Document ID: FAA-2020-0326-0005
Agency: faa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Petition for Exemption; Summary: Airbus Helicopters S.A.S.
Posted Date: 2020-08-25T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 165 (Tuesday, August 25, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 52403]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-18617]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Summary Notice No. SAB 2020-01]

Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received; Airbus 
Helicopters S.A.S.

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice contains a summary of a petition seeking relief 
from specified requirements of Federal Aviation Regulations. The 
purpose of this notice is to improve the public's awareness of, and 
participation in, the FAA's exemption process. Neither publication of 
this notice nor the inclusion or omission of information in the summary 
is intended to affect the legal status of the petition or its final 
disposition.

DATES: Comments on this petition must identify the petition docket 
number and must be received on or before September 14, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2020-0326 
using any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions for sending your 
comments electronically.
     Mail: Send comments to Docket Operations, M-30; U.S. 
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W12-140, 
West Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: Take comments to Docket 
Operations in Room W12-140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001, between 9 a.m. and 5 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
     Fax: Fax comments to Docket Operations at (202) 493-2251.
    Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments 
from the public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT posts 
these comments, without edit, including any personal information the 
commenter provides, to http://www.regulations.gov, as described in the 
system of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at 
http://www.dot.gov/privacy.
    Docket: Background documents or comments received may be read at 
http://www.regulations.gov at any time. Follow the online instructions 
for accessing the docket or go to the Docket Operations in Room W12-140 
of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 
Washington, DC 20590-0001, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Hatfield, Safety Management 
Section, AIR-682, Rotorcraft Standards Branch, Policy and Innovation 
Division, Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, 5N-131, Fort Worth, TX 76117; 
telephone (817)222-5116, email david.hatfield@faa.gov.
    This notice is published pursuant to 14 CFR 11.85.

    Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on August 19, 2020.
Jorge Castillo,
Manager, Rotorcraft Standards Branch, Policy and Innovation Division, 
Aircraft Certification Service.

Petition for Exemption

    Docket No.: FAA-2020-0326.
    Petitioner: Airbus Helicopters S.A.S.
    Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected: Sec.  29.735(c)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought: To allow the first three H160 
helicopters, scheduled for delivery to the U.S., to be held on a 5 
degree slope on dry, smooth pavement instead of a 10 degree slope 
required by regulation. This relief is temporary while a fully 
compliant brake system is currently under development for certification 
and will be retro fitted to these helicopters no later than June 30, 
2023.

[FR Doc. 2020-18617 Filed 8-24-20; 8:45 am]
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