[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 203 (Thursday, October 21, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56828-56830]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-27510]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Summary Notice No. PE-99-35]
Petitions for Exemption; Summary of Petitions Received;
Dispositions of Petitions Issued
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of petitions for exemption received and 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 (14
CFR Part 11), this notice contains a summary of certain petitions
seeking relief from specified requirements of the Federal Aviation
Regulations (14 CFR Chapter I), dispositions of certain petitions
previously received, and corrections. 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 November 10, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on any petition in triplicate to: Federal
Aviation Administration, Office of the Chief Counsel, Attn: Rule Docket
(AGC-200), Petition Docket No. ______, 800 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, D.C. 20591.
Comments may also be sent electronically to the following internet
address: 9-NPRM-cmts@faa.gov.
The petition, any comments received, and a copy of any final
disposition are filed in the assigned regulatory docket and are
available for examination in the Rules Docket (AGC-200), Room 915G, FAA
Headquarters Building (FOB 10A), 800 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, D.C. 20591; telephone (202) 267-3132.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cherie Jack (202) 267-7271 or Terry
Stubblefield (202) 267-7624 Office of Rulemaking (ARM-1), Federal
Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20591.
This notice is published pursuant to paragraphs (c), (e), and (g)
of Sec. 11.27 of Part 11 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR
Part 11).
Issued in Washington, D.C. on October 14, 1999.
Gary A. Michel,
Acting Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.
Petitions for Exemption
Docket No.: 29119.
Petitioner: Era Aviation, Inc.
Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.643(a)(2) and (3).
Descritpion of Relief Sought: To permit Era Aviation, Inc., to
operate its DHC-6 aircraft under the fuel supply requirements of 14 CFR
part 135 in lieu of the fuel requirements of part 121 supplemental
operations.
Docket No.: 29657.
Petitioner: Constellation Historical Society and the Global
Aeronautical Foundation.
Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.529(b).
Description of Relief Sought: To allow CHS and GAF flight engineers
to maintain currency in Locheed Constellation model aircraft using an
Events Based Currency program in lieu of obtaining 50 hours of
operating experience every 6 months.
Docket No.: 29577.
Petitioner: Bombardier Aerospace Corporation d.b.a. Bombardier
Business Jet Solutions, Inc.
Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 47.13(g) and 49.13(d).
Description of Relief Sought: To permit Bombardier Aerospace
Corporation d.b.a. Bombardier Business Jet Solutions, Inc., Bombardier
Aerospace Corporation, and Bombardier Business Jet Solutions, Inc., to
use power of attorney on file with the Civil Aviation Registry, that do
not have a specific expiration date, for a period of 6 years.
Docket No.: 29609.
Petitioner: The Bush Pilot, Inc.
Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 43.3(a) and (g) and paragraph
(c) of appendix A to part 43.
Description of Relief Sought: To permit BPI to perform the
preventative maintenance functions listed in paragraph c of appendix A
to part 43 on an aircraft operated under 14 CFR part 135 without
holding a mechanics certificate.
Disposition of Petitions
Docket No.: 28452.
Petitioner: Boeing Commercial Airplane Group.
Section of the FAR Affected: 4 CFR 25.562(b)(2).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To exempt the Boeing
Commercial Airplane Group from the floor warpage testing requirements
of Sec. 25.562(b)(2) for Boeing Models 737-700C/-900.
Grant, 8/20/99, Exemption No. 6425A.
Docket No.: 28559.
Petitioner: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 21.327(a).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Rockwell to use
a printout from its Order Management System for Class II product
instead of the Application for Export Certificate of Airworthiness
(Form 8130-1), even though Rockwell does not hold a production
certificate.
Grant, 5/24/99, Exemption No. 6604A.
Docket No.: 29002.
Petitioner: Peninsula Airways, Inc. d.b.a. PenAir.
Section of the FAR Affected: 114 CFR 121.709(b)(3).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit properly
trained PenAir flight crewmembers to install and/or remove medevac
stretchers on PenAir Fairchild Metro III aircraft and
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make the appropriate entries in the aircraft maintenance records.
Grant, 8/31/99, Exemption No. 6674A.
Docket No.: 29274.
Petitioner: Airborne, Inc.
Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.299(a).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Airborne pilots
to accomplish a line operational evaluation in a Level C or Level D
flight simulator in lieu of a line check in an aircraft.
Denial, 9/3/99, Exemption No. 6990.
Docket No.: 29307.
Petitioner: Hughes Flying Service, Inc..
Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.299(a).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Hughes pilots
to accomplish a line operational evaluation in a Level C or Level D
flight simulator in lieu of a line check in an aircraft.
Denial, 9/3/99, Exemption No. 6993.
Docket No.: 29331.
Petitioner: Corporate Wings, Inc..
Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.299(a).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Corporate Wings
pilots to accomplish a line operational evaluation in a Level C or
Level D flight simulator in lieu of a line check in an aircraft.
Denial, 9/3/99, Exemption No. 6992.
Docket No.: 29363.
Petitioner: Charter Fleet International.
Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.299(a).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit CFI pilots to
accomplish a line operational evaluation in a Level C or Level D flight
simulator in lieu of a line check in an aircraft.
Denial, 9/3/99, Exemption No. 6991.
Docket No.: 29413.
Petitioner: Hiawatha Aviation of Rochester, Inc.
Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.299(a).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Hiawatha pilots
to accomplish a line operational evaluation in a Level C or Level D
flight simulator in lieu of a line check in an aircraft.
Denial, 9/3/99, Exemption No. 6989.
Docket No.: 29515.
Petitioner: Peninsula Airways, Inc.
Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.323(b)(4).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit PenAir to
operate two G-21A aircraft, Registration Nos. N641 and N22932, at a
maximum weight of 8,920 pounds
Partial Grant, 9/1/99, Exemption No. 6963.
Docket No.: 29552.
Petitioner: Northern Illinois Flight Center, Inc.
Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.299(a).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit NIFC pilots to
accomplish a line operational evaluation in a Level C or Level D flight
simulator in lieu of a line check in an aircraft.
Denial, 9/3/99, Exemption No. 6988.
Docket No.: 29554.
Petitioner: Phillipsburg Aviation, Inc.
Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.251, 135.255, 135.353, and
appendices I & J of part 121.
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Phillipsburg to
conduct local sightseeing flights at the annual Special Wish Foundation
fundraising event on August 29, 1999, for compensation or hire, without
complying with certain anti-drug and alcohol misuse prevention
requirements of 14 CFR part 121 and part 135.
Grant, 8/27/99, Exemption No. 6959.
Docket No.: 29620.
Petitioner: The Boeing Company.
Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.1435(b)(1).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit certification
of the Model 737-900 by showing compliance by similarity to the Boeing
737-700 hydraulic system and by an engineering design review of the
added straight-line hydraulic tube installations of the Model 737-900
airplane.
Grant, 8/20/99, Exemption No. 6953.
Docket No.: 29631.
Petitioner: Federal Express Corporation.
Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.344(b)(3).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow FedEx to operate
three B-727 airplanes (Registration Nos. N190FE, N246FE, and N464FE;
Serial Nos. 19083, 22068, and 21288, respectively) and two DC-10
airplanes (Registration Nos. N68052 and N68059; Serial Nos. 47806 and
46907, respectively) without installing, in each aircraft, the required
DFDR until the next heavy maintenance check after January 15, 2000.
Partial Grant, 9/2/99, Exemption No. 6965.
Docket No.: 29690.
Petitioner: Western North Carolina Air Museum.
Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.251, 135.255, 135.353, and
appendices I & J of part 121.
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow the Air Museum
to conduct local sightseeing flights at the Air Museum's Open House
held at the Hendersonville Airport during the Henderson County Apple
Festival, September 4 through 7, 1999, for compensation or hire,
without complying with certain anti-drug and alcohol misuse prevention
requirements of part 135.
Grant, 9/2/99, Exemption No. 6964.
Docket No.: 29633.
Petitioner: Sandusky Flying Club.
Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.251, 135.255, 135.353, and
appendices I & J of part 121.
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow SFC to conduct
local sightseeing flights in the vicinity of the Sandusky City Airport,
for its Dawn Patrol event on August 29, 1999, for compensation or hire,
without complying with certain anti-drug and alcohol misuse prevention
requirements of part 135.
Grant, 8/26/99, Exemption No. 6956.
Docket No.: 29688.
Petitioner: Robert Stone.
Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.251, 135.255, 135.353, and
appendices I & J of part 121.
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow Mr. Stone to
conduct local sightseeing flights at the annual Special Wish Foundation
fundraising event on August 29, 1999, for compensation or hire, without
complying with certain anti-drug and alcohol misuse prevention
requirements of part 135.
Grant, 8/27/99, Exemption No. 6958.
Docket No.: 29697.
Petitioner: Spectrum Aeromed, Inc.
Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.562 and 25.785(b).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To exempt Spectrum from
the requirements of Secs. 25.562 and 25.785(b) of the FAR for
installation of medical stretchers on the Cessna Citation Model 560XL
(Excel.).
Grant, 8/23/99, Exemption No. 6952.
Docket No.: 29712.
Petitioner: Corvallis Chapter of the Oregon Pilots Association.
Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.251, 135.255, 135.353, and
appendices I & J of part 121.
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow OPA to conduct
local sightseeing flights at Corvallis Municipal Airport, for the
Corvallis Fly-In on August 28, 1999, for compensation or hire, without
complying with certain anti-drug and alcohol misuse prevention
requirements of part 135.
Grant, 8/27/99, Exemption No. 6952.
Docket No.: 29713.
Petitioner: Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 988.
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Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.251, 135.255, and 135.353,
and appendices I & J of part 121.
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow EAA Chapter 988
to conduct local sightseeing flights at Venango Regional Airport in
Franklin, Pennsylvania, for a Fly-In on August 28 and 29, 1999, for
compensation or hire, without complying with certain anti-drug and
alcohol misuse prevention requirements of part 135.
Grant, 8/27/99, Exemption No. 6961.
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