U.S
. Department of Tronsportotion federal Aviation Administration January 21 , 2016 ..**~**



### .. " , . Exemption No. 14498 800 I ndepe ndence Ave
. Sw Wash ington
. DC 2059 1

Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2015-8127
Ms. Ana Padron and Mr. Edgar Padron Parents of Veronica Padron 1338 Parkway Center Houston, TX 77077 Dear Mr. and Ms. Padron: This letter is to inform you that we have granted your request for exemption. It transmits our decision, explains its basis , and lists the conditions and limitations of the exemption, including the date it ends. 

### The Basis for Our Decision By letter posted to the docket on December 18, 2015, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on behalf of your cf aughter Veronica Padron for an exemption from 

### § 121.311 (b) of Title 14 , Code ofFederal Regulations (14 CFR). That exemption, if granted, would allow Veronica to exceed the specified weight and/or height limit for an FAA-approved child restraint system (CAReS , manufactur ed by AmSafe Corporation), during use of that child restraint system (CRS) aboard a United States (U.S.)-registered aircraft
. The FAA has determined that good cause exists for not publishing a summary of the petition in the Federal Register, because the requested exemption would not set a precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to Veronica
. The FAA has issued grants of exemption in circumstances similar 

### in all material respects to those presented 

### in your petition. In Grant of Exemption No. 9834 (copy enclosed), the FAA found that numerous persons with physical challenges had previously completed flights using restraint systems that addressed unique physical needs regarding safety, support, and security in the same manner of operations as desctibed 

### in this petition. The FAA further found that the petition would not set any new precedent regarding the use ofrestraint systems by persons with disabilities
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\ t ;'.2 Having reviewed your reasons for requesting an exemption, I find that- • they are similar in all material respects to reliefpreviously requested in the enclosed Grant ofExemption No. 9834; • the reasons stated by the FAA for gram ing the enclosed Grant ofExemption No. 9834 also apply to the situation you present; and • a grant of exemption is in the public ·interest. 

### Our Decision Under the authority contained in 49 U.S .C. §§ 106(f), 40113 and 44701, which the FAA Administrator has delegated to me, I hereby grant Veronica Padron an exemption from § 121.311 (b). In addition, any air carrier or commercial operator operating under part 121 while Veronica is aboard its aircraft is granted an exemption from 14 CFR 

### § 121.311 (b) to the extent necessary to allow her to use an FAA-approved CRS aboard a U.S.-registered aircraft. All operations under this exemption must be conducted with at least one of Veronica's parents or a caregiver accompanying her. Veronica may only occupy a passenger sea t with no passenger sea ted behind her. 

### In addition, Veronica' s parent or caregiver must carry a copy of this exemption and advise the air carrier abo ut the contents of the exemption at least 48 hours before the date of each flight.
.. Thi s exemption terminates on January 3'1 ' , '2021, unless sooner superseded or re scinded
. Sincerely, 

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John Barbagallo Deputy Director , Flight Standards Service

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