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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 20, 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–CMT@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, D.C. 20591.

This notice is published pursuant to

paragraphs (c), (e), and (g) of § 11.27 of

Part II of the Federal Aviation

Regulations (14 CFR Part 11).

Issued in Washington, D.C., on February

24, 1997.

Donald P. Byrne,

Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.

Dispositions of Petitions

Docket No.: 24165.

Petitioner: United States Air Force.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

91.209(a) and (b).

Description of Relief Sought/

Disposition: To permit the petitioner to

conduct helicopter night-vision flight

training operations without lighted

aircraft position lights.

GRANT: February 6, 1997, Exemption

NO. 5891A.

Docket No.: 28225.

Petitioner: Northwest Airlines, Inc.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

121.709(b)(3).

Description of Relief Sought/

Disposition: To permit the petitioner to

use electronic recordkeeping and

electronic signatures to meet certain

maintenance recordkeeping

requirements.

GRANT: February 7, 1997, Exemption

NO. 6575.

Docket No.: 28664.

Petitioner: Doug Myers.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

91.205(b)(12).

Description of Relief Sought/

Disposition: To permit certain air

carriers to operate an aircraft for hire

over water and beyond power-off

gliding distance from shore without at

least one pyrotechnic signaling device

on board.

DENIAL: February 11, 1997,

Exemption No. 6576.

[FR Doc. 97–5060 Filed 2–28–97; 8:45 am]

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[Summary Notice No. PE–97–12]

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 11, 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. 28822, 800

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, D.C. 20591.

Comments may also be sent

electronically to the following internet

address: 9–NPRM–CMTS@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

25, 1997.

Donald P. Byrne,

Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.

Petitions for Exemption

Docket No.: 28822.

Petitioner: Lynx Air International.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

119.2A.

Description of Relief Sought: To

permit the petitioner additional time to

complete the transition from a Part 135

Air Carrier to a Part 121 Air Carrier.

[FR Doc. 97–5180 Filed 2–28–97; 8:45 am]

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Request for Industry Input Meeting on

Type Approval of Differential Global

Positioning (DGPS) Ground Stations

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The FAA requests

information and assistance in exploring

various methods and criteria for

installation, evaluation, flight

inspection, and commissioning of

commercially developed Special

Category I (SCAT–I) ground facilities

designed to provide local area

augmentation to the Global Position

System (GPS) for private use instrument

approach and landing procedures. The

FAA will host a meeting of interested

parties to provide a forum for

information exchange that will assist the

agency in evaluating the technical

merits, efficiency, and cost effectiveness

of the alternative methods under

consideration. In addition, interested

parties are invited to propose other

methods or criteria, not identified in

this notice but worthy of consideration,

that may improve or expedite the

installation, evaluation, flight

inspection, and commissioning process.

The methods identified thus far for

consideration by the FAA are:

• Mathematical modeling and

predictive analysis
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• Bench testing

• Operational testing

• Spurious and harmonic radio

frequency emission and sensitivity

testing

• Flight testing

In addition to information on these or

other testing methods, comments on

their relative merit and benefits are

welcome.

DATES: The meeting will be held on

April 16–17, 1997.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the Holiday Inn Mountain View hotel,

2020 Menaul Boulevard NE.,

Albuquerque, New Mexico; telephone

(505) 884–2511, fax (505) 881–4806.

Those persons staying at the hotel must

make reservations not later than March

26, 1997. Reservations should be

requested as the ‘‘FAA Conference.’’

ATTENDANCE REPLY INSTRUCTIONS: To

insure that adequate facilities are

available, individuals or organizations

that will attend are requested to notify

the FAA of their intention to attend.

Responses should be telephoned (202–

267–9147) or fax (202–267–5509) to:

Federal Aviation Administration, Office

of the Associate Administrator for Air

Traffic Services, Attn: Airway Facilities

Advanced Technologies Implementation

Staff, AOS–100, 800 Independence

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

William Dixon, Airway Facilities

Advanced Technologies Implementation

Staff, AOS–100, 800 Independence

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591;

telephone (202) 267–9147; fax (202)

267–5509.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

evaluation and approval of DGPS

ground facilities is being conducted to

support implementation of Special

Category I (SCAT–I) approaches. These

efforts are based upon the

recommendations of RTCA Special

Committee 159, as documented in the

Minimum Aviation System Performance

Standards DGNSS Instrument Approach

System: Special Category I (SCAT–I),

DO–217, and the guidance provided by

FAA Order 8400.11, IFR Approval for

Differential Global Positioning System

(DGPS) Special Category I Instrument

Approaches Using Private Ground

Facilities.

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 19,

1997.

Stanley Rivers,

Director, Airway Facilities Service.

[FR Doc. 97–5059 Filed 2–28–97; 8:45 am]

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RTCA, Inc.; Joint RTCA Special

Committee 180 and EUROCAE

Working Group 46 Meeting; Design

Assurance Guidance for Airborne

Electronic Hardware

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

Federal Advisory Committee Act (P.L.

92–463, 5 U.S.C., Appendix 2), notice is

hereby given for a joint RTCA Special

Committee 180 and EUROCAE Working

Group 46 meeting to be held March 18–

20, 1997, starting at 8:30 a.m. on March

18. (On subsequent days, meeting begins

at 8:00 a.m.) The meeting will be held

at the Civil Aviation Authority, Aviation

House, Gatwick, UK.

The agenda will be as follows: (1)

Chairman’s Introductory Remarks; (2)

Review and Approval of Meeting

Agenda; (3) Review and Approval of

Minutes of Previous Joint Meeting; (4)

Leadership Team Meeting Report; (5)

Review Action Items; (6) Review Issue

Logs; (7) Break into Teams; (8) New

Items for Consensus; (9) Other Business;

(10) Establish Agenda for Next Meeting;

(11) Date and Place of Next Meeting.

Attendance is open to the interested

public but limited to space availability.

With the approval of the chairman,

members of the public may present oral

statements at the meeting. Persons

wishing to present statements or obtain

information should contact the RTCA

Secretariat, 1140 Connecticut Avenue,

N.W., Suite 1020, Washington, DC

20036; (202) 833–9339 (phone) (202)

833–9434 (fax); or http://www.rtca.org

(web site). Members of the public may

present a written statement to the

committee at any time.

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 24,

1997.

Janice L. Peters,

Designated Official.

[FR Doc. 97–5058 Filed 2–28–97; 8:45 am]

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RTCA, Inc., Special Committee 186;

Automatic Dependent Surveillance—

Broadcast (ADS–B)

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

Federal Advisory Committee Act (P.L.

92–463, 5 U.S.C., Appendix 2), notice is

hereby given for Special Committee 186

meeting to be held March 17–20, 1997.

The Plenary Session will start at 1:00

p.m. on Monday, March 17, and will

continue through Wednesday, March

19; Working Group meetings will be

held on March 20. The meeting will be

held at RTCA, Inc., 1140 Connecticut

Avenue, NW., Suite 1020, Washington,

DC, 20036.

The agenda will include: (1)

Chairman’s Introductory Remarks/

Review of Meeting Agenda; (2) Review

and Approval of Minutes of the

Previous Meeting; (3) Report of Working

Group Activities: a. Working Group 1

Report (Operations Working Group); b.

Working Group 2 Report (Technical

Working Group); c. Working Group 3

Report (CDTI Working Group); (4)

Section 2 Applications Scenarios:

Analysis/Simulation Results; (5) Review

of Updates to Section 2 of the Draft

ADS–B MASPS; (7) Review of Appendix

A of the Draft ADS–B MASPS; (8) Other

Business; (9) Date and Place of Next

Meeting.

Attendance is open to the interested

public but limited to space availability.

With the approval of the chairman,

members of the public may present oral

statements at the meeting. Persons

wishing to present statements or obtain

information should contact the RTCA

Secretariat, 1140 Connecticut Avenue,

NW., Suite 1020, Washington, DC

20036; (202) 833–9339 (phone); (202)

833–9434 (fax); or http://www.rtca.org

(web site). Members of the public may

present a written statement to the

committee at any time.

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 25,

1997.

Janice L. Peters,

Designated Official.

[FR Doc. 97–5179 Filed 2–28–97; 8:45 am]

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Notice of Intent To Rule on Application

(#97–02–C–00–BTM) to Impose and

Use the Revenue From a Passenger

Facility Charge (PFC) at Bert Mooney

Airport, Submitted by the Bert Mooney

Airport Authority, Butte, Montana

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 PFC

revenue at Butte Mooney Airport under

the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 40117 and

Part 158 of the Federal Aviation

Regulations (14 CFR 158).

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before April 2, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this

application may be mailed or delivered

in triplicate to the FAA at the following

address: David P. Gabbert, Manager;

Helena Airports District Office, HLN–

ADO; Federal Aviation Administration;

FAA Building, Suite 2; 2725 Skyway

Drive; Helena, MT, 59601.

In addition, one copy of any

comments submitted to the FAA must