[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 24, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 67428]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-33621]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration
[Summary Notice No. PE-97-63]


Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petitions Received; 
Dispositions of Petitions Issued

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of petitions for exemptions 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 January 16, 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).

    Issued in Washington, D.C., on December 19, 1997.
Donald P. Byrne,
Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.

Petitions for Exemption

    Docket No.: 29077.
    Petitioner: Bombardier Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.1435(b)(1).
    Description of Relief Sought: In lieu of the requirements of 14 CFR 
25.1435(b)(1) for a complete hydraulic system proof pressure test on 
the airplane, Bombardier proposes to conduct a proof pressure test at 
the system relief pressure, 3400 psig, and component testing at 1.5 
times operating pressure (4500 psi) per Sec. 25.1435(a)(2).

    Docket No.: 29052.
    Petitioner: Business Airfreight.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 43.3.
    Description of Relief Sought: To permit appropriately trained 
certificated pilots employed by Business Airfreight (BAF) to replace 
navigation lightbulbs, landing lightbulbs, taxi lightbulbs, missing or 
broken static wicks, and missing or broken bonding straps on BAF's 
aircraft used in operations conducted under 14 CFR part 135.

Dispositions of Petitions

    Docket No.: 28357.
    Petitioner: United Airlines, Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 145.45(f).
    Description of Relief Sought Disposition: To permit United 
Airlines, Inc., to continue to make available to all of its supervisory 
and inspection personnel one copy of its repair station inspection 
procedures manual, rather than providing a copy of the manual to each 
of these individuals.
    Grant, December 1, 1997, Exemption No. 6393A.

    Docket No.: 28835.
    Petitioner: Southwest Airlines Co.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 43.3.
    Description of Relief Sought Disposition: To permit ramp 
supervisors employed by Southwest to take aircraft brake temperature 
readings on arrival of its aircraft.
    Denial, December 5, 1997, Exemption No. 6704.

    Docket No.: 28776.
    Petitioner: Mr. Dwight E. Reber and Mrs. Cori P. Reber.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 21.25(a)(2), 21.29(a), and 
21.185(c).
    Description of Relief Sought Disposition: To permit Mr. And Mrs. 
Reber to be entitled to a restricted category type certificate and 
airworthiness certificate for their Kamov Ka-26 light twin-engine 
helicopter.
    Denial, December 2, 1997, Exemption No. 6702.

Petition for Exemption

    Docket No.: 29077.
    Petitioner: Bombardier Inc.
    Regulations Affected: 25.1435(b)(1).
    Description of Petition: In lieu of the requirements of 14 CFR 
25.1435(b)(1) for a complete hydraulic system proof pressure test on 
the airplane, Bombardier proposes to conduct a proof pressure test at 
the system relief pressure, 3400 psig, and component testing at 1.5 
times operating pressure (4500 psi) per Sec. 25.1435(a)(2).

[FR Doc. 97-33621 Filed 12-24-97; 8:45 am]
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