[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 137 (Wednesday, July 19, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 33201]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-15157]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Summary Notice No. PE-2017-51]


Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received; Rolls-Royce 
plc

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of Petition for Exemption Received.

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SUMMARY: This notice contains a summary of a petition seeking relief 
from specified requirements of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations 
(14 CFR). The purpose of this notice is to improve the public's 
awareness of, and participation in, the FAA's exemption process. 
Neither publication of this notice nor the inclusion or omission of 
information in the summary is intended to affect the legal status of 
the petition or its final disposition.

DATES: Comments on this petition must identify the petition docket 
number and must be received on or before August 8, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2017-0647 
using any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions for sending your 
comments electronically.
     Mail: Send comments to Docket Operations, M-30; U.S. 
Department of Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room 
W12-140, West Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: Take comments to Docket 
Operations in Room W12-140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 
New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001, between 9 a.m. and 5 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
     Fax: Fax comments to Docket Operations at (202) 493-2251.
    Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments 
from the public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT posts 
these comments, without edit, including any personal information the 
commenter provides, to http://www.regulations.gov, as described in the 
system of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at 
http://www.dot.gov/privacy.
    Docket: Background documents or comments received may be read at 
http://www.regulations.gov at any time. Follow the online instructions 
for accessing the docket or go to the Docket Operations in Room W12-140 
of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 
Washington, DC 20590-0001, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara Fitzgerald, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Engine and Propeller Directorate, Standards Staff, ANE-
112, 1200 District Avenue, Burlington, Massachusetts 01803-5229; (781) 
238-7130; facsimile: (781) 238-7199; email: [email protected].
    This notice is published pursuant to 14 CFR 11.85.

    Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on July 6, 2017.
Carlos Pestana,
Acting Assistant Manager, Engine and Propeller Directorate, Aircraft 
Certification Service.

Petition for Exemption

    Docket No.: FAA-2017-0647.
    Petitioner: Rolls-Royce plc.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 33.27(f)(6).
    Description of Relief Sought: Rolls-Royce plc petitions for 
exemption from Sec.  33.27 (f)(6) for the Trent XWB-97 engine model to 
exclude the entire high-pressure shaft system from failure 
consideration in determining the highest overspeed that would result 
from a complete loss of load on a turbine rotor.

[FR Doc. 2017-15157 Filed 7-18-17; 8:45 am]
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