[Federal Register: August 13, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 156)] [Notices] [Page 44253-44254] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr13au99-118] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration [Summary Notice No. PE-99-25] 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 disposition of prior petitions. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Ch. 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 [[Page 44254]] 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 August 26, 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, DC 20591. Comments may also be sent electrically to the following internet address: 9-NPRM-cmts@faa.gov. 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: 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, DC, on August 10, 1999. Donald P. Byrne, Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations. Petitions for Exemption Docket No.: 29655. Petitioner: Rolls-Royce plc. Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 34.7(c) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Rolls-Royce to obtain an exemption from the emissions standards of Sec. 34.7(c) for 150 newly manufactured RB211-535E4/E4B engines. Docket No.: 29630. Petitioner: National Air Transportation Association, Inc. Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.251, 135.255, and Appendices I & J of part 121 Description of Relief Sought: To permit NATA members to conduct local sightseeing flights, for compensation or hire, without complying with certain anti-drug and alcohol misuse prevention requirements of part 135. The flights would include, but would not be limited to (1) airport open house functions, (2) pancake breakfast functions, (3) fly- ins, (4) functions providing flights in War Birds and other classic aircraft, (5) charity and fundraising functions, and (6) other annual community-oriented functions. Docket No.: 29468. Petitioner: Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.251, 135.255, and Appendices I & J of part 121 Description of Relief Sought: To permit AOPA members to conduct local, nonstop, sightseeing flights under visual flight rules during the day for charity or community events, for compensation or hire, without complying with certain anti-drug and alcohol misuse prevention requirements of part 135. Docket No.: 29651. Petitioner: Experimental Aircraft Association. Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.251, 135.255, and Appendices I & J of part 121 Description of Relief Sought: To permit members of local chapters of the EAA to conduct local sightseeing flights or provide flight experiences at various EAA chapter events, for compensation or hire, in experimental aircraft and aircraft with standard airworthiness certificates, without complying with certain anti-drug and alcohol misuse prevention requirements of part 135. Dispositions of Petitions Docket No.: 29513. Petitioner: Fairchild Dornier/Dornier Luftfarht GmbH. Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR C36.9(e)(1). Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow for the 1-g stall speed used for the 14 CFR part 25 airworthiness certification to also be used for the 14 CFR part 36 noise certification for the approach reference and test limitations on the Dornier 328-300 model aircraft. GRANT, 6/14/99, Exemption No. 6900 Docket No.: 29572. Petitioner: Spectrum Aeromed, Inc. Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.562 and 25.785(b). Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit certification of medical stretchers for transport of persons whose medical condition dictates such accommodation. This exemption is for an installation on Gulfstream Model G-V model series airplanes. GRANT, 7/1/99, Exemption No. 6911 Docket No.: 29593. Petitioner: Empressa Brasileira da Aeronautica S.A. Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.783(f). Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To exempt EMBRAER from the requirement for a pressurization prevention means of Sec. 25.783(f) for the rear electronic compartment access hatch of the Embraer Model 135 airplane. PARTIAL GRANT, 7/13/99, Exemption No. 69-19 Docket No.: 29614. Petitioner: United Way Center for Human Service. Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.251, 135.255, 135.353, and Appendices I & J of part 121. Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit UWCHS to conduct local sightseeing rides over the Lawrence, Kansas, vicinity at a charitable event on June 26 or 27, 1999, for compensation or hire, without complying with certain anti-drug and alcohol misuse prevention requirements of part 135. GRANT, 6/24/99, Exemption No. 6908 Docket No.: 29629. Petitioner: We Rent Aircraft, Inc. dba Starrett Aviation. Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.251, 135.255, 135.353, and Appendices I & J of part 121. Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow Starrett Aviation to conduct local sightseeing rides at an airshow at Fairfield County Airport in Lancaster, Ohio, on July 10 and 11, 1999, for compensation or hire, without complying with certain anti-drug and alcohol misuse prevention requirements of part 135. GRANT, 7/9/99, Exemption No. 6918 [FR Doc. 99-21040 Filed 8-12-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-M