Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 230 / Monday, December 1, 1997 / Notices 63597

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 December 15, 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.

llllllll, 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 November

24, 1997.

Donald P. Byrne,

Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.

Petitions for Exemption

Docket No.: 28303.

Petitioner: United Parcel Service.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

121.434(c)(1)(ii).

Description of Relief Sought: To

permit the petitioner to substitute a

qualified and authorized check airman

in place of a Federal Aviation

Administration inspector to observe a

qualifying pilot in command (PIC) while

that PIC is performing prescribed duties

during at least on flight leg that includes

a takeoff and a landing when

completing initial or upgrade training as

specified in 14 CFR 121.424.

Dispositions of Petitions

Docket No.: 26029.

Petitioner: Airborne Express.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

121.503(b), 121.505(a), and 121.511(a).

Description of Relief Sought/

Disposition: To permit the petitioner’s

pilots and flight engineers to complete

certain transcontinental flight schedules

before being provided with at least 16

hours of rest.

Grant, November 19, 1997, Exemption

No. 5167D.

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

authorizations and special purpose

flight engineer certificates to airmen

employed by the petitioner without

those airmen meeting the requirement to

hold a current foreign certificate of

license issued by a foreign contracting

State to the International Civil Aviation

Organization, provided the airmen hold

appropriate certificates issued by the

Civil Aeronautics Administration,

Republic of China.

Grant, November 19, 1997, Exemption

No. 6689A.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Streamlining Software Aspects of

Certification Industry Workshop

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration.

ACTION: Notice of Industry Workshop.

SUMMARY:

Background

In April 1997, the Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA) initiated the

Streamlining Software Aspects of

Certification (SSAC) program. The

overall goal of this program is to reduce

the cost and time of certifying systems

with software while maintaining or

increasing system safety.

The purpose of this program is: (1) to

determine scientifically if the time/

expense burden yields the safety

benefits; (2) to recommend

improvements; and (3) to prototype

those improvements.

The FAA assembled a team of experts

to accomplish this purpose. The team is

led by NASA Langley Research Center

and includes software experts Dr. Nancy

Leveson and Dr. John Knight.

Workshop Announcement

On January 7–8, 1998, an SSAC

Industry Workshop will be held starting

at 8:30 am. The workshop will be held

at TRW Government Information

Services Division at One Federal

Systems Park Drive (Building FP1) in

Fairfax, Virginia. The purpose of the

SSAC Workshop is to enable the FAA

and the SSAC research team to listen to

industry’s concerns about the software

aspects of the certification process. The

FAA is seeking industry participants

who can relate their concerns through

experience and involvement in the

system certification process.

During the workshop, the SSAC team

seeks input about: (1) the impact of DO–

178B on each organization; (2)

experiences with certification

authorities; and (3) issues with the

certification process believed to add

cost and delay without affecting the

quality of safety.

Upon conclusion of the workshop, the

FAA will follow up by researching the

issues voiced by industry, providing

feedback, and sharing the results of this

research effort. The key to the success

of the workshop and the success of the

SSAC program depends upon industry

participation, input, and support.

Attendance is open to the appropriate

industry participants. Persons wishing

to receive additional information should

contact the SSAC Assistant Program

Manager, Bonnie Danner: TRW

Government Information Services

Division; One Federal System Park

Drive; Fairfax, VA 22033–4416; 202–

651–2254 (phone); or 202–484–1255

(fax).

Issued in Washington, DC on November 24,

1997.

Abbas Rizvi,

Acting Manager, Aircraft Engineering

Division, Aircraft Certification Service.

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