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Subject : Petitio n fo rExemptio n t o 1 4 CF R Section s 47.6 5 an d 47.69(b )

Gentlemen :

A s allowe d b y1 4 CF R § 11.61(b) , enclose d pleas e fin d a petitio n fro m Embrae r Executiv e Aircraf t LL C fo rexemption s t o th e requirement s of : (i ) 1 4 CF R §47.6 5 tha t th e holde ro fa Dealer' s Aircraf t Registratio n Certificate , A C For m 8050-6 , mus t b e a citize n o fth e Unite d States , a s define d b y4 9 U.S.C. § 40102(a)(15) , an d (ii ) 1 4 CF R § 47.69(b ) tha tth e holde ra Dealer' s Aircraf t Registratio n Certificate , A C For m 8050-6 , mus t compl ywit h certai n geographi coperatin g limit s fo rflight s conducte d unde rth e certificate

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Bes t Regards

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PhilKrul l Managin g Directo r Enclosur e c.c : FAA- Orland o MID OSummar y

Petitioner : Embrae rExecutiv e Aircraf tLL C ("EEA" )

Section s o fth e Regulatio n Affected : 1 4 CF R § § 47.65

. 47.69(b )

Descriptio n o fRelie fSought : Exemption s fro m 1 4 CF R § § 47.6 5 an d 47.69(b ) o fth e Federa l Aviatio n Regulation s (FARs ) t o permi t EE At o obtai n a Dealer' s Aircraf t Registratio n Certificate , A C For m 8050-6 , withou tmeetin g th e Unite d State s citizenshi p requirements , an d t o permi t EE At o conduc tlimite d flight s outsid e o fth e Unite d State s unde rth e certificate

.EE Arespectfull ysubmit s thi s petitio n fo ra n exemptio n fro m th e requiremen tof : (i ) 1 4

CF R § 47.6 5 tha tth e holde ro fa Dealer' s Aircraf t Registratio n Certificate , A C For m 8050- 6 ("Deale rCertificate" ) mus t b e a citize n o fth e Unite d States , a s define d i n th e applicabl e legislation , an d (ii ) 1 4 CF R § 47.69(b ) tha tth e holde ro fa Deale rCertificat e mus t operat e aircraf t subjec t t o certai n geographi coperatin g limits

. Th e requeste d exemption s woul d permi t EE At o obtai n a Deale rCertificat e withou tmeetin g th e Unite d State s citizenshi p requirement s an d t o permi t EE At o conduc t limite d flight s outsid e o f th e Unite d State s unde rth e Deale rCertificate

. Tex t o fth e Requirement s fo rwhic h exemptio n i s sough t 1 4 CF R §47.6 5 "Eligibility " T o b e eligibl e fo ra Dealer' s Aircraf tRegistratio n Certificate , A C For m 8050-6 , th e applican t mus t hav e a n establishe d plac e o fbusines s i n th e Unite d States , mus t b e substantiall yengage d i n manufacturin g o rsellin g aircraft , an d mus tb e a citize n o fth e Unite d States , a s define d b y4 9 U.S.C. § 4010 2 (a)(15)

. 1 4 CF R § 47.6 9 "Limitations " ADealer' s Aircraf t Registratio n Certificate , A C For m 8050- 6 i s vali d onl yi n connectio n wit h us e o faircraf t [... ] (b ) [w]ithi n th e Unite d States , excep twhe n use d t o delive rt o a foreig n purchase ra n aircraf t displayin g a temporar yregistratio n numbe ran d carryin g a n airworthines s certificat e o n whic h tha t numbe ri s written

. Backgroun d EE Ai s a Delawar e limite d liabilit ycompany , organize d i n 200 8 an d validl yexistin g unde rth e law s o fth e Stat e o fDelawar e an d i s authorize d t o d o busines s i n th e Stat e o f Florida , i s a s a wholly-owne d subsidiar yo fEmbrae rAircraf tHolding , Inc. , a Delawar e corporation , whic h i n turn , i s a wholly-owne d subsidiar yo fEmbrae rS.A. , a n entit y establishe d an d existin g unde rlaw s o fBrazil

. EE Awa s forme d fo rth e principa l purpos e o fsettin g u p a facilit yi n Melbourne , Florid a fo rth e assembl yan d completio n o fligh t an d mediu m size d je t aircraft , an d th e subsequen tsal e o faircraf t assemble d a t th e facility

. EE Ai s currentl yworkin g wit h th e FAA' s Aircraf tCertificatio n Servic e t o obtai n a productio n certificat e issue d unde rSubpar t G o f1 4 CF R part2 1 fo rit s assembl e an d completio n facilit yi n Melbourne , Florida , wher e i twil l assembl e Embrae rEMB-50 0 an d EMB-50 5 (Pheno m 10 0 an d Pheno m 30 0 respectively ) aircraft

. EE Ameet s th e requirement s o fFA R § 47.65 , othe rtha n th e "citize n o fth e Unite d States " requiremen ta s define d i n 4 9 U.S.C. §40102(a)(15)

. EE Ai s therefor e requestin g a n exemptio n fro m tha t requirement

.I fgrante d a Deale rCertificate , EE Adesire s t o conduc tlimite d ftights outsid e th e Unite d

State s unde rit s certificat e fo rth e purpos e o fdemonstrating , testing , an d sellin g aircraft , an d marketin g it s aircraf t t o internationa l customers
. EE Ai s therefor e requestin g a n exemptio n fro m FA R § 47.69(b ) t o conduc tinternationa l flights unde rit s Deale r Certiflcat e fo rdemonstration , test , sale s an d marketin g purposes . EE Aoffer s th e followin g explanatio n i n suppor t o fit s request s fo rexemption , a s wel l a s an d explanatio n o fwh ygrantin g suc h exemptio n i s i n th e publi cinterest , a s require d b y 14CFR§11.81

. Ground s Supportin g Exemption s Citizenshi p FA R §47.6 5 require s a n applican t fo ra Deale rCertificat e t o b e a U.S

. Citize n a s define d i n 4 9 U.S.C. §40102(a)(15)

. I n 1980 , th e FAArevise d th e requiremen t fo r aircraf t registration s othe rtha n fo ra deale rregistratio n t o permi t residen talien s an d eligibl e non-citize n corporation s t o registe raircraf ti n th e Unite d States

. Th e citizenshi p requiremen t fo rdeale rcertificate s wa s no t revise d a ttha t time

. Th e grantin g o fthi s petitio n woul d eliminat e th e administrativ e burde n fo rEE At o mak e application s fo rregistratio n fo rindividua l aircraf tassemble d a t th e Melbourne , Florid a facility , an d fo rth e Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n ("FAA" ) t o proces s registratio n application s fo reac h individua l aircraf ta s i ti s assembled

. Withou tthi s exemption , eac h aircraf t woul d hav e t o b e initiall yregistere d b yEE Apursuan t t o a n exemptio n tha t allow s registratio n withou t citizenship , an d subsequentl yregistere d agai n b yth e custome rafte rdeliver yo fth e aircraft

. Th e flight tes tan d demonstratio n fo reac h aircraf t woul d b e delaye d whil e awaitin g thi s initia l registration

. Thes e type s o fdifficultie s ar e th e reaso n tha t deale rregistration s exist

. I fth e exemptio n sough t herei n i s no t granted , aircraf tassemble d b yEE Aan d t o b e sol d woul d b e operate d unde rEEA' s registratio n fo ra perio d o fa fe wday s t o a coupl e week s befor e th e registratio n proces s woul d hav e t o b e repeate d a t th e tim e o f custome rdelivery

. I fEE Aobtain s a Deale rCertificate , th e first registratio n woul d no t b e necessar yan d woul d sav e th e FAAth e burde n o fprocessin g man ydozen s o f application s a year . Internationa l Flight s Th e aircraf t t o b e assemble d a t th e Melbourne , Florid a facilit yb yEE Awil l b e use d b y an d markete d t o operator s aroun d th e wortd

. A s a result , EE Awil l ofte n b e calle d upo n t o perfor m internationa l demonstratio n flights i n orde rt o displa yth e capabilitie s o fth e aircraf t fo rprospectiv e customer s prio rt o sale , an d a s wel l a s internationa l tes tflights an d fiights t o trad e show s i n internationa l locations

. FAAPrecedent sTh e exemption s requeste d b yEE Aar e completel yconsisten twit h prio rexemption s

grante d b yth e FAA

. Th e FAAha s grante d exemption s fro m § 47.6 5 whe n dealer s coul d satisf yal l requirement s unde r§47.6 5 othe rtha n th e U.S

. citizenshi p requirement s (Exemption s numbe r5259 , 967 3 an d 10115)

. Th e FAAha s als o grante d exemption s fro m § 47.69(b ) s o tha tdealer s coul d perfor m internationa l flights (Exemption s numbe r7241 , 951 0 an d 9682)

. Finally , th e FAAha s grante d exemption s coverin g bot h § 47.6 5 an d § 47.69(b ) whe n a deale rrequest s a n exemptio n fro m bot h provision s i n th e sam e petitio n (Exemptio n numbe r9292)

. Effec t o fth e Exemption s o n Safet y Th e grantin g o fthes e exemption s t o allo wa U S compan yconsidere d a foreig n citize n t o utiliz e th e administrativ e benefit s o fa dealer' s aircraf tregistratio n certificat e an d operat e aircraf t fo rlimite d internationa l fiights doe s no t directl yo rindirectl yinvolv e safet yrelate d matters
. Th e exemption s wil l no taffec t th e leve l o fsafet ycurrentl yrequire d b yth e FAA' s rule s an d regulations

. Th e sam e requirement s fo rairworthiness , pilo tqualiflcatio n an d training , an d operation s ar e applicabl e t o non-U.S

. citize n dealer s an d U.S

. citize n dealers , s o th e grantin g o fthi s exemptio n clearl ywoul d hav e n o effec to n safety

. Issu e o fPubli cInteres t Denia l o fthi s petitio n woul d requir e EE At o mak e application s fo rindividua l aircraf tan d fo rth e FAAt o proces s th e registratio n fo reac h aircraf t a s i t i s produced

. Th e eliminatio n o fthi s administrativ e cos t o n bot h EE Aan d th e FAAi s i n th e publi cinterest

. I n addition , th e denia l o fthi s petitio n woul d increas e th e amoun to ftim e tha t a n otherwis e complete d aircraf t woul d b e parke d awaitin g initia l registration

. Th e additiona l financial cos to fhavin g a n othenwis e productiv e asse tou t o fservice , wit h n o correspondin g benefi ti n safety , i s no ti n th e publi cinterest

. Moreover , EE Afinal assembl yan d completio n facilit yi n Melbourne , Florida , wil l emplo y u p t o 20 0 peopl e fro m th e area , wit h a beneficia l economi cmultiplie reffect , whic h i s i n th e publi cinteres t fo rth e Florid a community

. Reques t t o Foreg o Publicatio n i n th e Federa l Registe r Becaus e th e grantin g o fthi s petitio n woul d no tse ta preceden t an d i s identica l i n al l relevan t aspect s t o previousl ygrante d exemptions , EE Arequest s tha tth e FAAforeg o publicatio n o fa summar ynotic e o fthi s petitio n i n th e Federa l Register

. EE Afiled thi s petitio n a s soo n a s th e nee d fo rth e exemptio n wa s identified

. EE Aplan s t o initiat e deliverie s fro m ou rMelbourn e facilit yb yOctober , 30 , 2011

. Adela yi n processin g thi s petitio n t o allo wfo rFedera l Registe rpublicatio n woul d likel yrequir e th e earl yproductio n airplane s t o b e individuall yregistere d tw o times : prio rt o th e productio n fiight tes tan dprio rt o deliver yt o th e customer
. Thi s woul d creat e unavoidabl e deliver ydelays , wit h a n

advers e effec t o n bot h EE Aan d th e affecte d customers
. Operation s Outsid e th e Unite d State s A s state d above

. EE Adesire s t o periodicall yfiyaircraf tusin g it s Deale rCertificat e outsid e th e Unite d State s fo rdemonstration , sales , marketin g an d testing

. Th e grantin g o fthi s petitio n woul d no tcreat e a noncomplianc e wit h th e standard s o f ICA O Annexe s 7 an d 8 , s o EE Asee s n o nee d fo rth e FAAt o file an ydifferenc e wit h ICAO

. A s state d i n Exemptio n 968 2 (pag e 2) , th e FAA"ha s determine d tha t th e us e o fa U.S

. Dealer' s Aircraf tRegistratio n Certificat e outsid e th e Unite d State s i s consisten t wit h th e registratio n standard s o f[ICAO]"

. I n addition , EE Awoul d agre e t o th e requirement s tha thav e bee n applie d t o previou s exemptio n recipients ' internationa l flights: (1 ) th e aircraf twil l b e owne d b yEEA ; (2 ) th e aircraf t wil l hav e a temporar yo rassigne d registratio n numbe rpropert yaffixed ; (3 ) whe n a n aircraf t doe s no t hav e a standar d o rtranspor tainworthines s certificate , EE Awil l obtai n hos tcountry/ie s approva l beforehand ; an d (4 ) EE Awil l maintai n record s o feac h internationa l flight fo ron e yea rafte rth e aircraf treturn s t o th e Unite d States , wit h th e registratio n numbe ran d msn , date s o fdepartur e fro m an d retur n t o th e Unite d State s an d a genera l oversea s itinerary

. I n addition , EE Awil l carr ya cop yo fth e exemptio n i n eac h aircraf t operate d outsid e th e Unite d States

. Conclusio n I n consideratio n o fth e foregoing , EE Arequests ; a . a n exemptio n fro m FA R § 47.6 5 t o th e exten tnecessar yt o obtai n a Deale r Certiflcat e withou t meetin g U.S

. citizenshi p requirements ; an d b

. a n exemptio n fro m FA R § 47.69(b ) t o th e exten tnecessar yt o permi tth e us e o f th e issue d Deale rCertificat e outsid e th e Unite d State s fo rdemonstrating , testing , sellin g an d marketin g it s aircraft

. A s demonstrate d above , th e exemption s requeste d b yEE Aar e consisten twit h exemption s th e FAAha s issue d i n th e past
. Pleas e fee l fre e t o contac t m e i fyo u woul d lik e t o discus s an yaspec to fthi s petition

. Sincerel yyours , 

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