[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 185 (Monday, September 25, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 49353-49354]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-23726]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Chapter I
[Summary Notice No. PR-95-4]
Petition for Rulemaking; Summary of Petitions Received;
Dispositions of Petitions Issued
agency: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
action: Notice of petitions for rulemaking 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 rulemaking
(14 CFR part 11), this notice contains a summary of certain petitions
requesting the initiation of rulemaking procedures for the amendment of
specified provisions of the Federal Aviation Regulations and of denials
or withdrawals of certain petitions previously received. 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 November 24, 1995.
addresses: Send comments on any petition in triplicate to: Federal
Aviation Administration, Office of the Chief Counsel, Attn: Rules
Docket No. ____________, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20591.
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 Ave., SW.,
Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 267-3132. Comments may also be
sent electronically to the following internet address:
nprmcmts@mail.hq.faa.gov.
for further information contact: 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 (b) and (f) of
Sec. 11.27 of part 11 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part
11).
Issued in Washington, DC on September 20, 1995.
Michael Chase,
Acting Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.
Petitions for Rulemaking
Docket No.: 25985
Petitioner: Mr. Stuart R. Miller
Regulations Affected: 14 CFR 91.107, 121.311, and 135.128
Description of Rulechange Sought: To require all children who have not
reached their third birthday to be seated in their own seat within an
FAA-approved safety device/safety restraint system for take off and
landing and at the command of the pilot. In addition, the petitioner
requests that the device shall be located/installed for use so as not
to block or interfere with the egress of other passengers.
Petitioner's Reason for the Request: The petitioner feels that
mandatory change would increase the accountability factor from
corporate executives and from public officials, as well as focus on the
safety for children passengers.
Docket No.: 28131
Petitioner: Aviation Consumer Action Project and Private Citizen
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.219 and 135.169
Description of Rulechange Sought: To revise the current aircraft cabin
ventilation requirements to require that each passenger or crew
compartment be [suitably] ventilated by providing fresh, unrecirculated
air at a rate no less than 20 cubic feet per minute per occupant.
Petitioner's Reason for the Request: The petitioner feels the cabin
ventilation rates be revised because of the
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increasing number of passenger complaints about a perceived reduction
in air quality and recent surveys of cabin air quality, which indicate
the presence of noteworthy concentrations of pollutants in the aircraft
cabin.
Docket No.: 28202
Petitioner: Bonanza/Baron Pilot Proficiency Programs, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 61.195 and 91.109
Description of Rulechange Sought: To clarify the aircraft equipment
required for aircraft used in flight instruction and expand the use of
throwover control wheels in multi-engine aircraft when those aircraft
are used for flight instruction.
Petitioner's Reason for the Request: The petitioner feels that current
regulations unnecessarily encumber the use of aircraft for pilot
training.
Disposition of Petitions
Docket No.: 25412
Petitioner: General Aviation Manufacturers Assn.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.853(c) and 135.170(b)(2)
Description of Rulechange Sought: To exclude small (under 75,000 lbs.
MGTOW, less than 20 passenger seats) transport category airplanes from
the fire blocking seat cushion requirements.
Petitioner's Reason for the Request: The petitioner feels that the
safety benefits of fire blocking anticipated by Sec. 25.853(c) will not
be realized or needed in this class of small, part 25 transport
category airplanes.
Denial; August 8, 1995
Docket No.: 26647
Petitioner: Benz Airborne Systems
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 27.1305(t) and 27.1337 (e)(3) and
(e)(4)
Description of Rulechange Sought: To require a cockpit chip detector
warning/caution device and circuit checking feature (proposed feature)
on part 27 rotorcraft.
Petitioner's Reason for the Request: The petitioner feels that there
are currently no requirements that part 27 rotorcraft have the proposed
features stated in Sec. 27.1337(e).
Denial; August 2, 1995
Docket No.: 27371
Petitioner: Homeowners of Encino
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.119(d)
Description of Rulechange Sought: To limit helicopter operations below
the minimum altitudes prescribed in Sec. 91.119 (b) and (c) to
helicopters operated by any municipal, county, state, and federal
authority for emergency services, rescue operations, or police or fire
departments.
Petitioner's Reason for the Request: The petitioner feels that
voluntary practices of helicopter pilots to adhere to the avoidance of
noise-sensitive areas have failed to produce satisfactory results.
Denial; June 8, 1995
[FR Doc. 95-23726 Filed 9-22-95; 8:45 am]
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