[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 55 (Monday, March 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13907-13909]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-7326]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Summary Notice No. PE-98-4]
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 regulations. 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 April 8, 1998.
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: Tawana Matthews (202) 267-9783 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 March 16, 1998.
Gary Michel,
Acting Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.
Petitions for Exemption
Docket No.: 29117
Petitioner: Professional Aviation Maintenance Association
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 65.92(a)
Description of Relief Sought: To permit PAMA members who attend an 8-
hour training course at the April 1 through 3, 1998, PAMA Technical
Symposium and Trade Show to renew their inspection authorization by
April 15, 1998.
Docket No.: 29138
Petitioner: Washington State Department of Transportation
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Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 61.197(a)(2)(iii)
Description of Relief Sought: To permit graduates of WDOT's Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA)-approved flight instructor refresher
courses to renew their flight instructor certificates more than 90 days
before the certificates expire.
Dispositions of Petitions
Docket No.: 28561
Petitioner: Scenic Airlines, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Scenic Airlines to
operate certain aircraft under part 135 without a TSO-C112 (Mode S)
transponder installed.
Grant, February 24, 1998, Exemption No. 6471A
Docket No.: 27136
Petitioner: Kenai Air Alaska, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit KAI to operate
certain aircraft under part 135 without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder
installed.
Grant, February 24, 1998, Exemption No. 5699B
Docket No.: 23290
Petitioner: Air Transport Association of America
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.391(d)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit ATA member
airlines' and other similarly situated part 121 certificate holders'
required flight attendants to be located at the mid-cabin flight
attendant station during takeoff and landing on Boeing 767 airplanes.
Grant, February 24, 1998, Exemption No. 4298G
Docket No: 27153
Petitioner: Kachina Aviation
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Kachina to operate
without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder installed in its aircraft
operating under the provisions of part 135.
Grant, February 24, 1998, Exemption No. 5701B
Docket No.: 27490
Petitioner: C.A.E., Inc.
Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.411(a)(2), and (3), and (b)(2);
121.413(b), (c), and (d); and appendix H to part 121
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit certain pilot and
flight engineer (FE) instructors and check airmen employed by CAE and
listed in an air carrier certificate holder's approved training program
to act as simulator instructors and check airmen for an air carrier
certificate holder under part 121 without those instructors or check
airmen having received ground and flight training in accordance with a
training program approved under subpart N of part 121. That exemption
has permitted simulator instructors and check airmen employed by CAE
and listed in an air carrier certificate holder's approved training
program to serve in advanced simulators without being employed by the
air carrier certificate holder for 1 year.
Grant, February 24, 1998, Exemption No. 5870B
Docket No.: 28520
Petitioner: P&N Flight and Charter
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit P&N to operate its
aircraft (Registration No. N4921J, Serial No. 28R-30642) without a TSO-
C112 (Mode S) transponder installed.
Grant, February 24, 1998, Exemption No. 6448A
Docket No.: 29118
Petitioner: Homestead Helicopters, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit HHI to operate its
Robinson R44 helicopter (Registration No. N8372H, Serial No. 0387)
without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder installed.
Grant, February 24, 1998, Exemption No. 6733
Docket No.: 28118
Petitioner: King Airelines
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit King to operate
without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder installed in its aircraft
operating under the provisions of part 135.
Grant, March 3, 1998, Exemption No. 6093A
Docket No.: 26160
Petitioner: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.319(c)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit MIT to operate
certain aircraft having experimental airworthiness certificates in a
congested airway or over densely populated areas. In your letter, you
include a revised list of aircraft to be covered by the extension.
Grant, March 3, 1998, Exemption No. 5210D
Docket No.: 29116
Petitioner: Taconite Aviation, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit TAI to operate four
aircraft without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder installed.
Grant, March 3, 1998, Exemption No. 6735
Docket No.: 29125
Petitioner: Moore's Flying Service
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Moore's to operate
its Bell 206-L4 helicopter (Registration No. N595CC, Serial No. 52129)
without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder installed.
Grant, March 3, 1998, Exemption No. 673
Docket No.: 22822
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 TBM and BAC to
conduct ferry flights with one engine inoperative on their McDonnell
Douglas DC-6 and DC-7 airplanes without obtaining a special flight
permit for each flight.
Grant, March 3, 1998, Exemption No. 5204D
Docket No.: 28414
Petitioner: Zebra Air, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Zebra Air to
operate its aircraft under the provisions of part 135 without a TSO-
C112 transponder installed. In your letter you include a revised list
of Zebra Air aircraft to be covered by the extension.
Grant, March 3, 1998, Exemption No. 6407A
Docket No.: 27118
Petitioner: Air Logistics, L.L.C.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit ALG to operate
under the provisions of part 135 without having a TSO-C112 (Mode S)
transponder installed in its aircraft.
Grant, March 3, 1998, Exemption No. 6736
Docket No.: 27388
Petitioner: Boeing North American, Inc.
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Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 21.195(a)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Boeing North
American, Inc., to obtain an experimental certificate for its two
prototype Model DASA FR-06 Ranger 2000 airplanes, S/N -001 and -002,
for the purpose of conducting market surveys, sales demonstrations, or
customer crew training.
Grant, March 3, 1998, Exemption No. 5849C
Docket No.: 29100
Petitioner: Bombardier Inc. Canadair
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.571(e)(1)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit certification of
the Bombardier Inc. Canadair BD-700-1A10 airplane using Vc
at sea level or 0.85 Vc at 8,000 ft., which ever is greater.
Grant, March 3, 1998, Exemption No. 6731
Docket No.: 29098
Petitioner: Simmons Airlines
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.562(c)(5) and 25.785(a)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Simmons Airlines
exemption from the head impact criterion requirements of 25.562(c)(5)
and 25.785(a) for front row and exit row seats on Embracer EMB-145
airplanes.
Denial, February 3, 1998, Exemption No. 6732
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