AFS-16-3969-E March 10, 2016

Exemption No. 15342 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2015-7889

Dr. Vicky Ohlson, PhD

Interim President Enterprise State Community College

Alabama Aviation Center 3405 S US Highway 231 Ozark, AL 36353

Dear Dr. Ohlson:

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your request for exemption. It transmits our decision, explains its basis, and gives you the conditions and limitations of the exemption, including the date it ends.

The Basis for Our Decision

By letter dated November 16, 2015, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on behalf of Alabama Aviation Center (AAC) for an exemption from § 65.77 of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) to the extent necessary to allow AAC to administer the Aviation Mechanic General (AMG) written test to students immediately following successful completion of the general curriculum, prior to meeting the experience requirements of 14 CFR § 65.77.

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 AAC.

The FAA has issued a grant of exemption in circumstances similar in all material respects to those presented in your petition. In Grant of Exemption No. 9846C (copy enclosed), the FAA found that testing immediately after learning was a universally accepted instructional principle that reinforces learning.2

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

 they are similar in all material respects to relief previously requested in the enclosed Grant of Exemption No. 9846C;

 the reasons stated by the FAA for granting the enclosed Grant of Exemption No. 9846C 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 Alabama Aviation Center (AAC) an exemption from 14 CFR § 65.75(a) to the extent necessary to administer the Aviation Mechanic General (AMG) written test to students immediately following successful completion of the general curriculum, prior to meeting the experience requirements of 14 CFR § 65.77, subject to the conditions and limitations described below.

Conditions and Limitations

1. AAC must develop written procedures for administering the AMG written test following successful completion of the general curriculum.

2. AAC must ensure these procedures are available for use in its approved operating or curriculum procedures document or manual.

3. Before retesting a student who has failed the AMG examination, and also does not meet the experience requirements of 14 CFR § 65.77, AAC must require the student to repeat each instructional item associated with the failed test and receive authorization from AAC to retake the test. AAC must have procedures for documenting and tracking compliance with all retesting procedures.

4. Before exercising the privileges of this exemption, AAC must provide revised procedures to its certificate-holding distri ct office (CHDO) for review and approval.3

This exemption terminates on March 31, 2018, unless sooner superseded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

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John Barbagallo Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service

Enclosure Exemption No. 9846C