[Federal Register: January 14, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 9)] [Notices] [Page 2533-2534] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr14ja99-107] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration [Summary Notice No. PE-99-28] 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 February 4, 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 electronically 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: Brenda Eichelberger (202) 267-7470 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 January 8, 1999. Donald P. Byrne, Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations. Petitions for Exemption Docket No.: CE152 Petitioner: Raytheon Aircraft Company Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 23.775(e) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Raytheon Aircraft Company to operate the Raytheon Model 3000 airplane at altitudes greater than 25,000 feet and up to 31,000 feet, as requested for certification. Docket No.: 29356 Petitioner: Grand Canyon Airlines, Inc. Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 119.1(e)(2) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Grand Canyon Airlines (GCA) to conduct sightseeing flights beyond the 25-statute- mile radius of Grand Canyon National Park Airport without meeting certain requirements of part 119, for the purpose of allowing GCA to comply with the operating rules of 14 CFR part 135 rather than 14 CFR part 121. Dispositions of Petitions Docket No.: 28097 Petitioner: Columbia Helicopters, Inc. Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 133.19(a)(3) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Columbia Helicopters, Inc. to conduct external-load operations in the United States using Canadian-registered rotorcraft. Grant, December 16, 1998, Exemption No. 6045B Docket No.: 23771 Petitioner: Cessna Aircraft Company Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.9(a) and 91.531(a)(1)(2) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow certain qualified pilots of Cessna Citation Model 550, S560, 552, or 560 aircraft to operate those aircraft without a pilot who is designated as second in command. Grant, December 23, 1998, Exemption No. 4050K Docket No.: 28440 Petitioner: GE Celma S.A. Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 145.47(b) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit GE to use the calibration standards of the Instituto Nacional de Metrologia, Normalizacao e Qualidade Industrial (INMETRO) in lieu of the calibration standards of the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to test its inspection and test equipment. Denial, November 25, 1998, Exemption No. 6546A Docket No.: 29256 Petitioner: American Airlines, Inc. Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 145.45(f) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit American to place copies of its inspection procedures manual (IPM) in strategically located libraries at its Tulsa Maintenance Base Repair Station in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and its alliance maintenance Base Repair Station in Fort Worth, Texas, rather than providing a copy of its IPM to each of its supervisory and inspection personnel at those locations. Grant, December 22, 1998, Exemption No. 6848 Docket No.: 28492 Petitioner: VARIG S. A. Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 145.47(b) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit VARIG to use the calibration standards of the Instituto Nacional de Metrologia, Normalizacao e Qualidade Industrial (INMETRO) in lieu of the calibration standards of the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to test its inspection and test equipment. Grant, November 25, 1998, Exemption No. 6552 Docket No.: 28663 Petitioner: Goodyear do Brasil Produtos de Borracha Ltda. Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 145.47(b) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Goodyear to use the calibration standards of the Instituto Nacional de Metrologia Normalizacao e Qualidade Industrial in lieu of the calibration standards of the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology to test its inspection and test equipment. Grant, November 27, 1998, Exemption No. 6547A Docket No.: 28470 Petitioner: Compoende Aeronautica Ltda. Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 145.47(b) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Compoende to use the calibration standards of the Instituto Nacional de Metrologia [[Page 2534]] Normalizacao e Qualidade Industrial in lieu of the calibration standards of the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology to test its inspection and test equipment. Grant, November 27, 1998, Exemption No. 6550A [FR Doc. 99-857 Filed 1-13-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-M