[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 127 (Wednesday, July 2, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35876-35877]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-17302]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration
[Summary Notice No. PE-97-35]


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 
the 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 22, 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: 9-NPRM-CMNTSfaa.dot.gov.
    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 26, 1997.
Donald P. Byrne,
Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.

Petitions for Exemption

Docket No.: 28938
Petitioner: Learjet, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.783(h)
Description of Relief Sought: To permit exemption for the Learjet Model 
45, from the emergency exit type requirements of Sec. 25.783(h) for the 
passenger entry door, to allow an oversized Type III exit in lieu of 
the required minimum Type II exit.

Dispositions of Petitions

Docket No.: 28891
Petitioner: Kachina Aviation
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 133.19(a)(3) and 133.51
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Kachina to conduct 
external-load operations in the United States using its dry-leased, 
Canadian-registered Bell 212 helicopter.

Grant, June 9, 1997, Exemption No. 6638

Docket No.: 24427
Petitioner: United States Ultralight Association, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 103.1(a) and (e)(1) through (e)(4)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit individuals 
authorized by the USUA to give instruction in powered ultralight 
vehicles that have a maximum empty weight of not more than 496 pounds, 
have a maximum fuel capacity of not more than 10 U.S. gallons, are not 
capable of more than 75 knots of calibrated airspeed at full power in 
level flight, and have a power-staff stall speed that does not exceed 
35 knots calibrated airspeed.

Grant, June 9, 1997, Exemption No. 4274G

Docket No.: 28775
Petitioner: American Flyers, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR part 141, paragraph 3 (c) and (d) 
of appendix C
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit American Flyers to 
provide an applicant for the instrument rating approach systems and one 
precision approach system, rather than exclusively using VOR (very high 
frequency omnidirectional range), ADF (automatic direction finder) and, 
ILS (instrument landing system) approaches, as required by the rule.

Grant, June 6, 1997, Exemption No. 6640

Docket No.: 28896
Petitioner: Era Helicopters
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 61.77 (a), (b), (d), and (e)(1)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit China Southern 
Airlines Helicopter Company pilots to be eligible to hold special 
purpose pilot certificates to perform pilot duties on two U.S. 
registered Super Puma AS332L helicopters (Registration Nos. N170EH and 
N171EH) that do not meet the aircraft class, passenger seating 
configuration, and payload requirements of Sec. 61.77.

Grant, June 9, 1997, Exemption No. 6639

Docket No.: 28905
Petitioner: Petroleum Helicopters, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.152(a)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit PHI to place three 
Bell 214ST helicopters (Registration Nos. N59805, N59806, and N6957Y, 
Serial nos. 28139, 28140, 28141, respectively) on its Operations 
Specifications and to operate those helicopters in nonscheduled 
operations under part 135 without a digital flight data recorder (DFDR) 
as required by Sec. 135.152.

Grant, June 11, 1997, Exemption No. 6641

Docket No.: 28257
Petitioner: Flight Structures, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.785(d), 25.813(b), 25.857(e), 
and 25.1447 (c)(1) & (c)(3)(ii)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit supplemental type 
certification of Airbus Model A300-B4-100 series and -200 series 
passenger-to-freighter airplane conversions, with provisions for the 
carriage of persons other than flight crewmembers when the airplane is 
equipped with two floor-level exits with escape slides, within the 
occupied main deck area.

Grant, June 4, 1997, Exemption No. 6178A

Docket No.: 28768
Petitioner: Franklin Products, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.853(a)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Franklin Products, 
Inc., to be exempt from vertical burn test requirements for water-based 
adhesives used in the manufacture of their seat cushions. Water-based 
adhesives are the only viable alternatives to solvent-based adhesives 
which do comply with these requirements, but which are becoming no 
longer available.

Grant, June 4, 1997, Exemption No. 6634

Docket No.: 28710
Petitioner: United Airlines, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.434(c)(3)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To revise Condition No. 7 to 
state, ``No observation may be conducted under this exemption prior to 
the flight leg during which the qualifying PIC will complete the 
minimum number of hours specified in Sec. 121.434(c)(3)''.

Grant, June 11, 1997, Exemption No. 6570A

Docket No.: 28787
Petitioner: Ameriflight, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 61.5 (a) and (c), and 91.203 (a) 
and (c)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Ameriflight to 
temporarily operate its aircraft without those aircraft's airworthiness 
and registration certificates on board (and properly displayed in the 
case of airworthiness certificates) while obtaining replacements. This 
exemption also permits Ameriflight's pilots to temporarily operate 
Ameriflight's aircraft without those pilots having their pilot and 
medical certificates in their personal possession.

Grant, June 11, 1997, Exemption No. 6645

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