[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 221 (Wednesday, November 17, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62736-62737]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-30007]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration
[Summary Notice No. PE-99-36]


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.

DATE: 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].
    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 Vanessa 
Wilkins (202) 267-8029 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 November 12, 1999.
Donald P. Byrne,
Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.

Petitions for Exemption

    Docket No.: 29703.
    Petitioner: Aeroquip-Vickers Limited.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 145.49.
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Vickers, an 
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)-certificated foreign repair 
station with a limited accessory rating, to contract the maintenance of 
certain hydraulic system components to the original equipment 
manufacturers, which are not FAA-certificated repair stations.

Dispositions of Petitions

    Docket No.: 27430.
    Petitioner: Midwest Flying Service, Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit MFS to conduct 
operations under part 135 without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder 
installed in each of its aircraft.
    Grant, 9/29/99, Exemption No. 5757C.

    Docket No.: 28053.
    Petitioner: Federal Express Corporation.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.401(c), 121.433(c)(1)(iii) 
and 121.441 (a)(1) and (b)(1).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit FedEx to 
combine recurrent flight and ground training and proficiency checks for 
FedEx's pilots in command, seconds in command, and flight engineers in 
a single annual training and proficiency evaluation program.
    Grant, 9/29/99, Exemption No. 6152C.

    Docket No.: 29297.
    Petitioner: Aviation Charter, Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.299(a).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit ACI 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, 9/3/99, Exemption No. 6986.

    Docket No.: 29305.
    Petitioner: Wayfarer Aviation, Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.299(a).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Wayfarer 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, 9/3/99, Exemption No. 6987.

    Docket No.: 29353.
    Petitioner: The Air Group, Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.299(a).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit AGI pilots to 
accomplish a line operational evaluation in a Level C or Level D fight 
simulator in lieu of a line check in an aircraft.
    Denial, 9/3/99, Exemption No. 6985.

    Docket No.: 29536.
    Petitioner: Astral Aviation d.b.a. Skyway Airlines.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.409(d).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow Skyway to use 
the EMB-145 flight simulator as a temporary substitute for that 
required by 121.409(d) to conduct low-altitude windshear training.
    Grant, 9/23/99, Exemption No. 7001.

    Docket No.: 29719.
    Petitioner: Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 1047 and the 
Tar River Composite of the Civil Air Patrol.
    Sections 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 
1047 and the Tar River Composite CAP to conduct local sightseeing 
flights at the Wilson Industrial Air Center, for their annual open 
house on September 18, 1999, and an open house event at the Rocky 
Mount/Wilson Airport in Rocky Mount, NC, on October 23, 1999, for 
compensation or hire, without complying with certain anti-drug and 
alcohol misuse prevention requirements of part 135.

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    Grant, 9/17/99, Exemption No. 6998.

    Docket No.: 29720.
    Petitioner: Jets Booster Club and Crossville Flying Association.
    Sections 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 Crossville 
Flying Association to conduct local sightseeing flights at Crossville 
Memorial Airport for a BBQ Fly-in sponsored by the Jets Booster Club on 
September 25, 1999, for compensation or hire, without complying with 
certain anti-drug and alcohol misuse prevention requirements of part 
135.
    Grant, 9/24/99, Exemption No. 7008.

    Docket No.: 29735.
    Petitioner: North Valley Pilots Association.
    Sections 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 NVPA to conduct 
local sightseeing flights at Chico Municipal Airport for the Chico Air 
Fair on September 25, 1999, for compensation or hire, without complying 
with certain anti-drug and alcohol misuse prevention requirements of 
part 135.
    Grant, 9/24/99, Exemption No. 7007.

    Docket No.: 29751.
    Petitioner: United Way of Northwestern Illinois, Inc. and Freeport 
Pilots Association.
    Sections 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 FPA to conduct 
local sightseeing flights at Freeport Albertus Airport, for the United 
Way campaign kickoff hosted by the United Way on September 18, 1999, 
for compensation or hire, without complying with certain anti-drug and 
alcohol misuse prevention requirements of part 135.
    Grant, 9/17/99, Exemption No. 6996.

    Docket No.: 29762.
    Petitioner: MN Aviation, Inc.
    Sections 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 MN Aviation to 
conduct local sightseeing flights for a local attraction at an airport 
in Albert Lea, MN, on September 17, 18, 19, and 20, 1999, for 
compensation or hire, without complying with certain anti-drug and 
alcohol misuse prevention requirements of part 135.
    Grant, 9/17/99, Exemption No. 6995.

    Docket No.: 29764.
    Petitioner: Miracle Ride, Inc.
    Sections 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 Miracle Ride, 
Inc., to conduct local sightseeing flights for a local attraction at an 
airport near Greenfield, IN, on September 18, and 19, 1999, for 
compensation or hire, without complying with certain anti-drug and 
alcohol misuse prevention requirements of part 135.
    Grant, 9/17/99, Exemption No. 7000.

    Docket No.: 29779.
    Petitioner: Fullerton Chapter of the Ninety-Nines, Inc.
    Sections 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 Fullerton 
Chapter of The Ninety-Nines, Inc., to conduct local sightseeing flights 
at its annual fundraising event on October 2, 1999, for compensation or 
hire, without complying with certain anti-drug and alcohol misuse.
    Grant, 10/1/99, Exemption No. 7012.

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