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February 22 , 2016

Exemption No. 9292C

Regulatory Docket No. FAA

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- 11043

Mr. Pet e r S. R othw e ll

Co r por a te Se c r e ta r y a nd G e n e r a l C ouns e l

D a ssault Fa lcon J e t C orp.

T e te r boro A irp o rt, 200 R i s e r Ro a d

L i t t l e Fe rr y

, NJ 07643

D ea r Mr. Rothw e l l :

This l e t t e r is to i n f

o r m y ou that we h a ve g r a nted y o u r p e t i t i on to e x tend E x e mp t ion No.

9292 , as amended

. I

t e x plains the b a sis f

or our dec is i on a nd d e s c rib e s i t s e f f e c t

, a n d l i sts the

c ondi t ions and lim i tation s

.

T h e Basis f

or O u r D ec is i on

B y letter d a ted November 20

, 2 015

, y ou p e t i t i on e d the F e d e r a l Aviation Adm i nis t r a t i on ( F A A )

on b e h a lf of D a ssault Fa lcon J e t C o rpor a t i on ( Da ssault) f or a n e x tension of E x e mp t ion No.

9292, a s am e nd e d. This e x e mp t ion f r om §§ 47.65 and 47.69 ( b) of T i t le 14, Code of Fe d e r a l

R e g ulations ( 14 C F R) p e rmits D a ssault t o obtain a D ea le r ’s A ir c r a ft Re g is t r a t i on C e rtifi ca te

w i t hout m ee t i ng the U ni t e d S tat e s citi z e nship r e quir e ments a nd to condu c t l i m it e d fli g hts

o uts i de the U ni t e d S tat e s und e r this c e rtifi ca te.

I n y our pe t i t i on, y

ou ind i ca te th a t t h e re h a s be e n no c h a n g e in t he c ondi t ions and rea sons

r e lative to publ i c in t e r e st and s a f e ty that w e re the b a sis f

or g r a nt i ng the o r i g inal e x e mp t ion

.

The F AA h a s det e rm in e d that g ood ca use e x is t s for not pub l ish i ng a summa r y of the p e t i t i on

in t he Fe d e r a l R e g is t e r b eca use the re quested e x tension of the e x e mp t ion would not set a

p rece d e nt, and a ny d e lay in a c t i ng on th i s petition would be d e triment a l t o D a ssault.2

O u r D ec is i on

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 9292 , as

amended, remains valid with respect to this exemption and is in the public interest. Therefore,

under the authority provided by 49 U.S.C. §§ 106(f), 40113 and 44701, which the FAA

Administrator has delegated to me, I hereby grant D a ssault Fa lcon J e t C o rpor a t i on ( Da ssault)

an exemption from §§ 47.65 and 47.69 ( b) of T i t le 14, Code of Fe d e r a l R e g ulations ( 14 C F R)

t o allow Dassault to obtain a D ea le r ’s A ir c r a ft Re g i s t r a t i on C e rtifi ca te w i t hout m ee t i ng the

U ni t e d S tat e s citi z e nship r e quir e ments a nd to condu c t l i m it e d fli g hts outs i de the U ni t e d S tat e s

und e r this c e rtifi ca te, subject to the following conditions and limitations.

Con d itio n s a n d Li m ita t io n s

1. The a ir c r a ft must be own e d by D a ssault.

2. The a ir c r a ft must h a ve a tempo ra ry re g is t r a t i on number or a n a ss i g n e d r eg is t r a t i on

number a f

f i x e d a s provid e d by 14 C F R p a rt 45.

3. W h e n the a ir c r a ft do e s not h a ve a stand a rd a irwo r th i n e ss c e rtifi ca te, p e rmission of the

host c ount ry (c ountri e s) must be obtain e d b e fo r e f l i g hts t o or th r ou g h that c ountr y

.

4. D a ssault shall m a in t a in r ec o r ds of eac h in t e r n a t i on a l fli g ht for a p e riod of one y ea r

a ft e r the a ir c r a ft re turns to t he United S tat e s, such rec o r ds to c onsist of:

a. R e g is t r a t i on num ber a nd manu fac tur e r ’ s se r ial numbe r ;

b. D a tes of d e p a rtu r e a nd r e turn to the United S t a tes; a nd

c. G e n e r a l ove r s ea s i t ine r ar y

.

T h e E ff ec t of O u r D ec is i on

Our decision extends the termination date of Ex emption No. 9292 to May 31, 2018 unless

sooner supersed ed or rescinded. A c opy of this e x e mp t ion m ust be ca r r ied in eac h a ir c r a ft

op e r a ted outside the U ni t e d S tat e s.

Sincerely,

/s/

John Barbagallo

Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service