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Exemp tion No. 10855 Regulatory Docket No. FAA

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Mr. Amandeep Parmar

Parent of Mahi Parmar 63 Doubleday Drive Winnipeg MB R2P0P3

Dear Mr. P armar :

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 lett er received August 9 , 2013 , you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administrat ion (FAA)

on behalf of Mahi Parmar for an exemption from § 121.311(b)(2)(iii)(B) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR)

. That exemp tion , if granted, would allow Mahi to exceed the specified weight limit for an FAA

- approved child restraint system (CAReS, manufactured by

AmSafe Corporation ) during use of that child restraint system (CRS) aboard a United States (U.S.) aircraft. In Mahi’s case, only her height exceeds manufac turer’s limits, but reasons for requesting this exemption do not differ materially from those presented by the other petitioners and the reasons by the FAA for granting other exemptions also apply to the situation you present.

The FAA has determined that good cause exists for not publishing a summary of the petition

in the Federal Register because the requested exem ption would not set a precedent and any delay in acting on this petition would be det rimental to Mahi

.

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 p eople with physical challenges had previously completed flights using2

restraint systems that addressed unique physical needs regarding safety, support, and security in the same manner of operations as described in this petition. The FAA further found that the petition , if granted, would not set any new precedents regarding the use of restraint sy stems by persons with disabilities.

Having reviewed your reasons for requesting an exemption, I find that

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• they do not differ materially from those presented by the petitioner in the enclosed grant.

• the reasons stated by the FAA for granting the enclosed exemption 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. 40113 and 44701, which the FAA Administrator has delegated to me, I hereby grant Mahi Parmar an exemption from § 121.311(b). In addition, any air carrier or commercial operator operating under part 121 while Mahi 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 a board a U.S. aircraft

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All operations under this exemption must be conducted w ith at least one of Mahi ’s parents or a caregiver accompanying her

. Mahi Parmar may only occupy a passenger seat with no

passenger se ated behind her

. In addition, Mahi ’s paren t or caregiver must carry a copy of this exemption and advise the air carrier about the contents of the exemption at least 48 hours before the date of each flight.

This exemption terminates on August 30 , 201 8 , unless sooner superseded or rescinded.

Sinc erely,

/s/

Michael J. Zenkovich Dep uty Director, Flight Standards

Service

Enclosure