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

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 13 (Friday, January 19, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1428-1430]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-594]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
[Summary Notice No. PE-95-46]


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 February 8, 1996.

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: nprmcmts@mail.hq.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:
Mr. D. Michael Smith, Office of Rulemaking (ARM-1), Federal Aviation 
Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591; 
telephone (202) 267-7470.
    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).


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    Issued in Washington, D.C., on January 16, 1996.
Donald P. Byrne,
Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.

Petitions for Exemption

    Docket No.: 26533.
    Petitioner: Parachute Laboratories, Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 105.43(a).
    Description of Relief Sought: To extend and amend Exemption No. 
5448, as amended, which allows Parachute Laboratories, Inc., d.b.a. as 
Jump Shack to allow its respective employees, representatives, and 
other volunteer experimental parachute test jumpers under its direct 
supervision and control to make intentional tandem parachute jumps, and 
permit pilots in command of aircraft involved in these operations to 
allow such persons to make parachute jumps wearing a dual harness, dual 
pack parachute, having at least one main parachute and one approved 
auxiliary (reserve) parachute packet in accordance with Sec. 105.43(a). 
The amendment, if granted, would delete certain conditions and 
limitations from your current exemption.

Dispositions of Petitions

    Docket No.: 18114.
    Petitioner: Federal Express Corporation.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.547(c) and 121.583(a).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend, for 3 years, 
Exemption No. 2600, as amended, which permits the Federal Express 
Corporation to carry a reporter, photographer, or journalist aboard its 
Boeing 747 and McDonnell Douglas DC-8 aircraft without complying with 
certain passenger-carrying requirements of part 121. A 6-year extension 
has been granted because operations under this exemption have been 
conducted safely for 17 years. Grant, November 22, 1995, Exemption No. 
2600J.

    Docket No.: 25210.
    Petitioner: Air Transport Association of America.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 63.39(b) (1) and (2) and 
121.425(a)(2) (i) and (ii).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend Exemption No. 
4901, as amended, which permits part 121 certificate holders to train 
and check flight engineer candidates in the performance of the airplane 
pre-flight inspection using advanced pictorial means instead of the 
airplane. The exemption also permits part 121 certificate holders and 
operators of part 63 flight engineer school to complete training and 
checking of flight engineer applicants in an appropriate simulator 
instead of taking the portion of the practical test in an airplane in 
flight. Grant, December 4, 1995, Exemption No. 4901D.

    Docket No.: 26029.
    Petitioner: ABX Air, Inc., d.b.a. Airborne Express, Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.503(b), 121.505(a), and 
121.511(a).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend Exemption No. 
5167, as amended, which permits Airborne Express pilots and flight 
engineers to complete certain transcontinental flight schedules before 
being provided with at least 16 hours of rest. Grant, November 28, 
1995, Exemption No. 5167C.

    Docket No.: 26101.
    Petitioner: America West Airlines, Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 93.123.
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend Exemption No. 
5133, as amended, which authorizes America West, Inc., to operate four 
flights (two arrivals and two departures) at Washington National 
Airport. Grant, November 29, 1995, Exemption No. 5133G.

    Docket No.: 26936.
    Petitioner: Woods Air Fuel, Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.9(a).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend and amend 
Exemption No. 5984, as amended, which permits Woods Air Fuel, Inc., to 
operate its DC-6A (Serial No. 43522 and Registration No. N861TA) 
without complying with the zero fuel and landing weight requirements of 
the operating limitations prescribed for the aircraft in the FAA-
approved manual. The amendment permits the operation of an additional 
DC-6 aircraft (Serial No. 45321 and Registration No. N28CA) under the 
authority of this exemption. Grant, December 4, 1995, Exemption No. 
5984A.

    Docket No.: 27223.
    Petitioner: Ralph J. Diana.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 61.55(b)(2); 61.56(c)(1); 
61.57 (c) and (d); 61.58 (c)(1) and (d); 61.63 (c)(2) and (d) (2) and 
(3); 61.65(c), (e) (2) and (3), and (g); 61.67(d)(2); 61.157 (d) (1) 
and (2) and (e) (1) and (2); 61.191(c); and appendix A to part 61.
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Mr. Diana to 
use FAA-approved simulators to meet certain flight experience 
requirements of part 61. Grant, November 22, 1995, Exemption No. 6191.

    Docket No.: 23336.
    Petitioner: Simulator Training, Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 61.55(b)(2); 61.56(c)(1); 
61.57 (c) and (d); 61.58 (c)(1) and (d); 61.63 (c)(2) and (d) (2) and 
(3); 61.65(c), (e) (2) and (3), and (g); 61.67(d)(2); 61.157 (d) (1) 
and (2) and (e) (1) and (2); 61.191(c); and appendix A to part 61.
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend Exemption No. 
5232, as amended, which permits Simulator Training, Inc., to use FAA-
approved simulators to meet certain flight experience requirements of 
part 61. Grant, November 29, 1995, Exemption No. 5232D.

    Docket No.: 27362.
    Petitioner: Ventura Air Services, Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.511(a)(2) and 135.165(a) 
(1) and (6) and (b) (6) and (7).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To extend Exemption No. 
5792, which permits Ventura Air Services, Inc., to operate its turbojet 
airplanes in extended overwater operations equipped with one high-
frequency communication and one long-range navigation system (LRNS). 
Grant, November 28, 1995, Exemption No. 5792A.

    Docket No.: 27929.
    Petitioner: Airline Training Center Arizona, Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 61.93.
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Airline 
Training Center Arizona, Inc., student pilots to operate aircraft to 
practice solo airwork within 50 nautical miles of Phoenix-Goodyear 
Airport prior to receiving the instruction required by Sec. 61.93(c)(1) 
(i), (ii), and (iii) and (c)(2)(iii). Grant, November 24, 1995, 
Exemption No. 6227.

    Docket No.: 28170.
    Petitioner: Simulator Training, Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.411(a) (2) and (3) and 
(b)(2); 121.413 (b), (c), and (d); and appendix H to part 121.
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Simulator 
Training, Inc., (STI), without holding an air carrier operating 
certificate, to train a part 121 certificate holder's pilots and flight 
engineers (FE) in initial, transition, upgrade, differences, and 
recurrent training in approved simulators and in airplanes, without 
STI's instructor pilots meeting all the applicable requirements of 
appendix H to part 121, and subpart N of part 121. Partial Grant, 
November 28, 1995, Exemption No. 6245.

    Docket No.: 28259.
    
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    Petitioner: Freedom Air.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.180.
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow Aviation 
Services, Inc., d.b.a. Freedom Air to operate its Short Brothers SD3-30 
aircraft, which is configured with passenger seats, without an approved 
traffic alert and collision avoidance system (TCAS) within the U.S. 
airspace surrounding Guam and the Mariana Islands. Denial, November 22, 
1995, Exemption No. 6230.

    Docket No.: 28289.
    Petitioner: Carver Aero, Inc.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Carver Aero, 
Inc., to operate without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder installed on 
its aircraft (Registration No. N561CA) operating under the provisions 
of part 135. Grant, November 22, 1995, Exemption No. 6229.

    Docket No.: 28346.
    Petitioner: Kutztown Airport.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 141.27(c)(2).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Kutztown 
Airport to reapply for a provisional pilot school certificate in less 
than 180 days after the November 30, 1995, expiration of its 
certificate. Grant, November 28, 1995, Exemption No. 6246.

    Docket No.: 28380.
    Petitioner: United Parcel Service.
    Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.791, 25.810, 25.812, 
25.857(e), and 25.1447(c)(1).
    Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit a one-time 
carriage of up to five more supernumeraries on the upper deck of a 
Boeing Model 747-100 cargo aircraft than the maximum of five currently 
allowed by Exemption No. 1870D, and to permit supernumerary access of 
the main deck cargo compartment, during cruise only, to attend to the 
needs of a live whale cargo only from Mexico City to Oregon. Partial 
Grant, December 6, 1995, Exemption No. 6247.

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