed database on the 
inspection status of all U.S.-registered aircraft that fall within the 
annual inspection requirements of Sec. 91.409. Denial; May 1, 1995.

Docket No.: 27736
Petitioner: City of Santa Monica
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.119(d)
Description of Rulechange Sought: To establish minimum operating 
altitude and obstacle clearance requirements for helicopters equivalent 
to those currently required for all aircraft, except when operated over 
a congested area. Helicopters operated over a congested area would be 
required to maintain an altitude of 500 feet above the highest obstacle 
within a horizontal radius of 2,000 feet of the aircraft.
Petitioner's Reason for the Request: The petitioner feels that this 
change will increase the safety of helicopter operations by raising the 
altitude that helicopters fly; provide the FAA greater authority to 
enforce minimum safe altitude regulations similar to the provisions for 
all other aircraft; not unduly burden helicoper operators with 
increased costs or lost efficiency; and minimize the intrusion of 
helicopters in the community and mitigate noise for persons on the 
ground. Denial; May 4, 1995.

[FR Doc. 95-17585 Filed 7-17-95; 8:45 am]
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