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[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 167 (Thursday, August 28, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45692-45693]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-22920]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration
[Summary Notice No. PE-97-45]

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 exemptions 
(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 17, 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. ____, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20591.
    Comments may also be sent electronically to the following internet 
address: [email protected]
    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, DC 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 Sec. 11.27 of Part 11 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 
Part 11).

    Issued in Washington, DC on August 21, 1997.
Donald P. Byrne,
Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.

Petitions For Exemption

    Docket No.: 28997.
    Petitioner: IAI Commercial Aircraft Group, Israel Aircraft 
Industries, Ltd.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.813(a).
    Description of Relief Sought: To allow encroachment into the 
required exit passageway by the crew observers seat.

Dispositions of Petitions

    Docket No.: 28913.
    Petitioner: Condor Aircraft Corporation.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 145.35 and 145.37.
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To enable Condor to apply 
for an amendment to its repair station certificate to perform heavy 
maintenance operations on Boeing B-707, B-727, and B-737, and McDonnell 
Douglas DC-8 and DC-9 aircraft without complying with all of the 
permanent housing and facility requirements of Secs. 145.35 and 145.37. 
Denial, August 4, 1997, Exemption No. 6664.

    Docket No.: 28880.
    Petitioner: R. Mark Grady.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 45.29.
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit the petitioner 
to display 3-inch registration number markings on the vertical 
stabilizer of his

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Cessna 152 aircraft (Registration No. N49945). Denial, August 6, 1997, 
Exemption No. 6665.

    Docket No.: 28889.
    Petitioner: The NORDAM Group.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 21.303(g).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow the final 
assembly and finishing of aircraft nose radomes, produced by NORDAM 
under its Parts Manufacturer Approval to be accomplished by British 
Aerospace Systems and Equipment, a repair station located outside the 
United States. Denial, August 8, 1997, Exemption No. 6666.

    Docket No.: 27202.
    Petitioner: Skydive Arizona, Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 105.43(a).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit nonstudent 
parachutists who are foreign nationals to participate in SAI-sponsored 
parachuting events held at SAI's facilities without complying with the 
parachute equipment and packing requirements of the Federal Aviation 
Regulations. Grant, August 6, 1997, Exemption No. 5725B.

    Docket No.: 28708.
    Petitioner: Empire Airlines, Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 43.9.
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Empire's 
authorized technicians to use electronic signatures in lieu of physical 
signatures to satisfy the signature requirement of Sec. 43.9 for 
Empire's 14 CFR part 121 and 14 CFR part 135 operations. Grant, August 
7, 1997, Exemption No. 6668.
[FR Doc. 97-22920 Filed 8-27-97; 8:45 am]
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