[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 176 (Monday, September 13, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55209-55210]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-20548]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Summary Notice No. PE-2004-74]


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 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 September 3, 2004.
Anthony F. Fazio,
Director, Office of Rulemaking.

Dispositions of Petitions

    Docket No.: FAA-2002-11988.
    Petitioner: Alpine Air, Inc.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Alpine Air, 
Inc., to operate certain aircraft under part 135 without a TSO-C112 
(Mode S) transponder installed on those aircraft.
    Grant, 07/31/04, Exemption No. 7267B

    Docket No.: FAA-2004-18516.
    Petitioner: Mr. Scott Rohlfing.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 91.109(a).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Mr. Scott 
Rohlfing to conduct certain flight training in certain Beechcraft 
Bonanza/Debonair airplanes that are equipped with a functioning 
throwover control wheel.
    Grant, 08/03/04, Exemption No. 8368

    Docket No.: FAA-2002-12831.
    Petitioner: Air Transport Association.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 61.157(a); item I(b) of appendix 
A to part 61; 121.424(a), (b), and (d)(1); item I(a) of appendix E to 
part 121; and item I(b) of appendix F to part 121.
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Air Transport 
Association member airlines and other qualifying part 121 certificate 
holders to conduct training and checking of pilots on airplanes that 
require two flight crewmembers for the required preflight inspection, 
both interior and exterior, using approved advanced pictorial means.
    Grant, 08/03/04, Exemption No. 4416J

    Docket No.: FAA-2001-10800.
    Petitioner: Sierra Industries, Inc.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 91.9(a) and 91.531(a)(1) and 
(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Sierra 
Industries, Inc., to permit certain qualified pilots of its Cessna 
Citation Model 500 series airplanes (Serial Nos. 0001 through 0349 
only) equipped with supplemental type certificate (STC) No. SA8176SW or 
STC No. SA09377SC and either STC No. SA2172NM or STC No. SA645NW to 
operate those aircraft without a pilot who is designated as second in 
command. The amendment requested would add STC No. ST09559AC to the 
list of approved STCs.
    Grant, 8/3/2004, Exemption No. 5517H
    Docket No.: FAA-2001-10857.
    Petitioner: Department of Defense.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 91.117(a) and (b), 91.159(a), 
and 91.209(a)(1) and (b).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit the Department 
of Defense to conduct air operations in support of drug law enforcement 
and traffic interdiction without meeting certain requirements 
pertaining to (1) aircraft speed, (2) cruising altitudes for flights 
conducted under visual flight rules, and (3) the use of aircraft 
position lights and anticollision light systems.
    Grant, 8/4/2004, Exemption No. 5100G

    Docket No.: FAA-2002-11568.
    Petitioner: Broward County Mosquito Control.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 137.53(c)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Broward County 
Mosquito Control to conduct aerial applications of insecticide 
materials from a Beechcraft C-45H aircraft (registration No. N850BC, 
serial No. 51-11844A) without the aircraft being equipped with a device 
that is capable of jettisoning at least one-half of the aircraft's 
maximum authorized load of agricultural materials within 45 seconds 
when operating over a congested area.
    Grant, 8/9/2004, Exemption No. 8370

    Docket No.: FAA-2000-8476.
    Petitioner: American Eagle Airlines, Inc., and Executive Airlines.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 121.434 and 121.683.
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit American Eagle 
Airlines, Inc., and Executive Airlines to allow their pilots to 
transfer between the two air carriers without meeting the specific 
requirements of 14 CFR related to operating experience, operating 
cycles, consolidation of knowledge and skills, and recordkeeping.
    Denial, 8/11/2004, Exemption No. 8374

    Docket No.: FAA-2003-16491.
    Petitioner: Department of the Army.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 105.19(a) and (b).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit the Department 
of the Army, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment to conduct certain 
night, unlighted parachute operations, outside special use airspace at 
Fort Lewis, Washington. The amendment requested would increase the 
altitude from 800 feet above ground level (AGL) to 1,500 feet AGL.
    Grant, 8/12/2004, Exemption No. 8255A

    Docket No.: FAA-2004-18845.
    Petitioner: Maverick Helicopters.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Maverick 
Helicopters to operate certain aircraft under part 135 without a TSO-
C112 (Mode S) transponder installed on those aircraft.
    Grant, 8/13/2004, Exemption No. 8380

    Docket No.: FAA-2001-10165.
    Petitioner: North Jersey Chapter of the Ninety-Nines, Inc.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 135.251, 135.255, and 135.353, 
and appendices I and J to part 121.
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit North Jersey 
Chapter of the Ninety-Nines, Inc., to conduct local sightseeing flights 
at the Lincoln Park Airport, Lincoln Park, New Jersey, on October 2, 
2004, or on October 3, 2004, for compensation or hire, without 
complying with certain anti-drug and alcohol misuse prevention 
requirements of part 135, subject to certain conditions and 
limitations.
    Grant, 8/13/2004, Exemption No. 8379

    Docket No.: FAA-2004-18731.
    Petitioner: Plainwell Pilots Association.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 135.251, 135.255, and 135.353, 
and appendices I and J to part 121.
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Plainwell 
Pilots

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Association to conduct local sightseeing flights at the Plainwell 
Airport, Plainwell, Michigan, for a one-day event during the month of 
October 2004, for compensation or hire, without complying with certain 
anti-drug and alcohol misuse prevention requirements of part 135, 
subject to certain conditions and limitations.
    Grant, 8/13/2004, Exemption No. 8378

    Docket No.: FAA-2004-17944.
    Petitioner: Spirit Airlines, Inc.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 91.203(a) and (b) and 47.49.
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Spirit 
Airlines, Inc., to temporarily operate its U.S.-registered aircraft 
following incidental loss or mutilation of the certificate of 
airworthiness or registration, or both. Such operation is permitted 
only after the statement specified in conditions and limitations No. 
3(a) of the exemption has been recorded in the aircraft logbook and the 
appropriate signature affixed thereto.
    Grant, 8/13/2004, Exemption No. 8377

    Docket No.: FAA-2000-8215.
    Petitioner: Telesis TransAir, Inc.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Telesis 
TransAir, Inc., to operate certain aircraft under part 135 without a 
TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder installed on those aircraft.
    Grant, 8/20/2004, Exemption No. 7391B

    Docket No.: FAA-2000-8063.
    Petitioner: Eagle Canyon Airlines, Inc. d.b.a. Scenic Airlines.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 121.345(c)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Eagle Canyon 
Airlines, Inc., d.b.a. Scenic Airlines to operate certain aircraft 
under part 121 without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder installed on 
those aircraft until December 31, 2004.
    Grant, 8/20/2004, Exemption No. 6839D

    Docket No.: FAA-2001-11131.
    Petitioner: Mr. Gary K. Gates.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 61.113(d) and (e).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Mr. Gary K. 
Gates to conduct point-to-point airlifts of medical patients while 
holding a private pilot certificate with at least 1,000 hours of pilot 
in command time and instrument rating. He will provide transport to 
checkups and followup hospital visits and receive compensation for 
concurrent operating expenses.
    Denial, 8/16/2004, Exemption No. 8381

    Docket No.: FAA-2002-14080.
    Petitioner: Air 1st Aviation Companies of Oklahoma, Inc.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Air 1st 
Aviation Companies of Oklahoma, Inc., to operate certain aircraft under 
part 135 without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder installed on those 
aircraft.
    Grant, 8/20/2004, Exemption No. 7938A

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