Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 226 / Monday, November 24, 1997 / Notices 62665

applies for a certificate of public

convenience and necessity authorizing

foreign charter air transportation of

persons and property (passenger and

cargo).

Paulette V. Twine,

Documentary Services.

[FR Doc. 97–30789 Filed 11–21–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–62–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Summary Notice No. PE–97–58]

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 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. lll, 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

18, 1997.

Donald P. Byrne,

Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.

Petitions for Exemption

Docket No.: 28971.

Petitioner: AirStar Helicopters, Inc.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

93.316(b).

Description of Relief Sought: To

permit the petitioner to add two

McDonnell Douglas MD 600N NOTAR

helicopters to its 14 CFR part 135

operations specifications and use these

aircraft in the Grand Canyon Special

Flight Rules Area.

Docket No.: 29041.

Petitioner: Skydive Chicago, Inc.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

105.43(a)(1).

Description of Relief Sought: To

permit the petitioner to allow

individuals who have completed a

course of instruction in main parachute

packing administered by a Federal

Aviation Administration-certificated

parachute rigger to pack main

parachutes for others to make parachute

jumps.

Docket No.: 29025.

Petitioner: Nortwest Airlines, Inc.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

121.434(c)(1)(ii).

Description of Relief Sought: To

permit the petitioner to use an

appropriately qualified and authorized

check airman in lieu of a Federal

Aviation Administration inspector to

observe a qualifying pilot in command

who is performing prescribed duties

during at least one flight leg that

includes a takeoff and a landing when

completing initial or upgrade training.

Docket No.: 29003.

Petitioner: Columbia Helicopters, Inc.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

135.175(a).

Description of Relief Sought: To

permit the petitioner to operate its

Boeing Vertol/Kawasaki Vertol 107

rotocraft in passenger-carrying

operations conducted in daylight under

visual flight rules without those

rotocraft having approved airborne

weather radar equipment installed.

Docket No.: 142CE.

Petitioner: Sino Swearingen Aircraft

Company.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

23.3(d).

Description of Relief Sought: To

permit the petitioner to type certificate

its SJ30–2, a design powered by twin

turbofan engines, in the commuter

category.

Dispositions of Petitions

Docket No.: 26101.

Petitioner: America West Airlines,

Inc.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

93.123.

Description of Relief Sought/

Disposition: To permit the petitioner to

operate four flights (two arrivals and

two departures) at Washington National

Airport.

Grant, November 4, 1997, Exemption

No. 5133H

Docket No.: 28924.

Petitioner: Stunts Adventure

Equipment.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

105.43(a).

Description of Relief Sought: To

permit the petitioner to allow its

employees, representatives, and other

volunteer experimental parachute test

jumpers under its direction and control

to make tandem parachute jumps while

wearing a duel-harness, duel-parachute

pack having at least one main parachute

and one approved auxiliary parachute

packed in accordance with 14 CFR

105.43(a). This exemption also permits

PICs of aircraft involved in these

operations to allow such persons to

make these parachute jumps subject to

certain conditions and limitations.

Grant, October 24, 1997, Exemption No.

6693

Docket No.: 29045

Petitioner: Gail Force Express.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

135.143(c)(2)

Description of Relief Sought/

Disposition: To permit the petitioner to

operate its 14 twin-engine aircraft under

part 135 without a TSO–C112 (Mode S)

transponder installed.

Grant, November 4, 1997, Exemption

No. 6697

Docket No.: 29028.

Petitioner: Mobil Business Resources

Corporation.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

135.143(c)(2).

Description of Relief Sought/

Disposition: To permit the petitioner to

operate certain Bell Model 206 and

Sikorsky S–76 helicopters without a

TSO–C112 (Mode S) transponder

installed.
62666 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 226 / Monday, November 24, 1997 / Notices

Grant, November 6, 1997, Exemption

No. 6696

Docket No.: 22441.

Petitioner: United Airlines, Inc.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

121.433(c)(1)(iii), 121.440(a),

121.441(a)(1) and (b)(1), appendix F to

part 121 and Special Federal Aviation

Regulation No. 58, paragraph

6(b)(3)(ii)(A).

Description of Relief Sought/

Disposition: To permit the petitioner to

combine recurrent flight and ground

training and proficiency checks for

United Airlines, Inc.’s pilots in

command, second in command, and

flight engineers in a single annual

training and proficiency evaluation

program, i.e., a single-visit training

program.

Grant, November 6, 1997, Exemption

No. 3451K

Docket No.: 26952.

Petitioner: Regional Airline

Association.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

61.3 (a) and (c).

Description of Relief Sought/

Disposition: Permits the establishment

of special procedures that enable an

operator to issue to its flight

crewmembers, on a temporary basis,

confirmation of any required

crewmember certificate based on

information contained in the operator’s

approved record system.

Grant, November 6, 1997, Exemption

No. 5560B

[FR Doc. 97–30775 Filed 11–21–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Executive Committee of the Aviation

Rulemaking Advisory Committee;

Meeting

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice

to advise the public of a meeting of the

Executive Committee of the Federal

Aviation Administration Aviation

Rulemaking Advisory Committee.

DATES: The meeting will be held on

December 18, 1997, at 10 a.m. Arrange

for oral presentations by December 8,

1997.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the General Aviation Manufacturers

Association, 1400 K Street, NW., Suite

801, Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Miss Jean Casciano, Federal Aviation

Administration, 800 Independence

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591,

telephone (202) 267–9683; fax (202)

267–5075; e-mail

Jean.Casciano@faa.dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

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

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463; 5 U.S.C. App. II), notice is hereby

given of a meeting of the Executive

Committee to be held on December 18,

1997, at the General Aviation

Manufacturers Association, 1400 K

Street, NW., Suite 801, Washington, DC,

10 a.m. the agenda will include:

• A vote on a proposed

recommendation on electronic

signatures

• Update on the status of the effort to

define a strategy for expediting the

completion of old ARAC tasks and

recommendations

• Update on the status of the

Overflights of the National Parks

effort

• Update on the Rulemaking Business

Process Reengineering effort

• Administrative issues

Attendance is open to the interested

public but will be limited to the space

available. The public must make

arrangements by December 8, 1997, to

present oral statements at the meeting.

The public may present written

statements to the executive committee at

any time by providing 25 copies to the

Executive Director, or by bringing the

copies to him at the meeting.

Sign and oral interpretation can be

made available at the meeting, as well

as an assistive listening device, if

requested 10 calendar days before the

meeting. Arrangements may be made by

contacting the person listed under the

heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT.

Issued in Washington, DC, on November

18, 1997.

Joseph A. Hawkins,

Executive Director, Aviation Rulemaking

Advisory Committee.

[FR Doc. 97–30771 Filed 11–21–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–03–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Notice of Intent To Rule on Application

To Use the Revenue From a Passenger

Facility Charge (PFC) at Manchester

Airport, Manchester, NH

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent to rule on

application.

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to rule and

invites public comment on the

application to use the revenue from a

Passenger Facility Charge at Manchester

Airport under the provisions of the

Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion

Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omnibus

Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990)

(Pub. L. 101–508) and Part 158 of the

Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR

part 158).

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before December 24, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this

application may be mailed or delivered

in triplicate to the FAA at the following

address: Federal Aviation

Administration, Airport Division, 12

New England Executive Park,

Burlington, Massachusetts 01803.

In addition, one copy of any

comments submitted to the FAA must

be mailed or delivered to Mr. Alfred

Testa, Jr., Airport Director for

Manchester Airport at the following

address: Manchester Airport, One

Airport Road, Suite 300, Manchester,

New Hampshire, 03103.

Air carriers and foreign air carriers

may submit copies of written comments

previously provided to the City of

Manchester under section 158.23 of Part

158 of the Federal Aviation Regulations.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Priscilla A. Scott, PFC Program

Manager, Federal Aviation

Administration, Airports Division, 12

New England Executive Park,

Burlington, Massachusetts 01803, (617)

238–7614. The application may be

reviewed in person at 16 New England

Executive Park, Burlington,

Massachusetts.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA

proposes to rule and invites public

comment on the application to use the

revenue from a Passenger Facility

Charge (PFC) at Manchester Airport

under the provisions of the Aviation

Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of

1990 (Title IX of the Omnibus Budget

Reconciliation Act of 1990) (Pub. L.

101–508) and Part 158 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 158).

On October 29, 1997, the FAA

determined that the application to use

the revenue from a PFC submitted by

the City of Manchester was substantially

complete within the requirements of

section 158.25 of part 158 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations. The FAA will

approve or disapprove the application,

in whole or in part, no later than

December 31, 1997.

The following is a brief overview of

the use application.