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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 § 11.27 of

Part 11 of the Federal Aviation

Regulations (14 CFR part 11).

Issued in Washington, D.C., on August 14,

1997.

Donald P. Byrne,

Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.

Petitions for Exemption

Docket No.: 28946.

Petitioner: Construcciones

Aeronauticas, S.A.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

25.571(e)(1).

Description of Relief Sought: to permit

exemption, for the CASA C–295

airplane, from the bird strike provisions

of § 25.257(e)(1) to allow compliance

with the requirement using bird impact

velocity of Vc at sea level or 0.85Vc at

8,000 feet, whichever is more critical.

Docket No.: 28963.

Petitioner: Wiggins Airways, Inc.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

43.3.

Description of Relief Sought: In the

event of an ignition box failure, permit

appropriately trained certificated pilots

employed by Wiggins to change the

electrical leads from the ignition box to

the spare ignition box on Wiggins’

Cessna C208B caravan aircraft used in

operations conducted under 14 CFR part

135.

Docket No.: 28954.

Petitioner: Heart of Georgia Technical

Institute.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

65.17(a), 65.19(b), 65.75 (a) and (b),

183.11(b).

Description of Relief Sought: To allow

HGTI to: (1) Administer the Federal

Aviation Administration (FAA) oral and

practical mechanic tests to students at

times and places identified in HGTI’s

FAA-approved Aviation Maintenance

Technology Policies, Procedures, and

Curriculum Handbook; (2) conduct oral

and practical mechanics tests as an

integral part of the education process

rather than conducting the tests after

students successfully complete the

mechanics written tests; (3) allow

applicants to apply for retesting within

30 days after failure without presenting

a signed statement certifying additional

instruction in the failed area; and (4)

administer the aviation mechanic

written test to students immediately

after they successfully complete the

general curriculum but before they meet

the experience requirements of § 65.77.

Dispositions of Petitions

Docket No.: 27998.

Petitioner: Petroleum Helicopters, Inc.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

43.3.(g).

Description of Relief Sought/

Disposition: To permit appropriately

trained pilots employed by PHI to

remove and reinstall the copilot’s

‘‘quick release’’ cyclic and collective

controls (copilot’s controls) and the tail

rotor pedal shield (shield panel) on Bell

Model 230 helicopters owned and

operated by PHI.

Denial, 7/30/97, Exemption No. 6663.

Docket No.: 28638.

Petitioner: U.S. Department of Justice,

Immigration and Naturalization Service.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

91.111(b), 91.159(a), and 91.209(a).

Description of Relief Sought/

Disposition: To permit INS to conduct

in-flight identification, surveillance, and

pursuit operations consistent with the

assigned mission of INS.

Grant, 8/6/97, Exemption No. 1533D.

Docket No.: 26326.

Petitioner: T.B.M., Inc., and Butler

Aircraft Co.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

91.611.

Description of Relief Sought/

Disposition: To permit T.B.M. and

Butler to conduct ferry flights with one

engine inoperative on its Lockheed C–

130A aircraft without obtaining a

special flight permit for each flight.

Grant, 8/6/97, Exemption No. 6667.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Summary Notice No. PE–97–44]

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.

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 September 2, 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. 28998, 800

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, D.C. 20591.

Comments may also be sent

electronically to the following internet

address: 9–NPRM–CMNTS@faa.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 § 11.27 of

Part 11 of the Federal Aviation

Regulations (14 CFR Part 11).

Issued in Washington, D.C., on August 14,

1997.

Donald P. Byrne,

Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.

Petitions for Exemption

Docket No.: 28998.

Petitioner: Trans Continental Airlines,

Inc.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

21.93(b)(2)(2)(iii).

Description of Relief Sought: To

permit petitioner to continue the

operation of a DC–8–62 aircraft for an

additional 60 days without its Stage III
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kit.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

RTCA, Inc., Special Committee 172;

Future Air-Ground Communications in

the VHF Aeronautical Data Band (118–

137 MHz)

Pursuant to section 10(a) (2) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub.

L. 92–463, 5 U.S.C., Appendix 2), notice

is hereby given for Special Committee

172 meeting to be held September 9–12,

1997, starting at 9:00 a.m. The meeting

will be held at RTCA, 1140 Connecticut

Avenue, NW., Suite 1020, Washington,

DC, 20036.

The agenda will be as follows:

Tuesday, September 9: (1) Plenary

Convenes at 9:00 a.m. for 30 minutes:

(2) Introductory Remarks; (3) Review

and Approval of the Agenda; (4)

Working Group (WG)–2, VHF Data

Radio Signal-in-Space MASPS,

Continue Work on VDL Modes 2 and 3.

Wednesday, September 10: (a.m.) (5)

WG–2 Continues; (p.m.) (6) WG–3,

Review of Activities in VHF Digital

Radio MOPS Document Program.

Thursday, September 11: (7) WG–3

Continues. Friday, September 12: (8)

Plenary Reconvenes at 9:00 a.m.: (9)

Review and Approval of the Minutes of

the Previous Meeting; (10) Reports from

WG’s 2 & 3 Activities; (11) Report on

VDL Activities; (12) Reports on TDMA

Industry Users Session; (13) EUROCAE

WG–47 Report and Discussion of

Schedule for Joint Meeting with WG–3;

(14) Review Issues List and Address

Future Work; (15) Other Business

(Address FAA Request for Possible

Revisions to DO–186A); (16) Dates and

Places of Next Meetings.

Attendance is open to the interested

public but limited to space availability.

With the approval of the chairman,

members of the public may present oral

statements at the meeting. Persons

wishing to present statements or obtain

information should contact the RTCA

Secretariat, 1140 Connecticut Avenue,

NW., Suite 1020, Washington, DC

20036; (202) 833–9339 (phone); (202)

833–9434 (fax); or http://www.rtca.org

(web site). Members of the public may

present a written statement to the

committee at any time.

Issued in Washington, DC, on August 14,

1997.

Janice L. Peters,

Designated Official.

[FR Doc. 97–22261 Filed 8–20–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration

Environmental Impact Statement on

the Phase 1A Extension of Tren

Urbano

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration,

DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).

SUMMARY: The Federal Transit

Administration and the Puerto Rico

Highway and Transportation Authority

intend to prepare a Supplemental

Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS)

in accordance with the National

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for

transportation improvements in the city

of San Juan, Puerto Rico, as part of the

Tren Urbano rail rapid transit project in

the San Juan metropolitan area. The

SEIS is intended to be a supplement to

the Final Environmental Impact

Statement (FEIS) for the Tren Urbano,

San Juan Metropolitan Area, issued in

November 1995.

The SEIS for the Phase 1A project

covers the extension of the original line

past its currently approved eastern

terminus at Segrado Corazo ́n station to

a new terminus at Minillas, a distance

of approximately 1,500 meters. In

addition to the No Action Alternative,

two remaining ‘‘Build’’ alternatives for

the extension will be considered,

designated as Alternatives A and B.

Each includes an underground station at

Minillas and a station between Segrado

Corazo ́n and Minillas. The intermediate

station in Alternative A is located on an

aerial structure, while in Alternative B

the intermediate station is underground.

DATES: Written comments on the scope

of alternatives to be considered and

impacts to be studied should be sent to

the Puerto Rico Highway and

Transportation Authority’s Tren Urbano

Project Office by October 6, 1997. See

ADDRESSES below.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the

project scope should be sent to Carlos A.

Colo ́n, Deputy Executive Director,

Puerto Rico Highway and

Transportation Authority, P.O. Box

42007, San Juan, PR 00940–2007, FAX

(787) 722–1321.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Susan E. Schruth, Regional

Administrator, Federal Transit

Administration, Region IV, (404) 562–

3500.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Description of Study Area and Project

Need

The Tren Urbano project now under

construction will provide rail transit

facilities along a 17.2-km route

connecting the areas of Bayamo ́n,

Guaynabo, Rı ́o Piedras, Hato Rey and

Santurce in the San Juan metropolitan

area. The double-tracked transit line

will include segments at grade, on aerial

structures and in a subway, depending

on right-of-way and physical and urban

factors. The Phase 1A extension of the

line will bring rail transit facilities

further into the Santurce residential,

business and government district by

connecting the Minillas area to the rest

of the Tren Urbano system.

Alternatives

The No Action alternative, which

includes the committed Tren Urbano

line already under construction, will

serve as the baseline for the evaluation

of the ‘‘Build’’ alternatives below, and

any additional alternatives generated

through public comments or other

sources. Several alignments were

considered for the expansion before the

final two were selected for formal

analysis in the Draft SEIS. The

alternatives eliminated were dropped

due to their adverse consequences on

estimated project costs, their

contribution to excessive urban

disruption or design and engineering

difficulties. The remaining two ‘‘Build’’

options proposed for further analysis

have been designated Alternative A and

Alternative B. They each encompass a

route extension of approximately 1,500

meters and include an underground

station in the Minillas area, although in

differing configurations. Each

alternative also includes an

intermediate station between the current

terminal station at Sagrado Corazo ́n and

the proposed Minillas station.

Alternative A: Elevated Alignment along

PR–1 and PR–22

This alternative would extend the

elevated structure west from the end of

the tail tracks at Sagrado Corazo ́n

station along the north service road of

PR–1 from Segrado Corazo ́n Street to the

interchange of PR–1 and PR–22. The

alignment would cross over the roadway

of PR–22 turning to the north to be

parallel with PR–22 on the west side of

the roadway. The elevated guideway

would descend into a depressed cut

south of Ferna ́ndez Juncos Avenue and

continue in an open cut to an