[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 36 (Thursday, February 22, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6885-6886]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-3978]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
[Summary Notice No. PE-96-7]


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.

DATES: Comments on petitions received must identify the petition docket 
number involved and must be received on or before March 8, 1996.

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, D.C. 20591; telephone (202) 267-3132.


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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 February 16, 1996.
Donald P. Byrne,
Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.

Petitions for Exemption

    Docket No.: 011SW.
    Petitioner: Agusta S.P.A.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 27.1(a).
    Description of Relief Sought: To allow Agusta to increase the 
maximum gross weight of the Agusta A109 series helicopters from 6,000 
to 7,000 pounds.

    Docket No.: 28383.
    Petitioner: Matsushita Avionics Systems Corporation.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 21.303(g) and 21.325(b)(3).
    Description of Relief Sought: To permit Matsushita Avionics Systems 
Corporation (MAS) to produce parts under a Parts Manufacturer Approval 
at its divisional facility located in Osaka, Japan. The exemption, if 
granted, would also permit Designated Manufacturing Inspection 
Representatives employed by MAS to issue Export Airworthiness Approvals 
or Identification Tags (Form 8130-0) for products shipped from the 
Osaka facility.

    Docket No.: 28440.
    Petitioner: Companhia Eletromecanica Celma.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 145.47(b)
    Description of Relief Sought: To permit Companhia Eletromecanica 
Celma, an FAA-certificated foreign repair station located at Petropolis 
(FAA Certificate No. EM4Y159M) to substitute the calibration standards 
of the Brazilian national standards laboratory, Instituto Nacional de 
Metrologia, Normalizacao e Qualidade Industrial, for the calibration 
standards of the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology 
for its inspection and test equipment.

[FR Doc. 96-3978 Filed 2-21-96; 8:45 am]
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