Document ID: FAA-2020-0307-0057
Agency: faa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Petition for Exemption; Summary: Airlines for America
Posted Date: 2021-03-16T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 49 (Tuesday, March 16, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 14516]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-05431]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Summary Notice No. 2021-2062]

Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received; Airlines 
for America

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 March 22, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2020-0307 
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: Nia Daniels, (202) 267-9677, Office of 
Rulemaking, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue 
SW, Washington, DC 20591.
    This notice is published pursuant to 14 CFR 11.85.

    Issued in Washington, DC.
Timothy R. Adams,
Deputy Executive Director, Office of Rulemaking.

Petition for Exemption

    Docket No.: FAA-2020-0307.
    Petitioner: Airlines for America.
    Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected: 121.407(c)(2), 121.409(b)(2)(i), 
121.417(c)(2)(i)(C)-(D) and (E)(4), 121.424(a)(1), 121.427(b)(2)(i)-
(iii), (e)(1)(ii) and (e)(2), 121.441(b)(1), and 121.805(b)(5)(iii)
    Description of Relief Sought: The petitioner requests an extension 
and amendment of Exemption No. 18512C to allow certificate holders to 
use alternative methods to conduct certain required crewmember 
emergency procedures during recurrent, conversion, and upgrade 
training, checking, and evaluation until September 30, 2021. The 
petitioner seeks an amendment to the Conditions and Limitations of 
Exemption No. 18512C, which require a crewmember using alternative 
methods to complete the drills using the normal procedures during the 
person's next regularly scheduled recurrent ground training or within 
12 calendar months (plus grace month) of the training using the 
alternative methods, whichever is earlier. The petitioner seeks an 
amendment to allow up to 24 calendar months after use of the 
alternative methods for crewmembers to complete the emergency drills or 
performance drills using the normal procedures.

[FR Doc. 2021-05431 Filed 3-15-21; 8:45 am]
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