2024-03198. Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received; Bell Textron Inc.

AGENCY:

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION:

Notice of petition for exemption received.

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, the FAA's exemption process. 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 and must be received on or before March 6, 2024.

ADDRESSES:

Send comments identified by docket number FAA–2023–2266 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:

Andrew Birkenheuer, AIR–625, Federal Aviation Administration, phone [phone], email [e-mail].

This notice is published pursuant to 14 CFR 11.85.

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 1, 2024.

Daniel J. Commins,

Manager, Integration and Performance Branch, Policy & Standards Division, Aircraft Certification Service.

Petition for Exemption

Docket No.: FAA–2023–2266

Petitioner: Bell Textron Inc.

Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected: §§ 29.1322(b) and (d) and 29.1549(c).

Description of Relief Sought: Petitioner is seeking partial relief from § 29.1322(b) and (d), to allow 412EPX helicopters to identify the mast torque LO SPD range on the aircraft multifunction display unit in yellow/amber (indicating a caution) on the power situation indicator (PSI) instead of a color other than red, amber, or green. In addition, the petitioner is seeking relief from § 29.1549(c) which requires powerplant instruments, for takeoff and precautionary ranges, be marked with a yellow arc or yellow line. Petitioner requests temporary relief until May 31, 2026 in order to design and certify a compliant PSI design.