[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 127 (Wednesday, July 2, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35876-35877]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-17302]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Summary Notice No. PE-97-35]
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
the 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 July 22, 1997.
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: 9-NPRM-CMNTSfaa.dot.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, D.C. 20591; telephone (202) 267-3132.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Heather Thorson (202) 267-7470 or
Angela Anderson (202) 267-9681 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).
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Issued in Washington, D.C., on June 26, 1997.
Donald P. Byrne,
Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.
Petitions for Exemption
Docket No.: 28938
Petitioner: Learjet, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.783(h)
Description of Relief Sought: To permit exemption for the Learjet Model
45, from the emergency exit type requirements of Sec. 25.783(h) for the
passenger entry door, to allow an oversized Type III exit in lieu of
the required minimum Type II exit.
Dispositions of Petitions
Docket No.: 28891
Petitioner: Kachina Aviation
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 133.19(a)(3) and 133.51
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Kachina to conduct
external-load operations in the United States using its dry-leased,
Canadian-registered Bell 212 helicopter.
Grant, June 9, 1997, Exemption No. 6638
Docket No.: 24427
Petitioner: United States Ultralight Association, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 103.1(a) and (e)(1) through (e)(4)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit individuals
authorized by the USUA to give instruction in powered ultralight
vehicles that have a maximum empty weight of not more than 496 pounds,
have a maximum fuel capacity of not more than 10 U.S. gallons, are not
capable of more than 75 knots of calibrated airspeed at full power in
level flight, and have a power-staff stall speed that does not exceed
35 knots calibrated airspeed.
Grant, June 9, 1997, Exemption No. 4274G
Docket No.: 28775
Petitioner: American Flyers, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR part 141, paragraph 3 (c) and (d)
of appendix C
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit American Flyers to
provide an applicant for the instrument rating approach systems and one
precision approach system, rather than exclusively using VOR (very high
frequency omnidirectional range), ADF (automatic direction finder) and,
ILS (instrument landing system) approaches, as required by the rule.
Grant, June 6, 1997, Exemption No. 6640
Docket No.: 28896
Petitioner: Era Helicopters
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 61.77 (a), (b), (d), and (e)(1)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit China Southern
Airlines Helicopter Company pilots to be eligible to hold special
purpose pilot certificates to perform pilot duties on two U.S.
registered Super Puma AS332L helicopters (Registration Nos. N170EH and
N171EH) that do not meet the aircraft class, passenger seating
configuration, and payload requirements of Sec. 61.77.
Grant, June 9, 1997, Exemption No. 6639
Docket No.: 28905
Petitioner: Petroleum Helicopters, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.152(a)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit PHI to place three
Bell 214ST helicopters (Registration Nos. N59805, N59806, and N6957Y,
Serial nos. 28139, 28140, 28141, respectively) on its Operations
Specifications and to operate those helicopters in nonscheduled
operations under part 135 without a digital flight data recorder (DFDR)
as required by Sec. 135.152.
Grant, June 11, 1997, Exemption No. 6641
Docket No.: 28257
Petitioner: Flight Structures, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.785(d), 25.813(b), 25.857(e),
and 25.1447 (c)(1) & (c)(3)(ii)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit supplemental type
certification of Airbus Model A300-B4-100 series and -200 series
passenger-to-freighter airplane conversions, with provisions for the
carriage of persons other than flight crewmembers when the airplane is
equipped with two floor-level exits with escape slides, within the
occupied main deck area.
Grant, June 4, 1997, Exemption No. 6178A
Docket No.: 28768
Petitioner: Franklin Products, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.853(a)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Franklin Products,
Inc., to be exempt from vertical burn test requirements for water-based
adhesives used in the manufacture of their seat cushions. Water-based
adhesives are the only viable alternatives to solvent-based adhesives
which do comply with these requirements, but which are becoming no
longer available.
Grant, June 4, 1997, Exemption No. 6634
Docket No.: 28710
Petitioner: United Airlines, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.434(c)(3)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To revise Condition No. 7 to
state, ``No observation may be conducted under this exemption prior to
the flight leg during which the qualifying PIC will complete the
minimum number of hours specified in Sec. 121.434(c)(3)''.
Grant, June 11, 1997, Exemption No. 6570A
Docket No.: 28787
Petitioner: Ameriflight, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 61.5 (a) and (c), and 91.203 (a)
and (c)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Ameriflight to
temporarily operate its aircraft without those aircraft's airworthiness
and registration certificates on board (and properly displayed in the
case of airworthiness certificates) while obtaining replacements. This
exemption also permits Ameriflight's pilots to temporarily operate
Ameriflight's aircraft without those pilots having their pilot and
medical certificates in their personal possession.
Grant, June 11, 1997, Exemption No. 6645
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