[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 59 (Monday, March 29, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14960-14963]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-7630]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration
[Summary Notice No. PE-98-07]


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.


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DATES: Comments on petitions received must identify the petition docket 
number involved and must be received on or before April 19, 1999.

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, DC 20591; telephone (202) 267-3132.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cherie Jack (202) 267-7271 or Terry 
Stubblefield (202) 267-7624, 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 March 24, 1999.
Donald P. Byrne,
Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.

Petitions for Exemption

    Docket No.: 29320.
    Petitioner: Wisconsin Aviation, Inc. (WAI).
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.163 and 135.181.
    Description of Relief Sought: To permit WAI to conduct passenger-
carrying operations in a single-engine aircraft in certain limited 
instrument flight rules conditions as were permitted previously by 
Sec. 135.103. In addition, you request an exemption to allow WAI to 
conduct such operations without equipping its aircraft with two 
independent electrical power-generating sources, or a standby battery 
or alternate source of electrical power, and a redundant energy system 
for gyroscopic instruments.

    Docket No.: 29321.
    Petitioner: Atkin Air Charter Service.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.163 and 135.181.
    Description of Relief Sought: To permit Atkin to conduct passenger-
carrying operations in a single-engine aircraft in certain limited 
instrument flight rules conditions as were permitted previously by 
Sec. 135.103.

    Docket No.: 29324.
    Petitioner: Centurion Flight Services, Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.163, 135.181, and 135.421.
    Description of Relief Sought: To permit CFS to conduct passenger-
carrying operations in a single-engine aircraft in certain limited 
instrument flight rules conditions as were permitted previously by 
Sec. 135.103.

    Docket No.: 29332.
    Petitioner: SkyWorld Aviation, Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.163 and 135.181.
    Description of Relief Sought: To permit SkyWorld to conduct such 
operations without equipping its aircraft with two independent 
electrical power-generating sources, or a standby battery or alternate 
source of electrical power, and a redundant energy system for 
gyroscopic instruments.

    Docket No.: 29337.
    Petitioner: Air San Luis (ASL).
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.163 and 135.181.
    Description of Relief Sought: To permit ASL to conduct passenger-
carrying operations in a single-engine aircraft in certain limited 
instrument flight rules conditions as were permitted previously by 
Sec. 135.103.

    Docket No.: 29288.
    Petitioner: Mr. Patrick J. Halloran.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 65.104(a)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought: To permit Mr. Halloran to satisfy the 
eligibility requirement for a repairman certificate (experimental 
aircraft builder) without being considered the primary builder.

Dispositions of Petitions

    Docket No.: 241.
    Petitioner: Headquarters Air Force Flight Standards Agency.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.169(b).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit the Department 
of the Air Force Air Education and Training Command (formerly Air 
Training Command) to conduct local area and other flight training 
missions under instrument flight rules (IFR) without designating an 
alternate airport, subject to certain conditions and limitations.
    Grant, October 23, 1998, Exemptions No. 49F.

    Docket No.: 23495.
    Petitioner: Department of the Army.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.209(a)(1) and (2).
    To permit the Army to conduct certain military training operations 
at night without lighted aircraft position lights.
    Grant, October 16, 1998, Exemption No. 3946F.

    Docket No.: 23869.
    Petitioner: The Uninsured Relative Workshop, Inc. (TURWI).
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 105.43(a).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit employees, 
representatives, and other volunteer experimental parachute test 
jumpers under TURWI's control to make tandem parachute jumps while 
wearing a dual-harness, dual-parachute pack that has at least one main 
parachute and one approved auxiliary parachute. The exemption also 
permits pilots in command of aircraft involved in these operations to 
allow such persons to make these parachute jumps.
    Grant, September 18, 1998, Exemption No. 4943K.

    Docket No.: 25588.
    Petitioner: The Soaring Society of America, Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 45.11(a) and (d).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: 14 CFR 45.11(a) and (d). 
To permit all owners, operators, and manufactures of gliders to 
continue to forgo the requirement to secure an identification plate or 
display the model and serial numbers on the exterior of the aircraft at 
specified locations.
    Grant, October 27, 1998, Exemption No. 4988D.

    Docket No.: 25886.
    Petitioner: Washoe County Sheriff's Office.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 61.113(e).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow members of the 
Washoe County Sheriff's Air Squadron (Air Squadron) who hold private 
pilot certificates to be reimbursed for fuel, oil, and maintenance 
expenses incurred while performing search and location missions for the 
Sheriff's Office.
    Grant, October 27, 1998, Exemption No. 6836.

    Docket No.: 26490.
    Petitioner: Delta Air Lines, Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.310(m).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Delta to 
operate certain L-1011-385-3 airplanes without conforming to the 60-
feet required distance between emergency exists.
    Grant, October 16, 1998, Exemption No. 5301D.

    Docket No.: 26743.
    Petitioner: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company.

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    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 145.45(f).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Goodyear to 
establish and maintain a number of fixed locations for the distribution 
of its repair station inspection procedures manual at each facility 
rather than providing a copy of the manual to each of its supervisory 
and inspection employees.
    Grant, October 8, 1998, Exemption No. 5543C.

    Docket No.: 27327.
    Petitioner: Midway Aviation, Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Midway to 
operate its Piper PA-23 Aztec (Registration No. N32RW, Serial No. 27-
4667) without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder installed.
    Grant, October 27, 1998, Exemption No. 6835.

    Docket No.: 27787.
    Petitioner: Ameriflight, Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Ameriflight to 
operate certain aircraft under the provisions of part 135 without a 
TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder installed on each of those aircraft.
    Grant, October 16, 1998, Exemption No. 6830.

    Docket No.: 28099.
    Petitioner: Delta Air Lines, Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.791(a) and 121.317(a).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Delta to 
operate its McDonnel Douglas MD-90 aircraft with ``No Smoking'' signs 
that always are illuminated.
    Grant, October 16, 1998, Exemption No. 6034B.

    Docket No.: 28492.
    Petitioner: VARIG S. A.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 145.47(b).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow VARIG to use the 
calibration standards of the Instituto Nacional de Metrologia, 
Normalizacao e Qualidate Industrial (INMETRO), Brazil's national 
standards organization, in lieu of the calibration standards of the 
U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), to test its 
inspection and test equipment at its Sao Paulo facility.
    Grant, October 8, 1998, Exemption No. 6831.

    Docket No.: 28557.
    Petitioner: Chromalloy Gas Turbine Corporation.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 43.9(a)(4), 43.11(a)(3), and 
145.57(a).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Chromalloy and 
other persons holding return-to-service authority under the relevant, 
respective inspection procedures manuals (IPMs) to use electronic 
signatures in lieu of physical signatures to satisfy the signature 
requirements of FAA Form 8130-3, Airworthiness Approval Tag.
    Grant, September 29, 1998, Exemption No. 6513A.

    Docket No.: 28696.
    Petitioner: Federal Express Corporation.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.1423(c).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit the 
accommodation of supernumerary animal handlers on DC-10 and MD-11 
airplanes.
    Partial Grant, August 28, 1998, Exemption No. 6652A.

    Docket No.: 28853.
    Petitioner: Sully Produits Speciaux.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 145.75(d).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Sully to 
authorize its inspectors who cannot read, write, and understand English 
to approve parts for return to service with an FAA Form 8130-3, 
``Airworthiness Approval Tag.''
    Denial, October 8, 1998, Exemption No. 6832.

    Docket No.: 29066.
    Petitioner: Mr. James T. Hawkins.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 45.21(c)(2) and 45.29(c), (d), 
and (e).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Mr. Hawkins to 
display aircraft registration markings on his Piper Archer aircraft 
(Registration No. N3578M, Serial No. 28-7890316) that are ornamental in 
nature and do not meet the width, thickness, and spacing requirements 
of part 45.
    Denial September 3, 1998, Exemption No. 6818.

    Docket No.: 29189.
    Petitioner: Orange County Flight Center.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 141.77(a)(1).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Orange County 
Flight Center (OCFC) to use Skyroamers Publications FAA-approved 
syllabus, which states that the planned training times in the syllabus 
are not minimum required flight times. The syllabus also would state 
that all part 141 training time requirements must be met for private 
pilot certification.
    Denial, October 14, 1998, Exemption No. 6827.

    Docket No.: 29203.
    Petitioner: The Boeing Company.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.783(h), 25.807(d)(1), 
25.810(a)(1), 25.812(e), 25.819(a), 25.857(e), and 25.1447(c)(1).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit carriage of 
supernumeraries on an all-freighter airplane, which is the direct 
reason for requesting exemption from 25.857(e).
    Partial Grant, October 7, 1998, Exemption No. 6823.

    Docket No.: 29204.
    Petitioner: The Boeing Company.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.562(b)(2), 25.562(c)(5), 
and 25.562(c)(6).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit in pertinent 
part that where floor rails or floor fittings are used to attach the 
seating devices to the test fixture, the rails or fittings must be 
misaligned with respect to the adjacent set of rails or fittings; each 
occupant must be protected from serious head injury under the test 
conditions; protection must be provided to prevent axially compressive 
loads exceeding 2,250 pounds in each femur.
    Partial Grant, October 1, 1998, Exemption No. 6819.

    Docket No.: 29216.
    Petitioner: Mid East Jet, Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.813(a).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit the 
installation of doors between passenger compartments on a Boeing 757-
200 series airplane.
    Partial Grant, October 19, 1998, Exemption No. 6834.

    Docket No.: 29238.
    Petitioner: Flightstar Corporation.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 61.101(d)(7).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit all 
recreational pilots trained at the University of Illinois Willard 
Airport (CMI) to act as pilot in command (PIC) of an aircraft carrying 
a passenger to, from, and within the airspace surrounding CMI, which 
requires two-way radio communications with air traffic control (ATC).
    Denial, October 14, 1998, Exemption No. 6825.

    Docket No.: 29253.
    Petitioner: Boeing Commercial Airplane Group.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.785(h)(2), 25.807(d)(7), 
25.813(e), and 25.853(d).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow Boeing 
Commercial Airplane Group the

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installation flight attendant seats that do not provide direct view, 
the installation of interior doors between passenger compartments, and 
interior materials that do not comply with heat release smoke emissions 
requirements on a Boeing 737-700 Increased Gross Weight Airplane.
    Partial Grant, October 5, 1998, Exemption N. 6820.

    Docket No.: 29266.
    Petitioner: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 141 4(b)(1)(ii) of appendix D.
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Embry-Riddle 
Aeronautical University to allow its students who are adding a single-
engine rating to a commercial pilot certificate with a multiengine 
rating to use time logged in a multiengine aircraft with retractable 
landing gear, flaps, and a controllable pitch propeller, or in a 
turbine-powered airplane to satisfy the requirements of Subpart F of 14 
CFR part 61.
    Denial, October 14, 1998, Exemption No. 6828.

    Docket No.: 29285.
    Petitioner: Mr. Peter F. Fichter.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 61.153(a).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Mr. Fitcher to 
obtain an airline transport pilot (ATP) certificate before reaching 23 
years of age.
    Denial, October 14, 1998, Exemption No. 6828.

    Docket No.: 29296.
    Petitioner: Sky Walk, Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR Appendix B paragraph 2.
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Sky Walk to 
enroll a person without a student pilot certificate in the flight 
portion of Sky Walk's FAA-approved part 141 private pilot certificate 
(1) before the 11th flight hour of the course and (2) before any solo 
flight.
    Denial, October 14, 1998, Exemption No. 6824.

    Docket No.: 29301.
    Petitioner: Raytheon E-Systems.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.562(c)(2) through (c)(4), 
25.785(h)(2), 25813(e) and 25.853(d).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit installation of 
interior doors between passenger compartments, side facing divans, 
flight attendant seats that do not provide direct view, and interior 
materials that do not comply with heat release smoke emissions 
requirements on a Boeing 737-700 Increase Gross Weight (IGW) airplane.
    Partial Grant, October 8, 1998, Exemption No. 6822.

    Docket No.: 29326.
    Petitioner: JetSun Aviation Centre.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit JetSun Aviation 
Centre operate its Beechcraft C-55 Baron (Registration No. N782B, 
Serial No. TE-247) without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder installed.
    Grant, October 27, 1998, Exemption No. 6838.

    Docket No.: 29339.
    Petitioner: Mr. Peter Fleischhacker.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.338(c).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Mr. 
Fleischhacker to act as a pilot in operations conducted under part 121 
after reaching his 60th birthday.
    Denial, October 23, 1998, Exemption No. 6837.

    Docket No.: 29359.
    Petitioner: Cedar Rapid Air Ambulance.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Cedar Rapids 
Air Ambulance to operate its Bell 407 helicopter (Registration No. 
N407LG, Serial No. 53143) without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder 
installed.
    Grant, October 15, 1998, Exemption No. 6829.

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