[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 138 (Tuesday, July 20, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38937-38938]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-18501]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration
[Summary Notice No. PE-99-22]


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 August 10, 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, DC 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, 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 July 14, 1999.
Donald P. Byrne,
Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.

Petitions for Exemption

    Docket No.: 29468
    Petition: China Aircraft Services Limited
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 145.37(b)
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition:
    To permit CASL to qualify for a part 145 repair station certificate 
without meeting the special housing and facility requirements of 
Sec. 145.37(b).

Dispositions of Petitions

    Docket No.: 20583
    Petitioner: Tenneco
    Sections of the FAR Affected:
    14 CFR 61.57(a)(3) and (b)(2) and 61.58(e)
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition:
    To permit Tenneco's pilots to complete a 24-month pilot-in-command 
check conducted by Tenneco in an FAA-approved flight simulator without 
Tenneco holding a 14 CFR part 142 certificate.

Denial, 6/18/99, Exemption No. 6906

    Docket No.: 28868
    Petitioner: Skydive Space Center, Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected:
    14 CFR 105.43(a)
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition:
    To allow SSC to permit non-student parachutists who are foreign 
nationals to make intentional parachute jumps for the purpose of 
training and recreational activities at SSC's facilities without 
complying with the parachute equipment and packing requirements of 
Sec. 105.43(a).

Grant, 6/25/99, Exemption No. 6644A

    Docket No.: 29207
    Petitioner: American Airlines Flight Academy
    Sections of the FAR Affected:
    14 CFR 121.434(c)(1)(ii)
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition:
    To permit AAL to substitute a qualified and authorized check airman 
in place of an FAA inspector to observe a qualifying pilot in command 
(PIC) while that PIC is performing prescribed duties during at least 
one flight leg that includes a takeoff and a landing when completing 
initial or upgrade training as specified in Sec. 121.424.

Partial Grant, 7/6/99, Exemption No. 6916

    Docket No.: 29250
    Petitioner: True North, Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected:
    14 CFR 135.299(a)
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition:
    To permit True North pilots to a accomplish a line operational 
evaluation in a Level C or Level D flight simulator in lieu of a line 
check in an aircraft

Denial, 6/29/99, Exemption No. 6913

    Docket No.: 29481
    Petitioner: Republic Helicopters, Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected:
    14 CFR 135.153(c)(2)
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition:
    To permit Republic Helicopters to operate certain aircraft under 
part 135 without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder installed in each 
aircraft.

Grant, 6/69/99, Exemption No. 6912

    Docket No.: 29513
    Petitioner: Fairchild Dornier/Dornier Luftfahrt GmbH.
    Sections of the FAR Affected:
    14 CFR C36.9(e)(1)
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition:
    To permit the Dornier 328-300 noise certification reference 
approach speed to be determined on the basis of the 1-g stall speed.

Grant, 6/14/99, Exemption No. 6900

    Docket No.: 29562
    Petitioner: Sky King Soaring, L.L.C.
    Section of the FAR Affected:
    14 CFR 91.109(a) and (b)(3)
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition:
    To allow Mr. Russell M. Hustead to conduct certain flight 
instruction to meet recent experience requirements in Beechcraft 
Bonanza airplanes equipped with a functioning throwover control wheel 
in place of functioning dual controls.

Grant, 6/29/99, Exemption No. 6909

    Docket No.: 29563
    Petitioner: Mr. Ronald Jay Timmermans
    Section of the FAR Affected:
    14 CFR 91.109(a) and (b)(3)
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition:
    To allow Mr. Ronald Jay Timmermans to conduct certain flight 
instruction to meet recent experience requirements in Beechcraft 
Bonanza airplanes equipped with a functioning throwover control wheel 
in place of functioning dual controls.

Grant, 6/28/99, Exemption No. 6914

    Docket No.: 29572

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    Petitioner: Spectrum Aeromed, Inc.,
    Section of the FAR Affected:
    14 CFR 25.562 and 25.785(b)
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition:
    To permit certification of medical stretchers for transport of 
persons whose medical condition dictates such accommodation. The 
exemption is for installation on Gulfstream Model G-V series airplanes

Grant, 7/1/99, Exemption No. 6911

    Docket No.: 29596
    Petitioner: EMBRAER--Empresa Brasileria de Aeronautica S.A.
    Section of the FAR Affected:
    14 CFR C36.9(e)(1)
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition:
    To allow EMBRAER to use the 1-g stall speed used for the 14 CFR 
part 25 airworthiness certification to also be used for the 14 CFR part 
36 noise certification for the approach reference and test limitations 
on the EMBRAER EMB-135 model airplane.

Grant, 6/30/99, Exemption No. 6910

    Docket No.: 29613
    Petitioner: Torrance Air Fair Association
    Section of the FAR Affected:
    14 CFR 135.251, 135.255, 135.353 and 121 Appendices I & J
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition:
    To allow Benbow to conduct local sightseeing rides at Zamperini 
Field, Torrance Airport, for the 7th Annual Torrance Air Fair on July 
10 and 11, 1999, for compensation or hire without complying with the 
anti-drug and alcohol misuse prevention requirements of part 135.

Grant, 7/6/99, Exemption No. 6915

    Docket No.: 29638
    Petitioner: Plainwell Pilots Association
    Section of the FAR Affected:
    14 CFR 135.251, 135.255, 135.353 and 121 Appendices I & J
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition:
    To allow Plainwell Pilots Association to conduct local sightseeing 
rides at Zamperini Field, Torrance Airport, for the 7th Annual Torrance 
Air Fair on July 10 and 11, 1999, for compensation or hire without 
complying with the anti-drug and alcohol misuse prevention requirements 
of part 135.

Grant, 7/1/99, Exemption No. 6917

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