[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 221 (Wednesday, November 17, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62733-62736]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-30006]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration
[Summary Notice No. PE-99-35]


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 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 December 7, 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].

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    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 (AMR-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 November 12, 1999.
Donald P. Byrne,
Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.

Petitions for Exemption

    Docket No.: 25559.
    Petitioner: Aerospace Industries Association of America, Inc.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 21.182(a) and 45.11(a).
    Description of Relief Sought: To allow AIA aircraft manufacturers 
to continue to manufacture aircraft for use in operations conducted 
under 14 CFR part 121 or aircraft intended to be used for commuter 
operations under 14 CFR part 135 (as defined in 14 CFR part 119) and 
for export without installing an identification plate during the 
production phase on the exterior of those aircraft. AIA also requests 
an amendment to the existing exemption to include those aircraft 
certificated under 14 CFR part 25 and manufactured for use in 
operations under 14 CFR part 91 and 14 CFR part 129.

    Docket No.: 29541.
    Petitioner: Drake & Drake, Inc.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 43.3(g).
    Description of Relief Sought: To permit Drake's pilots to update 
the Northstar global positioning system unit in its Beechcraft Super 
King Air 200 aircraft operated under 14 CFR part 135.

    Docket No.: 29672.
    Petitioner: Corpac Canada, Ltd. d.b.a. Corporate Express Business & 
Charter Airline.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 129.18(b).
    Description of Relief Sought:  To permit Corporate Express & 
Charter to conduct unscheduled, charter operations in the United States 
west of longitude 92 deg. W. between latitude 40 deg. N. and latitude 
49 deg. N., without approved Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance 
Systems installed in its British Aerospace Jetstream 31 airplanes.

Dispositions of Petitions

    Docket No.: 26919.
    Petitioner: Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 45.25 and 45.29.
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Kalamazoo 
Aviation History Museum to operate its Fort Tri-motor, Model No. 5-AT-C 
(Registration No. N8419; Serial No. 58) with 3-inch-high nationality 
and registration marks located on each side of the fuselage under the 
leading edge of horizontal stabilizer.
    GRANT, 9/22/99, Exemption No. 5519C.

    Docket No.: 27205.
    Petitioner: Federal Express Corporation.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit part 135 
certificate holders that lease aircraft from FedEx to operate those 
aircraft under part 135 without TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponders 
installed.
    GRANT, 8/24/99, Exemption No. 5711E.

    Docket No.: 27911.
    Petitioner: Lider Taxi Aereo S. A.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 145.47(b).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Lider Taxi 
Aereo to substitute the calibration standards of the Instituto Nacional 
de Metrologia, Normalizacao e Qualidade Industrial, Brazil's national 
standard organization, for the calibration standards of the U.S. 
National Institute of Standards and Technology to test its inspection 
and test equipment.
    GRANT, 8/27/99, Exemption No. 6999.

    Docket No.: 28590.
    Petitioner: Human Flight, Inc.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 105.43(a).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Human Flight, 
Inc., employees, representatives, and other volunteer test jumpers 
under Human Flight's direction and control and Human flight certified 
tandem instructors to make tandem parachute jumps while wearing a dual-
harness, dual-parachute pack having at least one main parachute and one 
approved auxiliary parachute packed in accordance with Sec. 105.43(a). 
In addition, PICs of aircraft involved in these operations are granted 
an exemption from Sec. 105.43(a) to allow such persons to make these 
parachute jumps.
    GRANT, 9/10/99, Exemption No. 6650B.

    Docket No.: 28940.
    Petitioner: Polar Air Cargo.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.470 and 121.471(a)(3).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Polar Air Cargo 
to schedule pilots to fly up to 34 hours in 7 days in connection with 
flight segments of international operations conducted within the 
continental United States.
    Denial, 8/31/99, Exemption No. 6970.

    Docket No.: 29259.
    Petitioner: Continental Airlines, Inc.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 119.67(c)(1).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Mr. Mark James 
Moran to serve as the Director of Maintenance at Continental without 
holding a mechanic certificate with airframe and powerplant (A&P) 
ratings.
    DENIAL, 9/10/99, Exemption No. 6984.

    Docket No.: 29276.
    Petitioner: Excelaire Services, Inc.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.299(a).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Excelaire 
pilots to accomplish a line operational evaluation in a Level C or 
Level D flight simulator in lieu of a line check in an aircraft.
    DENIAL, 9/2/99, Exemption No. 6966.

    Docket No.: 29327.
    Petitioner: Jetways, Inc.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.299(a).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Jetways pilots 
to accomplish a line operational evaluation in a Level C or Level D 
flight simulator in lieu of a line check in an aircraft.
    DENIAL, 9/2/99, Exemption No. 6968.

    Docket No.: 29368.
    Petitioner: North American Air Charter, Inc.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.299(a).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit North American 
Air Charter pilots to accomplish a line operational evaluation in a 
Level C or Level D flight simulator in lieu of a line check in an 
aircraft.
    DENIAL, 9/2/99, Exemption No. 6969.

    Docket No.: 29374.
    Petitioner: Chaparral, Inc.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.299(a).

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    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Chaparral 
pilots to accomplish a line operational evaluation in a Level C or 
Level D flight simulator in lieu of a line check in an aircraft.
    DENIAL, 9/2/99, Exemption No. 6967.

    Docket No.: 29574.
    Petitioner: Central Air Flight Training, Inc.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.251, 135.255, 135.353, and 
appendices I & J of part 121.
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Central Air to 
conduct local sightseeing flights at Columbiana County Airport, for a 
Wings-N-Wheels charity event on either September 12 or 19, 1999, for 
compensation or hire, without complying with certain anti-drug and 
alcohol misuse prevention requirements of part 135.
    GRANT, 9/8/99, Exemption No. 6976.

    Docket No.: 29611.
    Petitioner: Kent State University Flying Club.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.251, 135.255, 135.353, and 
appendices I & J of part 121.
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit the Kent State 
University Flying Club and the Kent State University Intercollegiate 
Flight Team to conduct local sightseeing flights for Community Aviation 
Day on September 12, 1999, for compensation or hire, without complying 
with certain anti-drug and alcohol misuse prevention requirements of 
part 135.
    GRANT, 9/10/99, Exemption No. 6983.

    Docket No.: 29634.
    Petitioner: Petaluma Area Pilots Association.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.251, 135.255, 135.353, and 
appendices I & J of part 121.
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit PAPA to conduct 
local sightseeing flights at Petaluma Municipal Airport, for PAPA's 
``Penny-A-Pound'' charitable event in September 1999 and Father's Day 
weekend in June 2000, for compensation or hire, without complying with 
certain anti-drug and alcohol misuse prevention requirements of part 
135.
    GRANT, 9/9/99, Exemption No. 6981.

    Docket No.: 29635.
    Petitioner: Experimental Aircraft Association, Chapter 944.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.251, 135.255, 135.353, and 
appendices I & J of part 121.
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit EAA Chapter 944 
to conduct local flights for the Mid Missouri Wings and Things on 
September 5, 1999, for compensation or hire, without complying with 
certain anti-drug and alcohol misuse prevention requirements of part 
135.
    GRANT, 9/3/99, Exemption No. 6972.

    Docket No.: 29689.
    Petitioner: Kansas Pilots Association.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.251, 135.255, 135.353, and 
appendices I & J of part 121.
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit KPA to conduct 
local sightseeing flights at Manhattan Regional Airport, for a charity 
airlift event on September 11, 1999, for compensation or hire, without 
complying with certain anti-drug and alcohol misuse prevention 
requirements of part 135.
    GRANT, 9/8/99, Exemption No. 6975.

    Docket No.: 29692.
    Petitioner: South Carolina Helicopters, Inc.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.251, 135.255, 135.353, and 
appendices I & J of part 121.
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit SCHI to conduct 
local sightseeing flights in Augusta, Georgia, for the Boshiers Fly-In 
in late September 1999, for compensation or hire, without complying 
with certain anti-drug and alcohol misuse prevention requirements of 
part 135.
    GRANT, 9/9/99, Exemption No. 6982.

    Docket No.: 29692.
    Petitioner: Alexy, Fred H.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.251, 135.255, 135.353, and 
appendices I & J of part 121.
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Mr. Fred H. 
Alexy to conduct local sightseeing flights for an annual American Red 
Cross fundraising event, for compensation or hire, without complying 
with certain anti-drug and alcohol misuse prevention requirements of 
part 135.
    GRANT, 9/9/99, Exemption No. 6980.

    Docket No.: 29700.
    Petitioner: Sioux Air, Inc., and Chapter 291 of the Experimental 
Aircraft Association.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.251, 135.255, 135.353, and 
appendices I & J of part 121.
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Sioux Air and 
EAA Chapter 291 to conduct local sightseeing flights at Martin Airfield 
for the annual ``Tommy Martin Memorial Fly-In Breakfast'' on September 
12, 1999, for compensation or hire, without complying with certain 
anti-drug and alcohol misuse prevention requirements of part 135.
    GRANT, 9/8/99, Exemption No. 6974
    Docket No.: 29704.
    Petitioner: Monterey Bay Chapter of the International Organization 
of the Ninety-Nines, Inc.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.251, 135.255, 135.353, and 
appendices I & J of part 121.
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow the Monterey Bay 
99s to conduct local sightseeing flights at Salinas Airport, and 
Watsonville Airport, for ``Nickel-A-Pound'' charity airlifts on 
September 12, 1999, and October 16, 1999, respectively, for 
compensation or hire, without complying with certain anti-drug and 
alcohol misuse prevention requirements of part 135.
    GRANT, 9/9/99, Exemption No. 6979.
    Docket No.: 29706.
    Petitioner: American Airlines, Inc.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121 section V.A.1.
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow each employee 
performing safety-sensitive functions for Reno Air, Inc., to perform 
safety-sensitive functions as employees of American without being 
subject to a pre-employment drug test.
    GRANT, 8/27/99, Exemption No. 6960.

    Docket No.: 29715
    Petitioner: East Hill Flying Club.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.251, 135.255, 135.353, and 
appendices I & J of part 121.
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit East Hill to 
conduct local sightseeing flights for pancake breakfasts on September 
12, 1999, and May 14, 2000, for compensation or hire, without complying 
with certain anti-drug and alcohol misuse prevention requirements of 
part 135.
    GRANT, 9/9/99, Exemption No. 6977.

    Docket No.: 29726.
    Petitioner: Aramco Associated, Inc.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91 SFAR 82.
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Aramco 
Associated, Inc. and its pilots in command to conduct a flight within 
the territory and airspace of Sudan.
    GRANT, 9/3/99, Exemption No. 6973.

    Docket No.: 29730.
    Petitioner: Chapter 613 of the Experimental Aircraft Association.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.251, 135.255, 135.353, and 
appendices I & J of part 121
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit EAA Chapter 613 
to conduct local sightseeing flights at the Shelburne, Vermont, airport 
for an

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airport appreciation day on September 4, 1999, for compensation or 
hire, without complying with certain anti-drug and alcohol misuse 
prevention requirements of part 135.
    GRANT, 9/3/99, Exemption No. 6971.

    Docket No.: 29731.
    Petitioner: Gold Beach Airport Activity Day Committee.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.251, 135.255, 135.353, and 
appendices I & J of part 121.
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit GBAADC to 
conduct local sightseeing flights at Gold Beach Municipal Airport for 
the Gold Beach Airport Activity Day/Fly-In and Pancake Breakfast on 
September 11, 1999, for compensation or hire, without complying with 
certain anti-drug and alcohol misuse prevention requirements of part 
135.
    GRANT, 9/9/99, Exemption No. 6978.

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