[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 195 (Wednesday, October 8, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52612-52614]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-26609]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Summary Notice No. PE-97-49]
Petitions For Exemption; Summary of Petitions Received;
Dispositions of Petitions Issued
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
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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 October 27, 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
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 September 30, 1997.
Michael E. Chase,
Acting Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.
Petitions for Exemption
Docket No.: 28976.
Petitioner: Cessna Aircraft Co.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.677(b).
Description of Relief Sought:
Petitioner requests exemption from the requirements of
Sec. 25.677(b) for a visual trim device position indicator, by electing
not to install a horizontal stabilizer (actuation system dependent)
position indicator on the Cessna Citation model 560XL. The Cessna 560XL
will incorporate a two position horizontal stabilizes with its position
governed by the selected trailing edge flap deflection; the Cessna
560XL meets all Part 25 handling characteristics and pilot control
force limits with any combination of trailing edge flap deflection and
horizontal stablizer position.
Dispositions of Petitions
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/Disposition: Grants relief from
compliance with the Head Injury Criteria of FAR part 25 for the front
row passengers of the Jetstream Model 4101 airplane. Grant, 9/15/97,
Exemption No. 5587E.
Docket No.: 27372.
Petitioner: Fly BVI.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 61.89(a)(5).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Fly BVI's
student pilots to fly between Tortola, British Virgin Islands, and the
airports of the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico while fulfilling
the cross-country requirements for a private pilot certificate. Grant,
9/15/97, Exemption No. 4796B.
Docket No.: 25120.
Petitioner: Singapore Airlines Limited.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 21.197(c).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow the issuance of
a special flight permit with a continuing authorization for three U.S.-
registered Boeing B-747-312 aircraft (Serial No. 23033, Registration
No. N122KH; Serial No. 23243, Registration No. N123KJ; and Serial No.
23244, Registration No. N124KK) on lease to SIA. Grant, 9/15/97,
Exemption No. 6680.
Docket No.: 28998.
Petitioner: Trans Continental Airlines, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 21.93(b)(2)(iii).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit TCA to operate
its DC-8 airplane (Registration Number N183SK, Serial Number 45904)
until November 18, without the State 3 Forward Bifurcated Fan Air Ducts
(Bi-Duct R.H. S/N 3529). Grant, 9/15/97, Exemption No. 6676.
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/Disposition: 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. Denial, 9/15/97, Exemption No. 6681.
Docket No.: 28718.
Petitioner: Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 21.325(b)(3).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit the issuance of
U.S. export airworthiness approvals for Class II and Class III products
manufactured and located at its Bangkok, Thailand, facility, which is
operated by the petitioner in connection with its U.S. Technical
Standard Order (TSO) authorization. Grant, 9/24/97, Exemption No. 6682.
Docket No.: 23685.
Petitioner: Department of the Navy.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 101.23(b) and (c).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit the Navy,
specifically, the United States Marine Corps (USMC) at Marine Corps Air
Station (MCAS) Beaufort, South Carolina, to use Missile Plume Simulator
GTR-18 Class B Fireworks within controlled firing area (CFA) at MCAS
Beaufort, South Carolina and at Beaufort County Airport, South
Carolina. Grant, 9/18/97, Exemption No. 3938D.
Docket No.: 25245.
Petitioner: Department of the Air Force.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.215(b) and (c).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit permits the Air
Force to conduct certain military training flight operations in
designated airspace above 10,000 feet mean sea level without being
required to operate the aircraft transponders, subject to certain
conditions and limitations.
Grant, 9/18/97, Exemption No. 4633G
Docket No.: 28261.
Petitioner: Ameriflight, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.205(d)(6).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Ameriflight to
conduct instrument flight rule (IFR) operations with inoperative
aircraft clocks installed in its aircraft. Senial, 9/23/97, Exemption
No. 6686.
Docket No.: 27306.
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Petitioner: NockAir Helicopters, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 133.43 (a) and (b).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit NockAir to use
its helicopters to perform aerial trapeze acts without using an
approved external-load attachment or quick-release device for carrying
a person on a trapeze bar. Grant, 9/23/97, Exemption No. 6885.
Docket No.: 23455.
Petitioner: Reeve Aleutain Airways.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.574(a) (1), (3), and (4).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit RAA to carry
and operate onboard its aircraft certain oxygen storage, generating,
and dispensing equipment for medical use by patients requiring medical
attention when the oxygen and equipment is furnished and maintained by
hospitals, clinics, or municipal medical services within the State of
Alaska. Grant, 9/23/97, Exemption No. 6684.
Docket No.: 28260.
Petitioner: Emery Worldwide Airlines.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.503, 121,505, and 121.511.
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Emery to
conduct all of its part 121 all-cargo operations in the 48 contiguous
states in accordance with all of the provisions of Sec. 121.471. Grant,
9/23/97, Exemption 6184A.
Docket No.: 28361.
Petitioner: Valujet Airline, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.203 (a) and (b).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit ValuJet to
temporarily operate its aircraft following incidental loss or
mutilation of the airworthiness or registration certificate, or both.
Grant, 9/23/97, Exemption No. 6395A.
Docket No.: 28053.
Petitioner: Federal Express Corporation.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.401(c),
121.433(c)(1)(iii), 121.441 (a)(1) and (b)(1), and appendix F.
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit FedEx to
combine recurrent flight and ground training and proficiency checks for
FedEx's pilots in command, seconds in command, and flight engineers in
a single annual training and proficiency evaluation program. Grant, 9/
23/97, Exemption No. 6152B.
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