E6-8291. Petitions for Exemption; Summary of Petitions Received

AGENCY:

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION:

Notice of petitions for exemption received.

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 a summary of certain petitions seeking relief from specified requirements of 14 CFR. 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 19, 2006.

ADDRESSES:

You may submit comments [identified by DOT DMS Docket Number FAA-2006-24625] by any of the following methods:

• Web Site: http://dms.dot.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments on the DOT electronic docket site.
• Fax: [phone].
• Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, Room PL-401, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
• Hand Delivery: Room PL-401 on the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.

Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to http://dms.dot.gov at any time or to Room PL-401 on the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Tim Adams [phone], Sandy Buchanan-Sumter [phone], Shanna Harvey [phone], or John Linsenmeyer [phone], Office of Rulemaking (ARM-1), Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591.

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

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 22, 2006.

Anthony F. Fazio,

Director, Office of Rulemaking.

Petitions for Exemption

Docket No.: FAA-2006-24625.

Petitioner: Aero Sports Connection.

Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 61.313(g).

Description of Relief Sought: To permit Aero Sports Connection, to administer a community-wide exemption that would allow powered parachute pilots to qualify for sport pilot with a modified ratio of 2 hours solo and 5 hours dual training from the current 2 hours solo and 10 hours dual training. The petitioner also requests raising the time allowed for obtaining the final 3 hours of dual training to 90 days rather than the current 60 days before the date of the test.