9480 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 41 / Monday, March 3, 1997 / Notices

Commandant (G–MSO–2), U.S. Coast

Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street

SW., Washington, DC 20593–0001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Commander Adan D. Guerrero,

Executive Director of CFIVAC, or

Commander Mark D. Bobal, Assistant to

the Executive Director, telephone (202)

267–1181, fax (202) 267–4570.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of

these meeting is given under the Federal

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App.

2.

Agenda of April 3, 1997 Meetings

Subcommittee on Voluntary Standards

Utilizing PTP

(1) Review Voluntary Standards of

Uninspected Commercial Fishing

Vessels found in Navigation and Vessel

Inspection Circular (NVIC 5–86) to

ascertain which standards should be

continued as voluntary in light of the

regulations in 46 CFR part 28.

(2) Assist the commercial fishing

community by developing voluntary

standards which minimize casualties

and injuries through application of the

principles of PTP.

(3) Review possible methods to

develop these voluntary standards.

Subcommittee on Stability Standards

(1) Review existing stability standards

for Uninspected Commercial Fishing

Vessels less than 79 feet in length.

(2) Review possible stability standards

to increase the safe operation of these

vessels.

Agenda of April 4, 1997 Meeting

(1) Update on the International

Convention of Standards of Training,

Certification, and Watchkeeping

(STCW) and Standards of Training,

Certification, and Watchkeeping for

Fishing Vessels (STCW–F).

(2) Review of commercial fishing

industry vessel casualty statistics.

Procedural

All meetings are open to the public.

Due to new security procedures at Coast

Guard Headquarters, visitors should use

the Second Street entrance and have a

current picture ID to enter the building.

At the Chairperson’s discretion,

members of the public may make oral

presentations during the meetings.

Persons wishing to make oral

presentations at the meetings should

notify the Executive Director no later

than March 31, 1997. Written material

for distribution at a meeting should

reach the Coast Guard no later than

March 31, 1997. If a person submitting

material would like a copy distributed

to each member of a subcommittee in

advance of a meeting, that person

should submit 20 copies to the

Executive Director no later than March

24, 1997.

Information on Services for Individuals

with Disabilities

For information on facilities or

services for individuals with disabilities

or to request special assistance at the

meetings, contact the Executive Director

as soon as possible.

Dated: February 21, 1997.

Howard L. Hime,

Acting Director of Standards, Marine Safety

and Environmental Protection.

[FR Doc. 97–5067 Filed 2–28–97; 8:45 am]

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[CDG 97–012]

Coast Guard, DOT

Notice of Meetings

SUMMARY: The Towing Safety Advisory

Committee (TSAC) and its working

groups will meet to discuss various

issues relating to shallow-draft inland

and coastal waterway navigation and

towing safety. The agenda will include

working group reports and discussion of

various Coast Guard programs such as

Prevention Through People and Coast

Guard rulemaking projects. Both

meetings are open to the public.

DATES: The TSAC meeting will be held

on March 26, 1997, from 8:30 a.m. to 12

p.m. The working group meetings will

be held on March 25, 1997, from 9 a.m.

to 4 p.m. Written material must be

received on or before March 15, 1997.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting on

March 26, 1997, will be held in the

second floor auditorium, Robert A.

Young Federal Building, 1222 Spruce

St., St. Louis, MO 63103, and the

working sessions on March 25, 1997,

will be held in room 2.100 of the same

building. Written material and requests

to make oral presentations should be

submitted to LTJG Patrick J. DeShon,

Assistant Executive Director,

Commandant (G–MSE–1), U.S. Coast

Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street

SW., Washington, DC 20593–0001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

LTJG Patrick J. DeShon, Assistant

Executive Director, Commandant (G–

MSE–1), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters,

2100 Second Street SW., Washington,

DC 20593–0001, telephone (202) 267-

2997, FAX (202) 267–4816.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of

these meetings is given pursuant to the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5

U.S.C. App. 2 § 1 et seq. The agenda will

include discussion of the following

topics:

Work Groups:

(1) Prevention Through People.

(2) Radio Technical Commission for

Maritime Services standards for radar

requirements.

(3) Fire suppression systems for

towing vessels.

(4) Structural soundness and loading

practices.

(5) Licensing.

Procedural

Attendance at both meetings is open

to the public. With advance notice, and

Chair’s discretion, members of the

public may make oral presentations

during the meeting. Persons wishing to

make oral presentations should notify

the Assistant Executive Director, listed

under ADDRESSES, no later than March

14, 1997. Written material may be

submitted at any time for the

presentation to the Committee.

However, to ensure advance distribution

to each Committee member, persons

submitting written material are asked to

provide 25 copies to the Assistant

Executive Director no later than March

11, 1997.

Information on Services for the

Disabled

For information on facilities or

services for the disabled or to request

special assistance at the meeting,

contact the Assistant Executive Director

as soon as possible.

Dated: February 19, 1997.

Joseph J. Angelo,

Director of Standards, Marine Safety and

Environmental Protection.

[FR Doc. 97–5068 Filed 2–28–97; 8:45 am]

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Federal Aviation Administration

[Summary Notice No. PE–97–11]

Petitions for Exemption; Summary of

Petitions Received; Dispositions of

Petitions Issued

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of petitions for

exemption 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
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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.

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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