[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 173 (Thursday, September 6, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46677-46678]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-22414]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Summary Notice No. PE-2001-68]


Petitions for Exemption; Summary of Dispositions of Petitions 
Issued

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice 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 part 
11 of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR), this notice 
contains a summary of dispositions of certain petitions previously 
received. The purposed 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Forest Rawls (202) 267-8033, Sandy 
Buchanan-Sumter (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 14 CFR 11.85 and 11.91.

    Issued in Washington DC on August 13, 2001.
Donald P. Byrne,
Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.

Disposition of Petitions

Docket No.: FAA-2001-9285.
Petitioner: Mesaba Aviation, Inc.
Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR Sec. 121.344(d).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Mesaba to operate 
18 RJ85 airplanes without those airplanes having the capability to 
record data in accordance with the following paragraphs of 
Sec. 121.344(a): (12) Pitch control input; (13) Lateral control input; 
(14) Rudder pedal input.
Grant, 08/17/2001, Exemption No. 7600

Docket No.: FAA-2001-9875.
Petitioner: Continental Express Airlines.
Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR Sec. 121.344 (c) and (d).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Continental Express 
to operate certain Avions de Transport Regional ATR 42 airplanes 
without those airplanes having the

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capability to record data in accordance with the following paragraphs 
of Sec. 121.344(a), as applicable: (12) Pitch control input; (3) 
Lateral control input; (14) Rudder pedal input; (15) Primary pitch 
control surface position; (16) Primary lateral control surface 
position; (30) Master warning; (31) Air/ground sensor (primary airplane 
system reference nose or main gear).
Grant, 08/17/2001, Exemption No. 7602

Docket No.: FAA-2001-10007.
Petitioner: Era Aviation, Inc.
Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR Sec. 135.152(a).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition:
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Era to operate two 
S-76As (registration Nos. N575EH and N579EH; serial Nos. 760366 and 
760274, respectively) under part 135 without an approved digital flight 
data recorder installed.
Grant, 08/17/2001, Exemption No. 7605

Docket No.: FAA-2001-8601 (previously Docket No. 29142).
Petitioner: Geo-Seis Helicopters, Inc.
Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 135.152(a).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Geo-Seis to add 5 
Burocopter Puma 330J helicopters (Registration Nos. N330J, N330JA, 
N330JF, N405R, and N505R; and Serial Nos. 1647, 1140, 1514, 1475, and 
1478, respectively) to the list of aircraft covered by Exemption No. 
6785.
Grant, 08/17/2001, Exemption No. 6785B

Docket No.: FAA-2001-10437.
Petitioner: Mesa Airlines, Inc.
Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 121.344(d).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Mesa to operate two 
CL600-2B19 airplanes (Registration Nos. N27173 and N37228) under part 
121 without those aircraft being equipped with an approved digital 
flight data recorder capable of recording the following parameters: 
Pitch control Position(s); Lateral Control Position(s); and Yaw Control 
Position(s).
Grant, 08/17/2001, Exemption No. 7604

Docket No.: FAA-2001-9799.
Petitioner: Atlantic Coast Airlines.
Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 121.344(d).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit ACA to operate one 
CL-600 airplane without that airplane having the capability to record 
data in accordance with the requirements of Sec. 121.344(a).
Grant, 08/17/2001, Exemption No. 7598

Docket No.: FAA-2001-9441 (previously Docket No. 28962).
Petitioner: Bombardier Services Corporation, West Virginia Air Center.
Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 145.45(f).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Bombardier to 
assign copies of its Inspection Procedures Manual (IPM) to key 
individuals within departments and to strategically place an adequate 
number of IPMs for access by all employees, rather than giving a copy 
of the IPM to all supervisory and inspection personnel.
Grant, 08/08/2001, Exemption No. 6677B

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