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possibly, including envelopes

supplementing those currently in

Appendix C. These issues will be

considered on the next revision of the

AC. In addition, the FAA and the Joint

Aviation Authorities (JAA) are

harmonizing the performance and

handling qualities of part 25. The

Aviation Rulemaking Advisory

Committee (ARAC) Flight Test

Harmonization Working Group will

complete the harmonization project to

standardize performance, handling

requirements, and additional guidance

material for certification of part 25/Joint

Aviation Requirements 25 (JAR 25)

airplanes to safely operate in the icing

conditions of Appendix C. These

performance and handling qualities will

be considered in the next revision to

this AC, and to the second revision to

AC 23–8A, Flight Test Guide for

Certification of Part 23 Airplanes.

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, December

16, 1997.

Michael Gallagher,

Manager, Small Airplane Directorate Aircraft

Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 97–34161 Filed 12–31–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Summary Notice No. PE–97–64]

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 January 22, 1998.

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–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)

267–3131.

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 December

24, 1997.

Donald P. Byrne,

Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.

Petitions for Exemption

Docket No.: 29066.

Petitioner: Mr. James T. Hawkins.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

45.21(c)(2) and 45.29 (c), (d), and (e).

Description of Relief Sought: To

permit the petitioner to display aircraft

registration markings on his Piper

Archer aircraft (Registration No.

N3578M) that are ornamental in nature

and do not meet the width, thickness,

and spacing requirements of part 45.

Disposition of Petitions

Docket No.: 29038.

Petitioner: GE VARIG.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

145.47(b).

Description of Relief Sought/

Disposition: To permit GE Varig to

substitute the calibration standards of

the Instituto Nacional de Metrologia,

Normalizac ̧a ̃o e Qualidade Industrial,

Brazil’s national standards organization,

for the calibration standards of the U.S.

National Institute of Standards and

Technology, formerly the National

Bureau of Standards, to test its

inspection and test equipment.

Grant, December 18, 1997, Exemption

No. 6709.

Docket No.: 28846.

Petitioner: Gulfstream International

Airlines, Inc.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

121.2(d)(1)(i)(D), 121.337(b)(8), and

121.359(g).

Description of Relief Sought/

Disposition: To permit Gulfstream to

operate 25 Beechcraft 190C airplanes

without those airplanes being equipped

with approved smoke and fume

protective breathing equipment for

flight crewmembers from December 20,

1997, until March 20, 1998, a period of

90 days.

Grant, December 19, 1997, Exemption

No. 6596D.

Docket No.: 29086.

Petitioner: Air Midwest, Inc.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

121.2 and 121.337(b)(8).

Description of Relief Sought/

Disposition: To permit Air Midwest to

operate 15 Beechcraft 1900D airplanes

in part 121 passenger-carrying

operations after the December 20, 1997,

compliance deadline without those

airplanes being equipped with the

required smoke and fume protective

breathing equipment for the flight

crewmembers, until January 1, 1998.

Grant, December 19, 1997, Exemption

No. 6596F.

Docket No.: 29082.

Petitioner: Mesa Airlines, Inc.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

121.2 and 121.337(b)(8).

Description of Relief Sought/

Disposition: To permit Mesa to operate

41 Beechcraft 1900D airplanes in part

121 passenger-carrying operations after

the December 20, 1997, compliance

deadline without those airplanes being

equipped with the required smoke and

fume protective breathing equipment for

the flight crewmembers, until January

31, 1998.

Grant, December 19, 1997, Exemption

No. 6596E.

Docket No.: 28319.

Petitioner: Dornier Aviation (North

America), Inc.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

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

121.413 (b) and (c); appendix H to part

121; 135.337(a) (2) and (3), and (b)(2);

and 135.339 (b) and (c).

Description of Relief Sought/

Disposition: To permit certain

instructors employed by DANA and

listed in a certificate holder’s approved

training program to act as instructors for

a certificate holder under part 121 or

part 135 without those instructors

having received ground and flight

training in accordance with a training

program approved under subpart N of

part 121 or subpart H of part 135, as

applicable. That exemption also permits

simulator instructors employed by

DANA and listed in a certificate
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holder’s approved training program to

serve in advance simulators without

being employed by the certificate holder

for 1 year, provided the instructors

receive applicable training in

accordance with the provisions of the

exemption.

Grant, December 19, 1997, Exemption

No. 6409A.

[FR Doc. 97–34165 Filed 12–31–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Aviation Rulemaking Advisory

Committee Meeting on Aircraft

Certification Procedures Issues

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

Federal Aviation Administration

Aviation Rulemaking Advisory

Committee to discuss Aircraft

Certification Procedures Issues.

DATES: The meeting will be held on

January 22, 1998 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00

noon.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the General Aviation Manufacturers

Association, 1400 K Street, NW,

Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. Angela O. Anderson, (202) 267–

9681, Office of Rulemaking (ARM–200),

800 Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20591.

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 Aviation

Rulemaking Advisory Committee

(ARAC) to discuss aircraft certification

procedures issues. This meeting will be

held January 22, 1998, at 9:00 a.m., at

the General Aviation Manufacturers

Association. The agenda for this

meeting will include progress reports

from the Production Certification and

Parts Manufacturing Working Group,

the Delegation Working Group and the

ICPTF Working Group.

Attendance is open to the interested

public but may be limited to the space

available. The public must make

arrangements in advance to present oral

statements at the meeting or may

present statements to the committee at

any time. In addition, 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 December

22, 1997.

Brian Yanez,

Assistant Executive Director for Aircraft

Certification Procedures Issues, Aviation

Rulemaking Advisory Committee.

[FR Doc. 97–34162 Filed 12–31–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

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

Federal Aviation Administration

Aviation Rulemaking Advisory

Committee to discuss general aviation

operations issues.

DATES: The meeting will be held on

January 22, 1998, at 1:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the Helicopter Association

International, 1635 Prince Street,

Alexandria, VA 22314.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Noreen Hannigan, Regulations Analyst,

Office of Rulemaking (ARM–106), 800

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20591. Telephone:

(202) 267–7476; FAX: (202) 267–5075.

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 Aviation

Rulemaking Advisory Committee to

discuss general aviation operations

issues.

This meeting will be held on January

22, 1998, at 1:00 p.m. at the Helicopter

Association International, 1635 Prince

Street, Alexandria, VA 22314.

The Agenda for this meeting will

include:

(1) A status report on the Part 103

(Ultralight Vehicles) Working Group’s

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)

on ‘‘Sport Pilot Certification

Requirements;’’

(2) An update on the status of the

‘‘Flight Plan Requirements for

Helicopter Operations Under Instrument

Flight Rules’’ NPRM;

(3) Discussion of overflights of

national parks;

(4) Other general aviation topics (open

discussion).

Attendance is open to the interested

public but may be limited to the space

available. The public must make

arrangements in advance to present oral

statements at the meeting or may

present written statements to the

committee at any time. In addition, 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 December

23, 1997.

Louis C. Cusimano,

Assistant Executive Director for General

Aviation Operations, Aviation Rulemaking

Advisory Committee.

[FR Doc. 97–34163 Filed 12–31–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

RTCA 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 January 13–16,

1998, 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, January 13: (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, January 14: (a.m.) (5)

WG–2 Continues; (p.m.) (6) WG–3,

Review of Activities in VHF Digital

Radio MOPS Document Program.

Thursday, January 15: (a.m.) (7)

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

(8) WG’s Continue as Necessary; (9)

Review and Approval of the Minutes of

the Previous Meeting; (10) Reports from

WG’s 2 and 3 Activities; (11) Report on

VDL Activities and AMCP WG–D; (12)

EUROCAE WG–47 Report and

Discussion of Schedule for Further Joint

Meetings with WG–3; (13) Review