[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 247 (Monday, December 27, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72371-72373]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-33402]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration
[Summary Notice No. PE-99-45]


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

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requirements of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Ch. 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 January 17, 2000.

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, D.C., on December 20, 1999.
Donald P. Byrne,
Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.

Petitions for Exemption

    Docket No.: 29745.
    Petitioner: C&S Aviation, Limited.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.25(b) and (c).
    Description of Relief Sought: To permit C&S to operate under part 
135 without having exclusive use of at least one aircraft that meets 
the requirements for at least one kind of operation authorized by C&S's 
operations specifications.

    Docket No.: 29742.
    Petitioner: National Airlines, Inc.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR section V.B of appendix I of 
part 121.
    Description of Relief Sought: To permit National employees who 
perform a safety-sensitive function and who are required to undergo a 
medical examination under 14 CFR part 67 to be excluded from periodic 
drug testing.

Dispositions of Petitions

    Docket No.: 25233.
    Petitioner: Alaska Air Carriers Association.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.709(b)(3) and 
135.443(b)(3).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit certificated 
and appropriately trained pilots employed by an AACA-member airline to 
remove and reinstall passenger seats in aircraft type certificated for 
10 to 19 passenger seats used by that AACA-member airline in operations 
conducted under part 121 or part 135 and permit those pilots to make 
required logbook entries. Grant, 10/20/99, Exemption No. 7048.

    Docket No.: 27819.
    Petitioner: Celsius Aerotech, Inc. formerly known as FFV Aerotech, 
Inc.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 145.45(f).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Celsius to 
establish and maintain a number of fixed locations within Celsius for 
the repair station Inspection Procedures Manual (IPM) and to assign 
IPM's to key individuals within departments. Grant, 7/29/99, Exemption 
No. 6657B.
    Docket No.: 29761.
    Petitioner: Champion Air.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.344(b)(3).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Champion to 
operate two Boeing 727-200 (B-727-200) airplanes (Registration Nos. 
N292AS and N295AS; Serial Nos. 21458 and 22147, respectively) without 
installing, in each airplane, the required digital flight data recorder 
(DFDR) upgrade until 90 days after the completion of the first heavy 
maintenance check after August 18, 1999, for each airplane. The two B-
727-200 airplanes are scheduled to complete heavy maintenance checks on 
September 26, 1999, and October 1, 1999, respectively. Grant, 10/1/99, 
Exemption No. 7014.

    Docket No.: 29790.
    Petitioner: Red Baron Stearman Squadron.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.251, 135.255, 135.353, and 
appendices I and J of part 121.
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow Red Baron to 
conduct a local sightseeing flight for a charity auction on October 6, 
1999, for compensation or hire, without complying with certain anti-
drug and alcohol misuse prevention requirements of part 135. Grant, 10/
6/99, Exemption No. 7025.

    Docket No.: 29758.
    Petitioner: Taunton Airport Association, Inc.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.251, 135.255, 135.353, and 
appendices I and J of part 121.
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow the TAA to 
conduct local sightseeing flights at the Taunton Municipal Airport for 
the seventh annual TAA charity fundraising event on October 16, 1999, 
for compensation or hire, without complying with certain anti-drug and 
alcohol misuse prevention requirements of part 135. Grant, 10/7/99, 
Exemption No. 7030.

    Docket No.: 29807.
    Petitioner: Denmark Volunteer Fire Department and Fryeburg 
Aviation.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.251, 135.255, 135.353, and 
appendices I and J of part 121.
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow Fryeburg 
Aviation to conduct local sightseeing flights at the Eastern Slope 
Regional Airport for the annual Denmark Volunteer Fire Department 
charity airlift on October 16, 1999, with a raindate of October 17, 
1999, for compensation or hire, without complying with certain anti-
drug and alcohol misuse prevention requirements of part 135. Grant, 10/
15/99, Exemption No. 7039.

    Docket No.: 29656.
    Petitioner: Marvin S. Weinreb.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.251, 135.255, 135.353, and 
appendices I and J of part 121.
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow Marvin S. 
Weinreb to conduct local sightseeing flights to raise funds for tax-
exempt charities in his local area, for compensation or hire, without 
complying with certain anti-drug and alcohol misuse prevention 
requirements of part 135. Grant, 10/14/99, Exemption No. 7043.

    Docket No.: 29668.
    Petitioner: Jet Solutions, L.L.C.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Jet Solutions 
to operate certain aircraft under part 135 without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) 
transponder installed in the aircraft. Grant, 10/14/99, Exemption No. 
7045.

    Docket No.: 28289.
    Petitioner: Carver Aero, Inc.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2).

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    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow Carver to 
continue to operate certain aircraft under part 135 without a TSO-C112 
(Mode S) transponder installed in each aircraft. Grant, 10/14/99, 
Exemption No. 6229B.

    Docket No.: 29611.
    Petitioner: Kent State University Flight Operations.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.251, 135.255, 135.353, and 
appendices I and J of part 121.
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow the Kent State 
University Flying Club and the Kent State University Intercollegiate 
Flight Team to conduct local sightseeing flights for Homecoming 
activities on October 16, 1999, for compensation or hire, without 
complying with certain anti-drug and alcohol misuse prevention 
requirements of part 135. Grant, 10/15/99, Exemption No. 7038.

    Docket No.: 29414.
    Petitioner: North American Airlines.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.383(c).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit pilots of North 
American Airlines (NAA) to act as pilots in supplemental operations 
conducted under part 121 after reaching their 60th birthday. Denial, 9/
3/99, Exemption No. 7037.

    Docket No.: 29748.
    Petitioner: Gortner Pilots Association.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.251, 135.255, 135.353, and 
appendices I and J of part 121.
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow GPA to conduct 
local sightseeing flights at Greater Gortner Airport for the Greater 
Gortner Airport Fly-In and Open House on October 17, 1999, for 
compensation or hire, without complying with certain anti-drug and 
alcohol misuse prevention requirements of part 135. Grant, 10/7/99, 
Exemption No. 7031.

    Docket No.: 28918.
    Petitioner: Cherry-Air, Inc.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Cherry-Air to 
operate certain aircraft under part 135 without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) 
transponder installed in each aircraft. Grant, 10/8/99, Exemption No. 
7036.

    Docket No.: 29778
    Petitioner: Raytheon Systems Company.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.815.
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To exempt Raytheon from 
25.815 to the extent necessary to allow a movement of passenger seats 
into the required aisle space under certain circumstances on the Boeing 
Model 737-700 IGW airplane defined in the Raytheon DAS Project P-581. 
Partial Grant, 10/7/99, Exemption No. 7028.

    Docket No.: 29655.
    Petitioner: Rolls-Royce plc.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 34.21(d)(1)(iv).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow Rolls-Royce to 
manufacture up to 150 RB211-535E4/E4B engines with current combustor 
configurations after the effective compliance date of December 31, 
1999, for reduced NOX standards. Grant, 10/15/99, Exemption 
No. 7042.

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