[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 156 (Wednesday, August 13, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48440-48441]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-20676]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Summary Notice No. PE-2003-46]


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 September 2, 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-2003-15305-1 at the beginning of your comments. If you wish 
to receive confirmation that the 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.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Pat Mullen (816-329-4128), 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 August 8, 2003.
Donald P. Byrne,
Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.

Petitions for Exemption

    Docket No.: FAA-2003-15305-1.
    Petitioner: Explorer Aircraft, Inc.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR part 23, Sec.  23.562.
    Description of Relief Sought: Explorer Aircraft, Inc. seeks 
exemption from 14 CFR 23.562 for the Eagle 150B-23 model. The Eagle 
150B-23 meets the requirements for a JAR-VLA class aircraft. The 
aircraft has a gross weight of 1433 pounds (650 Kgs) and a flaps down 
stall speed of 45 knots or less. The exemption will permit the Eagle 
150B-23 aircraft to receive a normal category Part 23 type 
certification as required for NVFR operations with the increased level 
of safety afforded by a Part 23 certified aircraft.

[FR Doc. 03-20676 Filed 8-12-03; 8:45 am]
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