[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 4 (Thursday, January 6, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 803-805]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-247]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration
[Summary Notice No. PE-99-46]


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.

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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

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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 26, 2000.

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. ______, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, D.C. 20591.
    Comments may also be sent electronically to the following internet 
address: 9__NPRM__cmtsfaa.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) 267-3132.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cherie Jack (202) 267-7271 or Vanessa 
Wilkins (202) 267-8029 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 Sec. 11.27 of Part 11 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 
part 11).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 30, 1999.
Donald P. Byrne,
Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.

Petitions for Exemption

    Docket No.: 29644.
    Petitioner: American Freightways, Inc. (AFI).
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 61.57(e)(3).
    Description of Relief Sought: To permit AFI pilots to meet the 
night takeoff and landing recent experience requirements of 
Sec. 61.57(b) for the Cessna Model 525 CitationJet by meeting the night 
takeoff and landing recent experience requirements for the Cessna Model 
550 Citation II.

    Docket No.: 29853.
    Petitioner: JRG Design, Inc.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.857(e).
    Description of Relief Sought: To permit installation of a two-place 
courier seat for carriage of two non-crewmembers in McDonnell Douglas 
DC10-30F and -40F freighter airplanes.

    Docket No.: 29788.
    Petitioner: Brian W. Dodson, Ph.D.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 103.1(e).
    Description of Relief Sought: To permit Brian W. Dodson, Ph.D., to 
operate, under the other provisions of part 103, powered single-seat 
ultralight vehicles with a maximum empty weight of 496 pounds, a 
maximum fuel capacity of 10 gallons, a maximum power-off stall speed of 
35 knots at mean sea level (MSL), and a maximum sustained level air 
speed of 75 knots at MSL.

    Docket No.: 29796.
    Petitioner: Save-A-Connie, Inc.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.315.
    Description of Relief Sought: To permit Save-A-Connie, Inc., to 
operate its Lockheed Super Constellation and its Martin 404 aircraft to 
carry passengers on local flights for compensation or hire on 
demonstration or promotional flights.

    Docket No.: 29782.
    Petitioner: Roy Earnest Duckworth.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 61.129(c)(4)(ii).
    Description of Relief Sought: To permit Mr. Roy Earnest Duckworth 
to obtain a commercial pilot certificate with a rotorcraft category and 
helicopter class rating without accomplishing the requirement for 5 
hours of solo night flight.

    Docket No.: 29773.
    Petitioner: Experimental Aircraft Association, Inc., and the EAA 
Aviation Foundation, Inc. (Foundation).
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 119.5(g), 119.21(a), 135.251, 
and 135.255, and appendixes I and J to part 121.
    Description of Relief Sought: To permit the Foundation to operate 
its Douglas DC-3, Ford Tri-Motor, and various single-engine aircraft, 
which are certificated in the standard category, for the purpose of 
carrying passengers for compensation or hire.

    Docket No.: 29825.
    Petitioner: Jamco America, Inc.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 21.235(b)(3).
    Description of Relief Sought: To permit the issuance of export 
airworthiness approvals for class II and class III products 
manufactured and located at Jamco Corporation's facilities in Tokyo, 
Japan.

Dispositions of Petitions

    Docket No.: 22441.
    Petitioner: United Airlines, Inc. (UAL).
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.433(c)(1)(iii), 121.440(a), 
and 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 UAL to combine 
recurrent flight and ground training and proficiency checks for UAL's 
pilots in command, seconds in command, and flight engineers in a single 
annual training and proficiency evaluation program, that is, a single-
visit training program.

GRANT, 12/7/99, Exemption No. 3451L

    Docket No.: 29771.
    Petitioner: John S. Grofcsik.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.383(c).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Mr. John S. 
Grofcsik to act as a pilot in operations conducted under part 121 after 
reaching your 60<SUP>th</SUP> birthday.

DENIAL, 12/7/99, Exemption No. 7083

    Docket No.: 29749.
    Petitioner: F.S. Air Service, Inc..
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.299(a).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit F.S. Air 
Service, Inc., pilots to accomplish a line operational evaluation in a 
Level C or Level D flight simulator in lieu of a line check in an 
aircraft.

DENIAL, 12/7/99, Exemption No. 7084

    Docket No.: 29783.
    Petitioner: Indianapolis Aviation, Inc.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Indianapolis 
Aviation, Inc., to operate its Beechcraft Super King Air B200 
(Registration No. N282CT, Serial No. BB-1002) under part 135 without a 
TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder installed in the aircraft.

GRANT, 11/30/99, Exemption No. 7082

    Docket No.: 29816.
    Petitioner: Columbia Air L.L.C.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.299(a).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Columbia Air 
L.L.C. pilots to accomplish a line operational evaluation (LOE) in a 
Level C or Level D flight simulator in lieu of a line check in an 
aircraft.

DENIAL, 11/19/99, Exemption No. 7077

    Docket No.: 26029.

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    Petitioner: ABX Air, Inc. (ABX).
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.503(b), 121.505(a), and 
121.511(a).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit ABX's pilots 
and flight engineers to complete certain transcontinental flight 
schedules before being provided with at least 16 hours of rest.

GRANT, 11/19/99, Exemption No. 5167E

    Docket No.: 29871.
    Petitioner: Construcciones Aeronauticas, S.A. (CASA).
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.723.
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To grant CASA a partial 
exemption from 25.723 to the extent necessary to permit type 
certification of the Model C-295 airplane.

PARTIAL GRANT, 12/17/99, Exemption No. 7088

    Docket No.: 25863.
    Petitioner: Department of Defense (DOD).
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.117(a) and (b), 91.159(a), 
and 91.209(a).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit the DOD to 
conduct air operations in support of drug law enforcement and traffic 
interdiction without meeting certain requirements pertaining to (1) 
aircraft speed, (2) cruising altitudes for flights conducted under 
visual flight rules, and (3) the use of aircraft position lights.

GRANT, 9/25/99, Exemption No. 5100E

    Docket No.: 29751.
    Petitioner: United Way of Northwest Illinois, Inc. (United Way), 
and the Freeport Pilots Association (FPA).
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.251, 135.255, and 135.353, 
and appendixes I and J to part 121.
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit allow the FPA 
to conduct local sightseeing flights at Freeport Albertus Airport, for 
the United Way campaign kickoff hosted by the United Way on September 
18, 1999, for compensation or hire, without complying with certain 
anti-drug and alcohol misuse prevention requirements of part 135.

GRANT, 9/17/99, Exemption No. 6996

    Docket No.: 29682.
    Petitioner: GE Engine Services--Corporate Aviation, Inc.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 145.45(f).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit GE Engine 
Services--Corporate Aviation, Inc., doing business as Garrett Aviation 
Services, to place and maintain copies of its inspection procedures 
manual (IPM) in strategic locations throughout its maintenance facility 
rather than giving a copy of the IPM to each of its supervisory and 
inspection personnel.

GRANT, 12/16/99, Exemption No. 7089

    Docket No.: 29792.
    Petitioner: Tennessee Technical Services, L.L.C.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 145.45(f).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Tennessee 
Technical Services, L.L.C., to place copies of its inspection 
procedures manual (IPM) in strategic locations throughout its repair 
station rather than giving a copy of its IPM to each of its supervisory 
and inspection personnel.

GRANT, 12/23/99, Exemption No. 7092

    Docket No.: 29234.
    Petitioner: Cowboy Transportation Company.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.163(f)(2), 135.411(c), and/
or 135.421(c) and (d).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Cowboy to 
conduct passenger-carrying operations under instrument flight rules 
(IFR) in its single-engine aircraft without complying with certain 
equipment and maintenance requirements of part 135.

DENIAL, 12/23/99, Exemption No. 7091

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