[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 162 (Monday, August 23, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45995-45996]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-21784]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Summary Notice No. PE-99-28]
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 September 13, 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 August 18, 1999.
Donald P. Byrne,
Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.
Petitions for Exemption
Docket No.: 29592.
Petitioner: Continental Airlines, Inc. and Continental Micronesia
Airlines, Inc.
Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.577(a)
Description of Relief Sought: To permit Continental to move an
airplane on the surface before takeoff or after landing when beverages
or other containers provided by Continental to passengers are retained
at the passenger's seat.
Docket No.: 29603.
Petitioner: Mr. James A. Atkins.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 43.3(g).
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Description of Relief Sought: To permit Mr. James A. Atkins and
pilots employed by him to perform certain preventive maintenance
functions listed in paragraph (c) of appendix A to part 43 on an
aircraft operating under 14 CFR part 135 without holding a mechanic
certificate.
Docket No.: 29615.
Petitioner: T-Bird Aviation, Inc.
Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.299(a).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit T-Bird 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.
Dispositions of Petitions
Docket No.: 25974.
Petitioner: Air Transport Association of America.
Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.203.
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit ATA-member
airlines to operate certain U.S.-registered aircraft on a temporary
basis following the incidental loss or mutilation of a Certificate of
Airworthiness, aircraft registration certificate, or both.
Grant, 07/30/99, Exemption No. 5318F.
Docket No.: 26474.
Petitioner: Deere & Company.
Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 21.197(a)(1).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Deere to
operate its Cessna Model CE-650 aircraft (registration Nos. N400JD,
N600JD and N900JD, Serial Nos. 650-0035, 650-0236 and 650-0213,
respectively) without obtaining a special flight permit when the flaps
fail in the up position.
Grant, 7/26/99, Exemption No. 6581C.
Docket No.: 27230.
Petitioner: ERA Aviation, Inc.
Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit ERA Aviation to
operate certain helicopters under the provisions of part 135 without a
TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder installed in each aircraft.
Grant, 7/30/99, Exemption No. 5718C.
Docket No.: 28552.
Petitioner: World Freefall Convention.
Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 105.43(a).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit WWFC to allow
nonstudent, foreign nationals to participate in WFFC-sponsored
parachute jumping events held at WFFC's facilities without complying
with the parachute equipment and packing requirements of
Sec. 105.43(a).
Grant, 7/29/99, Exemption No. 6930.
Docket No.: 29218.
Petitioner: Cessna Aircraft Company.
Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.409(b).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit owners and
operators of C-172R aircraft an exemption from 14 CFR Sec. 91.409(b) to
the extent necessary to use Cessna's PhaseCard IP in lieu of the 100-
hour inspection required by that section.
Grant, 6/11/99, Exemption No. 6901.
Docket No.: 29386.
Petitioner: Mr. Archie D. Van Beek.
Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 45.29(b)(1).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Mr. Van Beek to
operate his Maule M-5 (Registration No. 913VB, Serial No. 5001C)
airplane displaying 3-inch-high nationality and registration markings
instead of the 12-inch-high markings required by the regulations.
Denial, 7/26/99, Exemption No. 6931.
Docket No.: 29419.
Petitioner: Aviation Component Service Center General Electric
Engine Services, Inc.
Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 43.9(a)(4), 43.11(a)(3),
appendix B to part 43, and 145.57(a).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit ACSC to use
computer-generated electronic signatures in lieu of physical signatures
to satisfy the requirements of FAA Form 8130-3, Airworthiness Approval
Tag, when the form is used to satisfy approval for return-to-service
signature requirements.
Grant, 7/21/99, Exemption No. 6926.
Docket No.: 29479.
Petitioner: Skydive U, Inc.
Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 105.43(a).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Skydive U to
allow nonstudent foreign nationals to participate in Skydive U-
sponsored parachute jumping events held at Skydive U's facilities
without complying with the parachute equipment and packing requirements
of Sec. 105.43(a).
Grant, 7/22/99, Exemption No. 6928.
Docket No.: 29492.
Petitioner: Lynden Air Cargo.
Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.344.
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Lynden Air
Cargo to operate its four L382G Hercules aircraft (Registration Nos.
N401LC, N402LC, N403LC, and N404LC; Serial Nos. 4606, 4698, 4590, and
4763, respectively) under part 121 without an approved DFDR.
Grant, 7/15/99, Exemption No. 6921.
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