U.S
.Departm€f11 of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration September 9 , 20 15

Mr. Steve Donis and Mrs
. Virginia Donis Parents of Maya Donis 1 770 Cumberland Green Drive Unit 236 Saint Charles , IL 60174 Dear Mr. and Mrs
. Don is : Exemption No. 12836 800 Independence Ave
. S W Wash in gton
. DC
. 20 59 1

Regulatory Docket No
. FAA-2015-3029

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your request for exemption. It transmits our dec is ion , exp lains its bas is , and lists the conditions and li mitations of the exemption , including the date it ends. 

### T h e B as is f or O ur Decision By letter posted to the docket on Ju l y 20 , 2015 , you petitioned the Federal Aviation Admin istrat ion (FAA) on behalf of your daughter Maya Donis for an exemption from § 121.3 1 1 (b) ofTitle 14 , Code of Federal Regulat ions (14 CFR). That exemption , if granted , wou ld a ll ow Maya to exceed the specified weight and/or height limit for an FAA

- approved chi ld restraint system (CAReS , manufactured by AmSafe Corporation) , during use of that chi l d restraint system (CRS) aboard a United States (U.S.)

-reg i stered aircraft. The FAA has determined that good caus e exists for not publishing a summary of the petition in the Federal Register because the requested exempt i on wou ld not set a precedent, and any delay in acting on this petit ion wou ld be detrimental to Maya. The FAA has issu ed grants of exemption in circumstances similar in all material respects to those presented in your petition. In Grant of Exemption No. 9834 (copy enclos ed), the FAA found that numerous persons with physical challenges had previously completed flights using restr a int systems that addressed unique physical needs regarding safety , support, and security in the same manner of operations as described in thi s petition. The FAA further found that the petit ion would not set any new precedent regard ing the use of restraint systems by perso ns with disabilities.
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### 2 Having reviewed your reasons for requesting an exemption , I find that

- • they are similar in all material respects to reli ef previously requested in the enclosed Grant of Exemption No. 9834; • the reasons stated by the FAA for granting the enclosed Grant of Exemption No. 9834 also apply to the situation you present; and • a grant of exemption is in the public interest. Our Deci s ion 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 Maya Donis an exemption from 

### § 121.311 (b). In addition , any air carrier or commercial operator operating under part 1 2 1 while Maya is aboard its aircraft is granted an exemption from 14 CFR 

### § 121.311 

### (b) to the extent necessary to allow her to use an FAA-approved CRS aboard a U.S.-registered aircraft. AJ l operations under this exemption must be conducted with one of Maya ' s parents or a caregiver accompany ing her. Maya may only occupy a passenger seat with no passenger seated behind her. ln addition , Maya ' s parent or caregiver must carry a copy of this exemption and adv ise the air carrier about the contents of the exemption at least 48 hours before the date of e ach flight. This exemption tem1inates on August 31 , 2020 , unless sooner superseded or rescinded. Sincerely ,

John S. Duncan D:irector, Flight Standards Service

Enclosure