[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 146 (Monday, July 29, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39500-39502]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-19108]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
[Summary Notice No. PE-96-35]
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
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 15, 1996.
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: nprmcmts@mail.hq.faa.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:
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Mr. D. Michael Smith, Office of Rulemaking (ARM-1), Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591;
telephone (202) 267-7470.
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, D.C., on July 22, 1996.
Donald P. Byrne,
Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.
Petitions for Exemption
Docket No: 28607.
Petitioner: Sphere One International, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.119, 91.126, 91.127,
91.133, and 91.319(a)(2)
Description of Relief Sought: To permit Sphere One International,
Inc., to fly a newly manufactured airship in designated airspace,
including restricted and prohibited areas, in conjunction with, and
during, the 1996 Olympic Games.
Docket No: 28609.
Petitioner: Reeve Aleutian Airways, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.380(a)(2)(ii) and (b) (1)
and (2)
Description of Relief Sought: To permit Reeve Aleutian Airways,
Inc., to operate its fleet of Lockheed L-188C Electra aircraft under
part 121, using Aeroproducts turbo-propellers, Model A6641FN-606,
without keeping a record of the total time in service of each
propeller.
Dispositions of Petitions
Docket No.: 23869.
Petitioner: The Uninsured Relative Workshop.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 105.43(a).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend Exemption No.
4943, as amended, which permits The Uninsured Relative Workshop (TURW)
to allow its employees, representatives, and other volunteer
experimental parachute test jumpers under its direction and control to
make tandem parachute jumps while wearing a dual-harness, dual-
parachute pack having at least one main parachute and one approved
auxiliary parachute packed in accordance with Sec. 105.43(a). It also
permits pilots in command of aircraft involved in these operations to
allow such persons to make these parachute jumps. The amendment removes
Strong Enterprises, which has applied for a separate exemption, as a
co-petitioner with TURW in the original exemption and subsequent
extensions.
GRANT, June 28, 1996, Exemption No. 4943F
Docket No.: 26582.
Petitioner: Air Transport Association of America.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 61.3 (a) and (c), 63.3 (a),
and 121.383 (a) (2).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend Exemption No.
5487, as amended, which permits an air carrier to issue written
confirmation of an FAA-issued crewmember certificate to a flight crew
member employed by that air carrier based upon information in the air
carrier's approved record system.
GRANT, June 14, 1996, Exemption No. 5487B
Docket No.: 26962.
Petitioner: Mr. Charles D. Segars.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.383 (c).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Mr. Segars to
act as a pilot in operations conducted under part 121 after reaching
his 60th birthday.
DENIAL, June 20, 1996, Exemption No. 6466
Docket No.: 28422.
Petitioner: Broward County, Florida, Public Works Department,
Mosquito Control Section.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 137.53 (c) (2).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit pilots employed
by the petitioner to conduct aerial applications of insecticide
materials over congested areas from a Beechcraft C45H Aircraft
(Registration No. N850BD, Serial No. 11844) that is not equipped with a
device capable of jettisoning at least one-half of the aircraft's
maximum authorized load of agricultural materials within 45 seconds.
GRANT, June 26, 1996, Exemption No. 6470
Docket No.: 28479.
Petitioner: Strong Enterprises.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 105.43 (a).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit employees of
Strong Enterprises, certified tandem instructors, and consenting adult
members of the public to make tandem parachute jumps while wearing a
dual-harness, dual-parachute pack having at least one main parachute
and one approved auxiliary parachute packed in accordance with
Sec. 105.43 (a), and to permit pilots in command of aircraft involved
in these operations to all such persons to make these parachute jumps.
GRANT, June 28, 1996, Exemption No. 6474
Docket No.: 28513.
Petitioner: Evergreen Helicopters of Alaska, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.153 (a) and 135.180 (a).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Evergreen
Helicopters of Alaska, Inc., to operate five CASA C-212-200-CC
aircraft, without the aircraft being equipped with an approved traffic
alert and collision avoidance system (TCAS).
PARTIAL GRANT, June 25, 1996, Exemption No. 6467
Docket No.: 28520.
Petitioner: P&N flight and Charter.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143 (c) (2)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit P&N flight and
Charter to operate its aircraft (Registration No. N4921J, Serial No.
28R-30642) without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder installed.
GRANT, May 31, 1996, Exemption No. 6448
Docket No.: 28529.
Petitioner: Atlantic Aero, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Atlantic Aero,
Inc., to operate its aircraft without TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponders
installed.
GRANT, June 7, 1996, Exemption No. 6459
Docket No.: 28544.
Petitioner: Learjet Incorporated.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.783(h).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow Learjet
Incorporated exemption from the passenger entry door emergency exit
requirements of Sec. 25.783(h) for the Lear 45 airplane.
PARTIAL GRANT, June 26, 1996, Exemption No. 6468
Docket No.: 28553.
Petitioner: Air North.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 129.18.
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit operation of
either a Hawker HS748 or a Fokker F-27 airplane between Yukon, Canada,
and Alaska without an approved traffic alert and collision avoidance
system (TCAS) installed.
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DENIAL, June 3, 1996, Exemption No. 6453
Docket No.: 28555
Petitioner: Samoa Air and Polynesian Limited.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 129.18(b) and 135.180.
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit the petitioners
to operate aircraft without approved traffic collision and avoidance
systems (TCAS) installed.
DENIAL, June 3, 1996, Exemption No. 6456
Docket No.: 28562.
Petitioner: East Hampton Airlines.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit East Hampton
Airlines to operate its Piper PA31-350 (Registration No. N41081, Serial
No. 31-8352008) without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder installed.
GRANT, June 26, 1996, Exemption No. 6469
Docket No.: 28597.
Petitioner: U.S. Helicopters, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit U.S.
Helicopters, Inc., to operate certain aircraft without a TSO-C112 (Mode
S) transponder installed.
GRANT, June 3, 1996, Exemption No. 6452
Docket No.: 28560.
Petitioner: Skull Creek Air Service.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Skull Creek Air
Service to operate a Maule M-5-235C aircraft (Registration No. N5643N,
Serial No. A7361C) without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder installed.
GRANT, June 20, 1996, Exemption No. 6465
Docket No.: 28579.
Petitioner: Mr. Robert W. Powelson.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.383(c).
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Mr. Powelson to
act as a pilot in operations conducted under part 121 after reaching
his 60th birthday.
DENIAL, June 20, 1996, Exemption No. 6464
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