[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 56 (Thursday, March 23, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15320-15322]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-7188]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
[Summary Notice No. PE-95-13]


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 
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 [[Page 15321]] 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 April 12, 1995.

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, DC 20591.
    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:
Mr. D. Michael Smith, Office of Rulemaking (ARM-1), Federal Aviation 
Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591; 
telephone (202) 267-7470.
    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 March 17, 1995.
Donald P. Byrne,
Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.

Petitions For Exemption

    Docket No.: 28096.
    Petitioner: Boeing.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.1435(b)(1).
    Description of Relief Sought: To permit Boeing to test the 
hydraulic system of the model 737-700 airplane by a combination of a 
range-of-motion test of the complete hydraulic system at 3400 psig and 
component testing at 1.5 times design operating pressure, in lieu of 
the static test of the complete hydraulic system at 1.5 times the 
design operating pressure (4500 psi) as required by the FAR.

    Docket No.: 28106.
    Petitioner: Southwest Airlines Co.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.853(a) and 121.310(a)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought: To allow relief from the peak heat 
release rate requirement of 65 kilowatts per square meter for 
sculptured ceiling panels with sound dampening tape on the back side 
installed on several Boeing 737-300 aircraft operated by Southwest 
Airlines.

    Docket No.: 28112.
    Petitioner: IPECO Europe.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.562(b)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought: To allow IPECO Europe, for the 
Dornier 328 aircraft, a permanent grant of exemption from the floor 
track misalignment test requirements of Sec. 25.562(b)(2) for the 
captain and first officer.

    Docket No.: 28113.
    Petitioner: International Aeronautical Systems, Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.807(d) (1) and (7), 25.815 
(a) and (e), and 121.310(m).
    Description of Relief Sought: To permit a cargo/passenger 
combination configuration in a partial side-by-side arrangement with 
two separated passenger compartments and more than 60 feet between 
adjacent exits, for the DC-10-30F aircraft.

Dispositions of Petitions

    Docket No.: 23771.
    Petitioner: Cessna Aircraft Company.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.9(a) and 91.531(a) (1) and 
(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend Exemption No. 
4050, as amended, which permits single pilot operations of Cessna 
Citation Models 550, S550, 552, and 560, provided the pilot meets 
certain experience and training requirements and qualifications. GRANT, 
March 9, 1995, Exemption No. 4050H.

    Docket No.: 26223.
    Petitioner: Airbus Service Company, Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 61.55(b)(2); 61.56(c)(1); 
61.57 (c) and (d); 61.58(c) (1) and (d); 61.63 (c)(2) and (d)(2) and 
(3); 61.65(c), (e)(2) and (3), and (g); 61.67(d)(2); 61.157(d) (1) and 
(2) and (e) (1) and (2); 61.191(c); and appendix A, part 121.
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Airbus to use 
FAA-approved simulators to meet certain flight experience requirements 
of part 61 of the FAR. GRANT, March 3, 1995, Exemption No. 6032.

    Docket No.: 26734.
    Petitioner: Sierra Industries, Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.9(a) and 91.531(a) (1) and 
(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend Exemption No. 
5517, as amended, which permits single pilot operations of certain 
Cessna Citation models (for Serial Nos. 0001 through 0349, only) that 
are equipped with Sierra's STC No. SA8176SW and wither STC Nos. 
SA2172NM or SA645NW, to be operated by one pilot without a second in 
command provided the pilot meets certain experience and training 
requirements and qualifications. This exemption is being reissued also 
to ensure that the conditions and limitations of this exemption conform 
to those recently approved for another exemption holder. GRANT, March 
9, 1995, Exemption No. 5517B.

    Docket No.: 26897.
    Petitioner: Northwest Aerospace Training Corporation.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 124.411(a)(2), (a)(3), and 
(b)(2); 121.413 (b), (c), and (d); and appendix H. part 121.
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend and amend 
Exemption No. 5538, as amended, which allows certain Northwest 
Aerospace Training Corporation (NATCO) instructors listed in its FAA-
approved curriculum to serve as instructors or check airmen in 
simulators when under contract with part 121 certificate holders who 
contract with NATCO, without those persons having received ground and 
flight training in accordance with a training program approved under 
subpart N of part 121. This exemption also permits NATCO instructors, 
who serve in advanced simulators without being employed by the 
certificate holder for 1 year, to receive applicable training in 
accordance with the provisions of this exemption. The amendment 
clarifies and revises certain conditions explicit within the previous 
exemption, as amended. GRANT, March 13, 1995, Exemption No. 5538B.

    Docket No.: 27089.
    Petitioner: F.I.T. Aviation, Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 141.65.
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend Exemption 5624, 
which permits F.I.T. Aviation, Inc., to recommend graduates of its 
flight instructor certification courses for flight instructor 
certificates (with associated ratings), without having to take the FAA 
practical test. GRANT, March 10, 1995, Exemption No. 5624A.

    Docket No.: 27658.
    Petitioner: Qualiflight Training.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 141.65.
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow Qualiflight 
Training to hold examining authority for the flight instructor and the 
airline transport pilot written tests. DENIAL, February 28, 1995, 
Exemption No. 6035.

    Docket No.: 27946.
    Petitioner: Business Air, Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.9(a) and 
135.99(a). [[Page 15322]] 
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit the operation 
of an Embraer EMB-110 aircraft by a single pilot under instrument 
flight rules or night visual flight rules without an autopilot, 
provided no passengers are carried for hire. DENIAL, February 27, 1995, 
Exemption No. 6033.

    Docket No.: 27984.
    Petitioner: Epps Air Service.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Epps Air 
Service to operate without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder installed on 
its aircraft operating under the provisions of part 135. GRANT, March 
1, 1995, Exemption No. 6037.

    Docket No.: 28025.
    Petitioner: Jet Tech International, Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.411(a) (2) and (3), and 
(b)(2); 121.413 (b), (c), and (d); and appendix H, part 121.
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit certain Jet 
Tech International, Inc. (JTI), listed in a part 121 certificate 
holder's approved training program to act as simulator instructors for 
a particular certificate holder under part 121 without those persons 
having received all the required ground and flight training for each 
individual contracting part 121 certificate holder. JTI instructors 
must have completed all the approved ground and flight training 
required under subpart N for at least on part 121 certificate holder. 
This exemption permits JTI simulator instructors to serve in advance 
simulators without being employed by the certificate holder for 1 year, 
provided they receive applicable training in accordance with the 
provisions of this exemption. PARTIAL GRANT, March 3, 1995, Exemption 
No. 6036.

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