2015-14490. Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received; 6th Air Refueling Squadron, Flight Engineer Section

AGENCY:

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

This notice contains a summary of a petition seeking relief from specified requirements of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations. The purpose of this notice is to improve the public's awareness of, and participation in, the FAA's exemption process. Neither publication of this notice nor the inclusion or omission of information in the summary is intended to affect the legal status of the petition or its final disposition.

DATES:

Comments on this petition must identify the petition docket number and must be received on or before July 6, 2015.

ADDRESSES:

Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2015-1475 using any of the following methods:

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions for sending your comments electronically.
• Mail: Send comments to Docket Operations, M-30; U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room W12-140, West Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
• Hand Delivery or Courier: Take comments to Docket Operations in Room W12-140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
• Fax: Fax comments to Docket Operations at 202-493-2251.

Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments from the public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT posts these comments, without edit, including any personal information the commenter provides, to http://www.regulations.gov, as described in the system of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at http://www.dot.gov/​privacy.

Docket: Background documents or comments received may be read at http://www.regulations.gov at any time. Follow the online instructions for accessing the docket or go to the Docket Operations in Room W12-140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Alphonso Pendergrass [phone], Office of Rulemaking, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591.

This notice is published pursuant to 14 CFR 11.85.

Issued in Washington, DC, on June 5, 2015.

Brenda D. Courtney,

Acting Director, Office of Rulemaking.

Petition for Exemption

Docket No.: FAA-2015-1475.

Petitioner: 6th Air Refueling Squadron, Flight Engineer Section.

Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected: §§ 61.213(a)(3) and 63.39(a),(b)(1)(2), and (3).

Description of Relief Sought: The U.S. Air Force KC-10 flight engineer community seeks an exemption from Title 14 CFR Sections 63.39(a), (b)(1)(2), and (3) along with the three phase practical test requirement outlined in FAA-S-8081-21 with changes 1, 2 and 3 based on military competence. This exemption would allow current and former members meeting the requirements of §§ 63.31, 63.33(a), 63.35, and 63.37 along with supporting documents determined by the Administrator to be granted an Federal Aviation Administration Flight Engineer Certificate with the appropriate aircraft rating based on military competence specific mission design series(MDS).

The Petitioner also seeks an exemption from Title 14 CFR Section 61.213(a)(3) based on military competence. This exemption would allow current and former members meeting the requirements of sections § 61.213(a)(1), (2), and (4) as appropriate along with supporting documents determined by the Administrator to be granted a Federal Aviation Administration Ground Instructor Certificate based on military competence.