[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 162 (Thursday, August 21, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44510-44511]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-22104]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration
[Summary Notice No. PE-97-43]


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 September 10, 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

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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).

    Issued in Washington, D.C., on August 14, 1997.
Donald P. Byrne,
Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.

Petitions for Exemption

    Docket No.: 28946.
    Petitioner: Construcciones Aeronauticas, S.A.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.571(e)(1).
    Description of Relief Sought: to permit exemption, for the CASA C-
295 airplane, from the bird strike provisions of Sec. 25.257(e)(1) to 
allow compliance with the requirement using bird impact velocity of Vc 
at sea level or 0.85Vc at 8,000 feet, whichever is more critical.

    Docket No.: 28963.
    Petitioner: Wiggins Airways, Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 43.3.
    Description of Relief Sought: In the event of an ignition box 
failure, permit appropriately trained certificated pilots employed by 
Wiggins to change the electrical leads from the ignition box to the 
spare ignition box on Wiggins' Cessna C208B caravan aircraft used in 
operations conducted under 14 CFR part 135.

    Docket No.: 28954.
    Petitioner: Heart of Georgia Technical Institute.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 65.17(a), 65.19(b), 65.75 (a) 
and (b), 183.11(b).
    Description of Relief Sought: To allow HGTI to: (1) Administer the 
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) oral and practical mechanic tests 
to students at times and places identified in HGTI's FAA-approved 
Aviation Maintenance Technology Policies, Procedures, and Curriculum 
Handbook; (2) conduct oral and practical mechanics tests as an integral 
part of the education process rather than conducting the tests after 
students successfully complete the mechanics written tests; (3) allow 
applicants to apply for retesting within 30 days after failure without 
presenting a signed statement certifying additional instruction in the 
failed area; and (4) administer the aviation mechanic written test to 
students immediately after they successfully complete the general 
curriculum but before they meet the experience requirements of 
Sec. 65.77.

Dispositions of Petitions

    Docket No.: 27998.
    Petitioner: Petroleum Helicopters, Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 43.3.(g).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit appropriately 
trained pilots employed by PHI to remove and reinstall the copilot's 
``quick release'' cyclic and collective controls (copilot's controls) 
and the tail rotor pedal shield (shield panel) on Bell Model 230 
helicopters owned and operated by PHI.
    Denial, 7/30/97, Exemption No. 6663.

    Docket No.: 28638.
    Petitioner: U.S. Department of Justice, Immigration and 
Naturalization Service.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.111(b), 91.159(a), and 
91.209(a).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit INS to conduct 
in-flight identification, surveillance, and pursuit operations 
consistent with the assigned mission of INS.
    Grant, 8/6/97, Exemption No. 1533D.

    Docket No.: 26326.
    Petitioner: T.B.M., Inc., and Butler Aircraft Co.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.611.
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit T.B.M. and 
Butler to conduct ferry flights with one engine inoperative on its 
Lockheed C-130A aircraft without obtaining a special flight permit for 
each flight.
    Grant, 8/6/97, Exemption No. 6667.

[FR Doc. 97-22104 Filed 8-20-97; 8:45 am]
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