U.S Depo rtmen t of Tronsponolion Federal Av i at i on Admin i strat i on January 2 1 , 2016

Ms. Raina Gaddi s Paren t of Madi so n Gaddis 4026 Bridgeview C ircle L as Vegas , NV 89147 Dear M s. Gaddis: E xemption No. 14499 800 I ndependence Ave

. S W Was h i ngton

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Regulatory Dock e t No. FAA-20 1 5-5252

This J ette r is to inform you t h at we have granted your requ est for exemption. 

### It tran s mits our decision , explains its basi s, and l i s ts th e co ndition s and limit ation s of the exemption, includin g the date it ends. 

### T h e Bas i s fo r O ur De ci s i on By J etter p osted to the docke t o n Octob er 2 9 ,2 01 5, you p et itioned th e Feder al Aviation A d m ini st ration (F AA) on behalf of you r daughter Madison Gaddis for an ex empti o n from 

### § 121. 3 1 1 (b) of Title 14 , Code of Federal Regu lation s ( 14 CFR)
. That exemption, if granted , would a llow Mad iso n to exceed th e sp ec ified weight and/or he ig ht limit for an FAA -appr ove d child restrain t system (CAReS , manuf actured by Am Safe C orporation ), durin g u se of that child re s traint syste m (CRS) aboard a United States (U.S.)-registered aircraft

. The FAA has d e t e rmined that good cau se exists for not publishing a sum mary of the petition in th e F ederal Register b ecau se the requ es t e d exempti on would not set a precedent , and an y de lay in acting on th is petition would b e detrim e ntal to Madison

. Th e FAA has i ssue d grants of e xemptio n in circumstances s im ilar in all material respects to t ho se presented in your petition. 

### In Grant of Exemption No
. 9834 (copy enclosed) , th e FAA found that num e rous per sons with ph ys ical chall enges had previously complet e d flight s u si ng re s train t sys tem s that addressed uniqu e physica l needs regarding safety, suppo rt, and security in the sa me mann e r of op erations as d escribed in this petition. The FAA further found that the pe t it io n wou ld not set any new prec e de nt re gardin g the u se of re s traint sys tem s by persons w ith di sabilitie s.

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### 2 Having reviewed your reasons for requesting an exemption , I find that

- • they are s imilar in all material resp ects to relief pr ev iously requ es ted in th e enc losed Grant ofExemption No
. 9834 ; • the reason s stated by the FAA for granting the enclosed Gran t of Exemption No. 9834 also app ly to the s ituation you present; and • a grant of exemption is in the public int erest. 

### Our Decision Under the authority contain e d in 49 U.S. C. 

### §§ 106(f) , 40113 and 44701, which the FAA Administrator has delegated to me , I h ereby grant Madison Gaddi s an exemption from 

### § 121 .3 11 (b). In addition , any air carri e r or commercial ope rato r ope rat ing under p art 121 w hil e Madison i s aboard its aircraft i s gran ted an exemption fro m 14 CF R 

### § 1 2 1 .3 11 (b) to the ex t e nt nece ssary to allow he r to use an fA A-approved CRS aboard a U.S .- re g is t e r

e d aircraft. All operations under thi s exemption mu '-t be conducted with Madison's paren t or a caregi ver accompanying h e r. Madi so n may only

**~e upy**  a passenger seat w ith no passenger sea ted behind he r. In ad dition , Madi s on 's

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**~** o r caregiver mu s t carry a copy of this exemption and advise the a ir carrier about the con tents of the exemption at l east 48 hours before the date of each flight. T hi s exempti on terminates on Janu ary 31 ; 2 021 , unl ess soone r s up ersede d or rescinded. S incerely,

John Barbagallo Deputy Director , Flig ht Standards Service

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