CACI 

EVER VIGILANT 

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U.S. Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. 

Room W 12-140 

Washington, D.C. 20590 

Re: CACI Reqzcest foi- Exenzptions Pcu•srrant to FMRA Section 333 

aizd Pat•t 11 of the FARs to Use Small Uiznianned Ar'r•cf•aft Systems 

Dear Sir or Madam: 

Pursuant to Section 333 of the FAA Modeinization and Reform Act of 2012 ("FMRA") 1 

and 14 C.F.R. Part 11, CACI, INC.-FEDERAL ("CACI") hereby petitions for exemptions from 

the Federal Aviation Regulations ("FARs") listed below and any other rules necessary to allow 

CACI to operate small unmanned aircraft systems ("UAS") as described herein. 

1. Description of Petitioner 

CACI is a Delaware corporation with its primary offices in Virginia that provides 

inforrnation solutions and services in support of national security missions and government 

tI•ansformation for U.S. government intelligence, defense, and civilian customers. 

2. Name and Address of Petitioner• 

The name and address of the petitioner are: 

CACI, INC.-FEDERAL 

1100 North Glebe Road 

Arlington, Virginia 22201 

1FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, Pub. L. No. 112-95, 126 Stat. 75-76 

(codified as allote to 49 U.S.0 § 40101). 

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3. Purpose of UAS Operations 

CACI seeks this exemption to test a reprogrammable i•adio sensor that it developed to 

detect, track and ensure the safe and lawful use of specific commercial off-the-shelf UAS. 

Such testing will improve safety and security with respect to the use of UAS. 

Consistent with its long-standing cornmitment to safety and federal government 

compliance requirements, CACI will conduct all UAS operations in conforinity with strict safety 

guidelines, including conducting all testing only with a trained and certified pilot and fully 

within a controlled-access, unpopulated 130-acre private test facility located at High Horse Farm. 

in Hume, Virginia. Operations will occur within line of sight of the UAS operator and visual 

observer. CACI will at all times abide by the operating procedures and policies, pilot 

qualifications and training requirements contained in CACI's UAS Manual ("CACI Manual") 2 

and the operating conditions and restrictions imposed by FAA in the exemption grant. 

4. iJnmanned Aircraft Systems 

CACI proposes to conduct UAS operations using DJI Phantom 2 Vision+ and DJI 

Phantoln 3 aircraft (the "Aircraft"), which are quadcopter rotor aireraft. The specifications for 

the Aircraft are shown in the below table. 

DJI PHANTOM 2 VISION+ DJI PHANTOM 3 

Length x Width x Height 13.8" x 13.8" x 7.5" 

(350rnm x 350mm x 190mrn) 

23.2" x 23.2" x 8.3" 

(590nun x 590mtn x 210mm) 

Weight w/o Camera 1.9 pounds (842g) 1.9 pounds (880g) 

Weight with Calnera 2.7 pounds (1,242g) 2.8 pounds (1,280g) 

Maximum Speed 33.5 miles/houl-(15m/s) 35.8 miles/hour (16m/s) 

Maximum Range 1 mile 1.2 miles 

Maximum Flight Time 25 minutes 23 minutes 

` CACI is submitting its Manual to FAA confidentially with a request for confidential 

treatment pursuant to 14 CFR Section 11.35(b). The CACI Manual contains confidential, 

proprietary and coinmercially sensitive information that has not been made available to the 

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As the table makes clear, both the DJI Phantom 2 Vision+ and DJI Phantom 3 are 

exceedingly small, lightweight aircraft with limited range and fligllt times and low operating 

speeds. Both kinds of Airci•aft have extensive flight programining capabilities, including 

preprogramming of geo-fencing (with altitude limitation) that precludes operations beyond the 

planned operating area. If the Aireraft lose comtnunications or GPS, they will hover in place and 

then slowly descend or return to a pre-determined location within the planned operating area. 

The Aircraft will be registered in accordance with FAA requirements and will have markings 

identifying serial and registratiorl numbers as large as practicable. 

In conducting UAS operations, CACI will comply with the Inanufacturer's manuals and 

safety bulletins. The User Manual for the DJI Phantom 2 Vision+ aircraft is available at: 

http://www.dii.colll/product/phantom-2-vision-plus/download . The User Manual for the DJI 

Phantom 3 is available at: http://www.dii.com/product/phantom-3-standard/download. 

FAA has previously approved use of DJI Phantom 2 Vision+ and DJI Phantom 3 aircraft. 

See, e.g., Exemption Nos. 12248 and 12229 (DJI Phantom 2 Vision+); Exemption Nos. 12141, 

12005, and 11309A (DJI Phantom 2 Vision+ and DJI Phantoin 3). 

5. Statutol-y Authority for Requested Exemptions 

Grant of this request for exeinptions will promote Congress' goal in enacting Section 333 

of the FMRA. Section 333 directs the Secretary of Transportation to consider whether cei -tain 

UAS may operate safely in the national airspace before completion of the rulemaking required 

under Section 332 of the FMRA. The Secretary is required to determine the kinds of UAS 

operations that do not create a hazard to users of the national airspace or the public or pose a 

threat to national security in light of the UAS' size, weight, speed, operational capability and 

areas of operation and whether the operations will occur within the visual line of sight of the 

operator. Section 333 reflects Congressional intent that FAA will grant exemptions to allow 

small UAS operations under conditions that ensure safety, like those proposed in this petition. 

In addition, the Federal Aviation Act expressly grants FAA the authority to issue 

exemptions. 3Under this authority, the Administrator may grant an exemption from a 

requirement of a regulation prescribed under §§ 44701(a) or (b) or in §§ 44702-44716 of the Act 

if the Administrator finds the exeinption in the public interest. 

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6. Safetv Measures and Public Interest Benefits 

Approval of CACI's request to operate UAS is in the public interest. Most importantly, 

the testing that CACI intends to do will dramatically enhance safety alld promote security by 

developing a means to address growing problems relating to UAS. 4 Granting this petition also 

advances Congress' goal of integrating civil UAS into the national airspace safely and 

expeditiously. 

Moreover, CACI's UAS operations will be conducted in accordance with strict safety 

procedures detailed below. Under those procedures, the LJAS will be operated by a trained, 

certified pilot; a visual observer will be used; the UAS will be flown only under visual 

meteorological conditions (VMC) during daylight hours and only within visual line of sight of 

the pilot and observer; and all flights will remain below 400 feet and inore than 5 nautical miles 

away from any airport and thus will not interfere with other users of the national airspace. The 

Aircraft are extremely small and lightweight, have limited speed, range and flight duration, and 

carry no flainlnable liquids or explosives. They have significant preprogramming capabilities, 

including geo-fencing that ensures that the UAS stays within the planned operating area. In the 

event of lost communications or GPS, the UAS will hover in place and then slowly descend or 

return to a pre-determined location within the planned operating area. The flights will be 

conducted in a tightly controlled environment, i.e., a private test facility that is a secured site 

with only authorized personnel permitted onsite. 

FAA has determined that UAS operations using the same kinds of unmanned aircl•aft that 

CACI proposes to use and operating under the same or similar conditions and restrictions 

proposed herein were in the public interest. See, e.g., Exemption Nos. 12248, 12229, 12141, 

12005, and 11309A. The requested exemptions likewise are in the public interest. 

7. List of Snecific FARs Fr•om Which Petitionei• Seeks Exemptions 

14 C.F.R. § 61.23(a), (c) 

14 C.F.R. § 61.101(e)(4), (e)(5) 

14 C.F.R. § 61.113(a) 

14 C.F.R. § 61.315(a) 

14 C.F.R. § 91.7(a) 

14 C.F.R. § 91.119(c) 

14 C.F.R. § 91.121 

14 C.F.R. § 91.151(a) 

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14 C.F.R. § 91.405(a) 

14 C.F.R. § 91.407(a)(1) 

14 C.F.R. § 91.409(a)(1), (a)(2) 

14 C.F.R. § 91.417(a), (b) 

8. Justifications for Each Exemption Reguest 

For the reasons detailed below, CACI requests exemptions froin the referenced 

regulations to the extent necessary to enable the requested UAS operations. In Exemption Nos. 

11062, 11109, 11112, 11213 and their progeny, FAA granted relief frorn these regulations, for 

the same or similar reasons as those discussed below. 

a. 14 C.F.R. § 61.23(a) and (c),14 C.F.R. § 61.101(e)(4) and (e)(5),14 C.F.R. § 

61.113(a), 14 C.F.R. § 61.315(a): Pilot pt•ivileges and limitations, meciical 

certificates 

The referenced regulations set forth cei-tain requirements relating to pilot privileges, 

limitations, licenses and medical certificates. FAA has determined that for small UAS 

operations, an equivalent level of safety will be achieved if the pilot in coinmand holds an airline 

transport, coirunercial, private, recreational, or sport pilot certificate and either a current FAAissued airman Inedical certificate or a valid U.S. driver's license. CACI will ensure that its PICs 

satisfy these requirements; accordingly, FAA should grant CACI relief fiom these regulations, 

consistent with its current practice. 

b. 14 C.F.R. § 91.7(a): Civil aircl•aft airworthiness 

Section 91.7(a) requires that a person determine that an aircraft is in airworthy condition 

before flight. CACI will conduct a pre-flight inspection prior to each flight in accordance with 

the proposed operating restrictions and conditions, the CACI Manual and the manufacturers' 

User Manuals. Particularly given the characteristics of the Aircraft (including their extremely 

srnall size, weight and payload capacity, very low operating altitude, and exceedingly short flight 

time capability) and the stringent operating restrictions and conditions proposed in this petition, 

an equivalent level of safety will be achieved by CACI's compliance with the pre-flight 

inspection requirements in the proposed operating restrictions and conditions, the CACI Manual 

and the manufacturers' User Manuals. CACI therefore requests FAA to grant an exemption 

from Section 91.7(a). 

C. 14 C.F.R. § 91.119(c): Minimum safe altitudes 

Section 91.119(c) establishes cei -tain minimum altitudes for operation of civil aircraft. 

Section 91.119(c) provides, in pertinent part, that: "except when necessary for takeoff or landing, 

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no person may operate an aircl•aft below the following altitudes: ... (c) Over other than 

congested areas. An altitude of 500 feet above the surface, except over open water or sparsely 

populated areas. In those cases, the aircraft may not be operated closer than 500 feet to any 

person, vessel, vehicle, or structure." 

CACI requests relief fi•om this section since the UAS flights will operate at altitudes no 

higher than 400 feet AGL. Given the small size, light weight, low speeds and limited range and 

duration of the UAS, and the fact that they carry no persons or explosive or flammable materials, 

the UAS flights inay be safely operated at rnuch lower altitudes than conventional aircraft. In 

addition, the operations will be conducted with the safeguards and under the operating conditions 

outlined herein and in the Manual. For these reasons, relief from this rule is warranted. 

d. 14 C.F.R. § 91.121: Altimeter settings 

Section 91.121 requires each person operating an aircraft to maintain cruising altitude by 

reference to an altimeter that is set "to the elevation of the departure airport or an appropriate 

altimeter setting available before departure." An exemption may be needed because the UAS do 

not have a baroinetric altimeter, but instead have a GPS altitude read-out. An equivalent level of 

safety will be achieved by the operator, pursuant to the CACI Manual, confirming the altitude of 

the launch site shown on the GPS altitude indicator before flight. 

C. 14 C.F.R. § 91.151(a): Fuel requirements for flight in VFR conditions 

Section 91.151(a) prohibits an individual froin beginning "a flight in an airplane under 

VFR conditions unless (considering wind and forecast weather conditions) there is enough fuel 

to fly to the first point of intended landing, and, assuming normal cruising speed —(1) During the 

day, to fly after that for at least 30 minutes...." 

An exenlption is needed because the Aircraft have a lnaximum flight time of less than 30 

minutes and thus calulot meet the 30-minute reserve requirement. It is reasonable to adopt a 

different fi.iel requirement for CACI's flights, which will occur in a restricted operating area 

during daylight hours using a small, lightweight UAS operating within visual line of sight at low 

altitude, with low speed, limited range, and the ability to land very quickly. Further, the UAS 

does not caiTy persons or any flammable or explosive materials. An equivalent level of safety 

can be achieved by tei-minating flights with a minimum of 20% battery power reserve remaining, 

which CACI intends to do. 

f. 14 C.F.R. § 91.405(a): Maintenance required 

14 C.F.R. § 91.407(a)(1): Operation after maintenance, preventive 

maintenance, rebuilding or alteration 

14 C.F.R. §§ 91.409(a)(1) and (2): Inspections 

14 C.F.R. §§ 91.417(a) and (b): Maintenance records 

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These regulations require that an aircraft operator or owner (i) "shall have that aircraft 

inspected as prescribed in subpart E of this part and shall between required inspections, except as 

provided in paragraph (c) of this section, have discrepancies repaired as prescribed in pat -t 43 of 

this chapter..." and (ii) shall inspect or maintain the aircraft in compliance with Part 43. 

Because these sections and Part 43 apply only to aircraft with an airworthiness certificate, these 

sections will not apply to the petitioner. Maintenance will be accomplished pursuant to the 

manufacturers' User Manuals and the CACI Manual. An equivalent level of safety will be 

achieved because these UAS are very small in size and weight, will carry a tiny payload and 

operate only in a tightly-controlled operating area at low altitude for short periods of time. If 

mechanical issues arise, the UAS can land immediately. As provided in the Manual, the operator 

will ensure that the UAS is in worldng order prior to initiating flight, perform required 

maintenance, and keep a log of any maintenance performed. Moreover, the operator is the 

person most falniliar with the aircraft and best suited to maintain the aircraft in an airworthy 

condition to provide an equivalent level of safety. 

g. Such other relief as the FAA deems appropriate to enable the requested 

operations 

CACI also requests relief fi•om such other FARs as the FAA deems appropriate to enable 

the requested operations. If, during the effective dates of the exemption issued pursuant to this 

petition, the FAA issues interim or final rules for small UAS, CACI requests that it be relieved of 

the requirements of any conditions and limitations of the exemption that would not apply under 

such rules and that it be allowed to comply with any less burdensome regulations that may have 

become effective. 

h. Request for expedited action 

CACI respectfully requests that FAA consider this petition on an expedited basis to allow 

CACI to begin testing as soon as possible. The tests will plainly promote the public interest by 

improving safety and protecting national security. Expedited action is also appropriate because 

the petition requests relief that FAA has already detelmined was appropriate to grant to other 

petitioners who proposed to operate the same kinds of UAS under the sarne or similar operating 

parameters. 

9. Operating Conditions and Resti•ictions 

Flight tests will be limited to operations contained within a private, unpopulated 130-acre 

test facility located at the High Horse Farm in Hume, Virginia. See attached aerial photo. This 

facility is not located in close proxiinity to any airports and is in a rural setting. Flights will be 

litnited below 400 feet altitude at all tilnes and will be constrained by adjusting the softwaredefined altitude limits in the Phantom navigation software application. 

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Flights are expected to last only between 10-25 Ininutes depending on the cuffent flight 

conditions, and will always be terminated with a minimum of 20% battery life remaining in all 

electrical powered components (radios and airframe). 

The aircraft will be within visual line of sight of the pilot and a visual observer at all 

times. All flights will follow strict, pre-defined flight test plans and procedures. See attached 

CACI Manual. The pilot will limit flights to stay within Visual Flight Rules (VFR) at all times 

and follow all FAA RC Aircraft regulations. Flights will only occur in daylight hours in clear 

weather conditions with minimal wind. Oiily flight-test related persoiulel will be in the fligllt test 

area during flight test events. 

CACI's development efforts are specifically designed to test and demonstrate safe 

technidues and capabilities to provide Government, law enforcement and first responders with 

robust abilities to identify and prevent unsafe or illegal use of UAS in the airspace. 

By using a secure, unpopulated private test facility, a trained pilot with an FAA-issued 

pilot certificate, and vetted test plans and adhering to the otller safety restrictions set foI -th herein, 

CACI intends to test its reliable, low-cost UAS safety technologies with no rislc to the general 

public, the nation's security and the national airspace. 

CACI proposes the following operating parameters for its flights: 

1. The operations will be conducted using DJI Phantom 2 Vision+ and DJI Phantom 3 

aircraft, which are extremely small UAS weighing less than 3 pounds, with payload. 

2. The UAS will not be flown at an airspeed exceeding the maximum UAS operating 

airspeed recommended by the aircraft manufacturer and in any will not be operated at a 

speed exceeding 87 knots (100 miles per hour). 

3. Flights will be operated at an altitude of no more than 400 feet AGL. 

4. Flights will be operated at all times within visual line of sight Of the pilot in cominand 

("PIC"), unaided by any device other than corrective lenses. 

5. All operations will utilize a visual observer ("VO"). All flights will be operated within 

visual line of sight of the VO. The VO and PIC will be able to comrnunicate verbally at 

all times. 

6. The CACI Manual, the manufacturer's User Manual and the exelnption ("Operating 

Documents"), as well as any documents required under 14 CFR §§ 91.9 and 91.203, will 

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be available to the pilot at the ground control station of the UAS during flight operations. 

CACI will follow the procedures set forth in the Operating Documents. 

7. Prior to each flight, the pilot must inspect the UAS to ensure that it is in a condition for 

safe flight. If the inspection reveals a condition that affects the safe operation of the 

UAS, the aircraft is prohibited from operating until the necessary lnaintenance has been 

performed, and the UAS is found to be in a condition for safe flight. All rnaintenance 

and alterations must be properly documented in the aircraft records. 

8. Any UAS that has undergone maintenance or alterations that affect the UAS operation or 

flight characteristics, e.g., replacement of a flight critical component, must undergo a 

functional test flight. The pilot who conducts the functional test flight must make an 

entx•y in the UAS aircraft records of the flight. 

9. CACI will maintain and inspect the UAS to ensure that it is in a condition for safe 

operation. 

10. CACI will follow the UAS manufacturer's maintenance, overhaul, replacement, 

inspection, and life limit requirements for the aircraft and aircraft components. 

11. Each UAS operated under the exemption must comply with all inanufacturer safety 

bulletins. 

12. UAS operations will be conducted with a PIC that holds either an airline transport, 

comznercial, private, recreational, or sport pilot certificate. The PIC must also hold a 

current FAA airman medical cel-tificate or a valid U.S. driver's license issued by a state, 

the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, a territory, a possession, or the Federal 

goverrunent. The PIC must also meet the flight review requirements specified in 14 CFR 

§ 61.56 in an aircraft in which the PIC is rated on the pilot certificate. 

13. Before conducting operations, a qualified UAS pilot will demonstrate and log in a 

lnanner consistent with 14 CFR 61.51(b) the ability to safely operate the UAS in a 

manner consistent with how the UAS will be operated under the exemption, including 

evasive and emergency maneuvers and maintaining appropriate distances from people, 

vessels, vehicles and structures. 

14. All operations must be conducted under visual meteorological conditions and during 

daylight hours. 

15. The UAS lnay not be operated less than 500 feet below or less than 2,000 feet 

horizontally from a cloud or when visibility is less than 3 statute miles froln the pilot. 

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16. If the communications link or GPS signal is lost, the UAS will return to a pre-determined 

location within the restricted area of operations. 

17. The PIC will abort the flight in the event of any unpredicted obstacles or emergencies. 

18. The PIC will not begin a flight unless there is enough available power for the UAS to 

conduct the planned operation and operate after that for at least five minutes or with the 

reserve power recomrnended by the manufacturer if greater. At any rate, flights will be 

terminated with at least 20% reserve power remaining. 

19. All aircraft operated in accordance with the exemption will be identified by serial 

number, registered in accordance with 14 CFR Part 47, and have identification (NNumber) marlcings in accordance with 14 CFR Part 45, Subpai-t C. Markings will be 

made as large as practicable. 

20. The UAS must remain clear and yield the right of way to all other manned operations and 

activities. 

21. The UAS may not be operated by the PIC from any moving device or vehicle. 

22. Flight operations will be conducted at least 500 feet from all nonparticipating persons, 

vessels, vehicles, and structures unless: 

a. Barriers or structures are present that sufficiently protect nonparticipating persons 

froin the UAS and/or debris in the event of an accident. The operator will ensure 

that nonpai-ticipating persons rernain under such protection. If a situation arises 

where nonparticipating persons leave such protection and are within 500 feet of 

the UAS, flight operations must cease immediately; and/or 

b. The owner/controller of such vessels, vehicles or structures has granted 

permission for operating closer to those objects and the PIC has made a safety 

assessment of the rislc and deternlined that it does not present an undue hazard. 

23. All operations will be conducted over private or controlled-access property with pertnission fi•oin 

the land owner/controller or authorized representative. 

24. In the event a Certifcate of Authorization (COA) is required, any incident, accident, or flight 

operation that transgresses the boundat•ies of the operating area as defined by the applicable COA 

must be reported to the FAA's UAS lntegration Office witllin 24 hours. Accidents lnust be 

reported to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in accordance with federal 

regulations. 

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10. Summary for Federal Register Notice 

CACI respectfiilly submits that good cause exists for not publishing a summaly of this 

request in the Federal Register and for granting the requested exemptions expeditiously. CACI's 

request would not set any precedent, and prompt processing of the petition would serve the 

public interest by allowing CACI to begin a testing program that will promote safety and 

national security interests. Nonetheless, CACI provides the following summary: 

Petilioner: CACI, INC.-FEDERAL 

Affected r•egirlations: 14 C.F.R. § 61.23(a), (c); 14 C.F.R. § 61.101(e)(4), (e)(5); 14 

C.F.R. § 61.113(a); 14 C.F.R. § 61.315(a); 14 C.F.R. § 91.7(a); 14 C.F.R. § 91.119(c); 14 

C.F.R. § 91.121; 14 C.F.R. § 91.151(a); 14 C.F.R. § 91.405(a); 14 C.F.R. § 91.407(a)(1); 

14 C.F.R. § 91.409(a)(1), (a)(2); 14 C.F.R. § 91.417(a), (b). 

Description: Petitioner seeks an exemption from the requirements of 14 C.F.R. § 

61.23(a) and (c), 14 C.F.R. § 61.101(e)(4) and (e)(5), 14 C.F.R. § 61.113(a), 14 C.F.R. § 

61.315(a), 14 C.F.R. § 91.7(a), 14 C.F.R. § 91.119(c), 14 C.F.R. § 91.121, 14 C.F.R. § 

91.151(a), 14 C.F.R. § 91.405(a), 14 C.F.R. § 91.407(a)(1), 14 C.F.R. § 91.409(a)(1) and 

(a)(2), and 14 C.F.R. § 91.417(a) and (b) to engage in testing using small UAS. 

11. Privac 

The petition raises no privacy issues because all flights will occur over private, 

controlled-access property with the property owner's prior knowledge and consent. 

12. National Security 

The proposed UAS operations do not jeopardize national security. The UAS to be used 

in the test operations are exceedingly small and lightweight, operate at very low speeds, have a 

tiny payload capacity, carry no flainmable, explosive or otherwise dangel•ous materials and will 

be operated in a controlled area under strlct procedures. Accordingly, the operations pose no 

threat to national security. Indeed, the operations will enhance national security by enabling 

detection and prevention of unsafe or illegal use of UAS in the national airspace. 

13. Conclusion 

For the reasons stated above, CACI's proposed use of UAS satisfies the criteria in FMRA 

Section 333 regarding size, weight, speed, operating capabilities, operating areas, operation 

within visual line of sight, and national security. CACI's proposed safety measures and 

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operating parameters provide more than adequate justification for the grant of the requested 

exemptions allowing operation of UAS. CACI therefore respectfiilly requests that FAA grant the 

requested exemptions on an expedited basis. 

If anything further is needed to perfect this zequest, or if there are any questions regarding 

this request, please contact Ine directly. 

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Sincerely, 

illiam Koegel, Jr. 

Executive Vice President, General Counsel 

& Secretary 

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