[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 41 (Monday, March 3, 1997)] [Notices] [Pages 9480-9481] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-5060] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration [Summary Notice No. PE-97-11] Petitions for Exemption; Summary of Petitions Received; Dispositions of Petitions Issued AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of petitions for exemption and of dispositions of prior petitions. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 [[Page 9481]] 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 20, 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, D.C. 20591. This notice is published pursuant to paragraphs (c), (e), and (g) of Sec. 11.27 of Part II of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 11). Issued in Washington, D.C., on February 24, 1997. Donald P. Byrne, Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations. Dispositions of Petitions Docket No.: 24165. Petitioner: United States Air Force. Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.209(a) and (b). Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit the petitioner to conduct helicopter night-vision flight training operations without lighted aircraft position lights. GRANT: February 6, 1997, Exemption NO. 5891A. Docket No.: 28225. Petitioner: Northwest Airlines, Inc. Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.709(b)(3). Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit the petitioner to use electronic recordkeeping and electronic signatures to meet certain maintenance recordkeeping requirements. GRANT: February 7, 1997, Exemption NO. 6575. Docket No.: 28664. Petitioner: Doug Myers. Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.205(b)(12). Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit certain air carriers to operate an aircraft for hire over water and beyond power- off gliding distance from shore without at least one pyrotechnic signaling device on board. DENIAL: February 11, 1997, Exemption No. 6576. [FR Doc. 97-5060 Filed 2-28-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-M