[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 135 (Thursday, July 13, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 43397]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-17785]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Summary Notice No. PE-2000-21]


Petitions for Exemption; Summary of Petitions Received; 
Disposition 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 July 24, 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, D.C. 20591.
    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, D.C., on July 10, 2000.
Donald P. Byrne,
Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.

Petitions for Exemption

Docket No.: 013SW
Petitioner: ERA Aviation, Inc.
Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR Sec. 29.1
Description of Relief Sought: To allow certification as a Category B 
rotorcraft with a maximum weight of 20,500 pounds and 10 or more 
passenger seats.

Docket No.: 30085
Petitioner: MD Helicopters, Inc.
Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR Sec. H36.105(c)(1)
Description of Relief Sought: To permit MDHI to use 0.9vNE, 
never to exceed, flyover airspeed, instead of the traditional options 
of 0.9VH (airspeed at maximum continuous power) or 0.45 
VH+65 knots, whichever is less, for level flvoyer noise 
certification tests of its Model MD900 helicopter.

[FR Doc. 00-17785 Filed 7-12-00; 8:45 am]
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