[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 6, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 13385]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-5406]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Summary Notice No. PE-2012-08]


Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of petition for exemption received.

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SUMMARY: This notice contains a summary of a petition seeking relief 
from specified requirements of 14 CFR. 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 the petition or its final disposition.

DATES: Comments on this petition must identify the petition docket 
number and must be received on or before April 5, 2012.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments identified by Docket Number FAA-2012-
0123 using any of the following methods:
    <bullet> Government-wide rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and follow the instructions for sending your 
comments electronically.
    <bullet> Mail: Send comments to the Docket Management Facility; 
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West 
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590.
    <bullet> Fax: Fax comments to the Docket Management Facility at 
202-493-2251.
    <bullet> Hand Delivery: Bring comments to the Docket Management 
Facility in Room W12-140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    Privacy: We will post all comments we receive, without change, to 
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information you 
provide. Using the search function of our docket Web site, anyone can 
find and read the comments received into any of our dockets, including 
the name of the individual sending the comment (or signing the comment 
for an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's 
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on 
April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-78).
    Docket: To read background documents or comments received, go to 
http://www.regulations.gov at any time or to the Docket Management 
Facility in Room W12-140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frances Shaver, ARM-207, (202) 267-
4059, FAA, Office of Rulemaking, 800 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, 
DC 20591, or Ted Jones, ASW-111, (817) 222-5329, FAA Southwest Regional 
Office, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76137.
    This notice is published pursuant to 14 CFR 11.85.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on February 29, 2012.
Brenda D. Courtney,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Rulemaking--Aviation Safety.

PETITION FOR EXEMPTION

Docket No.: FAA-2012-0123
Petitioner: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited
Section of 14 CFR Affected: Sec.  27.1
    Description of Relief Sought: The exemption would permit an 
increase in the maximum gross weight of the Bell 429 from 7,000 pounds 
to 7,500 pounds to enable the aircraft to carry additional safety 
related equipment and fuel. The relief would result in an expanded 
radius of operation for Helicopter Air Ambulance operations, increased 
capability and availability for public safety operations and improved 
efficiency and safety for American petroleum and utility industry 
operations.
[FR Doc. 2012-5406 Filed 3-5-12; 8:45 am]
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