Exemption 4902L

November 16, 2011

U.S. Department of Transportation

Docket Operations

West Building Ground Floor

1200 New Jersey Ave S.E.

Room W12-140

Washington, D.C. 20590

Sent to web site: http://www.regulations.gov/

SUBJECT: Petition for Extension of Exemption No. 4902L, for FAR 43 APP B

Docket No. FAA-2001-10475

Ladies/Gentlemen:

In accordance with the provisions of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14

CFR), Part 11, the Air Transport Association (ATA) of America1, on behalf of its member air 

carriers, petitions for the renewal of Exemption No. 4902L, Docket No. FAA2001-10475. Exemption No. 4902L expires on February 28, 2010.

The Air Transport Association (ATA) of America makes this application on behalf of its 

member air carriers1. The ATA is the trade and service organization of the

U.S. scheduled air carriers with its main office at 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 1100, 

Washington, D.C. 20004-1707. The appropriate technical contact for the purposes of this 

application is Mike Bianchi, Director, Technical Operations, telephone: (202) 626-4228.

Attached are the appropriate names and addresses of current ATA members, who would 

be the beneficiaries of the relief, sought in this application.

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1 ATA's members are AirTran Airways, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Atlas Air, Delta Air 

Lines, Evergreen International Airlines, FedEx Corporation, Hawaiian Airlines, jetBlue Airways, 

Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, UPS Airlines and US Airways. Our associate members are 

Air Canada, Air Jamaica.
Exemption No. 4902L provides temporary relief, under certain conditions and limitations, 

from specific provisions of 14 CFR Part 43, Appendix B, Paragraph (d); 14 CFR §45.11(a) and 

(d); and §91.203(c), and §91.417(d) to the extent necessary to allow all aircraft operating under 

part 121 and all aircraft operating in commuter operations (as defined in §119.3) under an FAAapproved continuous airworthiness maintenance program(CAMP), to operate without complying 

with the requirements pertaining to the location of aircraft identification plates and carriage of 

FAA Form 337 as evidence of installation approval for fuel tank installations in the passenger or 

a baggage compartment.

Exemption No. 4902 was originally issued in response to a petition filed by ATA on 

November 17, 1987, for a permanent exemption from the aforesaid rules. In as much as ATA 

members were not the specific targets of the rules, (adopted by the FAA, with U.S. Customs

Service support), to facilitate the enforcement of U.S. drug trafficking laws, the FAA found the 

exemption for ATA members would not adversely affect safety.

Justification for an extension of Exemption No. 4902L is the same as for the original

Exemption Petition, dated November 17, 1987. The conditions and circumstances with regard to 

public interest and safety, which warranted the original exemption, continue to exist. The 

exemption has been in use for 24 years with no known compromise of safety.

The renewal of this exemption is not a controversial issue. As the renewal of this 

exemption is not precedent setting, ATA requests that publication in the Federal Register be 

waived.

Your consideration and approval of this request is appreciated.

Michael Bianchi

Director, Technical Operations

Air Transport Association

202-626-4228
ATA MEMBERS

AirTran Airways

9955 Air Tran Blvd.

Orlando, FL 32827

800-965-2107 (phone)

Alaska Airlines, Inc.

P.O. Box 68900

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport

Seattle, WA 98168-0900

206-433-3200 (phone)

American Airlines, Inc.

P.O. Box 619616

DFW Airport, TX 75261

817-963-1234 (phone)

Atlas Air, Inc.

2000 Westchester Ave.

Purchase, NY 10577

914-701-8000 (phone)

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

P.O. Box 20706

Atlanta, GA 30320

404-715-2600 (phone)

Evergreen International Airlines,

Inc.

3850 Three Mile Lane

McMinnville, OR 97128

503-472-0011 (phone)

FedEx Corporation

952 South Shady Grove Road

Memphis, TN 38120

901-369-3600 (phone)

Hawaiian Airlines

P.O. Box 30008

Honolulu International Airport
Honolulu, HI 96820

808-835-3700 (phone)

JetBlue Airways Corp.

118-29 Queens Blvd.

Forrest Hills, NY 11375

718-286-7900 (phone)

Southwest Airlines Co.

P.O. Box 36611

Love Field

Dallas, TX 75235

214-904-4000 (phone)

United Airlines, Inc.

P.O. Box 66100

Chicago, IL 60666

847-700-4000 (phone)

UPS Airlines

1400 N. Hurstbourne Parkway

Louisville, KY 40223

502-329-3000 (phone)

US Airways, Inc.

4000 E. Sky Harbor Blvd.

Phoenix, AZ 85034

480-693-0800 (phone)

ATA Associate

Members

Air Canada

P.O. Box 14000

Air Canada Center

St Laurent, Quebec

Canada H4Y 1H4

514-422-5000 (phone)

Air Jamaica Ltd.

72-76 Harbour Street

Kingston, Jamaica

876-922-3460 (phone)