[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 74 (Friday, April 17, 1998)] [Notices] [Pages 19283-19285] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-10171] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration [Summary Notice No. PE-98-6] 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 [[Page 19284]] 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 May 6, 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 April 3, 1998. Donald P. Byrne, Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations. Petitions for Exemption Docket No.: 29146. Petitioner: B F Goodrich Aerospace. Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 145.45(f). Description of Relief Sought: To permit B F Goodrich to maintain its repair station Inspection Procedures manual (IPM) on a compact disc read only memory system available for viewing by all supervisory and inspection personnel, rather than provide a paper copy of the IPM to each of these individuals. Docket No.: 144CE. Petitioner: Sino Swearingen Aircraft Company. Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 23.35, 23.29, 23.235, 23.471, 23.473, 23.477, 23.479, 23.481, 43.483, 23.485, 23.493, 23.499, 23.723, 23.725, 23.726, 23.727, 23.959, 23.1583(c)(1), (2), Appendix C23, and Appendix D23.1. Description of Relief Sought: To permit Sino Swearingen Aircraft Company to modify the SJ30-2 airplane landing gear loads and associated airframe loads. Dispositions of Petitions Docket No.: 25506. Petitioner: Department of the Navy. Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.215(c). Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit the Navy to provide realistic air combat training in airspace defined in the exemption as the ``Transponder-Off Area. GRANT, March 20, 1998, Exemption No. 6741. Docket No.: 29009. Petitioner: United Airlines, Inc. Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 93.217(a) (5) and (6) and 93.223. Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To prevent the withdrawal of takeoff and landing slots from United at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport to accommodate requests from carriers engaged in international operations at O'Hare. DENIAL, March 25, 1998, Exemption No. 6743. Docket No.: 29099. Petitioner: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 61.55(b)(2); 61.56(c)(1); 61.57 (a), (b), (c), and (d); 61.58(a) (1) and (2); and 61.195(e). Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit ERAU, which is developing a 14 CFR part 142 certificated training center, to use Level D flight simulators to meet certain flight experience and recency of experience requirements of part 61 for its instructor pilots before certification of the training center. GRANT, March 25, 1998, Exemption No. 6746. Docket No.: 28148. Petitioner: Capital City Air Carrier, Inc. Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c). Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit CCAC to operate certain aircraft without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder installed. GRANT, March 30, 1998, Exemption No. 6747. Docket No.: 17681. Petitioner: Kenmore Air Harbor, Inc. Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.203(a)(1). Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Kenmore to conduct seaplane operations under visual flight rules, outside controlled airspace, overwater, at an altitude below 500 feet. GRANT, March 30, 1998, Exemption No. 2528J. Docket No.: 26103. Petitioner: Northwest Seaplanes, Inc. Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.203(a)(1). Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Northwest Seaplanes to conduct part 135 operations outside of controlled airspace, over water, at an altitude below 500 feet above the surface. GRANT, March 30, 1998, Exemption No. 6461A. Docket No.: 27712. Petitioner: American Airlines. Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.401(c), 121.433(c)(1)(iii), 121.440(a), and 121.441 (a)(1) and (b)(1); appendix F to part 121; and Special Federal Aviation Regulations No. 58. Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit American to (1) combine recurrent flight and ground training and proficiency checks for American's pilots in command, seconds in command, and flight engineers in a single annual training and proficiency evaluation program (i.e., a single-visit training program), and (2) meet the line-check requirements of Sec. 121.440(a) and SFAR No. 58 through an alternative line-check program. GRANT, March 30, 1998, Exemption No. 5950B. Docket No.: 28137. Petitioner: Kansas Highway Patrol. Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.159(a) and 91.209 (a) and (d). Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Kansas Highway Patrol to conduct air operations in support of drug law enforcement and drug traffic interdiction. GRANT, March 27, 1998, Exemption No. 6137A. Docket No.: 5010. Petitioner: Federal Aviation Administration, Office of System Standards. Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.119 (b) and (c), 91.159, 91.175 (a) and (b), and 91.179(b). Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit the FAA AVN and the USAF FIC to deviate from certain flight rules required by subpart B of 14 CFR part 91 while conducting flight inspections of air navigation facilities and instrument approach procedures. GRANT, March 31, 1998, Exemption No. 5118C. Docket No.: 28176. Petitioner: Raytheon Aircraft Services. Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2). Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Raytheon Aircraft Services to operate without a TSO-C112 transponder installed in its aircraft operating under the provisions of part 135. GRANT, March 30, 1998, Exemption No. 6120A. Docket No.: 142CE. [[Page 19285]] Petitioner: Sino Swearingen Aircraft Company. Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 23.3(d). Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit type certification of the Sino Swearingen SJ30-2 airplane in the commuter category. GRANT, March 23, 1998, Exemption No. 6742. Docket No.: 28400. Petitioner: Skydive, Inc. Sections of the FAR Affected: 105.43(a)(1). Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow Skydive to permit individuals who have completed a course of instruction in main parachute packing administered by an FAA-certificated parachute rigger to pack main parachutes for others to make parachute jumps. DENIAL, March 27, 1998, Exemption No. 6748. [FR Doc. 98-10171 Filed 4-16-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-M