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April 19, 2013 Exemption No. 10313A Regulatory

Docket No. FAA
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- 15806 Mr. Pat Hulsey Director of Operations Ameristar Air Cargo, Inc. P.O. Box 700548 Dallas, TX 75370

- 0548 Dear Mr. Hulsey : This letter is to inform you that we have granted your petition to extend Exemption No. 10313
. Itexplains the basis for our decision, describes its effect, and lists the conditions and limitations
. **The Basis for Our Decision** By letter dated February

4, 2013 , you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on behalf of Ameristar Air Cargo, Inc. (Ameristar ) for an extension of Exemption No. 10313
. That exemption from § 91.203(a) and (b) and 121.153(a)(1) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) al lows Ameristar to operate its U.S.

- registered aircraft in domestic operations temporarily

following the incide ntal loss or mutilation of that aircraft’s airworthiness certificate or registration certificate or both. In your petition, you indicate that there has been no change in the conditions and reasons relative to public interest and safet y that were the bas is for granting the original exemption. The FAA has determined that good cause exists for not publishing a summary of the petition in the Federal Register because the reques ted extension of the exemption would not set a precedent, and an y delay

in acting on this p etition would be detrimental to Ameristar.2

**Our Decision** The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No . 10313 , as amended, remains valid with respect to this exemption and is in the public interest. Therefore, und er the authority provide d by

49 U.S.C. 40113 and 44701, which the FAA Administrator has delegat ed to me, Igrant your petition, subject to the conditions and limitations listed below. **Conditions and Limitations** 1. B efore operating under this exemption, Ameri star must apply for and receive from the FAA district office responsible for its air carrier certificate an amendment to its operations specifications authorizing it to exercise the privileges of this exemption. 2. Before operating under this exemption, Ameristar must develop a comprehensive program that provides for continued operation of the aircraft logbook when the airworthiness certificate and/or registration certificate for such aircraft is lost, stolen, or mutilated; ensure that timely application is m ade to the FAA for the replacement certificate; and provide for the temporary operation of the aircraft during the interim required to receive a replacement certificate from the FAA and install it on the affected aircraft. This program must be FAA

- approve d and instructions for its use must be included in Ameristar’s manual required by § 121.133. 3. The comprehensive program specified in C ondition No. 2 must contain

— a. A requirement that the following statement be entered into the appropriate section of the aircraft logbook whenever this exemption is to be used: “This aircraft is being operated without an airworthiness certificate (or registration certificate, as applicable) under the provisions of Exemption No.____) for a period of 48 hours beginning: TIME: ___________ DATE: ________ 20__” b. The signature, title, and station location of the person(s) authorized b y this condition must be affixed to the above statement. An identification of the designated person or persons within Ameristar’s maintenance organi zation authorized to e nter the statement outlined in C ondition No. 3a and the method, or methods, wherei n the documents required under C ondition No. 5 will be transmitted to the affected aircraft. c. An arrangement whereb y those persons within Ameristar’s org anization responsible for airworthiness certificates and registration certificates will maintain a current record of the data from the certificates of each aircraft within its fleet that may

be affected b y this exemption. The data must be made readil y ava ilable to that element within Ameristar’s maintenance organization identified in C ondition No. 3b and must be kept current at all times. d. Procedures to ensure that the FAA principal maintenance inspector with the responsibility

for Ameristar is notified imm ediately of a missing of mutilated3 certificate and that timely application is made to the FAA for a replacement certificate (in the case of an airworthiness certificate) or duplicate certificate (in the case of a registration certificate). e. Procedures that will describe specific duties and responsibilities by job title. 4. Ameristar may

exercise the privileges of this exemption only for temporary replacement of a missing or mutilated certificate that is current, in effect, and applies to only the U.S.

- register ed aircraft listed in Ameristar’s FAA

- approved operations specifications. 5. When Ameristar exercises the privileges of this exemption, a cop y of this exemption and a cop y of the operations specifications authorizing its use must be carried onboard the aircraft. 6. Under this exemption, Ameristar must operate the affected aircraft totally within the contiguous 48 States of the United States and the District of Columbia. **The Effect of Our Decision** Our decision extends the termination date of Exemption No. 10313 to July 31 , 201 5 unless so oner superseded or rescinded. Sincerel y, /s/ John M. Allen Director, Flight Standards Service