[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 118 (Monday, June 21, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33131-33133]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-15711]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration
[Summary Notice No. PE-99-18]


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 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 July 12, 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: 9-NPRM[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: Cherie Jack (202) 267-7271 or Terry 
Stubblefield (202) 267-7624 Office of

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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 June 16, 1999.
Donald P. Byrne,
Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.

Petitions for Exemption

    Docket No.: 28452.
    Petitioner: Boeing Commercial Airplane Group.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.562(b)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought: To add Boeing Model 737-700C/-900 to 
Exemption No. 6425. This would permit exemption from the floor warpage 
testing requirements of Sec. 25.562(b)(2), as amended by Amendment 25-
64, for flight deck seats.

    Docket No.: 29552.
    Petitioner: Northern Illinois Flight Center, Inc.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.299(a).
    Description of Relief Sought: To permit NIFC pilots to accomplish a 
line operational evaluation in a Level C or Level D flight simulator in 
lieu of a pilot-in-command line check in an aircraft.

    Docket No.: 29553.
    Petitioner: UFS, Inc.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.344(b)(3).
    Description of Relief Sought: To permit UFS to operate nine British 
Aerospace ATP aircraft without installing the required, approved 
digital flight data recorder (DFDR) until the next heavy maintenance 
check conducted after the aircraft manufacturer has made the DFDR 
modification kit available.

    Docket No.: 29565.
    Petitioner: Acadia Air, Inc.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 119.71(b).
    Description of Relief Sought: To permit Mr. Bouffard to continue to 
act as Director of Operations for Acadia, a certificate holder 
operating under 14 CFR part 135, without Mr. Bouffard holding a 
commercial pilot certificate and instrument rating.

    Docket No.: 29593.
    Petitioner: Empressa Brasileira da Aeronautica, S.A. (EMBRAER)
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.783(f).
    Description of Relief Sought: To exempt EMBRAER from the 
requirements of Sec. 25.783(f), to permit operation of the Embraer 
Model 135 airplane without a pressurization prevention means for the 
rear electronic compartment access hatch.

Dispositions of Petitions

    Docket No.: 26237.
    Petitioner: MCIWORLDCOM Management Company, Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.611.
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit MCI to conduct 
ferry flights with one engine inoperative in MCI's Falcon Trijet 
airplanes, Models No. 50 and 900, without obtaining a special flight 
permit for each flight. To change the name of the exemption holder from 
MCI Systemhouse Corporation to MCIWORLDCOM Management Company, Inc. 
GRANT, 05/21/99, Exemption No. 5332D.

    Docket No.: 28768.
    Petitioner: Franklin Products, Inc.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.853(a).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To exempt Franklin 
Products from the vertical burn test requirements of Sec. 25.853(a) for 
the Franklin Products' seat cushion assemblies constructed with 
noncompliant water-based adhesives. PARTIAL GRANT, 5/28/99, Exemption 
No. 6634A.

    Docket No.: 27953.
    Petitioner: Aero Sports Connections, Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 103.1(a) and (e)(1) through 
(e)(4)
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow individuals 
authorized by ASC to give instruction in powered ultralights that have 
maximum empty weight of not more than 496 pounds, have a maximum fuel 
capacity of not more than 10 U.S. gallons, are not capable of more than 
75 knots calibrated airspeed at full power in level flight, and have 
poweroff stall speed that does not exceed 35 knots calibrated airspeed. 
GRANT, 6/3/99, Exemption No. 6080C.

    Docket No.: 28709.
    Petitioner: Mr. William L. Hale.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.109(a) and (b)(3).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Mr. Hale to 
conduct certain flight instruction and simulated instrument flights to 
meet recent instrument experience requirements in certain Beechcraft 
airplanes equipped with a functioning throwover control wheel in place 
of functioning dual controls. GRANT, 5/28/99, Exemption No. 6897.

    Docket No.: 28830.
    Petitioner: EMBRAER Service Center TMA.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 145.47(b).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit EMBRAER to use 
the calibration standards of the Instituto Nacional de Metrologia, 
Normalizaca e Qualidade Industrial in lieu of the calibration standards 
of the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology to test its 
inspection and test equipment. GRANT, 4/12/99, Exemption No. 6616A.

    Docket No.: 28837.
    Petitioner: TEMSCO Helicopters, Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 145.45(f).
    Decription of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit TEMSCO to make 
available one copy of its Inspection Procedure Manual (IPM) to all of 
its supervisory and inspection personnel, rather than providing a copy 
of the IPM to each of these individuals. GRANT, 4/12/99, Exemption No. 
6623A.

    Docket No.: 29181.
    Petitioner: Northwest Airlines, Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 93.217.
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit NWA to 
redesignate two international slots at Chicago O'Hare International 
Airport as domestic slots, which could then be sold or traded. GRANT, 
5/26/99, Exemption No. 6766.

    Docket No.: 29530.
    Petitioner: Dornier Luftfahrt GmbH.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.1435(b)(1).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit type 
certification of the Dornier Model 328-300 by conducting a proof 
pressure test of the hydraulic system at 3580 psig (the system relief 
pressure) per the proposed Sec. 24.1435(c)(3), and component testing at 
1.5 times the operating pressure (450 psig) per the current 
Sec. 25.1435(a)(2). PARTIAL GRANT, 5/20/99, Exemption No. 6895.

    Docket No.: 29533.
    Petitioner: Mr. Dan E. Chauvet.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.109(a) and (b)(3).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Mr. Chauvet to 
conduct certain flight instruction and simulated instrument flights to 
meet recent instrument experience requirements in certain Beechcraft 
airplanes equipped with a functioning throwover control wheel in place 
of functioning duel controls. GRANT, 
5/20/99, Exemption No. 6896.

    Docket No.: 29559.
    Petitioner: Mr. Eric Kindig dba EK Aviation
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.251, 135.255, and 135.353.

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    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit EK Aviation to 
conduct sightseeing rides on June 12, 1999, at the Sidney, Ohio and on 
July 4, 1999, at Urbana, Ohio, for the purpose of carrying passengers 
on local non-stop flights for compensation or hire. GRANT, 5/10/99, 
Exemption No. 6898.

Petition for Exemption

    Docket No.: 28452.
    Petitioner: Boeing Commercial Airplane Group.
    Regulations Affected: 25.562(b)(2).
    Description of Petition: To add Boeing Model 737-700C/-900 to 
Exemption No. 6425. This would permit exemption from the floor warpage 
testing requirements of Sec. 25.562(b)(2), as amended by Amendment 25-
64, for flight check seats.

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