[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 46 (Thursday, March 7, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9220-9221]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-5393]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
[Summary Notice No. PE-96-9]


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 28, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on any petition in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Office of the Chief Counsel, Attn: Rules 
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, D.C., on March 4, 1996.
Donald P. Byrne,
Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.

Petitions for Exemption

Docket No.: 28345
Petitioner: Air Vegas
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.180(a)
Description of Relief Sought: To permit Air Vegas to operate its fleet 
of 6 turbine-powered Beechcraft C99 (B-C99) aircraft with 15 passenger 
seats without Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS I) 
installed.

Docket No.: 28454
Petitioner: Civil Air Patrol
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR subpart F, part 91
Description of Relief Sought: To permit the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) to 
operate a limited number of CAP flights carrying passengers and 
property for limited reimbursement when those flights are within the 
scope of and incidental to CAP's corporate purposes and Air Force 
auxiliary status.

Docket No.: 28456
Petitioner: Northland Community and Technical College
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 65.17 and 65.18 (a)(3) and (a)(5)
Description of Relief Sought: To permit Mr. Verlyn J. Sluiter to have 
test questions read to him, and would permit him to have a longer test 
period for completing the mechanic's written examination because of his 
learning disability.

Docket No.: 28458
Petitioner: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.571(e)(1)
Description of Relief Sought: To permit the Gulfstream Aerospace 
Corporation to demonstrate that the Gulfstream Model GV airplane is 
designed to be capable of continued safe flight and landing after 
impact with a 4-pound bird when the velocity of the airplane (relative 
to the bird along the airplane's flight path) is equal to Vc at sea 
level, or 0.85 Vc at 2,400m (7,874 ft.), whichever is more critical, in 
lieu of the current requirements.

Docket No.: 28463
Petitioner: Cessna Aircraft Co.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.161(d)
Description of Relief Sought: To allow the Cessna Aircraft Co., relief 
from the lateral trim requirements of Sec. 25.161(d) as the aileron/
spoiler trim

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system is insufficient to satisfy the lateral trim requirements at the 
speed of 1.4 Vs1 specified in Sec. 25.161(d) for light weight 
conditions with an asymmetric fuel loading.

Docket No.: 28474
Petitioner: Instone Air Services
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.857(e) and 25.1447(c)(1)
Description of Relief Sought: To allow the carriage of up to sixteen 
livestock handlers on the main deck of a Boeing 747-100/200 freighter, 
and to allow portable oxygen units to be worn by livestock attendants 
during periods of time away from the pallet.

Dispositions of Petitions

Docket No.: 26780
Petitioner: Air Transport Association of America
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.337
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend Exemption No. 5407, 
as amended, which provides relief to all ATA-member airlines and other 
similarly situated operators from the requirement to install protective 
breathing equipment (PBE) in each Class A, B, and E cargo compartment 
in all-cargo airplanes.
GRANT, February 8, 1996, Exemption No. 5407C

Docket No.: 27104
Petitioner: Richmor Aviation, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 95.511(a)(2); 135.165(a)(1), (5), 
and (6); and 135.165(b)(5), (6), and (7)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Richmor to operate 
its turbojet airplanes equipped with one high-frequency (HF) 
communication system and one single long-range navigational system 
(LRNS) in extended overwater operations.
GRANT, February 1, 1996, Exemption No. 6396

Docket No.: 28141
Petitioner: Rhett Micheletti
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 103.1(b)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Mr. Michelleti to 
operate a paraglider for the purpose of commercial advertising by 
flying with advertisements that are imprinted on the paraglider's wing 
surfaces by the paraglider manufacturer and/or by towing one banner at 
a time with advertisements printed on it.
DENIAL, January 23, 1996, Exemption No. 6390

Docket No.: 28169
Petitioner: Aviation Technologies, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 141.35(b)(3) and (d)(3)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow Aviation 
Technologies, Inc., to designate Mr. Richard A. Fischer to serve as 
chief flight instructor without meeting certain experience requirements 
for such a designation.
DENIAL, January 23, 1996, Exemption No. 6389

Docket No.: 28285
Petitioner: Petroleum Helicopters, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 133.45(e)(1)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: 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.
GRANT, February 13, 1996, Exemption No. 6400

Docket No.: 28338
Petitioner: Rich International Airways, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.310(m)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Rich International 
Airways, Inc., to operate two Lockheed L-1011-383-3 aircraft, also 
known as L-1011-500 aircraft (Serial Nos. 1183 and 1196) that have more 
than 60 feet between the center and aft emergency exits.
GRANT, February 8, 1996, Exemption No. 6399

Docket No.: 28425
Petitioner: Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.180(a)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow Great Lakes 
Aviation, Ltd., to continue to operate three Embraer EMB-120 airplanes 
until March 31, 1996, without these airplanes being equipped with an 
approved Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS).
DENIAL, February 8, 1996, Exemption No. 6398

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