[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 42 (Thursday, March 4, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 10016]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-4496]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Summary Notice No. PE-2010-05]


Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of petition for exemption received.

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SUMMARY: This notice contains a summary of a petition seeking relief 
from specified requirements of 14 CFR. 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 the petition or its final disposition.

DATE:  Comments on this petition must identify the petition docket 
number involved and must be received on or before March 24, 2010.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments identified by Docket Number FAA-2009-
1087 using any of the following methods:
    <bullet> Government-wide rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and follow the instructions for sending your 
comments electronically.
    <bullet> Mail: Send comments to the Docket Management Facility; 
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West 
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590.
    <bullet> Fax: Fax comments to the Docket Management Facility at 
202-493-2251.
    <bullet> Hand Delivery: Bring comments to the Docket Management 
Facility 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.
    Privacy: We will post all comments we receive, without change, to 
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information you 
provide. Using the search function of our docket web site, anyone can 
find and read the comments received into any of our dockets, including 
the name of the individual sending the comment (or signing the comment 
for an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's 
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on 
April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-78).
    Docket: To read background documents or comments received, go to 
http://www.regulations.gov at any time or to the Docket Management 
Facility 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: Brenda Sexton, Program Analyst, Office 
of Rulemkaing--Aircraft and Airport Rules Division, 202-267-3664. This 
notice is published pursuant to 14 CFR 11.85.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 1, 2010.
Pamela Hamilton-Powell,
Director, Office of Rulemaking.

Petition for Exemption

    Docket No.: FAA-2009-1087.
    Petitioner: Terrafugia, Inc.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR part 1 Sec.  1.1.
    Description of Relief Sought: Petition for exemption from the 
Federal Aviation Regulations, 14 CFR 1.1, definition of a light-sport 
aircraft (LSA) to permit an additional weight allowance for a four 
wheel LSA with folding wings intended for operation on public roadways 
(i.e., roadable aircraft). For their roadable design to meet the 
applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) and still 
maintain an equivalent useful load to other LSA, the petitioner has 
requested a maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) of 1474 pounds (670 kg). This 
petition is significantly different than previous requests for 
exemption to the LSA weight limitations, as the vehicle design is 
unique and must simultaneously meet both sets of dissimilar standards 
for LSA and road vehicles.
[FR Doc. 2010-4496 Filed 3-3-10; 8:45 am]
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