[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 13 (Wednesday, January 21, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3178-3179]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-1375]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Summary Notice No. PE-97-67]


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 Ch. 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.

DATE: Comments on petitions received must identify the petition docket

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number involved and must be received on or before February 10, 1998.

ADDRESS: 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: Angela Anderson (202) 267-9681 or 
Tawana Matthews (202) 267-9783 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 January 14, 1998.
Gary A. Michel,
Acting Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.

Dispositions of Petitions

    Docket No.: 29042.
    Petitioner: Schwartz Engineering Company.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.807(d)(7).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit a B757-200 
interior arrangement that does not provide 60 feet or less between 
passenger emergency exits in the side of the fuselage. Grant, December 
18, 1997, Exemption No. 6710.
    Docket No.: 28951.
    Petitioner: Imi-Tech Corporation.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.853(c).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit use of a seat 
cusion materials that do not comply with the weight loss portion of 
that requirement. Grant, December 12, 1997, Exemption No. 6707.
    Docket No.: 28976.
    Petitioner: Cessna Aircraft Company.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.677(b).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit the petitioner 
to provide a clearly visible means to indicate the position of the trim 
device with respect to its range of adjustment. Grant, December 12, 
1997, Exemption No. 6706.
    Docket No.: 28544.
    Petitioner: Learjet Incorporated.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.783(h).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: Exempts the petitioner 
from certain passenger entry door emergency exit requirements for the 
Learjet Model 45 airplane. Grant, December 29, 1997, Exemption No. 
6468A.

Petition For Exemption

    Docket No.: 29100.
    Petitioner: Bombardier Inc.
    Regulations Affected: 25.571(e)(1).
    Description of Petition: To permit exemption for the BD-700-1A10 
airplane, from the bird strike provisions of Sec. 25.571(e)(1) to allow 
compliance with the requirement using bird impact velocity of Vc at sea 
level or 0.85 Vc at 8,000 feet, whichever is more critical.

Petition For Exemption

    Docket No.: 27023.
    Petitioner: The Boeing Company.
    Regulations Affected: 25.1415(c) and 121.339(c).
    Description of Petition: To exempt The Boeing Company from the 
requirements of 14 CFR 25.1415(c) and 121.339(c), to permit 
installation of survival equipment separate from slide/rafts on Boeing 
757-300 Aircraft.

[FR Doc. 98-1375 Filed 1-20-98; 8:45 am]
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