U.S Department of Tr ansporta tion Federal Aviation Administration Nove mb e r I 0 , 20 14

Ms. Sarah Curt is Seidl Pa rent of Luke Patrick Seid l 256 Providence Road A nn apo li s , MD 2 1409 Dear M s. Se idl: Exemption No. I 0697A 800 I ndependence Ave
.. S w Washington
. 0 C 2059 1

Regulatory Docket No
. FAA-20 13-0053

This letter is to inform you th at we have granted your request for an extens ion of Exem ption No. I 0697. 

### It tra n sm its our decision , exp lain s it s basis , and g i ves you the conditions and limita tion s of the exemp tion , including the date i t ends. 

### The Basis for Our Decision By letter posted October 7 , 20 14 , you petitioned th e Federal Av iati on Ad mini s tration (FAA) o n behalf of Luke Patrick Se idl for an exten s ion of Exe mpti on No. I 0697 from 

### § 121.311 (b) of Title 14 , Code of Federal Reg ulations ( 14 CFR)
. T hat extens io n , if g ranted , wou ld allow Luk e to contin ue exceed ing the spec ifi ed we ight and/or he ig ht limi t fo r an FAA-approved c hild restra int sys tem (CA ReS, manufactured by AmSafe Co rp o ration ) during u se of that c hild restraint system (CRS) aboard a Un ited S tates (U.S
. ) a ircraft. The FAA has determined that good cause exists for not publishing a s umm ary of th e petition in the Federal Regi s ter because the requeste d exempt ion wou ld not set a precedent and any delay in acting o n this pet iti o n wo uld be detrimental to Luke . T he FAA ha s issued grants of exemp tion in circumstances s imilar in all m ateria l resp e cts to those presented in your petition. In Grant of Exemption No. 9834 (copy e ncl osed), the FAA found th at numerous people w ith physical cha ll e nges had prev iou s ly completed fli g ht s usin g restraint systems. The u se of th ese restra int systems addressed uniqu e physical n eeds r ega rding safety, support , and sec urity in the same manner of o perat ions as described in this petition. The FAA f urth er fou nd that the pe tition would not set any new precedents regarding th e u se of restraint system s by persons with disabilities.

AFS- 1 5-033

- E2 Having reviewed your r easo n s f or r eq u esting an exemption, I find that - • they are s imil ar in all mat e rial r espec t s t o r e lief previously reque s ted in the enclosed G r ant of Exem ption No. 9834 ; • the reasons s tated by th e FA A fo r g rantin g th e enclosed G rant of E xe mpti o n No. 9834 also ap pl y to th e sit uation yo u pr ese nt ; and • a grant of exempt i o n i s in th e publi c interest. Our Decision Under the aut h ority contained in 49 U.S . C. §§ 106 (f) , 40113 and 44701 , which th e FA A Admin i strator has d e l ega t e d to me , I hereb y g rant Luke Patri ck Seid l a n ex t e n s i on of exempt ion No. I 0697 from § 121. 3 11 (b). In addition, any air carrier or commercial operator operating under part 1 2 1 w hil e Luke i s aboard its aircraft is granted an exe mption from 14 CFR § 121 .311 (b) to th e ex t e nt n ecessa i)' to a llo w him to exceed the spec ifi ed we i ght and/or h e ight limit for a n FAA-approved C RS durin g us e aboard a U.S. aircraft. A ll operat ion s und er this exemption mu s t b e conducted with Luke ' s par e nt or a caregiver accompanyi n g him. Luke Patrick Seidl may on l y occupy a passenger seat with no pas se n ge r sea ted behind him. In addition , Luk e·s parent or caregiver must carry a copy of thi s exemption and advise th e a ir carrier about th e contents of the exemption at l eas t 48 h o ur s before the date of each fli g ht.

This exe mption t e rm inates o n f eb ru ary 28, 2020, u n less s ooner s uper se d e d o r r esci n ded. S inc e rel y, cr

**~** { JL John Barbagallo Acting Deputy Director, Flight Stan dards Service Enclosure