[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 185 (Monday, September 24, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48900-48901]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-23774]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Summary Notice No. PE-2001-72]


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 purpose of 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 September 18, 2001.
Richard McCurdy,
Acting, Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.

Dispositions of Petitions

    Docket No.: FAA-2001-9708.
    Petitioner: Frontier Flying Service, Inc.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 135.152(a).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit FFS to operate 
3 Beech 1900C airplanes (Serial Nos. UC-83, UC-95, and UC-136) without 
those airplanes meeting the digital flight data recorder requirements 
of that section. Grant, 08/17/2001, Exemption No. 7606.

    Docket No.: FAA-2001-9426.
    Petitioner: Trans States Airlines, Inc.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 121.344(d).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Trans States to 
operate five Avions de Transport Regional ATR 42 and three ATR 72 
airplanes without those airplanes having the capability to record data 
in accordance with the following paragraphs of Sec. 121.344(a), as 
applicable: (9) Thrust/power of each engine--primary flight crew 
reference;; (10) Autopilot engagement status; (12) Pitch control input; 
(13) 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); (32) Angle of attack (when an 
information source is installed); (34) Ground speed (when an 
information source is installed). Grant, 08/17/2001, Exemption No. 
7597.

    Docket No.: FAA-2001-9439.
    Petitioner: Carson Helicopter Services, Inc.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 135.152(a).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Carson to 
operate its 5 Sikorsky S61N helicopters (Registration Nos. N612RM, 
N7011M, N4503E, N116AZ, and N4263A; and Serial Nos. 61-744, 61-216, 61-
220, 61-242, and 61-551, respectively) without those helicopters being 
equipped with an approved digital flight data recorder. Grant, 08/23/
2001, Exemption No. 7611.

    Docket No.: FAA-2001-9458.
    Petitioner: Boeing Commercial Airplane Group.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 25.785(h)(2), 25.807(f)(4), 
25.813(e), 25.853(d).
    Description of Relief Sought/Description: (1) To permit Boeing to 
install flight attendant seats that do not provide direct view of the 
cabin; (2) to allow for exit distances greater than sixty feet; (3) to 
permit Boeing to install interior doors between passenger compartments; 
and (4) to permit Boeing to install interior materials that do not 
comply with heat release and smoke emission requirements, on the Boeing 
Model 737-800 airplane. Grant, 08/17/2001, Exemption No. 7609.

    Docket No.: FAA-2001-9285.
    Petitioner: Mesaba Aviation, Inc.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 121.344(d).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Mesaba to 
operate 18 British Aerospace BAe RJ85 Avroliner airplanes without 
installing the required approved digital flight data recorder capable 
of recording all required parameters. Grant, 08/23/2001, Exemption No. 
7600A.

    Docket No.: FAA-2001-9462.
    Petitioner: Trans States Airlines, Inc.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 121.344(d).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Trans States to 
operate five Avions de Transport Regional ATR 42 and three ATR 72 
airplanes without those airplanes having the capability to record data 
in accordance with certain paragraphs of Sec. 121.344(a). Grant, 08/23/
2001, Exemption No. 7597A.

    Docket No.: FAA-2001-8883.
    Petitioner: Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 121.344(d)(1).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit ASA to operate 
19 Avions de Transport Regional ATR airplanes without those airplanes 
having the capability to record data in accordance with certain 
paragraphs of Sec. 121.344(a). Grant, 08/23/2001, Exemption No. 7601A.

    Docket No.: FAA-2001-9740.
    Petitioner: American Eagle Airlines, Inc.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 121.344(c)(1) and (d)(1).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit AME to operate 
certain Avions de Transport Regional ATR 42 and ATR 72 airplanes 
without those airplanes having the capability to record data in 
accordance with certain paragraph of Sec. 121.344(a). Grant, 08/23/
2001, Exemption No. 7599A.

    Docket No.: FAA-2001-9875.
    Petitioner: Continental Express Airlines.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 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 capability to record data 
in accordance with certain paragraphs of Sec. 121.3449a). Grant, 08/23/
2001, Exemption No. 7602A.

    Docket No.: FAA-2001-8943.
    Petitioner: Avianca S.A.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 121.344(d).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Avianca to 
operate a Boeing 757 airplane (Registration No. N321LF, serial No. 
26269) without that airplane being able to record data in accordance 
with Sec. 121.344(a)(14) and (17). Grant, 08/23/2001, Exemption No. 
7607A.

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