[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 59 (Friday, March 26, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15919-15921]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-6746]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Summary Notice No. PE-2004-21]


Petitions for Exemption; 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 certain dispositions of certain petitions 
previously received. The purpose of this

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notice is to improve the public's awareness of, and participation in, 
this aspect of FAA's regulatory activities.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim Adams (202) 267-8033, or Sandy 
Buchanan-Sumter (202) 267-7271, 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 March 22, 2004.
Donald P. Byrne,
Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.

Dispositions of Petitions

    Docket No.: FAA-2002-11562.
    Petitioner: United Airlines.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 121.697(a)(3), (b), (c), and (d) 
and 121.709(b)(3).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit United Airlines 
to use computerized signatures to satisfy the airworthiness release 
signature requirements of part 121, in lieu of physical signatures.
    Grant, 3/5/04, Exemption No. 5121H.

    Docket No.: FAA-2002-11723.
    Petitioner: United States Coast Guard.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 91.117(b) and (c), 91.119(c), 
91.159(a), and 91.209(a).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit the United 
States Coast Guard to conduct air operations in support of drug law 
enforcement and drug traffic interdiction without meeting part 91 
provisions governing: (1) Aircraft speed, (2) minimum safe altitudes, 
(3) cruising operations for flights conducted under visual flight 
rules, and (4) use of aircraft lights.
    Grant, 3/2/04, Exemption No. 5231G.

    Docket No.: FAA-2004-17233.
    Petitioner: Mason County Aviation, Inc.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Mason County 
Aviation, Inc., to operate certain aircraft under part 135 without a 
TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder installed on those aircraft.
    Grant, 3/12/04, Exemption No. 8262.

    Docket No.: FAA-2002-12762.
    Petitioner: Air Madura LLC.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition:
    To permit Air Madura LLC to operate certain aircraft under part 135 
without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder installed on those aircraft.
    Grant, 3/12/04, Exemption No. 7860A.

    Docket No.: FAA-2002-12719.
    Petitioner: Pathfinder Aviation.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Pathfinder 
Aviation to operate certain aircraft under part 135 without a TSO-C112 
(Mode S) transponder installed on those aircraft.
    Grant, 3/12/04, Exemption No. 7844A.

    Docket No.: FAA-2002-11556.
    Petitioner: Grant Aviation, Inc.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Grant Aviation, 
Inc., to operate certain aircraft under part 135 without a TSO-C112 
(Mode S) transponder installed on those aircraft.
    Grant, 3/12/04, Exemption No. 7221B.

    Docket No.: FAA-2004-17214.
    Petitioner: Croman Corporation.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Croman 
Corporation to operate certain aircraft under part 135 without a TSO-
C112 (Mode S) transponder installed on those aircraft.
    Grant, 3/12/04, Exemption No. 8261.

    Docket No.: FAA-2002-12171.
    Petitioner: Universal Airlines, Inc.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 91.9(a).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit operating of 
Universal Airlines, Inc.'s, DC-6A and DC-6B aircraft without complying 
with the zero fuel and landing weight requirements of the operating 
limitations prescribed for the aircraft in the Federal Aviation 
Administration approved flight manual, subject to certain conditions 
and limitations.
    Grant, 3/11/04, Exemption No. 7829A.

    Docket No.: FAA-2003-15510.
    Petitioner: ATA Airlines, Inc.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 121.693(e) and 121.697(e)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit ATA Airlines, 
Inc., to (1) prepare a load manifest for the military charter 
supplemental operations without including the names of passengers and 
(2) provide relief from the requirement to retain at its principal base 
of operations an original or a copy of the passenger list as part of 
the load manifest for at least 3 months.
    Denial, 3/11/04, Exemption No. 8263.

    Docket No.: FAA-2004-17218.
    Petitioner: Centurion Flight Services, Inc.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Centurion 
Flight Services, Inc., to operate certain aircraft under part 135 
without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder installed on those aircraft.
    Grant, 3/12/04, Exemption No. 8260.

    Docket No.: FAA-2004-17184.
    Petitioner: Ms. Suzanne K. Ishii-Regan and Mr. Matthew D. Regan, 
parents of Patrick Regan.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 121.311(b) and 121.311(c)(1).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Patrick Regan 
to be secured by a personal safety belt, the E-Z-ON Modified Vest, 
while aboard an aircraft.
    Grant, 3/13/04, Exemption No. 8264.

    Docket No.: FAA-2001-11090.
    Petitioner: Army Aviation Heritage Foundation.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 91.319, 119.5(g), and 119.25(b).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit the Army 
Aviation Heritage Foundation to operate its former military UH-1H 
(Huey) helicopter that holds an experimental airworthiness certificate 
for the purpose of carrying passengers on local educational flights.
    Grant, 3/15/04, Exemption No. 7736B.

    Docket No.: FAA-2003-15964.
    Petitioner: Era Aviation, Inc.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 121.354(b).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Era Aviation, 
Inc., to operate its de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft 
after March 29, 2005, without having an approved terrain awareness and 
warning system that meets the requirements for Class A equipment in 
Technical Standard Order C151 installed on each aircraft, subject to 
certain conditions and limitations.
    Grant, 3/15/04, Exemption No. 8270.

    Docket No.: FAA-2004-17325.
    Petitioner: Tulsa Air and Space Center Airshows, Inc.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 91.315, 119.5(g), and 119.21(a).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Tulsa Air and 
Space Center Airshows, Inc., to operate its former military North 
American P-51 airplane for the purpose of carrying passengers on local 
flights for compensation or hire.
    Denial, 3/13/04, Exemption No. 8268.

    Docket No.: FAA-2002-11468.
    Petitioner: The Collings Foundation.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 91.319(a), 119.5(g), and 
119.21(a).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit The Collings 
Foundation to operate its military

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McDonnell Douglas F-4D Phantom II aircraft, which has an experimental 
airworthiness certificate, for the purpose of carrying passengers on 
local flights in return for receiving donations.
    Denial, 3/11/04, Exemption No. 8267.

    Docket No.: FAA-2002-11969.
    Petitioner: Firelands Museum of Military History, Inc.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 91.319, 119.5(g), and 119.25(b).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Firelands 
Museum of Military History, Inc., to operate its former military Bell 
UH-1H Huey helicopters, which were issued experimental airworthiness 
certificates for the purpose of exhibition, to carry passengers on 
local flights for compensation or hire.
    Denial, 3/11/04, Exemption No. 8266.

    Docket No.: FAA-2002-11884.
    Petitioner: Indiana Aviation Museum, Inc.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 91.315 and 91.319(a)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Indiana 
Aviation Museum Inc., to operate its Cessna A-37 Attack Jet aircraft, 
Chance Vought F4U-5 Corsair aircraft, North American P-51D Mustang 
aircraft, and North American T-28B Trojan Aircraft, which have been 
issued limited or experimental airworthiness certificates, to carry 
passengers on local flights in return for donations.
    Denial, 3/15/04, Exemption No. 8265.

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