[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 185 (Monday, September 25, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49433-49434]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-23725]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration
[Summary Notice No. PE-95-33]


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 positions 
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.

DATES: Comments on petitions received must identify the petition docket 
number involved and must be received on or before October 25, 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, D.C. 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, D.C. 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, D.C., on September 20, 1995.
Michael Chase,
Acting Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.

Petitions for Exemption

    Docket No.: 28285.
    Petitioner: Petroleum Helicopters, Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 133.45(e)(1).
    Description of Relief Sought: To permit Petroleum Helicopters, 
Inc., to operate a McDonnell Douglas MD 900 helicopter, which is not 
type certificated under transport Category A, in Class D rotorcraft-
load combination operations.

    Docket No.: 28302.
    Petitioner: Mr. William R. Conaway.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.383(c).
    Description of Relief Sought: To permit Mr. Conaway to act as a 
pilot in operations conducted under part 121 after reaching his 60th 
birthday.

    Docket No.: 28303.
    Petitioner: United Parcel Service.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.434(g).
    Description of Relief Sought: To permit United Parcel Service B-727 
pilots in command and seconds in command to substitute one additional 
takeoff and landing for 1 hour of flight time, up to 50 hours, to help 
meet the 100-hour requirement of line operating flight time for 
consolidation of knowledge and skills within 120 days after 
satisfactory completion of a type rating practical test or an initial 
proficiency check.

    Docket No.: 28304.
    Petitioner: Helicopter Association International.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.169(c)(1)(i).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit qualified 
members of Helicopter Association International, operating under part 
91, to use lower alternate airport weather minimums for the purpose of 
flight planning when conducting flights under instrument flight rules.

    Docket No.: 28324.
    Petitioner: Cessna Aircraft Company.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.811(d)(1).
    Description of Relief Sought: To permit the Cessna Aircraft Company 
(for its Model 750 Citation X) relief from the 

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requirement to have a passenger emergency exit locator sign at each 
passenger emergency exit.

Dispositions of Petitions

    Docket No.: 581.
    Petitioner: Department of the Air Force.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.109(c).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend Exemption No. 
130, as amended, which permits the Air Force to operate its U-2 and B-
57F aircraft at or above flight level 600 without maintaining the 
appropriate cruising altitudes as prescribed by the FAR governing 
operations for flights conducted under visual flight rules. Grant, 
August 28, 1995, Exemption No. 130C.

    Docket No.: 581.
    Petitioner: Department of the Air Force.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.109.
    Description of Relief Sought: To extend Exemption No. 131, as 
amended, which permits the Air Force to conduct hurricane 
reconnaissance flights without maintaining the appropriate cruising 
altitudes as prescribed by the FAR governing operations for flights 
conducted under visual flight rules. Grant, August 28, 1995, Exemption 
No. 131G.

    Docket No.: 581.
    Petitioner: Department of the Air Force.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.109.
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend Exemption No. 
134, as amended, which permits the Air Force to conduct nontraining 
photographic reconnaissance missions that require flying a series of 
tracks at a constant altitude as prescribed by the FAR governing 
operations for flights conducted under visual flight rules. Grant, 
August 28, 1995, Exemption No. 134H.

    Docket No.: 24605.
    Petitioner: World Jet Corporation.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.511(a) and 135.165(b).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend Exemption No. 
4961, as amended, which permits the World Jet Corporation to operate 
its turbojet aircraft in extended overwater operations using one long-
range navigational system and one high-frequency communication system. 
Grant, August 30, 1995, Exemption No. 4961E.

    Docket No.: 25177.
    Petitioner: U.S. Coast Guard.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.117 (b) and (c), 91.119(c), 
91.159(a), and 91.209(a).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend and amend 
Exemption No. 5231, as amended, which allows the U.S. Coast Guard to 
conduct air operations in support of drug law enforcement and drug 
traffic interdiction. The amendment adds Sec. 91.119(c) to the 
exemption. Continued exemption of Sec. 91.127(c) has been denied. 
Partial Grant, August 23, 1995, Exemption No. 5231B.

    Docket No.: 27298.
    Petitioner: Petroleum Helicopters, Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 43.3(g).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend Exemption No. 
5770, which allows appropriately trained pilots employed by Petroleum 
Helicopters, Inc., to remove and to install aircraft seats in its 
aircraft that are used in operations conducted under part 135. Grant, 
August 24, 1995, Exemption No. 5770A.

    Docket No.: 27441.
    Petitioner: Department of the Army.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 45.29(b)(3).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend Exemption No. 
5761, which permits the Army to use 9-inch aircraft nationality and 
registration markings in lieu of 12-inch markings on its Bell Model 
206B3 rotorcraft. Grant, August 2, 1995, Exemption No. 5761A.

    Docket No.: 27486.
    Petitioner: Carroll Aviation, Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend Exemption No. 
5810, which permits Carroll Aviation, Inc., (CAI) to operate the 
following aircraft under part 135: (1) its Piper Pa-30 airplane, Serial 
No. 30-1085, Registration No. N7983Y, equipped with any TSO-C74b or 
TSO-C74c transponder; and (2) after notifying CAI's Principal 
Operations Inspector, any additional aircraft that require the 
installation of an air traffic control transponder. Grant, August 30, 
1995, Exemption No. 5810A.

    Docket No.: 27651.
    Petitioner: Erickson Air-Crane Co.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 45.27(a).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit the Erickson 
Air-Crane Co., to display its aircraft registration numbers diagonally, 
rather than horizontally, on the tail pylons of its aircraft. Denial, 
August 21, 1995, Exemption No. 6147.

    Docket No.: 28188.
    Petitioner: Flying Boat, Inc., d.b.a. Chalk's International 
Airline.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.180(a).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Chalk's 
International Airline to operate six Grumman Mallard G-73T (G-73) 
flying boats that are not equipped with an approved Traffic Alert and 
Collision Avoidance system (TCAS I) until June 30, 1996. Denial, August 
30, 1995, Exemption No. 6149.

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