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Embraer EMB–120 aircraft under part

121 with key locks not meeting the

standards required for part 121

operations for a temporary period until

June 1, 1997, when the replacement

locks required by part 121 can be

obtained from the supplier and installed

in the aircraft.

[FR Doc. 97–3404 Filed 2–11–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

[Summary Notice No. PE–97–7]

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 March 4, 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: nprmcmts@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: Fred

Haynes (202) 267–3939 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 February 6,

1997.

Donald P. Byrne,

Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.

Disposition of Petitions

Docket No.: 25245.

Petitioner: Department of the Air

Force.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

91.215(b).

Description of Relief Sought: To

permit the Department of the Air Force

to conduct certain military training

flight operations in designated airspace

above 10,000 feet above mean sea level

(MSL) without being required to operate

the aircraft transponders. Grant,

December 31, 1996, Exemption No.

4633F.

Docket No.: 27396.

Petitioner: Northwest Airlines, Inc.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

121.401(c), 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 (SFAR) No. 58, paragraph

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

Description of Relief Sought: To

permit the petitioner to combine

recurrent flight and ground training and

proficiency checks for NWA’s flight

crewmembers in a single annual

training and proficiency evaluation

program and meet the line check

requirements of § 121.440(a) and SFAR

No. 58 through an FAA approved

alternative line check program. Grant,

December 26, 1996, Exemption No.

5815B.

Docket No.: 28097.

Petitioner: Columbia Helicopters, Inc.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

133.19(a)(3) and 133.51.

Description of Relief Sought: To

permit the petitioner to conduct

external-load operations in the United

States using Canadian-registered

rotorcraft. Grant, December 30, 1996,

Exemption No. 6045A.

Docket No.: 28397.

Petitioner: Tulsa Technology Center.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

65.17(a), 65.19(b), 65.75 (a) and (b).

Description of Relief Sought:

To permit Tulsa Technology Center

to: 1. Administer the FAA oral and

practical tests to students at times and

places identified in TTC’s Operations

Handbook.

2. Conduct oral and practical

mechanic tests as an integral part of the

education process rather than

conducting the tests upon students’

successful completion of the mechanic

written tests;

3. Approve students for retesting

within 30 days after failure without

requiring a signed statement certifying

that additional instruction has been

given in the failed area; and

4. Administer the AMG written test to

students immediately following

successful completion of the general

curriculum, prior to meeting the

experience requirements of § 65.77.

Grant, January 10, 1997, Exemption No.

6569.

Docket No.: 28677.

Petitioner: Bulldog Airlines, Inc.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

133.43 (a) and (b).

Description of Relief Sought: To allow

the petitioner to use its helicopters to

perform external load operations for the

purpose of conducting human aerial

performances, without using an

approved external-load-attaching means

or an approved quick-release device.

Grant, December 26, 1996, Exemption

No. 6563.

Docket No.: 28706

Petitioner: National Warplane

Museum.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

91.315.

Description of Relief Sought: To

permit the petitioner to carry passengers

on local flights for compensation or hire

in its limited category Boeing B–17

aircraft (B–17) in support of the

petitioner’s fundraising efforts. Grant,

December 27, 1996, Exemption No.

6565.

Docket No.: 28709.

Petitioner: William L. Hale.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

91.109 (a) and (b)(3).

Description of Relief Sought: To

permit the petitioner to conduct certain

flight instruction and simulated

instrument flights to meet recent

instrument experience requirements in

certain Beechcraft airplanes equipped

with a functioning throwover control

wheel in place of functioning dual

controls. Grant, December 27, 1996,

Exemption No. 6564.

Docket No.: 28711.

Petitioner: Trans World Airlines, Inc.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

121.434(c)(1)(ii).

Description of Relief Sought: To

permit Trans World Airlines, Inc., to

substitute a qualified and authorized

check airman for an FAA inspector to

observe a qualifying pilot in command

(PIC) while that PIC is performing

prescribed duties during at least one

flight leg that includes a takeoff and a
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landing when completing initial or

upgrade training. Grant, December 26,

1996, Exemption No. 6562.

[FR Doc. 97–3410 Filed 2–11–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

Notice of Intent To Rule on Application

To Impose and Use the Revenue From

a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at

Rapid City Regional Airport, Rapid

City, SD

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 impose and use the

revenue from a PFC at Rapid City

Regional Airport under the provisions of

the Aviation Safety and Capacity

Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of

1990) (Public Law 101–508) and Part

158 of the Federal Aviation Regulations

(14 CFR Part 158).

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before March 14, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this

application may be mailed or delivered

in triplicate to the FAA at the following

address: Federal Aviation

Administration, Bismarck Airports

District Office, 2000 University Drive,

Bismarck, North Dakota 58504. In

addition, one copy of any comments

submitted to the FAA must be mailed or

delivered to Mr. William E. Bacon,

Executive Director, of the Rapid City

Regional Airport at the following

address: Rapid City Regional Airport,

4550 Terminal Road, Suite 102, Rapid

City, South Dakota 57701–8706.

Air carriers and foreign air carriers

may submit copies of written comments

previously provided to the Rapid City

Regional Airport under section 158.23

of part 1258.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. Irene R. Porter, Manager, Bismarck

Airports District Office, 2000 University

Drive, Bismarck, North Dakota 58504,

(701) 250–4385. The application may be

reviewed in person at this same

location.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA

proposes to rule and invites public

comment on the application to impose

and use the revenue from a PFC at

Rapid City Regional Airport under the

provisions of the Aviation Safety and

Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title

IX of the Omnibus Budget

Reconciliation Act of 1990) (Public Law

101–508) and Part 158 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 158).

On January 31, 1997, the FAA

determined that the application to

impose and use the revenue from a PFC

submitted by the Rapid City Regional

Airport was substantially complete

within the requirements of section

158.25 of Part 158. The FAA will

approve or disapprove the application,

in whole or in part, no later than May

13, 1997.

The following is a brief overview of

the application.

PFC application number: 97–01–C–

00–RAP.

Level of the proposed PFC: $3.00.

Proposed charge effective date: June

1, 1997.

Proposed charge expiration date:

December 31, 1999.

Total estimated PFC revenue:

$1,109,115.00.

Brief description of proposed

project(s): Airport Planning Studies;

PFC Application; Rehabilitate Runway

14/32; Taxiway Rehabilitation; Airport

Equipment; Airport Safety/Security;

Land Acquisition; Pilot Controlled

Lighting; Grade Runway 14 Overrun;

Air Safety/Security; Sand Storage

Building; Exit Road Rehabilitation;

Overlay GA Apron; Airfield Equipment;

Emergency Power System; Snow

Equipment; Airport Planning; Overlay

Ramp.

Class or classes of air carriers which

the public agency has requested not be

required to collect PFCs: Air Taxi/

Commercial Operators Filing FAA Form

1800–31.

Any person may inspect the

application in person at the FAA office

listed above under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT.

In addition, any person may, upon

request, inspect the application, notice

and other documents germane to the

application in person at the Rapid City

Regional Airport.

Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois, on February

5, 1997.

Benito De Leon,

Manager, Planning and Programming Branch,

Airports Division, Great Lakes Region.

[FR Doc. 97–3505 Filed 2–11–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

Discretionary Cooperative Agreements

to Support the Demonstration and

Evaluation of Safe Communities

Programs

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.

ACTION: Announcement of discretionary

cooperative agreements to support the

demonstration and evaluation of Safe

Communities Programs

SUMMARY: The National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration (NHTSA)

announces the second year of a

discretionary cooperative agreement

program to demonstrate and evaluate

the effectiveness of the Safe

Communities concept for traffic safety

initiatives. The Safe Communities

program offers communities a new way

to control traffic injuries. This approach

recognizes that traffic-related deaths and

injuries are primarily a local community

problem that is best solved at the local

level. The Safe Communities program

adopts a comprehensive injury control

approach to address traffic injury

problems. Recognizing that traffic

fatalities are only a small part of the

total traffic injury problem, Safe

Communities focuses on non-fatal

injuries as well as fatal injuries to define

the traffic safety problem, and asks who

is paying the costs of the injuries. Four

characteristics define the Safe

Communities approach: Data analysis of

crash and injury data bases (and linkage

where possible), expanded partnerships,

citizen involvement in setting priorities,

and movement towards an integrated

and comprehensive injury control

system.

In 1996 under Phase I of this

demonstration and evaluation program,

cooperative agreements were awarded to

the Greater Dallas Injury Prevention

Program and the East Carolina

University/Eastern Carolina Injury

Prevention Program. This notice solicits

applications from public and private,

non-profit, and non-for-profit

organizations, governments and their

agencies, or a consortium of these

organizations that are interested in

developing, implementing and

evaluating the Safe Communities

approach in their community. The

funds from this program may only be

used to support traffic safety activities

within the larger context of community

injury control efforts. Private

contractors, working on behalf of

community groups are not eligible to

apply. Preference will be given to those

applications which help NHTSA meet

its needs to obtain geographic diversity,

urban/rural mix, diversity in lead

organization(s); potential for replication

in other communities, and/or other

factors deemed relevant by NHTSA.

NHTSA anticipates awarding two (2)

demonstration and evaluation projects

for a period of three years each as a

result of this announcement.