[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 148 (Friday, August 1, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41475-41476]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-20388]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration
[Summary Notice No. PE-97-40]


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 21, 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, 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, DC 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).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 29, 1997.
Donald P. Byrne,
Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.

Petitons for Exemptions

    Docket No.: 28951.
    Petitioner: Imi-Tech Corporation.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.853.
    Description of Relief Sought: To allow greater than 10 percent 
weight loss for seat cushions using low-density foams.

    Docket No.: 27001.
    Petitioner: British Aerospace Regional Aircraft.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.562(c)(5) and 25.785(a).
    Description of Relief Sought: British Aerospace Regional Aircraft 
requests an extension of Exemption 5887D from the requirements of 
Secs. 25.562(c)(5) and 25.785(a) of the FAR regarding the Head Injury 
Criteria for front row passenger seats on the Jetstream Model 4100 
airplanes.

    Docket No.: 28949.
    Petitioner: Sun 'n Fun Aviation Foundation, Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.215(a).
    Description of Relief Sought: To allow members of Sun 'n Fun to use 
an Air Traffic Control transponder specified in Sec. 91.215(a) without 
meeting the test and inspection requirements of the transponder every 
24 months.

    Docket No.: 28940.
    Petitioner: Polar Air Cargo, Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.470 and 121.471(a)(3).
    Description of Relief Sought: To permit Polar Air to schedule 
pilots to fly up to 34 hours in 7 days in connection with flight 
segments of international operations conducted within the continental 
United States.

Dispositions of Petitions

    Docket No.: 23477.
    Petitioner: Experimental Aircraft Association.
    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 EAA 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 calibrated airspeed at full power in level 
flight, and have a power-off stall speed that does not exceed 35 knots 
calibrated airspeed.
    Grant, July 16, 1997, Exemption No. 3784H.

    Docket No.: 28887.
    Petitioner: Maricopa County Sheriff's Air Posse, Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 61.118.
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Air Posse 
pilots who hold private pilot certificates to accept fuel and oil made 
available by the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office for the purpose of 
conducting ``official missions'' as directed by the Sheriff's Office 
and the Air Posse.
    Grant, 7/10/97, Exemption No. 6659.

    Docket No.: 23760.
    Petitioner: State of Alaska Department of National Resources.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.119 (b) and (c).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit the pilots 
employed by or acting pursuant to a contract with the Division of 
Forestry to conduct firefighting requiring the aerial application of 
fire retardants or water over congested areas, and requiring cargo 
paradrops and/or aerial application of fire retardants or water over 
other than congested areas in the State of Alaska, subject to certain 
conditions and limitations.
    Grant, July 16, 1997, Exemption No. 4063A.

    Docket No.: 27631.
    Petitioner: Lesair, Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.319(a) (1) and (2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To conduct training for 
compensation or hire in a gyroplane that has been issued an 
experimental airworthiness certificate.
    Grant, July 10, 1997, Exemption No. 6658.

    Docket No.: 27819.
    Petitioner: FFV Aerotech, Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 145.45(f).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit FFV Aerotech, 
Inc., to establish and maintain a number of fixed locations within FFV 
for the repair station Inspection Procedures Manual (IPM) and to assign 
IPM's to key individuals within departments, subject to certain 
conditions and limitations.
    Grant, July 15, 1997, Exemption No. 6657.

    Docket No.: 25501.
    Petitioner: Tridair Helicopters, Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 21.19(b)(1).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow petitioner to 
include Bell Helicopter Model 407 under the authority of Exemption No. 
5025, as amended. Exemption No. 5025, as amended, allows Tridair to 
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a supplemental type certificate rather than a new type certificate for 
a design change that modifies the following Bell Helicopters from 
single-engine to two-engine aircraft: Bell Models 206L, 206L-1, 206L-3, 
and 206L-4.
    Denied, July 16, 1997, Exemption No. 5025C.

    Docket No.: 28947.
    Petitioner: US Airways.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 145.45(f).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit US Airways to 
make available one copy of its repair station Inspection Procedures 
Manual to all its supervisory and inspection personnel, rather than 
providing a copy of the manual to each of these individuals, subject to 
certain conditions and limitations.
    Grant, July 11, 1997, Exemption No. 6655.

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