[Federal Register: November 24, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 226)] [Notices] [Page 66228] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr24no99-110] [[Page 66228]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration [Summary Notice No. PE-99-40] 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 December 14, 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: Cherie Jack (202) 267-7271 or Vanessa Wilkins (202) 267-8029 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 November 19, 1999. Michael E. Chase, Acting Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations. Petitions for Exemption Docket No.: 29723. Petitioner: Westjet Air Center, Inc. Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 61.3(a) and (c). Description of Relief Sought: To permit Westjet pilots to carry written confirmation of FAA-issued pilot or medical certificates provided by Westjet based on information in Westjet's approved record system. Docket No.: 29738. Petitioner: Express One International, Inc. Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.547(c)(4) and 121.583(a)(1). Description of Relief Sought: To allow Express One to permit foreign crewmembers and authorized personnel employed by International Civil Aviation Organization member airlines, including European Air Transport and Air Contractors Ltd., to be admitted to the flight deck without a seat available for use in the passenger compartment or to be carried aboard Express One airplanes without meeting the passenger- carrying requirements of part 121. Docket No.: 29746. Petitioner: American Airlines, Inc. Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.344 (a)(21) and (b)(3). Description of Relief Sought: To permit American to (1) operate its Fokker 100 (F-100) airplanes without recording the leading edge slats/ flaps position, (2) complete the required digital flight data recorder (DFDR) installations on its fleet of F-100, Boeing 727-200, and McDonnell Douglas MD-80 airplanes using an alternative compliance schedule rather than at the next heavy maintenance check after August 18, 1999, and (3) extend by 14 months the August 20, 2001, final compliance deadline for the installation of the required DFDR on 23 Boeing 757-200 airplanes and 2 Airbus 300-600 airplanes. Dispositions of Petitions Docket No.: 29128. Petitioner: B/E Aerospace, Inc., Seating Products Group. Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 21.325(b)(3). Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow the issuance of export airworthiness approvals for Class II and Class III products manufactured and located at B/E Aerospace SPG facilities in Leighton- Buzzard Bedfordshire, England, and Kilkeel County Down, Northern Ireland. Grant, 10/08/99, Exemption No. 7041. Docket No.: 29336. Petitioner: The Boeing Company. Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 145.45(f). Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow Boeing to give copies of its Inspection Procedures Manual (IPM) to key individuals in specific and functional areas of its repair station and make the manual available electronically to all other employees, rather than give a paper copy of the IPM to each of its supervisory and inspection personnel. Grant, 11/03/99, Exemption No. 7065. Docket No.: 29397. Petitioner: Japan Airlines Company, Ltd. Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 145.47(b). Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow JAL to use the calibration standards of the National Research Laboratory of Metrology (NRLM) and the Electrotechnical Laboratory (ETL) in lieu of the calibration standards of the NIST to test its inspection and test equipment. Grant, 10/22/99, Exemption No. 7050. Docket No.: 29398. Petitioner: All Nippon Airways Company, Ltd. Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 145.47(b). Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow ANA to use the calibration standards of the NRLM and the ETL in lieu of the calibration standards of the NIST to test its inspection and test equipment. Grant, 10/22/99, Exemption No. 7051. Docket No.: 29471. Petitioner: Mr. Terry L. Florie. Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 61.213(a)(3). Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Mr. Florie to be eligible for a ground instructor certificate or rating without passing the knowledge test on the fundamentals of instructing required by Sec. 61.213(a)(3). Denial, 10/06/99, Exemption No. 7023. Docket No.: 29555. Petitioner: Trans World Airlines, Inc. Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 145.45(f). Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow TWA to make available one copy of its IPM to its supervisory and inspection personnel, rather than giving a copy of the manual to each of these individuals. Grant, 10/06/99, Exemption No. 7040. [FR Doc. 99-30665 Filed 11-23-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-M