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March 28, 2014

Exemption No. 10107B Regu latory Docket No. FAA

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Mr. Matthew Macri Director of Operations Peninsula Airways, Inc.

61 00 Boeing Avenue Anchorage, AK 99502

Dear Mr. Macri :

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your petition to extend Exe m ption No. 10107, as a m ended. 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 January 14, 2014, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Ad m inistration (FAA)

on be half of Peninsula Airways, Inc. ( PenAir ), for an extension of Exe mption No. 10107.

Th at exe mption

, from §§ 91.4 11(b) and 91.413(c) of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR)

, allows PenAir to perform air traffic control (ATC) transponder tests and inspections

, alti m eter system

, and alti m eter reporting equip m ent tests and inspections f or its

P art 121 aircraft

, m aintained under a C ontinuous A irworthiness M aintenance P rogra m (CAMP) . The exe mption also per m its PenAir to perform si m ila r tests and inspections on its

P art 135 aircraft

, m aintained under an approved aircraft inspection progra m

.

In your petition, you indicate that there has been no change in the conditions or reasons relative to public interest and safety, which were the basis for granting the original

exe m ption.

The FAA has deter m ined that good cause exists for not publishing a su mm ary of the petition in the Federal Register because the requested extension of the exe m ption would not set a precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be detri m ental to PenAir.2

Our Decision

The FAA has deter m ined that the justificat ion for the issuance of Exe mption No. 10107, as

a m ended, re m ains valid with respect to this exe mption and is in the public interest. Therefore, u nder the authority contained in 49 U.S.C. §§ 106(f), 40113 and 44701
, which the FAA Administrator has delegated to me, I hereby grant Peninsula Airways an exemption

from 14 CFR §§ 91.411(b) and 91.413(c ), to the extent necessary to allow PenAir to perform ATC transponder tests and inspections

, alti m eter system and alti m eter reporting equip m ent tests and inspections f

or its P art 121 aircraft m aintained under a CAMP . The exe m ption also

per m its PenAir to perform si m ila r tests and inspections on its P art 135 aircraft m aintained under an approved aircraft inspection progra m
, subj ect to the conditions and limitations

desc ribed below.

Conditions and Limitations

1. All ATC transponder tests and inspections

, and all alti m eter reporting equip m ent tests and inspections

, m u st be conducted under PenAir’s P art 121

CAMP

.

2. All tests and inspections m ust be recorded in the aircr aft’s m aintenance log by the person perfor m ing each inspection and test. This entry m ust identify the person, the date, and this exe m ption nu m ber.

3. An appropriate record of these tests and inspections also m ust be kept in

PenAir’s m aintenance recording system for Part 121 and Part 135 aircraft.

The Effect of Our Decision

This exemption terminates on July 31, 2016, unless sooner superseded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

/s/

John S. Duncan Director, Flight Standards Service