[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 180 (Tuesday, September 19, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 43807]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-19921]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Summary Notice No. PE-2017-73]


Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), 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 Federal Aviation Regulations. The 
purpose of this notice is to improve the public's awareness of, and 
participation in, this aspect of the 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 
the petition or its final disposition.

DATES: Comments on this petition must identify the petition docket 
number involved and must be received on or before October 10, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2017-0133 
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, 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, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deana Stedman, ANM-113, Federal 
Aviation Administration, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057-3356, 
email [email protected], phone (425) 227-2148; or Alphonso 
Pendergrass, ARM-200, Office of Rulemaking, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591, 
email [email protected], phone (202) 267-4713.
    This notice is published pursuant to 14 CFR 11.85.

    Issued in Renton, Washington, on September 14, 2017.
Victor Wicklund,
Manager, Transport Standards Branch.

Petition for Exemption

    Docket No.: FAA-2017-0133.
    Petitioner: Erickson Aero Tanker, LLC.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: Sec.  25.201(b)(1).
    Description of Relief Sought: Erickson Aero Tanker is petitioning 
for reconsideration of the FAA's denial of exemption from the 
requirements of 14 CFR 25.201(b)(1) with respect to stall 
characteristics in the flaps 40/landing gear up configuration for its 
DC-9-87 (MD-87) airplanes. The petitioner submitted additional design 
information to support reconsideration. The exemption, if granted, 
would allow the airplanes to be used in aerial firefighting retardant 
drops.

[FR Doc. 2017-19921 Filed 9-18-17; 8:45 am]
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