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EXECUTIV E CHARTE R • AI R FREIGH T • AIRCRAFT RENTA L I LEASIN G • ^ "r : - A- f o ROBERTSO N FIEL D • JOHNSO N AVENU E • PLAtNVILLE . C T 0606 2 • TE L (860 ) 747-551 9 • 1-800-573-551 9 • FA X (860 ) 747-593 9 U.S . Departmen t o f Transportatio n Septembe r21 , 201 1 Docke t Managemen t Syste m 120 0 Ne wJerse yAvenue , S E Wes t Buildin g Groun d Floor , Roo m W12-14 0 RE ; Par t 12 0 Titl e 1 4 CF R Washington , D C 2059 0 Exemptio n No . 993 0 T o Who m I t Ma

yConcern : Ou rcompany , Interstat e Aviation , currentl yconduct s bot h ou rpar t 13 5 an d part 91.14 7 ai rtou r operation s Dru g Testin g Program s combine d unde rFA AExemptio n No . 993 0 whic h W\\ \ expir e a t th e en d o f thi s month , 9/30/1 1 (cop yattached) . W e ar e a small , family-owne d busines s wit h usuall yn o mor e tha n 2 0 employee s i n a safety sensitiv e positio n a t an ygive n time . W e currentl yhav e 1 4 tota l employee s covere d i n ou rdru g testin g progra m fo rPart 13 5 an d Part 91.147 , combined . At thi s time , fiv e pilot s an d thre e mechanic s fal l int o bot h th e Par t 13 5 an d Par

t 91.14 7 categories . I n orde rt o reliev e th e redundanc yo f paperwor k an d testing , 1 a m seekin g continue d relie f fro m th e regulatorydru g an d alcoho l testin g requirement s o f 1 4 CF R part 12 0 {Par t 13 5 an d Par

t 91.147 ) an d petitio n fo ra n extensio n o f ou rcurren t exemptio n i n accordanc e wit h th e FAA' s requirement s establishe d unde r 1 4 CF R 11.61-11.101 . I strongl yfee l tha t coverin g bot h operation s unde ron e testin g progra m wil l i n n o wa yhav e a n advers e affect o n th e safet yo f eithe ro f ou roperation s a s al l safet ysensitiv e employee s wil l continu e t o b e diligentl ymonitore d an d teste d unde rth e regulation s a s require d bu t at th e sam e time , combinin g program s wil l greatl yreduc e th e amoun t o f duplicity . I f ther e ar e an yfurthe rquestion s o rconcern s i n thi s matte rpleas e contac t m e at : Interstat e Aviation , Inc , 6 2 Johnso n Avenu e Plainville , C T 0606 2 800-573-551 9 o r860-747-551 9 P H 860-589-185 3 F

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Docke t No . FAA-2009-074 6 Ms . Lyn n Michau d Interstate Aviation , Inc . 6 2 Johnso n Avenu e Plainville , C T 0606 2 Dea r Ms . Michaud : Thi s letter i s to infor

myo u tha t

w e hav e grante dyour

reques t fo r exemption . I t

transmit s ou r decision , explain s it s basis , an dgive s yo u th e condition s an dlimitation s o f th e exemption , includin g th e dat e i t

ends . Th e Basi s fo r

Ou r Decisio n B y letter date dAugus t

3 , 2009 , you petitione dth e Federal Aviatio n Administratio n (FAA ) o n behal f o f Interstat e Aviation , Inc . (Interstat e Aviation), fo r a n exemptio n frompar

t 120 o f Titl e 14 , Cod e o f

Federa l Regulation s (1 4 CFR) . Tha t exemption , i f

granted , woul dallo w Interstate Aviation » whic h i s operatin g under separat e part s o f

th e regulation , t o cove r

it s safety-sensitiv e employee s uhde r on e testin g program . Th e FA A ha s determine dthat

goo dcaus e exist s fo

r no t publishin g asummar y o f th e petitio n urUh»^Frf1rTn

l ffrjatrr h"rnir r th e requeste dexemptio n woul dno t se t aprecedent , andan y dela y i n actin g o n thi s petitio n woul db e detrimenta l t o Interstat e Aviation . Th e FA A ha s issue dagran t

o f exemptio n i n circumstance s similar i n al l materia l respect s t o thos e presente di

n you r petition . I

n Gran t o f Exemptio n No . 910 3 (cop y enclosed) , th e FAA foun dtha t i n this petitioner' s case , § 91J47ai r tour operation s b y Soli dEdg e wer e closel y cortilecte dt o Soli dEdge' s part 13 5 operation s an dthat

combinin g tw o testin g program s int o on e woul db e i n th e publi c interes t an dmaintai n a

n equivalen t

leve l o f safety t o tha t

provide d b y th e curren t

regulations . Unde r

on e testin g program , th e pilot s woul dstil l b e subjec t t o dru g andalcoho l testin g i

n accordanc e with appendices I andJ o f part 121 . Furthermore , th e removal o f

duplicat e testin g woul deliminat e a n unnecessary financial burde n o n Soli dEdge . AAM-09-360- EFurther , th e F.\ A foundi t unnecessary t o burde n the petitione r b y requirin g the mt o conduc t tw o separate testin g program s whe n on e testin g programwoul dsuffic e t o ensur e th e leve l o f safet y require db

y th e rules . Havin g reviewe dyou r

reason s fo

r requestin g a

n exemption , I findthat

— • they d o no t

differ materiall y fro

mthos e presente db y th e petitione r i n th e enclose dgrant

o f exemption ; • the reason s state db y th e FA A fo r grantin g th e enclose dexemptio n als o appl y t o th e situatio n yo u present ; an d • agrant

o f exemptio n i s i

n th e publi c interest . Ou r Decisio n Unde r the authority containe di n 4 9 U.S.C . 4011 3 and44701 , whic h th e FA A Administrato r ha s delegate dto me , I hereb y gran t Interstat e Aviation , Inc. . a n exemptio n from1 4 CF Rpar t 120 , subpart s D an dE t o th e exten t necessary to allo w Interstat e Aviatio n whic h i s operatin g under separat e part s o f

th e regulation , t o cove r

it s safety-sensitiv e employee s unde r on e testin g program , subjec t

t o th e condition s an dlimitation s describe dbelow . Condition s an dLimitation s 1 . Employee s o f

Interstat e Aviatio n are subjec t to th e dru g an dalcoho l regulation s a t al l time s whil e conductin g operation s unde r par t 13 5 o r part 91 . 2 . Th e dru g an dalcoho l testin g programmus t b e implemente dunde r

th e auspice s o f th e Interstat e Aviatio n par t 13 5 operation , no t

unde r par t 91 . Thi s exemptio n terminate s o n Septembe r 30 , 2011 , unles s soone r

supersede do r

rescinded . Sincerely ,

Dr . Frederic k E . Tilton , M.D . Federa l Ai r Surgeo n Enclosure s