[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 137 (Tuesday, July 16, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37105-37107]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-18062]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Summary Notice No. PE-96-33]


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 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 August 5, 1996.

ADDRESS: 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 July 10, 1996.
Michael E. Chase,
Acting Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.

Petitions for Exemption

Docket No.: 28575
Petitioner: Business Express Airlines, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.207(a)
Description of Relief Sought: To permit Business Express Airlines, 
Inc., to operate Saab SF340 aircraft under part 121 and Beech 1900C 
aircraft under part 135 with the emergency locator transmitter 
permanently removed.

Docket No.: 28578
Petitioner: Northern Air Cargo, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.380(a)(2)(ii)
Description of Relief Sought: To permit Northern Air Cargo, Inc., to 
operate its 14 Douglas DC-6 cargo aircraft without maintaining records 
of the total time in service of each engine and propeller.

Docket No.: 28593
Petitioner: Empresa de Aerotaxi e Manutencao Pampulha, Ltda.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 145.47(b)
Description of Relief Sought: To permit Empresa de Aerotaxi e 
Manutencao Pampulha, Ltda., an FAA-certificated foreign repair station 
located in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, (FAA Certificate No. XT7Y718J) to 
substitute the calibration standards of the Brazilian National Standard 
Laboratory, Instituto Nacional de Metrologia, Mormalizacao e Qualidade 
Industrial, for the calibration standards of the U.S. National 
Institute of Standards and Technology to test its inspection and test 
equipment.

Docket No.: 28598
Petitioner: Boeing Commercial
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.1435(b)(1)
Description of Relief Sought: To permit Boeing Commercial to (1) use 
the Model 777-200 airplane hydraulic system proof pressure test results 
to show compliance for the longer fuselage Model 777-300 airplane 
hydraulic system by conducting a similarity analysis; and (2) for the 
newly added tail skid system on the 777-300, conduct a proof pressure 
test at 3400+/-100 psig in lieu of the static proof pressure test at 
1.5 times the design operating pressure, as required by the FAR.

Dispositions of Petitions

Docket No.: 25286
Petitioner: United States Parachute Association
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.307(a)(2), 91.607, and 
105.43(a)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend Exemption No. 4946, 
as amended, which permits the United States Parachute Association 
(USPA) to allow parachutists who are foreign nationals to participate 
in U.S. National Skydiving Championship events sponsored by the USPA 
without meeting the parachute equipment and packing requirements of 
Sec. 105.43(a). In addition, the exemption allows the carriage of up to 
40 parachutists in DC-3/C-47 aircraft during sport parachuting 
activities sponsored by the USPA.
Grant, May 31, 1996, Exemption No. 4946E

Docket No.: 26223
Petitioner: Airbus Service Company, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.411(a) (2) and (3) and (b)(2); 
121.413 (b) and (c); and appendix H to part 121
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Airbus Service

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Company, Inc., (Airbus) to use the instructors listed in its original 
exemption who do not meet all of the applicable training requirements 
of part 121, subpart N, or the employment requirements of part 121, 
appendix H, to train employees of part 121 certificate holders in FAA-
approved simulators and in turbo jet-powered airplanes manufactured by 
Airbus.
Grant, June 3, 1996, Exemption No. 5302C

Docket No.: 26721
Petitioner: Regional Airline Association
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.63(a)(4) and subparts E, G, 
and H of part 135
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend Exemption No. 5450, 
as amended, which permits Regional Airline Association member airlines 
and other similarly situated air carriers to train, check, and qualify 
flight crewmembers in accordance with Secs. 121.681 and 121.683; 
subparts N and O of part 121; and appendices E, F, and H to part 121.
Grant, June 3, 1996, Exemption No. 5450B

Docket No.: 28167
Petitioner: Mr. Reid W. Dennis
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.313(d)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Mr. Dennis, to the 
extent necessary, to carry passengers not for compensation or hire in 
his Grumman HU-16C (Registration No. N44RD) restricted category civil 
aircraft without those passengers performing any of the function 
described in Sec. 91.313(d).
Denial, May 24, 1996, Exemption No. 6441

Docket No.: 28278
Petitioner: United Airlines Contract Training
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.411(a) (2) and (3) and (b)(2); 
121.413 (b), (c), and (d); and appendix H to part 121
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit certain pilot and 
flight engineer (FE) instructors employed by United Airlines Contract 
Training (UACT) and listed in a part 121 certificate holder's approved 
training program to act a simulator instructors for that ground and 
flight training in accordance with that certificate holder's training 
program approved under subpart N of part 121. This exemption also 
permits simulator instructors employed by UACT and listed in a 
certificate holder's approved training program to serve in advanced 
simulators without being employed by the certificate holder for 1 year, 
provided the instructors receive applicable training in accordance with 
the provisions of this exemption.
Partial Grant, May 31, 1996, Exemption No. 6447

Docket No.: 28307
Petitioner: Bombardier Aerospace Training Center
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR appendix H to part 121; 135.337(a) 
(2) and (3) and (b)(2); and 135.339 (b) and (c)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit certain instructors 
employed by the Bombardier Aerospace Training Center (Bombardier) and 
listed in a part 135 certificate holder's approved training program to 
act as simulator instructors for that certificate holder under part 135 
without those instructors having received ground and flight training in 
accordance with that certificate holder's training program approved 
under subpart H of part 135. This exemption also permits simulator 
instructors employed by Bombardier and listed in a certificate holder's 
approved training program to serve in advance simulators without being 
employed by the certificate holder for 1 year, provided the instructors 
receive applicable training in accordance with the provisions of this 
exemption.
Partial Grant, May 31, 1996, Exemption No. 6446

Docket No.: 28318
Petitioner: Ogden-Hinckley Airport
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.215(b)(2)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit operations at 
Ogden-Hinckley Airport to be conducted in aircraft that are not 
equipped with transponders that have automatic pressure altitude 
reporting capability.
Denial, May 31, 1996, Exemption No. 6450

Docket No.: 28367
Petitioner: Mr. Stephen R. Raklovits
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 103.11
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Mr. Raklovits to 
operate a powered parachute-type ultralight at night conducting 
demonstrations, training, and special use operations, including search, 
rescue, and surveillance, for local, State, and Federal law enforcement 
agencies.
Denial, May 21, 1996, Exemption No. 6440

Docket No.: 28381
Petitioner: Air Transport Association of America
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.613
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit part 121 
certificate holders to dispatch or release aircraft to any destination 
airport under instrument flight rules (IFR) or over-the-top, when 
weather reports or forecasts, or any combination thereof, indicate that 
the weather conditions at the estimated time of arrival (ETA) at the 
destination airport may be below meteorological visibility minimums.
Denial, June 4, 1996, Exemption No. 6458

Docket No. 28406
Petitioner: TEMSCO Helicopters, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 43.3(g)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit appropriately 
trained pilots employed by TEMSCO Helicopters, Inc., (TEMSCO) to remove 
and reinstall the passenger seats in its aircraft that are type 
certificated for nine or fewer passenger seats and use in operations 
conducted by TEMSCO under part 135.
Grant, April 16, 1996, Exemption No. 6426

Docket No.: 28481
Petitioner: Wings, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 141.65
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Wings, Inc., to 
recommend graduates of its approved certification courses for flight 
instructor certificates and airline transport pilot (ATP) certificates 
without those graduates taking the FAA written tests.
Grant, June 3, 1996, Exemption No. 6455

Docket No.: 28496
Petitioner: Bohlke International Airways
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Bohlke 
International Airways to operate its Turbo Commander 681 aircraft 
(Registration No. N113CT, Serial No. 6006) without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) 
transponder installed.
Grant, June 3, 1996, Exemption No. 6454

Docket No.: 28504
Petitioner: Renown Aviation, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.356(a)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Renown Aviation, 
Inc., to operate one Convair

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340 non-turbine-powered aircraft (Registration No. N3HH, Serial No. 
173), and two Convair 440 non-turbine-powered aircraft (Registration 
Nos. N202RA and N204RA; Serial Nos. 497 and 504, respectively) without 
traffic alert and collision avoidance system (TCAS) II equipment 
installed.
Denial, May 31, 1996, Exemption No. 6445

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