03-31244. Petitions for Exemption; Disposition of Petition Issued

AGENCY:

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION:

Notice of disposition of prior petition.

SUMMARY:

Pursuant to FAA's rulemaking provisions governing the application, processing, and disposition of petitions for exemption part 11 of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR), this notice contains the disposition of a certain petition previously received. 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

John F. Linsenmeyer, Office of Rulemaking (ARM-1), Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591. Tel. [phone].

This notice is published pursuant to 14 CFR 11.85 and 11.91.

Issued in Washington, DC on December 15, 2003.

Donald P. Byrne,

Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.

Dispositions of Petitions

Docket No.: FAA-2001-9982.

Petitioner: Cessna Aircraft Company.

Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 25.785(b).

Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To amend a previously granted exemption regarding occupant protection requirements for persons occupying multiple-place side-facing seats during takeoff and landing on Cessna Model 680 airplanes manufactured before January 1, 2004. The amendment would remove the limitation that restricts its applicability to airplanes manufactured before January 1, 2004.

Grant of Exemption, 11/24/2003, Exemption No. 7625A.