[Federal Register: August 23, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 162)]
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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.

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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 September 13, 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 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 18, 1999.
Donald P. Byrne,
Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.

Petitions for Exemption

    Docket No.: 29592.
    Petitioner: Continental Airlines, Inc. and Continental Micronesia 
Airlines, Inc.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.577(a)
    Description of Relief Sought: To permit Continental to move an 
airplane on the surface before takeoff or after landing when beverages 
or other containers provided by Continental to passengers are retained 
at the passenger's seat.

    Docket No.: 29603.
    Petitioner: Mr. James A. Atkins.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 43.3(g).

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    Description of Relief Sought: To permit Mr. James A. Atkins and 
pilots employed by him to perform certain preventive maintenance 
functions listed in paragraph (c) of appendix A to part 43 on an 
aircraft operating under 14 CFR part 135 without holding a mechanic 
certificate.

    Docket No.: 29615.
    Petitioner: T-Bird Aviation, Inc.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.299(a).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit T-Bird pilots 
to accomplish a line operational evaluation in a Level C or Level D 
flight simulator in lieu of a pilot-in-command line check in an 
aircraft.

Dispositions of Petitions

    Docket No.: 25974.
    Petitioner: Air Transport Association of America.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.203.
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit ATA-member 
airlines to operate certain U.S.-registered aircraft on a temporary 
basis following the incidental loss or mutilation of a Certificate of 
Airworthiness, aircraft registration certificate, or both.
    Grant, 07/30/99, Exemption No. 5318F.

    Docket No.: 26474.
    Petitioner: Deere & Company.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 21.197(a)(1).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Deere to 
operate its Cessna Model CE-650 aircraft (registration Nos. N400JD, 
N600JD and N900JD, Serial Nos. 650-0035, 650-0236 and 650-0213, 
respectively) without obtaining a special flight permit when the flaps 
fail in the up position.
    Grant, 7/26/99, Exemption No. 6581C.

    Docket No.: 27230.
    Petitioner: ERA Aviation, Inc.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit ERA Aviation to 
operate certain helicopters under the provisions of part 135 without a 
TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder installed in each aircraft.
    Grant, 7/30/99, Exemption No. 5718C.

    Docket No.: 28552.
    Petitioner: World Freefall Convention.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 105.43(a).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit WWFC to allow 
nonstudent, foreign nationals to participate in WFFC-sponsored 
parachute jumping events held at WFFC's facilities without complying 
with the parachute equipment and packing requirements of 
Sec. 105.43(a).
    Grant, 7/29/99, Exemption No. 6930.

    Docket No.: 29218.
    Petitioner: Cessna Aircraft Company.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.409(b).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit owners and 
operators of C-172R aircraft an exemption from 14 CFR Sec. 91.409(b) to 
the extent necessary to use Cessna's PhaseCard IP in lieu of the 100-
hour inspection required by that section.
    Grant, 6/11/99, Exemption No. 6901.

    Docket No.: 29386.
    Petitioner: Mr. Archie D. Van Beek.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 45.29(b)(1).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Mr. Van Beek to 
operate his Maule M-5 (Registration No. 913VB, Serial No. 5001C) 
airplane displaying 3-inch-high nationality and registration markings 
instead of the 12-inch-high markings required by the regulations.
    Denial, 7/26/99, Exemption No. 6931.

    Docket No.: 29419.
    Petitioner: Aviation Component Service Center General Electric 
Engine Services, Inc.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 43.9(a)(4), 43.11(a)(3), 
appendix B to part 43, and 145.57(a).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit ACSC to use 
computer-generated electronic signatures in lieu of physical signatures 
to satisfy the requirements of FAA Form 8130-3, Airworthiness Approval 
Tag, when the form is used to satisfy approval for return-to-service 
signature requirements.
    Grant, 7/21/99, Exemption No. 6926.

    Docket No.: 29479.
    Petitioner: Skydive U, Inc.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 105.43(a).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Skydive U to 
allow nonstudent foreign nationals to participate in Skydive U-
sponsored parachute jumping events held at Skydive U's facilities 
without complying with the parachute equipment and packing requirements 
of Sec. 105.43(a).
    Grant, 7/22/99, Exemption No. 6928.

    Docket No.: 29492.
    Petitioner: Lynden Air Cargo.
    Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.344.
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Lynden Air 
Cargo to operate its four L382G Hercules aircraft (Registration Nos. 
N401LC, N402LC, N403LC, and N404LC; Serial Nos. 4606, 4698, 4590, and 
4763, respectively) under part 121 without an approved DFDR.
    Grant, 7/15/99, Exemption No. 6921.

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