Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 243 / Tuesday, December 18, 2001 / Notices 65243

[FR Doc. 01–31173 Filed 12–17–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Summary Notice No. PE–2001–94]

Petitions for Exemption; Summary of

Dispositions of Petitions Issued

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Dispositions of prior

petitions.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to FAA’s rulemaking

provisions governing the application,

processing, and disposition of petitions

for exemption part 11 of Title 14, Code

of Federal Regulations (14 CFR), this

notice contains a summary of

dispositions of certain petitions

previously received. 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Forest Rawls (202) 267–8033, Sandy

Buchanan-Sumter (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

14 CFR 11.85 and 11.91.

Issued in Washington, DC, on December

13, 2001.

Donald P. Byrne,

Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.

Dispositions of Petitions

Docket No.: FAA–2001–9815

(previously Docket No. 29397).

Petitioner: Japan Airlines Company,

Ltd.

Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR

145.47(b).

Description of Relief Sought/

Disposition: To permit JAL to use the

calibration standards of the Metrology

Institute of Japan in lieu of the

calibration standards of the U.S.

National Institute of Standards and

Technology, to test its inspection and

test equipment. Grant, 10/31/2001,

Exemption No. 7050A.

Docket No.: FAA–2001–11025.

Petitioner: Miller Aviation, L.L.C.

Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR

§ 135.143(c)(12).

Description of Relief Sought/

Disposition: To permit MAL to operate

certain aircraft under part 135 without

a TSO–C112 (Mode S) transponder

installed in the aircraft. Grant, 11/21/

2001, Exemption No. 7663.

Docket No.: FAA–2001–10984

(previously Docket No. 28842).

Petitioner: Air Tahoma.

Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR

§ 135.143(c)(2).

Description of Relief Sought/

Disposition: To permit Air Tahoma to

operate certain aircraft under part 135

without a TSO–C112 (Mode S)

transponder installed in the aircraft.

Grant, 11/21/2001, Exemption No. 7664.

Docket No.: FAA–2001–9786

(previously Docket No. 26029).

Petitioner: ABX Air, Inc., dba

Airborne Express.

Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR

§§ 121.503(b), 121.505(a), and

121.511(a).

Description of Relief Sought/

Disposition: To permit ABX flightcrews

consisting of two pilots and one flight

engineer to complete certain

transcontinental flight schedules before

being provided with at least 16 hours of

rest. Grant, 11/23/2001, Exemption No.

5167F.

Docket No.: FAA–2001–10587.

Petitioner: American Airlines, Inc.

Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR

121.457(a) and V.A.1. of Appendix I to

part 121.

Description of Relief Sought/

Disposition: To permit American

employees performing safety-sensitive

functions for TWA Airlines LLC to

perform identical functions for

American without being subject to

additional preemployment drug testing.

Grant, 11/14/2001, Exemption No. 7661.

Docket No.: FAA–2001–9942.

Petitioner: McMahon Helicopter

Services.

Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR

§ 135.152(a).

Description of Relief Sought/

Disposition: To permit MHS to operate

its three Sikorsky S–58T helicopters

(Registration Nos. N58S, N589S, and

N598S, and Serial Nos. 1502, 740, and

1196, respectively) without those

helicopters being equipped with an

approved digital flight data recorder.

Grant, 11/14/2001, Exemption No. 7662.

[FR Doc. 01–31183 Filed 12–17–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

RTCA Special Committee 196: Night

Vision Goggle (NVG) Appliances and

Equipment

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of RTCA Special

Committee 196 meeting.

SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice

to advise the public of a meeting of

RTCA Special Committee 199: Night

Vision Goggle (NVG) Appliances and

Equipment.

DATES: The meeting will be held January

2, 2002, starting at 1:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

Northrop Grumman Electro-Optical

Systems, 12024 Forestgate Drive, Dallas,

TX 75243. This meeting will also take

place by telecon. Please RSVP to Lorry

Faber (609–485–5461 or

Lorry.Faber@faa.gov) or Jim Winkel

(972–840–5775 or jwinkel@LITTON–

EOS.com) if you intend to participate by

telephone. Those parties interested in

attending the meeting at the Dallas

location need to RSVP NLT December

20th, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

RTCA Secretariat, 1140 Connecticut

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20036;

telephone (202) 833–9339; fax (202)

833–9434; Web site http://www.rtca.org.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 Special Committee 196

meeting. The agenda will include:

• January 2:

• Opening Session (Welcome and

Introductory Remarks, Agenda

Overview, Approve Minutes of Previous

Meeting).

• Overview of SC–196 Working

Group Activities.

• Operational Concept/Requirements.

• Minimum Operational Performance

Standard (MOPS)—Night Vision

Imaging Systems Equipment.

• Working Group 5 (Training

Guidelines/Considerations).

• EUROCAE Working Group 57

Activities.

• Other NVG Regulatory and

Advisory Group Activities.

• Advisory Circular 27–IB and

Advisory Circular 29–2C Amendment

for inclusion of NVG Certification of

Normal and Transport Category

Rotorcraft.

• Technical Standard Order for Night

Vision Goggles.

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• Aviation Rulemaking Advisory

Committee for Night Vision Goggles

Training and Operations.

• Issue Paper, ‘‘Human Factors Issues

for Civil Aviation Use of Night Vision

Goggles’’.

• Closing Session (NVG Research

Requests, Status of SC–196, Other

Business, Establish Agenda for Next

Meeting, Date and Place of Next

Meeting).

Attendance is open to the interested

public but limited to space availability.

With the approval of the chairmen,

members of the public may present oral

statements at the meeting. Persons

wishing to present statements or obtain

information should contact the person

listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section. Members of the public

may present a written statement to the

Committee at any time.

Issued in Washington, DC, on December

10, 2001.

Janice L. Peters,

FAA Special Assistance, RTCA Advisory

Committee.

[FR Doc. 01–31181 Filed 12–17–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Notice of Passenger Facility Charge

(PFC) Approvals and Disapprovals

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Monthly Notice to PFC

Approvals and Disapprovals. In

November 2001, there were 15

applications approved. This notice also

includes information on one

application, approved in October 2001,

inadvertently left off the October 2001

notice. Additionally, seven approved

amendments to previously approved

applications are listed.

SUMMARY: The FAA publishes a monthly

notice, as appropriate, of PFC approvals

and disapprovals under the provisions

of the Aviation Safety and Capacity

Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of

1990) Pub. L. 101–508) and part 158 of

the Federal Aviation Regulations (14

CFR part 158). This notice is published

pursuant to paragraph d of § 158.29.

PFC Applications Approved

Public Agency: City of Rhinelander

and Oneida County, Rhinelander,

Wisconsin.

Application Number: 01–07–C–00–

RHI.

Application Type: Impose and use a

PFC.

PFC Level: $4.50.

Total PFC Revenue Approved in this

Decision: $34,405.

Earliest Charge Effective Date: January

1, 2004.

Estimated Charge Expiration Date:

April 1, 2004.

Class of Air Carriers Not Required to

Collect PFC’s: Part 135 air taxi/

commercial operators filing FAA Form

1800–31.

Determination: Approved. Based on

information contained in the public

agency’s application, the FAA has

determined that the approved class

accounts for less than 1 percent of the

total annual enplanements at

Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport.

Brief Description of Projects Approved

for Collection and Use: Communication

tower. Repaint runway with beads.

Airfield signage. Runway safety area

grading. Survey and clear obstructions.

PFC application administrative costs.

Decision Date: October 5, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Daniel J. Millenacker, Minneapolis

Airports District Office, (612) 713–4350.

Public Agency: Port of Oakland,

Oakland, California.

Application Number: 01–10–C–00–

OAK.

Application Type: Impose and use a

PFC.

PFC Level: $3.00.

Total PFC Revenue Approved in this

Decision: $32,000,000.

Earliest Charge Effective Date:

February 1, 2002.

Estimated Charge Expiration Date:

October 1, 2003.

Classes of Air Carriers Not Required

to Collect PFC’s: (1) Non-scheduled/ondemand air carriers filing FAA Form

1800–31; (2) commuters or small

certificated air carriers filing

Department of Transportation Form

298–C T1 or E1.

Determination: Approved. Based on

information contained in the public

agency’s application, the FAA has

determined that each approved class

accounts for less than 1 percent of the

total annual enplanements at Oakland

International Airport.

Brief Description of Projects Approved

for Collection and Use: Terminal One

ticket counter expansion, phase 1.

Overlay runway 11/29. Terminals One

and Two restroom improvements.

Multi-user system equipment in

Terminal One.

Brief Description of Withdrawn

Projects: Construct remote overnight

aircraft parking apron. Terminal One

gate improvement.

Determination: These projects were

withdrawn by the public agency by

letter dated September 24, 2001.

Therefore, the FAA did not rule on

these projects in this decision.

Decision Date: November 1, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Marlys Vandervelde, San Francisco

Airports District Office, (650) 876–2806.

Public Agency: Waterloo Airport

Commission, Waterloo, Iowa.

Application Number: 01–04–C–00–

ALO.

Application Type: Impose and use a

PFC.

PFC Level: $4.50.

Total PFC Revenue Approved in this

Decision: $291,800.

Earliest Charge Effective Date: May 1,

2003.

Estimated Charge Expiration Date:

July 1, 2004.

Class of Air Carriers not Required to

Collect PFC’s: None.

Brief Description of Projects Approved

for Collection and Use: Runway 12/30

rejuvenation. Runway 18/36

rejuvenation. Reconstruct taxiway E.

Reconstruct and overlay taxiway A.

Brief Description of Project Approved

for Use: Terminal building

modernization—construction.

Decision Date: November 6, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lorna Sandridge, Central Region

Airports Division, (816) 329–2641.

Public Agency: City of Macon

Municipal Aviation Department, Macon,

Georgia.

Application Number: 01–01–C–00–

MCN.

Application Type: Impose and use a

PFC.

PFC Level: $4.50.

Total PFC Revenue Approved in this

Decision: $356,842.

Earliest Charge Effective Date: March

1, 2002.

Estimated Charge Expiration Date:

April 1, 2005.

Class of Air Carriers not Required to

Collect PFC’s: Air taxi/commercial

operators.

Determination: Approved. Based on

the information in the public agency’s

application, the FAA has determined

that the approved class accounts for less

than 1 percent of the total annual

enplanements at Middle Georgia

Regional Airport.

Brief Description of Projects Approved

for Collection and Use: Rehabilitate

runway 5/23. Passenger terminal

improvements.

Brief Description of Disapproved

Project: Airport entrance road.

Determination: The FAA has

determined that this project does not

meet the requirements of

§ 158.25(b)(14)(ii). The public agency