Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 200 / Thursday, October 16, 1997 / Notices 53869

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

partiticpation 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 of its final disposition.

DATES: Comments on petitions received

must identify the petition docket

number involved and must be received

on or before October 21, 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. 23771, 800

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 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, 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 § 11.27 of

Part 11 of the Federal Aviation

Regulations (14 CFR Part 11):

Issued in Washington, D.C., on October 6,

1997.

Donald P. Byrne,

Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.

Petitions for Exemption

Docket No.: 23771.

Petitioner: Cessna Aircraft Company.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

91.9(a), and 91.531(a) (1) and (2).

Description of Relief Sought:

To amend exemption no. 4050, which

permits single pilot operations in

Cessna Citation Models 550, S550, 552,

and 560, provided the pilot meets

certain experience and training

requirements and qualifications. Cessna

requests an amendment to the

requirement that an applicant seeking

initial single pilot authorization must

satisfactorily accomplish the final

practical test within 10 days after

training has been completed. Cessna

requests the time period to complete the

final practical test be extended from 10

days to 45 days.

[FR Doc. 97–27361 Filed 10–15–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Summary Notice No. PE–97–51]

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 November 3, 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. llll, 800

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20591.

Comments may also be sent

electronically to the following internet

address: 9–NPRM–CMNT@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, 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 § 11.27 of

Part 11 of the Federal Aviation

Regulations (14 CFR Part 11).

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 7,

1997.

Donald P. Byrne,

Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.

Petitions for Exemption

Docket No.: 28855.

Petitioner: Offshore Logistics, Inc.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

135.152(a).

Description of Relief Sought: To

permit Offshore Logistics to operate

certain multiengine turbine-powered

rotorcraft with a seating configuration of

10 to 19 seats, excluding any required

crewmember seat, that were brought

onto the U.S. register after, or were

registered outside the United States and

added to Offshore’s Operations

Specifications after, October 11, 1991,

without an approved digital flight data

recorder.

Docket No.: 28905.

Petitioner: Petroleum Helicopters, Inc.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

135.152(a).

Description of Relief Sought: To

permit Petroleum Helicopters (PHI) to

place two Bell 214ST helicopters

(Registration Nos. N59805 and N59806,

and Serial Nos. 28141 and 28140,

respectively), and one Bell 412SP

helicopter (Registration No. N142PH,

Serial No. 33150), on PHI’s Operations

Specifications and to operate those

aircraft in nonscheduled part 135

operations until August 18, 2001,

without a digital flight data recorder

installed in those aircraft.

Dispositions of Petitions

Docket No.: 28291.

Petitioner: Airline Crew Training

Corporation.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

121.411(a)(2) and (3), and (b)(2);

121.413(b), (c), and (d); and appendix H

to part 121.

Description of Relief Sought/

Disposition: To continue to permit

Airline Crew Training Corporation

(ACT), without holding an air carrier

operating certificate, to train part 121

certificate holders’ pilots, flight

engineers, and check airmen in initial,
53870 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 200 / Thursday, October 16, 1997 / Notices

transition, upgrade, differences, and

recurrent training in Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA)-approved

simulators, without ACT’s instructors

and check airmen meeting all the

applicable training requirements of part

121, subpart N. Grant, September 30,

1997, Exemption No. 6165A.

Docket No.: 27180.

Petitioner: EVA Airways Corporation.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

61.77(a) and (b), and 63.23(a) and (b).

Description of Relief Sought/

Disposition: To permit the issuance of

U.S. special purpose pilot certificates

and special purpose flight engineer

certificates to airmen employed by EVA

Airways without those airmen meeting

the requirement to hold a current

foreign certificate or license issued by a

foreign contracting State to the

Convention on International Civil

Aviation (ICAO), provided the airmen

hold appropriate certificates issued by

the Civil Aeronautics Administration,

Republic of China (CAARC). Grant,

September 30, 1997, Exemption No.

6689.

Docket No.: 27402.

Petitioner: Atlantic Coast Airlines.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

61.57(e), 121.433(c)(1)(iii), 121.441(a)(1)

and (b)(1), and appendix F to part 121.

Description of Relief Sought/

Disposition: To continue to permit

Atlantic Coast Airlines (ACA) to

conduct an FAA-monitored training

program under which ACA pilots in

command and seconds in command

meet ground and flight recurrent

training and proficiency check

requirements through a single visit

training program (SVTP). Grant,

September 30, 1997, Exemption No.

5783B.

Docket No.: 26490.

Petitioner: Delta Air Lines, Inc.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

121.310(m).

Description of Relief Sought/

Disposition: To amend Delta Air Lines’

(DAL) current exemption that permits

DAL to operate certain foreign registered

Lockheed L–1011–385–3 aircraft

without conforming to the 60-foot

required distance between emergency

exits. The amendments requested would

permit DAL to operate those aircraft

with a passenger seating capacity in

excess of 241. Denial, September,

Exemption No. 5301C.

Docket No.: 27547.

Petitioner: Hughs Aircraft Company.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

91.319(c).

Description of Relief Sought/

Disposition: To permit Hughes to

operate over densely populated areas or

in congested airways with aircraft

certificated in the experimental

category. Denial, September 26, 1997,

Exemption No. 6687.

Docket No.: 29004.

Petitioner: Captain Robert D.

Marshall.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

121.383(c).

Description of Relief Sought/

Disposition: To allow Captain Marshall

to act as a pilot in operations conducted

under part 121 after reaching his 60th

birthday. Denial, September 25, 1997,

Exemption No. 6688.

[FR Doc. 97–27384 Filed 10–15–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Office of Environment and Energy

Meeting Agenda

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of public forum.

SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice

to advise the public of a forum

sponsored by the Office of Environment

and Energy (AEE) to discuss aviationrelated environmental issues.

DATES: The forum will be held on

November 20, 1997 from 9:30 a.m. to

12:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The forum will be held in

room 3246B at the Department of

Transportation, 400 F Street SW,

Washington, DC 20591.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

James Littleton, Office of Environment

and Energy, Federal Aviation

Administration, 800 Independence

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591, fax

(202) 267–5594.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is

hereby given of a public forum

sponsored by the Federal Aviation

Administration Office of Environment

and Energy (AEE) to be held on

November 20, 1997.

The FAA Office of Environment and

Energy (AEE) is developing a research

agenda, called ‘‘Environmental Research

Beyond 2000,’’ for identifying and

addressing aviation-related

environmental issues. These issues

include but are not limited to aviationrelated noise and emissions. As part of

its effort to obtain input from all

affected parties, AEE will hold a public

forum to present its preliminary

research agenda and to obtain

information from the public for

developing and refining this agenda.

The public forum will be part of the first

stage in the agenda building process;

later activities will include a issue

workshop, which will result in a

findings report to guide AEE’s research

strategies.

The agenda for the meeting will

include:

• Presentation of the Environmental

Research Beyond 2000 program,

outlining objectives and goals for

research activities undertaken by the

Office of Environment and Energy.

• Presentation of examples of recent

and on-going environmental research by

FAA and other Federal agencies and

interagency groups.

• Public comment and discussion of

aviation-related environmental issues

and concerns.

Commercial aviation provides great

economic benefits to the United States,

and with the ‘‘Environmental Research

Beyond 2000’’ project, AEE is seeking to

identify Research and Development

(R&D) strategies that can resolve or

remediate environmental impediments

to aviation activities and fulfill AEE’s

environmental obligations. These

objectives can best be realized by

obtaining participation and information

from all interested parties.

In addition, AEE is seeking public

comment and information regarding the

following six questions. Input from the

public and other aviation stakeholders

on these questions will serve as

guidance for AEE as it develops an

aviation-related environmental research

strategy that best addresses the concerns

and needs of those affected by aviation

activities.

1. What aviation environmental issues

concern you most and how does each

affect you?

2. How successful have existing

aviation remediation and mitigation

policies been in responding to the

impact of aviation activities on the

environment?

3. What is being done to address your

concerns and how effective is it?

4. What should be done to address

your concerns?

5. What role does research have in

addressing your concerns?

6. Are important effects of aviation

activities on environmental quality

currently not addressed in government

policy and scientific research?

Attendance is open to the public, but

will be limited to the space available.

The public must make arrangements by

November 6, 1997 to present oral

statements at the forum. Arrangements

may be made by contacting the person

listed under the heading FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. Sign and oral

interpretation can be made available at