[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 65 (Tuesday, April 6, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16774-16775]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-8418]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration
[Summary Notice No. PE-99-08]


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 April 27, 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, D.C. 20591.
    Comments may also be sent electronically to the following internet 
address: 9-NPRM[email protected].
    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, D.C. 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, D.C., on March 31, 1999.
Donald P. Byrne,
Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.

Petitions for Exemption

Docket No.: 29484
Petitioner: National Air Transportation
Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.213 (a) and (b)
Description of Relief Sought: To permit National Air Transportation 
Association air charter company members who operate turbine aircraft to 
use current weather reports supplied by automated means (in particular, 
the Automated Weather Automation System (AWOS-2)) at the airport of 
intended landing or to use current weather reports issued by another 
airport within 25 nautical miles, if additional restrictions are 
followed.

Dispositions of Petitions

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 type certification for operation above 25,000 feet, and up to 
31,000 feet of the Raytheon Model 3000 airplane with a windshield and 
canopy that are not fail-safe designs in the part 23 acrobatic 
category.
Grant, 3/09/99, Exemption No. 6869

Docket No.: 27122
Petitioner: Air Tractor, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 61.31(a)(1)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Air Tractor and 
pilots of Air Tractor AT-802 and AT-802A airplanes to operate those 
airplanes without holding a type rating although the maximum gross 
weight of the airplane exceeds 12,500 pounds.
Grant, 3/23/99, Exemption No. 5651E

Docket No.: 28660
Petitioner: The Collings Foundation
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.319(a), 119.5(g), and 119.21(a)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit the Collings 
Foundation to change their jurisdictional Flight Standards District 
Office (FSDO) from ``NE

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FSDO No. 5'' to ``NE FSDO No. 1'' because The Collings Foundation's 
principal base of operations is located in the jurisdictional area of 
the Bedford, Massachusetts, FSDO (NE FSDO No. 1) not the Portland, 
Maine, FSDO (NE FSDO No. 5).
Grant, 3/23/99, Exemption No. 6540B

Docket No.: 28813
Petitioner: Reeve Aleutian Airways, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 199.67(a)(1)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Mr. Keith Campbell 
to serve as Director of Operations at Reeve Alleutian Airways, Inc. 
without holding an airline transport pilot certificate.
Grant, 2/26/99, Exemption No. 6585A

Docket No.: 28816
Petitioner: Eagle Jet Charter, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 119.67(a)(1) and 119.71(a)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Mr. Brian N. 
Duehring to serve as Director of Operations at EJC without holding an 
airline transport pilot certificate.
Grant, 3/15/99, Exemption No. 6587A

Docket No.: 28858
Petitioner: Evergreen International Aviation, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.315, 119.5(g), and 119.21(a)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit EAVM to operate its 
former military Boeing B-17G aircraft, which has a limited category 
airworthiness certificate, for the purpose of carrying passengers on 
local flights in return for donations.
Grant, 3/12/99, Exemption No. 6632A

Docket No.: 28891
Petitioner: Kachina Aviation
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 133.19(a)(3) and 133.51
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Kachina Aviation to 
conduct external-load operations in the United States using its 
Canadian-registered rotocraft.
Grant, 3/05/99, Exemption No. 6638A

Docket No.: 29360
Petitioner: Skydive City, Inc.
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 105.43(a)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit SCI to allow 
nonstudent foreign nationals to participate in SCI-sponsored parachute 
jumping events held at SCI's facilities without complying with the 
parachute equipment and packing requirements of 105.43(a).
Grant, 2/12/99, Exemption No. 6870

Docket No.: 29375
Petitioner: CareFlight
Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit CareFlight to 
operate its Bell helicopters (Registration Nos. N141CF, N142CF, N143CF, 
N144CF, B145CF, N147CF, N148CF, N149CF, and N1083G) without TSO-C112 
(Mode S) transponders installed in each aircraft.
Grant, 3/23/99, Exemption No. 6877

Docket No.: 29400
Petitioner: Flight Line Aviation, Inc.
Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Flight Line 
Aviation, Inc. to operate its Pipe PA28-151 aircraft (Registration No. 
N4406X, Serial No. 28-7615012) under part 135 without TSO-C112 (Mode S) 
transponders installed in the aircraft.
Grant, 3/23/99, Exemption No. 6874

Docket No.: 29415
Petitioner: Aberdeen Flying Service
Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Aberdeen Flying 
Service to operate certain under the provisions of part 135 without 
TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponders installed.
Grant, 3/23/99, Exemption No. 6875

Docket No.: 29450
Petitioner: Business Airfreight
Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2)
Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Business Airfreight 
to operate certain under part 135 without TSO-C112 (Mode S) 
transponders installed in each aircraft.
Grant, 3/23/99, Exemption No. 6876

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