[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 146 (Monday, July 29, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39500-39502]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-19108]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
[Summary Notice No. PE-96-35]


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 15, 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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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 22, 1996.
Donald P. Byrne,
Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.

Petitions for Exemption

    Docket No: 28607.
    Petitioner: Sphere One International, Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.119, 91.126, 91.127, 
91.133, and 91.319(a)(2)
    Description of Relief Sought: To permit Sphere One International, 
Inc., to fly a newly manufactured airship in designated airspace, 
including restricted and prohibited areas, in conjunction with, and 
during, the 1996 Olympic Games.

    Docket No: 28609.
    Petitioner: Reeve Aleutian Airways, Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.380(a)(2)(ii) and (b) (1) 
and (2)
    Description of Relief Sought: To permit Reeve Aleutian Airways, 
Inc., to operate its fleet of Lockheed L-188C Electra aircraft under 
part 121, using Aeroproducts turbo-propellers, Model A6641FN-606, 
without keeping a record of the total time in service of each 
propeller.

Dispositions of Petitions

    Docket No.: 23869.
    Petitioner: The Uninsured Relative Workshop.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 105.43(a).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend Exemption No. 
4943, as amended, which permits The Uninsured Relative Workshop (TURW) 
to allow its employees, representatives, and other volunteer 
experimental parachute test jumpers under its direction and control to 
make tandem parachute jumps while wearing a dual-harness, dual-
parachute pack having at least one main parachute and one approved 
auxiliary parachute packed in accordance with Sec. 105.43(a). It also 
permits pilots in command of aircraft involved in these operations to 
allow such persons to make these parachute jumps. The amendment removes 
Strong Enterprises, which has applied for a separate exemption, as a 
co-petitioner with TURW in the original exemption and subsequent 
extensions.

GRANT, June 28, 1996, Exemption No. 4943F

    Docket No.: 26582.
    Petitioner: Air Transport Association of America.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 61.3 (a) and (c), 63.3 (a), 
and 121.383 (a) (2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend Exemption No. 
5487, as amended, which permits an air carrier to issue written 
confirmation of an FAA-issued crewmember certificate to a flight crew 
member employed by that air carrier based upon information in the air 
carrier's approved record system.

GRANT, June 14, 1996, Exemption No. 5487B

    Docket No.: 26962.
    Petitioner: Mr. Charles D. Segars.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.383 (c).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Mr. Segars to 
act as a pilot in operations conducted under part 121 after reaching 
his 60th birthday.

DENIAL, June 20, 1996, Exemption No. 6466

    Docket No.: 28422.
    Petitioner: Broward County, Florida, Public Works Department, 
Mosquito Control Section.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 137.53 (c) (2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit pilots employed 
by the petitioner to conduct aerial applications of insecticide 
materials over congested areas from a Beechcraft C45H Aircraft 
(Registration No. N850BD, Serial No. 11844) that is not equipped with a 
device capable of jettisoning at least one-half of the aircraft's 
maximum authorized load of agricultural materials within 45 seconds.

GRANT, June 26, 1996, Exemption No. 6470

    Docket No.: 28479.
    Petitioner: Strong Enterprises.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 105.43 (a).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit employees of 
Strong Enterprises, certified tandem instructors, and consenting adult 
members of the public to make tandem parachute jumps while wearing a 
dual-harness, dual-parachute pack having at least one main parachute 
and one approved auxiliary parachute packed in accordance with 
Sec. 105.43 (a), and to permit pilots in command of aircraft involved 
in these operations to all such persons to make these parachute jumps.

GRANT, June 28, 1996, Exemption No. 6474

    Docket No.: 28513.
    Petitioner: Evergreen Helicopters of Alaska, Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.153 (a) and 135.180 (a).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Evergreen 
Helicopters of Alaska, Inc., to operate five CASA C-212-200-CC 
aircraft, without the aircraft being equipped with an approved traffic 
alert and collision avoidance system (TCAS).

PARTIAL GRANT, June 25, 1996, Exemption No. 6467

    Docket No.: 28520.
    Petitioner: P&N flight and Charter.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143 (c) (2)
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit P&N flight and 
Charter to operate its aircraft (Registration No. N4921J, Serial No. 
28R-30642) without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder installed.

GRANT, May 31, 1996, Exemption No. 6448

    Docket No.: 28529.
    Petitioner: Atlantic Aero, Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Atlantic Aero, 
Inc., to operate its aircraft without TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponders 
installed.

GRANT, June 7, 1996, Exemption No. 6459

    Docket No.: 28544.
    Petitioner: Learjet Incorporated.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.783(h).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow Learjet 
Incorporated exemption from the passenger entry door emergency exit 
requirements of Sec. 25.783(h) for the Lear 45 airplane.

PARTIAL GRANT, June 26, 1996, Exemption No. 6468

    Docket No.: 28553.
    Petitioner: Air North.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 129.18.
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit operation of 
either a Hawker HS748 or a Fokker F-27 airplane between Yukon, Canada, 
and Alaska without an approved traffic alert and collision avoidance 
system (TCAS) installed.

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DENIAL, June 3, 1996, Exemption No. 6453

    Docket No.: 28555
    Petitioner: Samoa Air and Polynesian Limited.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 129.18(b) and 135.180.
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit the petitioners 
to operate aircraft without approved traffic collision and avoidance 
systems (TCAS) installed.

DENIAL, June 3, 1996, Exemption No. 6456

    Docket No.: 28562.
    Petitioner: East Hampton Airlines.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit East Hampton 
Airlines to operate its Piper PA31-350 (Registration No. N41081, Serial 
No. 31-8352008) without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder installed.

GRANT, June 26, 1996, Exemption No. 6469

    Docket No.: 28597.
    Petitioner: U.S. Helicopters, Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit U.S. 
Helicopters, Inc., to operate certain aircraft without a TSO-C112 (Mode 
S) transponder installed.

GRANT, June 3, 1996, Exemption No. 6452

    Docket No.: 28560.
    Petitioner: Skull Creek Air Service.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Skull Creek Air 
Service to operate a Maule M-5-235C aircraft (Registration No. N5643N, 
Serial No. A7361C) without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder installed.

GRANT, June 20, 1996, Exemption No. 6465

    Docket No.: 28579.
    Petitioner: Mr. Robert W. Powelson.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.383(c).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Mr. Powelson to 
act as a pilot in operations conducted under part 121 after reaching 
his 60th birthday.

DENIAL, June 20, 1996, Exemption No. 6464

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