Petitions for Exemption; Summary of Petitions Received; Dispositions of Petitions Issued

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Summary Notice No. PE-99-09]

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 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 May 11, 1999.

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, D.C. 20591.

Comments may also be sent electronically to the following internet

address: 9-NPRM[email protected].

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: Cherie Jack (202) 267-7271 or Terry

Stubblefield (202) 267-7624 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 Sec. 11.27 of Part 11 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR

Part 11).

Issued in Washington, D.C., on April 15, 1999.

Donald P. Byrne,

Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.

Petitions for Exemption

Docket No.: 23771.

Petitioner: Cessna Aircraft Company.

Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.9(a) and 91.531(a)(1) & (2).

Description of Relief Sought: To permit Cessna Aircraft operators

of the Cessna Citation Excel Model 560XL, that otherwise meets the

minimum crew requirements of 25.1523 with a single pilot, to operate

those airplanes without a second in command.

Docket No.: 28768.

Petitioner: Franklin Products Company.

Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.853(a).

Description of Relief Sought: To allow a two year time for

Exemption No. 6634 for testing and interim use of certain water-based

adhesives which do not fully comply with the requirements of 25.853(a)

in the manufacture of seat cushions.

Docket No.: 29458.

Petitioner: National Business Aviation Associates, Inc.

Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 61.57(b)(1)(ii).

Description of Relief Sought: To permit NBAA to operate turbine

powered airplanes where the PIC does not have to meet the night takeoff

and landing currency requirements of 61.57(b)(1)(ii) if the PIC's night

landing currency has been maintained or reestablished.

Docket No.: 29460.

Petitioner: Dornier Luftfahrt GMBH.

Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.358(a) Amendment 121-270.

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Description of Relief Sought: To permit Dornier to operate Dornier

328-300 without an approved Flight Guidance System for a period of six

months.

Docket No.: 29530.

Petitioner: Dornier Luftfahrt BmgM.

Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.1435(b)(1).

Description of Relief Sought: In lieu of the requirements of 14 CFR

25.1435(b)(1) for a complete hydraulic system static proof pressure

test on the airplane, Dornier proposes to conduct a range of motion

test on the airplane at the system relief pressure, 3580 psig, and

component qualification testing at 1.5 times operating pressure (4500

psig) per 25.1435(a)(2), for the hydraulic system on the Dornier Model

328-300 airplane.

Docket No.: 29531.

Petitioner: Dornier Luftfahrt BmbH.

Section of the FAR Affected: 25.841(a)(2) and (3).

Description of Relief Sought: Dornier Luftfahrt BmbH requests

relief from the requirements of 14 CFR Sec. 25.841(a)(2) and (3) at

amendment 25-87 from the cabin decompression requirements in

determination of the certification basis for the Dornier Model 328-300

airplane.

Disposition of Petitions

Docket No.: 10633.

Petitioner: FAA Technical Center.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.117(a), 91.119(c),

91.159(a) and 91.303(e).

Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow the FAA

Technical Center to conduct certain Flight OPS in support of its R&D

projects without meeting certain FAA Regulations governing: (1)

aircraft speed, (2) minimum safe altitudes, (3) cruising altitudes for

flights conducted under visual flight rules, and (4) aerobatic flight.

Grant, 4/7/99, Exemption No. 6883.

Docket No.: 23147.

Petitioner: The Boeing Company.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.515(a)(1).

Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Boeing to

conduct noise measurement tests, Ground Proximity Warning System

research and development, and aircraft certification tests at altitudes

less than 1,000 feet above the surface or 1,000 feet from any mountain,

hill, or other obstruction to flight.

Grant, 3/29/99, Exemption No. 4783F.

Docket No.: 23805.

Petitioner: U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife

Service.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.119(b) and (c).

Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow FWS to conduct

Federal game and trespass regulation enforcement operations no closer

than 200 feet from the suspect and no closer than 500 feet from any

other persons, vessels, vehicles, and structures in other than

congested areas and sparsely populated areas.

Partial Grant, 3/17/99, Exemption No. 6872.

Docket No.: 25862.

Petitioner: Cessna Aircraft Company.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 47.69(b).

Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit the Cessna

Aircraft Company to use its dealer certificate for the operation and

demonstration of aircraft outside the United States.

Grant, 4/2/99, Exemption No. 5043E.

Docket No.: 26474.

Petitioner: Deere & Company.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 21.197(a)(1).

Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Deere & Company

to operate two CESSNA Model CE-650 aircraft (Registration Nos. N600JD

and N900JD, Serial Nos. 650-0236 and 650-0213, respectively) without

obtaining a special flight permit when the aircraft flaps fail in the

``up'' position.

Grant, 3/31/99, Exemption No. 6581A.

Docket No.: 27690.

Petitioner: M. Shannon & Associates.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.9(a) and 91.531(a)(1) and

(2).

Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Shannon and

certain operators of Cessna Citation 500, 550, AND S550 aircraft to

operate those aircraft without a pilot designated as second in command

(SIC).

Grant, 3/29/99, Exemption No. 6480B.

Docket No.: 27999.

Petitioner: Alaska Airlines, Inc.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.433(c)(1)(iii),

121.440(a), 121.441(a)(1) and (b)(1), and Appendix F.

Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit ALA to combine

recurrent flight and ground training and proficiency checks to ALA's

flight crewmembers in a Single Visit Training Program.

Grant, 3/29/99, Exemption No. 6043B.

Docket No.: 28672.

Petitioner: Alaska Airlines, Inc.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.709(b)(3).

Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit ALA's

certificated A&P mechanics to train flight operations instructors in

the installation and removal procedures for medevac stretchers in ALA's

aircraft during ground and flight training, subject to certain

conditions.

Grant, 3/12/99, Exemption No. 6603A.

Docket No.: 28742.

Petitioner: Aerolineas Argentinas, S.A.

Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 145.47(b).

Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow Aerolineas

Argentinas, S.A. to use Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia Industrial

standards of Argentina for calibration in lieu of the calibration

standards of NIST to test its inspection and test equipment.

Grant, 3/12/99, Exemption No. 6584A.

Docket No.: 28820.

Petitioner: Northern Air Cargo, Inc.

Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 119.67(a)(1).

Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Mr. Leonard F.

Kirk to continue to serve as director of operations for Northern Air

Cargo, Inc., without him holding an ATP certificate.

Grant, 3/31/99, Exemption No. 6592A.

Docket No.: 28828.

Petitioner: North American Airlines, Inc.

Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 119.67(a)(1).

Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Mr. Edward E.

Dascoli to continue to serve as director of operations for North

American Airlines without him holding an ATP certificate.

Grant, 3/31/99, Exemption No. 6593A.

Docket No.: 29282.

Petitioner: The Boeing Company.

Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.785(d), 25.807(c)(1),

25.857(e) and 25.1447(c)(1).

Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit type

certification of the MD-10 freighter airplanes equipped with a Class E

cargo compartment, with accommodations for either (1) up to four

supernumeraries in one configuration or (2) up to two supernumeraries

in another configuration, to have either configuration immediately aft

of the cockpit as proposed.

Partial Grant, 3/23/99, Exemption No. 6873.

Docket No.: 29302.

Petitioner: Raytheon E-Systems.

Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.365(e)(2), 25.562(c)(2)

through (4) and (6), 25.785(b), 25.785(h)(2), 25.813(e), and 25.853(d).

Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow the installation

of flight attendant seats that do not provide a direct view of the

cabin, to allow the installation of interior doors, and to

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install interior materials that do not comply with heat release and

smoke emission requirements on a Boeing 777 airplane.

Partial Grant, 4/1/99, Exemption No. 6881.

Docket No.: 29377.

Petitioner: GTA Air, Inc.

Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c).

Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit GTA Air to

operate certain aircraft under Part 135 without a Mode S Transponder

installed in each aircraft.

Grant, 3/22/99, Exemption No. 6879.

Docket No.: 29405.

Petitioner: North Star Air Cargo, Inc.

Section of the FAR Affected: 13 CFR 135.143(c)(2).

Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit North Star Air

Cargo to operate seven twin-engine aircraft under Part 135 without a

Mode S Transponder installed in each aircraft.

Grant, 3/22/99, Exemption No. 6878.

Docket No.: 29472.

Petitioner: Blessing, Davis A.

Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.383(c).

Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Mr. Blessing to

act as pilot in operations under Part 121 after reaching his 60th

birthday.

Grant, 3/31/99, Exemption No. 6880.

Docket No.: 29473.

Petitioner: New Air Helicopters.

Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2).

Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit New Air

Helicopters to operate its Bell helicopter (Registration No. N5754K,

Serial No. 3126) under Part 135 without a Mode S Transponder installed

in the aircraft.

Grant, 4/8/99, Exemption No. 6884.

Docket No.: 29524.

Petitioner: Tower Air, Inc.

Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91 SFAR 82.

Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Tower Air, Inc.

and its pilots in command to conduct up to a maximum of four flights

within the territory and airspace of Sudan.

Grant, 4/2/99, Exemption No. 6882.

[FR Doc. 99-9881 Filed 4-19-99; 8:45 am]

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