[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 8 (Monday, January 13, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1648-1649]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-657]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Summary Notice No. PE-2002-70]


Petitions for Exemption; Summary of Petitions Received

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of petition for exemption received.

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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 a certain petition seeking relief from specified 
requirements of 14 CFR. 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 February 3, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the petition to the Docket Management 
System, U.S. Department of Transportation, Room Plaza 401, 400 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001. You must identify the docket 
number FAA-2002-13875-1 at the beginning of your comments. If you wish 
to receive confirmation that the

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FAA received your comments, include a self-addressed, stamped postcard.
    You may also submit comments through the Internet to http://dms.dot.gov. You may review the public docket containing the petition, 
any comments received, and any final disposition in person in the 
Dockets Office between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays. The Dockets Office (telephone 1-800-647-5527) is on 
the plaza level of the Nassif Building at the Department of 
Transportation at the above address. Also, you may review public 
dockets on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Mark S. Orr (816-329-4151), Small 
Airplane Directorate (ACE-111), Federal Aviation Administration, 901 
Locust, Kansas City, MO 64106; 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 January 3, 2003.
Donald P. Byrne,
Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.

Petitions for Exemption

    Docket No.: FAA-2002-13875-1.
    Petitioner: West Pacific Air, LLC.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR part 23, Sec.  23.973(f).
    Description of Relief Sought: West Pacific Air, LLC seeks 
exemption from 14 CFR 23.973(f) to install Pratt & Whitney Canada 
PT6 engines in Beech Model A36, A36TC, and B36TC airplanes. For the 
Beech Model A36, A36TC, and B36TC airplanes, the present fuel filler 
inside diameter is 2.375 inches to preclude the introduction of 
turbine engine fuel (Jet-A or similar) into the fuel system that 
supplies a reciprocating engine. The exemption will permit West 
Pacific Air, LLC to install Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 engines in 
Beech Model airplanes without increasing the diameter of the fuel 
filler openings per Sec.  23.973(f). The requested exemption from 
strict compliance with the requirement of 14 CFR part 23, Sec.  
23.973(f), is based on the following points: the large filler 
diameter will not preclude the introduction of Av-gas in a system 
intended for Jet-A, Av-gas is an approved emergency fuel for the 
PT6A-21 and -34 engines installed by this project; consequently it 
is not possible to misfuel this aircraft; all fuel tank fillers will 
be placarded for Jet-A, which will fulfill the goal of providing a 
visual cue for the use of Jet-A-fuel; and the modified fuel system 
will be tested to the pressure requirements associated with the 
worse case fuel (100LL Av-gas) to ensure that a mistaken 
introduction of this fuel will not have a detrimental effect on 
engine performance or safety of flight.
[FR Doc. 03-657 Filed 1-10-03; 8:45 am]
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