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Exemption No. 11319 Regu latory Docket No. FAA

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Mr. Tommy Branon Program Chair Midland College AMTS 2405 Windecker, Hanger E Midland, TX 79711

Dear Mr. Branon :

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 25, 2014 , you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on behalf of Midland College for an exemption from § 65.75(a) of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR). That exemption would allow students enrolled in Midland College’s Aviation Maintenance Technical School (AMTS) in Midland , Texas, under Air Agency Certificate VMCT038K , to take the Aviation Mechanic General (AMG) written t est after completing the corresponding portion of the 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 Midland College.

The FAA has issued a grant of exemption in circumstances similar in all material respects to those presented in y our petition. In G rant of Exemption No. 10945 (copy e nclosed), the FAA

found that

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• they are similar in all material respects to relief previously requested in the enclosed Grant of Exemption N o. 10945 ;2

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- E • the reasons stated by the FAA for granting the encl osed Grant of Exemption No

. 10945 also apply to the situation you present; and

• for the reasons stated in Grant of Exemption No. 10945, 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 Midland College an exemption from 14 CFR § 65.75(a), to the extent necessary to allow students enrolled in Midland College’s

AMTS in Midland , T X , under Air Agency Certificate VMCT038K , to take the AMG written

test

, after completing the corresponding portion of the curriculum, prior to meeting the experience r equirements of 14 CFR § 65.77

, subj ect to the conditions and limitations

described below.

Conditions and Limitations

1. Midland College must d evelop written procedures for administering the AMG written

test to Midland College aviation students immediately following successful completion of the general curriculum.

2. Midland College must e nsure these procedures are available for use in Midland College ’ s approved operating or cu rriculum procedures document/ manual, as applicable.

3. Before retesting after failure, Midland College must require a student to repeat the

entire instructional unit as sociated with the failed test and receive authorization from Midland College to retake the test. Midland College must have procedures for documenting and tracking compliance with all retesting procedures.

4. Before exercising the privileges of this exemptio n, Midland College must provide the

written procedures for administering the AMG written test to its Certificate Holding District Office (CHDO) for review and approval.

T hi s exemption terminates on January 31

, 2017 unless sooner superseded or rescinded.

S incerely,

/s/ John Barbagallo Acting Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service3

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- E Enclosure Exemption 10945