[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 134 (Tuesday, July 14, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37930-37931]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-18708]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Summary Notice No. PE-98-14]
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 August 3, 1998.
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:
Tawana Matthews (202) 267-9783 or Terry Stubblefield (202) 267-7624,
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 July 8, 1998.
Donald P. Byrne,
Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.
Petitions For Exemption
Docket No.: 29230.
Petitioner: Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.417(c)(2)(i)(A).
Description of Relief Sought: To permit Delta to use pictorial and
text-based differences training in lieu of hands-on training to
accomplish the training and qualification of crewmembers on Type III
emergency automatic overwing exits installed on the Boeing 737-800
aircraft, when the crewmembers previously have been trained and
qualified on Type III emergency manual overwing exits installed on
other versions of Boeing 737 aircraft.
Dispositions of Petitions
Docket No.: 29239.
Petitioner: Bombardier Aerospace.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.571(e)(1).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit use of
``Vc at sea level or .85 Vc at 8,000 feet,
whichever is greater,'' instead of the current Sec. 25.571(e)(1)
requirement to test from ``Vc at sea level to Vc
at 8,000 feet.''
Grant, June 25, 1998, Exemption No. 6790.
Docket No.: 28574.
Petitioner: Federal Express Corporation.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.434(c)(1)(ii).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit FedEx to use
qualified and authorized check airmen, in lieu of an FAA inspector, to
observe a qualifying pilot in command who is completing the initial or
upgrade training specified in Sec. 121.424 during at least one flight
leg that includes a takeoff and a landing.
Grant, June 26, 1998, Exemption No. 6473A.
Docket No.: 28529.
Petitioner: Atlantic Aero, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Atlantic Aero
Inc., and any part 135 operator who rents, leases, or otherwise uses
any aircraft identified in Exemption No. 6459, as amended, to operate
its aircraft without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder installed. This
exemption also allows Atlantic to operate any aircraft for which the
installation of a TSO-74b or TSO-C74c ATC transponder is needed,
provided the Principal Operations Inspector is notified.
Grant, June 26, 1998, Exemption No. 6459B.
Docket No.: 27294.
Petitioner: Air Transport Association of America.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.309(f)(2).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit ATA-member
airlines to locate the aft megaphone at door 4-left on their Boeing 747
aircraft.
Grant, June 29, 1998, Exemption No. 6140B.
Docket No.: 23492.
Petitioner: United States Hang Gliding Association, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 103.1(a) and (b).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit individuals
authorized by USHGA to operate unpowered ultralight vehicles (hang
gliders) weighing less than 155 pounds, with another occupant, for the
purpose of sport, training or recreation.
Grant, June 26, 1998, Exemption No. 4721F.
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Docket No.: 28173.
Petitioner: Bemidji Aviation Services, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit the petitioner
to operate its Beech 99 aircraft without a TSO-C112 (Mode S)
transponder installed. This exemption also allows BAS to operate any
aircraft for which the installation of a TSO-73b or TSO-C74C ATC
transponder is needed.
Grant, June 26, 1998, Exemption No. 6110A.
Docket No.: 29156.
Petitioner: Firelands Museum of Military History.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.319, 119.5(g), and
119.25(b).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit the petitioner
to operate its former military Huey helicopters, which are certificated
in the experimental category, for the purpose of carrying passengers on
local flights for compensation of hire, subject to certain conditions
and limitations.
Grant, July 1, 1998, Exemption No. 6792.
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