U.S

. Deportmen T of Trans port ation Federal Aviat i on Adm i n i s t rat i on January 20 , 2016

M s. Nicole Du c kw o rth Pare nt of Liam Duckworth 505 Agape Way Grand Junction , CO 81504 Dear Ms. Duckworth: Exe mpti on No. 14490 800 I ndependence Ave

. . S w Wash i ngton
. DC 20591

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egulatory Docket No. FAA-20 16

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Th is lett er is to inform you that we have g ranted your requ est for exemption. It transmits o ur decision, exp lains it s bas is, and li sts the cond iti ons and limitation s of the exemp tion , including the date it end s. T h e B as i s fo r O ur Dec is io n By letter received January 19 , 2016, you p et iti oned the Federal Aviation Adm ini stratio n (FAA) on behalf of your son Liam Duckworth for an exempt ion from 

### § 121.311 (b) of Ti tl e 14 , Code of F ede ral R egulations ( 14 CFR). Th at exemption , if granted , would a ll ow Lia m to exceed the specified weight and / or heig ht limit for an FAA-approved c hild restraint syste m (CAReS , manu fact ured b y AmSafe Corpo rati on) durin g use of th a t c hild r es traint syste m (CRS) aboard a United States (U.S.)-registered aircraft. The FAA has determined that good cause ex i sts for not publishing a s umm ary of the petition in the Fed era l Register. because the requested exempt ion wou ld not set a precedent and any delay in acting o n this petition wou ld be detrimental to Liam. T he FAA has issued grants of exemption in c irc um stances s imilar in a ll material respects to th ose presented in you r petition. In Grant of Exe mpti o n No. 9834 (copy enc losed) , the FAA found that num e rou s people w ith physical challenges had previously completed flights u s ing r estra int systems that ad dressed unique ph ys ic a l nee ds regarding safety , s upport , and security in the same mann er of o pera tions as d escribe d in thi s pet ition. The FAA further found that th e petition would not se t any new precedents regarding th e u se of r estra int systems by persons with disabilities.

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H avin g reviewed yow- reasons for requesting an exe mption, I find th at
- • they are s imil a r in all material respects to rel ief previously requ es ted in the enclosed Grant of Exemp tion No. 9 83 4; • the reasons stated by the FAA for grantin g the enclosed Grant of Exemption No. 9834 also app ly to th e s itu ation you present; and • a grant of exemption is in the pub li c inte rest. Our Deci s ion U nd e r the aut h o ri ty co nt ained i n 49 U.S.C. §§ 106(f) , 40 11 3 and 4470 1 , which th e FAA Administrat or has delegated to m e, I here by grant Liam Du ckworth an exem p tion from § 1 2 1 .311 (b)
. In addition, any air catTi er o r comme r c ia l operator opera t ing und er part 121 whi le Liam is aboard its a irc raft i s gra nted an exemption from 14 CFR § 1 21.3 11 (b) to th e exte nt necessary to a ll ow him to use an FAA-approved CRS aboard a U.S.-registered aircraft. All operatio n s und er thi s exemp ti o n must be conducted with L imn's parent or a careg i ver accompanying him
. Liam m ay on l y occ up y a passenger seat wit h no passenger seated beh in d him. In addition , Liam's parent or caregiver must catry a copy of this exempti on and advise the air carrie r about th e contents of th e exemption at least 48 h o urs before th e date of eac h fli gh t. T hi s exemp ti on tem1inates on J anua ry 3 1 , 202 1 , unl ess soo ner s up erseded or rescinded.