[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 12, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6602-6603]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-3410]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
[Summary Notice No. PE-97-7]
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 4, 1997.
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: Fred Haynes (202) 267-3939 or Angela
Anderson (202) 267-9681, Office of Rulemaking (ARM-1), Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591.
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 6, 1997.
Donald P. Byrne,
Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.
Disposition of Petitions
Docket No.: 25245.
Petitioner: Department of the Air Force.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.215(b).
Description of Relief Sought: To permit the Department of the Air
Force to conduct certain military training flight operations in
designated airspace above 10,000 feet above mean sea level (MSL)
without being required to operate the aircraft transponders. Grant,
December 31, 1996, Exemption No. 4633F.
Docket No.: 27396.
Petitioner: Northwest Airlines, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.401(c),
121.433(c)(1)(iii), 121.440(a), 121.441 (a)(1) and (b)(1), Appendix F
to part 121, and Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) No. 58,
paragraph 6(b)(3)(ii)(A).
Description of Relief Sought: To permit the petitioner to combine
recurrent flight and ground training and proficiency checks for NWA's
flight crewmembers in a single annual training and proficiency
evaluation program and meet the line check requirements of
Sec. 121.440(a) and SFAR No. 58 through an FAA approved alternative
line check program. Grant, December 26, 1996, Exemption No. 5815B.
Docket No.: 28097.
Petitioner: Columbia Helicopters, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 133.19(a)(3) and 133.51.
Description of Relief Sought: To permit the petitioner to conduct
external-load operations in the United States using Canadian-registered
rotorcraft. Grant, December 30, 1996, Exemption No. 6045A.
Docket No.: 28397.
Petitioner: Tulsa Technology Center.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 65.17(a), 65.19(b), 65.75 (a)
and (b).
Description of Relief Sought:
To permit Tulsa Technology Center to: 1. Administer the FAA oral
and practical tests to students at times and places identified in TTC's
Operations Handbook.
2. Conduct oral and practical mechanic tests as an integral part of
the education process rather than conducting the tests upon students'
successful completion of the mechanic written tests;
3. Approve students for retesting within 30 days after failure
without requiring a signed statement certifying that additional
instruction has been given in the failed area; and
4. Administer the AMG written test to students immediately
following successful completion of the general curriculum, prior to
meeting the experience requirements of Sec. 65.77. Grant, January 10,
1997, Exemption No. 6569.
Docket No.: 28677.
Petitioner: Bulldog Airlines, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 133.43 (a) and (b).
Description of Relief Sought: To allow the petitioner to use its
helicopters to perform external load operations for the purpose of
conducting human aerial performances, without using an approved
external-load-attaching means or an approved quick-release device.
Grant, December 26, 1996, Exemption No. 6563.
Docket No.: 28706
Petitioner: National Warplane Museum.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.315.
Description of Relief Sought: To permit the petitioner to carry
passengers on local flights for compensation or hire in its limited
category Boeing B-17 aircraft (B-17) in support of the petitioner's
fundraising efforts. Grant, December 27, 1996, Exemption No. 6565.
Docket No.: 28709.
Petitioner: William L. Hale.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.109 (a) and (b)(3).
Description of Relief Sought: To permit the petitioner to conduct
certain flight instruction and simulated instrument flights to meet
recent instrument experience requirements in certain Beechcraft
airplanes equipped with a functioning throwover control wheel in place
of functioning dual controls. Grant, December 27, 1996, Exemption No.
6564.
Docket No.: 28711.
Petitioner: Trans World Airlines, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.434(c)(1)(ii).
Description of Relief Sought: To permit Trans World Airlines, Inc.,
to substitute a qualified and authorized check airman for an FAA
inspector to observe a qualifying pilot in command (PIC) while that PIC
is performing prescribed duties during at least one flight leg that
includes a takeoff and a
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landing when completing initial or upgrade training. Grant, December
26, 1996, Exemption No. 6562.
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