[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 13 (Friday, January 19, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1428-1430]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-594]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
[Summary Notice No. PE-95-46]
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 February 8, 1996.
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: nprmcmts@mail.hq.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, DC 20591; telephone (202) 267-3132.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. D. Michael Smith, Office of Rulemaking (ARM-1), Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591;
telephone (202) 267-7470.
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).
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Issued in Washington, D.C., on January 16, 1996.
Donald P. Byrne,
Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.
Petitions for Exemption
Docket No.: 26533.
Petitioner: Parachute Laboratories, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 105.43(a).
Description of Relief Sought: To extend and amend Exemption No.
5448, as amended, which allows Parachute Laboratories, Inc., d.b.a. as
Jump Shack to allow its respective employees, representatives, and
other volunteer experimental parachute test jumpers under its direct
supervision and control to make intentional tandem parachute jumps, and
permit pilots in command of aircraft involved in these operations to
allow such persons to make parachute jumps wearing a dual harness, dual
pack parachute, having at least one main parachute and one approved
auxiliary (reserve) parachute packet in accordance with Sec. 105.43(a).
The amendment, if granted, would delete certain conditions and
limitations from your current exemption.
Dispositions of Petitions
Docket No.: 18114.
Petitioner: Federal Express Corporation.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.547(c) and 121.583(a).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend, for 3 years,
Exemption No. 2600, as amended, which permits the Federal Express
Corporation to carry a reporter, photographer, or journalist aboard its
Boeing 747 and McDonnell Douglas DC-8 aircraft without complying with
certain passenger-carrying requirements of part 121. A 6-year extension
has been granted because operations under this exemption have been
conducted safely for 17 years. Grant, November 22, 1995, Exemption No.
2600J.
Docket No.: 25210.
Petitioner: Air Transport Association of America.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 63.39(b) (1) and (2) and
121.425(a)(2) (i) and (ii).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend Exemption No.
4901, as amended, which permits part 121 certificate holders to train
and check flight engineer candidates in the performance of the airplane
pre-flight inspection using advanced pictorial means instead of the
airplane. The exemption also permits part 121 certificate holders and
operators of part 63 flight engineer school to complete training and
checking of flight engineer applicants in an appropriate simulator
instead of taking the portion of the practical test in an airplane in
flight. Grant, December 4, 1995, Exemption No. 4901D.
Docket No.: 26029.
Petitioner: ABX Air, Inc., d.b.a. Airborne Express, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.503(b), 121.505(a), and
121.511(a).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend Exemption No.
5167, as amended, which permits Airborne Express pilots and flight
engineers to complete certain transcontinental flight schedules before
being provided with at least 16 hours of rest. Grant, November 28,
1995, Exemption No. 5167C.
Docket No.: 26101.
Petitioner: America West Airlines, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 93.123.
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend Exemption No.
5133, as amended, which authorizes America West, Inc., to operate four
flights (two arrivals and two departures) at Washington National
Airport. Grant, November 29, 1995, Exemption No. 5133G.
Docket No.: 26936.
Petitioner: Woods Air Fuel, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.9(a).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend and amend
Exemption No. 5984, as amended, which permits Woods Air Fuel, Inc., to
operate its DC-6A (Serial No. 43522 and Registration No. N861TA)
without complying with the zero fuel and landing weight requirements of
the operating limitations prescribed for the aircraft in the FAA-
approved manual. The amendment permits the operation of an additional
DC-6 aircraft (Serial No. 45321 and Registration No. N28CA) under the
authority of this exemption. Grant, December 4, 1995, Exemption No.
5984A.
Docket No.: 27223.
Petitioner: Ralph J. Diana.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 61.55(b)(2); 61.56(c)(1);
61.57 (c) and (d); 61.58 (c)(1) and (d); 61.63 (c)(2) and (d) (2) and
(3); 61.65(c), (e) (2) and (3), and (g); 61.67(d)(2); 61.157 (d) (1)
and (2) and (e) (1) and (2); 61.191(c); and appendix A to part 61.
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Mr. Diana to
use FAA-approved simulators to meet certain flight experience
requirements of part 61. Grant, November 22, 1995, Exemption No. 6191.
Docket No.: 23336.
Petitioner: Simulator Training, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 61.55(b)(2); 61.56(c)(1);
61.57 (c) and (d); 61.58 (c)(1) and (d); 61.63 (c)(2) and (d) (2) and
(3); 61.65(c), (e) (2) and (3), and (g); 61.67(d)(2); 61.157 (d) (1)
and (2) and (e) (1) and (2); 61.191(c); and appendix A to part 61.
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend Exemption No.
5232, as amended, which permits Simulator Training, Inc., to use FAA-
approved simulators to meet certain flight experience requirements of
part 61. Grant, November 29, 1995, Exemption No. 5232D.
Docket No.: 27362.
Petitioner: Ventura Air Services, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.511(a)(2) and 135.165(a)
(1) and (6) and (b) (6) and (7).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend Exemption No.
5792, which permits Ventura Air Services, Inc., to operate its turbojet
airplanes in extended overwater operations equipped with one high-
frequency communication and one long-range navigation system (LRNS).
Grant, November 28, 1995, Exemption No. 5792A.
Docket No.: 27929.
Petitioner: Airline Training Center Arizona, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 61.93.
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Airline
Training Center Arizona, Inc., student pilots to operate aircraft to
practice solo airwork within 50 nautical miles of Phoenix-Goodyear
Airport prior to receiving the instruction required by Sec. 61.93(c)(1)
(i), (ii), and (iii) and (c)(2)(iii). Grant, November 24, 1995,
Exemption No. 6227.
Docket No.: 28170.
Petitioner: Simulator Training, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.411(a) (2) and (3) and
(b)(2); 121.413 (b), (c), and (d); and appendix H to part 121.
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Simulator
Training, Inc., (STI), without holding an air carrier operating
certificate, to train a part 121 certificate holder's pilots and flight
engineers (FE) in initial, transition, upgrade, differences, and
recurrent training in approved simulators and in airplanes, without
STI's instructor pilots meeting all the applicable requirements of
appendix H to part 121, and subpart N of part 121. Partial Grant,
November 28, 1995, Exemption No. 6245.
Docket No.: 28259.
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Petitioner: Freedom Air.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.180.
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow Aviation
Services, Inc., d.b.a. Freedom Air to operate its Short Brothers SD3-30
aircraft, which is configured with passenger seats, without an approved
traffic alert and collision avoidance system (TCAS) within the U.S.
airspace surrounding Guam and the Mariana Islands. Denial, November 22,
1995, Exemption No. 6230.
Docket No.: 28289.
Petitioner: Carver Aero, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Carver Aero,
Inc., to operate without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder installed on
its aircraft (Registration No. N561CA) operating under the provisions
of part 135. Grant, November 22, 1995, Exemption No. 6229.
Docket No.: 28346.
Petitioner: Kutztown Airport.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 141.27(c)(2).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Kutztown
Airport to reapply for a provisional pilot school certificate in less
than 180 days after the November 30, 1995, expiration of its
certificate. Grant, November 28, 1995, Exemption No. 6246.
Docket No.: 28380.
Petitioner: United Parcel Service.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.791, 25.810, 25.812,
25.857(e), and 25.1447(c)(1).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit a one-time
carriage of up to five more supernumeraries on the upper deck of a
Boeing Model 747-100 cargo aircraft than the maximum of five currently
allowed by Exemption No. 1870D, and to permit supernumerary access of
the main deck cargo compartment, during cruise only, to attend to the
needs of a live whale cargo only from Mexico City to Oregon. Partial
Grant, December 6, 1995, Exemption No. 6247.
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