[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 121 (Tuesday, June 24, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34106-34108]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-16526]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Summary Notice No. PE-97-34]
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, 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 July 15, 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:
Heather Thorson (202) 267-7470 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).
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Issued in Washington, D.C., on June 18, 1997.
Michael E. Chase,
Acting Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.
Docket No.: 28884.
Petitioner: Aero Sky.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 145.37(b).
Description of Relief Sought: To permit Aero Sky to obtain a
Federal Aviation Administration repair station certificate without
having suitable permanent housing facilities for at least one of the
heaviest aircraft within the weight class of the rating it seeks.
Docket No.: 28732.
Petitioner: Vieques Air Link, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 119.2(a) and 121.2(a)(1)(i).
Description of Relief Sought: To permit Vieques to continue to
operate its Britten-Norman BN-2A Mark III Tri-Islander aircraft in
scheduled operations under the requirements of 14 CFR part 135 after
March 20, 1997, the deadline to transition to part 121.
Dispositions of Petitions
Docket No.: 26440.
Petitioner: Dassault Falcon Jet Corporation.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 47.65 and 47.69(b).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Dassault to
obtain a Dealer's Aircraft Registration Certificate without meeting the
United States citizenship requirements, and to conduct limited flights
outside the United States under this certificate.
Grant, March 28, 1997, Exemption No. 5315A.
Docket No.: 25748.
Petitioner: Popular Rotorcraft Association, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.319(a) (1) and (2).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Popular
Rotorcraft Association, Inc., and its member flight instructors to
conduct pilot and flight instructor training in an experimental
gyroplane for compensation or hire.
Grant, May 30, 1997, Exemption No. 5209E.
Docket No.: 28869.
Petitioner: Aero Classics, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.315, 119.5(g), and
119.21(a).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow Aero Classics,
Inc., to operate its North American TB-25N aircraft (TB-25N),
Registration No. N9079Z, Serial No. 44-30734, which holds a limited
category airworthiness certificate, for the purpose of carrying
passengers on local flights in return for receiving donations.
Grant, May 30, 1997, Exemption No. 6639.
Docket No.: 28825.
Petitioner: The University of Oklahoma.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 141.64.
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow The University
of Oklahoma to recommend graduates of its approved flight instructor
certification course for flight instructor certificates without those
graduates taking the FAA flight test.
Grant, May 27, 1997, Exemption No. 6628.
Docket No.: 28753.
Petitioner: Neuse River Foundation, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 61.118.
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit certain private
pilots to search for ``point pollution'' on the Neuse River and receive
reimbursement for their expenses.
Grant, May 28, 1997, Exemption No. 6630.
Docket No.: 26095.
Petitioner: Cochise Community College.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 141.65.
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow Cochise
Community College to recommend graduates of its approved certification
course for flight instructor certificates with airplane single-engine
ratings without those graduates taking the FAA practical test.
Grant, May 27, 1997, Exemption No. 6629.
Docket No.: 28834.
Petitioner: LifePort, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.562 and 25.785(b).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit certification
of medical stretchers for transport of persons whose medical condition
dictates such accommodation. The exemption is for installation on
Cessna 750 series airplanes.
Grant, May 23, 1997, Exemption No. 6625.
Docket No.: 28858.
Petitioner: Evergreen International Airlines, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.315, 119.5(g), and
119.21(a).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Evergreen to
operate its former military Boeing B-17G aircraft (B-17G), which has a
limited category airworthiness certificate, for the purpose of carrying
passengers on local flights in return for receiving donations.
Grant, May 30, 1997, Exemption No. 6632.
Docket No.: 28807.
Petitioner: Yankee Air Force.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.315, 119.5(g), and
119.21(a).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow Yankee Air Force
to operate its former military Boeing B-17G aircraft (B-17G),
Registration No. N3193G, Serial No. 77255, which has a limited category
airworthiness certificate, for the purpose of carrying passengers on
local flights in return for receiving donations.
Grant, May 30, 1997, Exemption No. 6631.
Docket No.: 28356.
Petitioner: Douglas Aircraft Company.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 21.325(b)(1).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow Douglas Aircraft
Company to issue airworthiness approvals for new aircraft that are
assembled and flight-tested, (MD-90 airplanes) located and manufactured
outside of the United States.
Grant, May 27, 1997, Exemption No. 6626.
Docket No.: 22558.
Petitioner: Boeing Commercial Airplane Group.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 47.69(b).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit flight testing
and sales demonstrations outside the United States with its Dealer's
Aircraft Registration Certificates and Temporary Registration Numbers,
subject to the following conditions:
1. The aircraft must be owned by Boeing:
2. The aircraft must have a temporary registration number or an
assigned number affixed as provided by 14 CFR part 45;
3. When the aircraft does not have a standard airworthiness
certificate, permission of the host country (countries) must be
obtained before flights to or through that country;
4. Boeing shall maintain records of each international flight for a
period of one year after the aircraft returns to the United States,
such records to consist of:
a. Registration number and aircraft serial number;
b. Dates of departures and return to the United States; and,
c. General overseas itinerary.
Grant, May 28, 1997, Exemption No. 6627.
Docket No: 26267.
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Petitioner: Anne L. Julio.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.311(b).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow Ms. Jacqueline
A. Julio to be secured by a personal safety belt and held on her
caregiver's lap while on board the aircraft although she has reached
her second birthday.
Grant, June 3, 1997, Exemption No. 5195C.
Docket No.: 28846.
Petitioner: Gulfstream International Airlines, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.359(g).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow Gulfstream
International Airlines, Inc., to operate certain Beechcraft 1900 C
aircraft with oxygen masks that are not equipped with an installed
microphone.
Grant, June 2, 1997, Exemption No. 6596A.
Docket No.: 18114.
Petitioner: Federal Express Corporation.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.547(c) and 121.583(a).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Federal Express
Corporation to carry a reporter, photographer, or journalist aboard its
Boeing 747 and McDonnell Douglas DC-8 aircraft without complying with
certain passenger-carrying requirements of part 121.
Grant, June 3, 1997, Exemption No. 2600K.
Docket No.: 28842.
Petitioner: Air Tahoma, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.345(c).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow Air Tahoma to
operate without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder installed in its
aircraft operating under the provisions of part 121.
Grant, June 2, 1997, Exemption No. 6635.
Docket No.: 28847.
Petitioner: Trans States Airlines.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.433(c)(1)(iii), and
121.441 (a)(1) and (b)(1), and appendix F.
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow Trans States
Airlines regulatory relief to the extent necessary to establish an
annual single visit training program for its pilots in an effort to
eventually transition into the Advanced Qualification Program codified
in Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 58.
Grant, June 3, 1997, Exemption No. 6636.
Docket No.: 23753.
Petitioner: Saudia Arabian Airlines Corporation.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 61.2, 63.2, and 67.12.
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow Saudia pilots to
be examined for and issued U.S. certificates and ratings required to
operate its fleet as if it were a certificated U.S. air carrier. The
amendment would expand the exemption to include Boeing 747-400, Boeing
777-200, McDonnell Douglas MD-11F, and McDonnell Douglas MD-90
aircraft.
Grant, June 7, 1997, Exemption No. 3923H.
Docket No.: 28855.
Petitioner: Offshore Logistics, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.152(a).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow Offshore
Logistics, Inc., to operate certain rotocraft with a seating
configuration, excluding any pilot seat, of 10 to 19 seats without an
approved flight data recorder.
Grant, June 4, 1997, Exemption No. 6637.
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