[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 56 (Wednesday, March 22, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 15404]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-7043]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Summary Notice No. PE-2000-10]


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 April 11, 
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 to electronically to the following 
internet address: [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 March 16, 2000.
Donald P. Byrne,
Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.

Dispositions of Petitions

    Docket No.: 26183.
    Petitioner: Air Transport Association of America.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR appendix H to part 121.
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit member airlines 
of the ATA and other similarly situated part 121 certificate holders to 
continue to use Level C simulators for pilot-in-command initial and 
upgrade training and checking.

Grant, 01/31/2000, Exemption No. 54000

    Docket No.: 27202.
    Petitioner: Skydive Arizona, Inc.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 105.43(a).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit SAI to allow 
nonstudent foreign nationals to participate in SAI-sponsored parachute 
jumping events without complying with the parachute equipment and 
packing requirements of Sec. 105.43(a).

Grant, 01/21/2000, Exemption No. 7106

    Docket No.: 29076.
    Petitioner: RR Investments, Inc., d.b.a. Million Air Dallas.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Million Air 
Dallas to operate certain aircraft under part 135 without a TSO-C112 
(Mode S) transponder installed on each aircraft.

Grant, 01/28/2000 Exemption No. 6718A

    Docket No.: 29776.
    Petitioner: Pomona Valley Pilots Association.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.251, 135.255, 135.353, and 
appendixes I and J to part 121.
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit the PVPA to 
conduct local sightseeing flights for the 25th annual Pomona Valley Air 
Fair at Cable Airport, Upland, California, on January 8 and 9, 2000, 
for compensation or hire, without complying with certain anti-drug and 
alcohol misuse prevention requirements of part 135.

Grant, 01/05/2000, Exemption No. 7094

    Docket No.: 29795.
    Petitioner: Western North Carolina Pilots Association, Inc.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.251, 135.255, 135.353, and 
appendixes I and J to part 121.
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit the WNCPA to 
conduct local sightseeing flights at the Asheville Regional Airport for 
fall scenic rides on October 23 and 24, 1999, for compensation or hire, 
without complying with certain anti-drug and alcohol misuse prevention 
requirements of part 135.

Grant, 10/22/1999, Exemption No. 7049

    Docket No.: 29846.
    Petitioner: Air Cargo Carriers, Inc.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Air Cargo to 
operate certain aircraft under part 135 without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) 
transponder installed in each aircraft.

Grant, 01/11/2000, Exemption No. 7124

    Docket No.: 29879.
    Petitioner: Santoku Aviation Electric, Inc.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 145.47(b).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit SAE to 
substitute the calibration standards of the National Research 
Laboratory of Metrology and the Electrotechnical Laboratory, Japan's 
national standards organizations, for the calibration standards of the 
U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology, formerly the 
National Bureau of Standards, to test its inspection and test 
equipment.

Grant, 01/14/2000, Exemption No. 7105

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