[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 107 (Wednesday, June 4, 1997)] [Notices] [Page 30656] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-14499] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration [Summary Notice No. PE-97-30] 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 June 24, 1997. 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, DC 20591. Comments may also be sent electronically to the following internet address: [email protected]. 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, DC 20591; telephone (202) 267-3132. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Heather Thorson (202) 267-7470 or Angela Anderson (202) 267-9681 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, DC, on May 29, 1997. Donald P. Byrne, Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations. Petitions for Exemption Docket No.: 28400. Petitioner: Skydive, Inc. Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 105.43(a)(1). Description of Relief Sought: To permit Skydive to permit individuals who have completed a course of instruction in main parachute packing administered by a Federal Aviation Administration- certificated parachute rigger to pack main parachutes for others to make parachute jumps. Dispositions of Petitions Docket No.: 25052. Petitioner: Taquan Air Service, Inc. Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.203(a)(1). Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Ketchikan Air Service, Inc., Taquan Air Service, Inc., Misty Fjords Air and Outfitting, and Promech, Inc., conducting operations under part 135 to operate seaplanes inside the Ketchikan, Alaska, Class E airspace under Special Visual Flight Rules below 500 feet above the surface. Grant, May 14, 1997, Exemption No. 4760G. Docket No.: 27953. Petitioner: Aero Sports Connection. Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 103.1(a) and (e)(1) through (e)(4). Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit individuals authorized by ASC to give instruction in powered ultralights that have a maximum empty weight of not more than 496 pounds, have a maximum fuel capacity of not more than 10 U.S. gallons, are not capable of more than 75 knots calibrated airspeed at full power in level flight, and have a power-off stall speed that does not exceed 35 knots calibrated airspeed. Grant, May 20, 1997, Exemption No. 6080A. Docket No.: 28837. Petitioner: Temsco Helicopters, Inc. Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 145.45(f). Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow Temsco to make available one copy of its Repair Station Inspection Procedures Manual to all of its supervisory and inspection personnel, rather than providing a copy of the manual to each of those individuals. Grant, May 19, 1997, Exemption No. 6623. Docket No.: 27430. Petitioner: Midwest Flying Service, Inc. Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2). Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow Midwest Flying Service, Inc., to conduct operations under part 135 without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder installed on its aircraft. Grant, May 20, 1997, Exemption No. 5757B. Docket No.: 24237. Petitioner: Department of the Air Force. Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.177(a)(2) and 91.179(b)(1). Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit the Air Force to conduct low-level operations without complying with en route minimum altitudes for flight under instrument flight rules (IFR) or direction of flight requirements for IFR en route segments in uncontrolled airspace. Grant, May 20, 1997, Exemption No. 4371D. Docket No.: 28867. Petitioner: William K. Herndon. Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.383(c). Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow the petitioner to act as a pilot in operations conducted under part 121 until May 22, 2000. Denied, May 20, 1997, Exemption No. 6624. [FR Doc. 97-14499 Filed 6-3-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-M