[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 109 (Tuesday, June 6, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35990-35991]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-14158]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Summary Notice No. PE-2000-21]


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 June 27, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on any application in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Office of the Chief Counsel, Attn: Rule Docket 
(AGC-200), Petition Docket No. ______, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, D.C. 20591.
    Comments may also be sent 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, D.C. 20591; telephone (202) 267-3132.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cherie Jack (202) 267-7271, Forest 
Rawls (202) 267-8033, 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 June 1, 2000.
Donald P. Byrne,
Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.

Petitions for Exemption

    Docket No.: 29974.
    Petitioner: Mr. Joseph E. Fisher.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.574 and 135.91.
    Description of Relief Sought: To permit the operator of an aircraft 
on which Mr. Fisher is traveling to allow Mr. Fisher to furnish, carry, 
and operate onboard its aircraft certain oxygen storage, generating, 
and dispensing equipment for Mr. Fisher's medical use while being 
carried as a passenger.

    Docket No.: 30023.
    Petitioner: Lufthansa Technik.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.562, 25.785(b), 
25.785(h)(2), 25.785(j), 25.813(e), and 25.853(d).
    Description of Relief Sought: To allow an executive interior to be 
installed for ``private, not-for-hire'' use on a Boeing Model 777-200 
airplane.

Dispositions of Petitions

    Docket No.: 29459.
    Petitioner: Laurel Oaks Career Development Campus.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 65.17(a), 65.19(b), and 
65.75(a) and (b).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Laurel Oaks CDC 
to (1) administer the FAA oral and practical mechanic tests to students 
at times and places identified in Laurel Oaks CDC's FAA-approved AMT 
Policies, Procedures, and Curriculum handbook; (2) Conduct oral and 
practical mechanic tests as an integral part of the education process 
rather than upon students' successful completion of the mechanic 
written tests; (3) Approve students for retesting within 30 days after 
failure without requiring a signed statement certifying that additional 
instruction has been given in the failed area; and (4) Administer the 
FAA AMG written knowledge test to students immediately following 
successful completion of the general curriculum, before meeting the 
experience requirements of Sec. 65.77. Partial Grant, 03/10/2000, 
Exemption No. 7154.

    Docket No.: 29505.
    Petitioner: Rough & Ready Guide Service, Inc. dba Nordic Flying 
Service.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 43.3(a) and (g), and paragraph 
(c) of appendix A to part 43.
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit pilots employed 
by NFS to perform the preventative maintenance functions listed in 
paragraph (c) of appendix A to part 43 on an aircraft operated under 14 
CFR part 135 without those pilots holding a mechanic certificate. 
Denial, 02/25/2000, Exemption No. 7129.

    Docket No.: 29943.
    Petitioner: Duncan Aviation, Inc.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 145.45(f).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Duncan Aviation 
to place copies of its Inspection Procedures Manual (IPM) in strategic 
locations in its repair stations rather than giving a copy of its IPM 
to each of its supervisory and inspection personnel. Grant, 03/21/2000, 
Exemption No. 7159.

    Docket No.: 27122.
    Petitioner: Air Tractor, Inc.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 61.31(a)(1).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Air Tractor and 
pilots of Air Tractor AT-802 and AT-802A airplanes to operate those 
airplanes without holding a type rating, although the maximum gross 
weight of the airplanes exceeds 12,500 pounds. Grant, 03/21/2000, 
Exemption No. 5651F.

    Docket No.: 23290.
    Petitioner: Air Transport Association of America.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.311(f) and 121.391(d).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit ATA member 
airlines and other similarly situated certificate holders operating 
under part 121 to continue to locate required flight attendants at the 
mid-cabin flight attendant station during takeoff and landing on Boeing 
767 airplanes. Grant, 03/29/2000, Exemption No. 4298H.

    Docket No.: 29732.
    Petitioner: IHC Health Services, Inc. dba IHC Life Flight.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 133.45(e)(1).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit IHC to conduct 
Class D rotorcraft-load combination

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rescue operations with an A109K-2 helicopter certificated in the normal 
category under 4 CFR part 27, subject to certain conditions and 
limitations. Grant, 02/07/2000, Exemption No. 7118.

    Docket No.: 29949.
    Petitioner: Air Transport International, L.L.C.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.310(d)(4).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit ATI to operate 
its DC-8 airplanes in passenger-carrying operations without a cockpit 
control device for each emergency light, subject to certain conditions 
and limitations. Grant, 03/29/2000, Exemption No. 7156.

    Docket No.: 28945.
    Petitioner: Air Transport International, L.L.C.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.433(c)(1)(iii), 
121.441(a)(1), 121.441(b)(1), and appendix F to part 121.
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit ATI to continue 
to combine recurrent flight and ground training and proficiency checks 
for ATI's flight crewmembers into a single annual training and 
proficiency evaluation program. Grant, 02/11/2000, Exemption No. 6728A.

    Docket No.: 29916.
    Petitioner: Rhodes Aviation, Inc.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit RAI to operate 
certain aircraft under part 135 without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder 
installed in the aircraft. Grant, 03/17/2000, Exemption No. 7151.

    Docket No.: 29901.
    Petitioner: Segrave Aviation, Inc.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Segrave 
Aviation to operate certain aircraft under part 135 without a TSO-C112 
(Mode S) transponder installed in the aircraft. Grant, 03/17/2000, 
Exemption No. 7150.

    Docket No.: 29847.
    Petitioner: Midwest Aviation Services, Inc.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit MASI to operate 
certain aircraft under part 135 without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder 
installed in the aircraft. Grant, 03/17/2000, Exemption No. 7149.

    Docket No.: 29917.
    Petitioner: Helicopters, Inc.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit HCI to operate 
certain aircraft under part 135 without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder 
installed in the aircraft. Grant, 03/14/2000, Exemption No. 7148.

    Docket No.: 28159.
    Petitioner: Grand Canyon Airlines, Inc.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.345(c)(2) and 
135.143(c)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit GCA to continue 
to operate certain aircraft under part 121 or part 135 without a TSO-
C112 (Mode S) transponder installed in the aircraft. Grant, 03/30/2000, 
Exemption No. 6101B.

    Docket No.: 25336.
    Petitioner: United Airlines, Inc.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.697(a)(3), (b), (c), and 
(d), and 121.709(b)(3).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit United to 
continue to use computerized signatures to satisfy the airworthiness 
release signature requirements of part 121 in lieu of physical 
signatures. Grant, 03/31/2000, Exemption No. 5121F.

    Docket No.: 19634.
    Petitioner: Boeing Commercial Airplanes Group.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.310(d)(4).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit operators of 
McDonnell Douglas DC-8 aircraft to continue to operate those aircraft 
in passenger-carrying operations without a cockpit control device for 
each emergency light. Denial, 04/03/2000, Exemption No. 3055K.

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