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. Deportment of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration June 10 , 2015

Ms. Maureen Nutt Parent of Anna Nutt 985 East Riverbend Street Superior , CO 80027 Dear Ms. Nutt: Exemption No. 11781 800 I n dependence Ave

. S W Washington

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Regulatory Docket No. F AA-20 15-1090

This letter is to infonn you that we have granted your request for exemption. 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 posted to the docket on April21 , 2015 , you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on behalf of your daughter Anna Nutt for an exemption from § 121.311 (b) of Title 14 , Code of Federal Regulations ( 14 CFR). That exemption , if granted, would allow Anna to exceed the specified weight and/or height limit for an FAA-approved child restraint system (CAReS, manufactured by AmSafe Corporation) during use of that child restraint system (CRS) aboard a United States (U.S.)-registered aircraft. In Anna ' s case , since she is an adult , an exemption must also be granted from the requirement in § 121.311 (b) that the individual be a " child. " However , the reasons for requesting this e xemption do not differ materially from those presented by other petitioners , and the reasons stated by the FAA for granting other exemptions also apply to the situation you present. The FAA has determined that good cause exists for not publishing a summary of the petition in the Federal Register , because the requested exemption would not set a precedent , and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to Anna.

AFS-15-1247-E2 T he F AA has i ss u e d g r a nt s of exe mpti o n in c irc um s t a n ces s imil ar in a ll ma t e ri a l r es pect s to th ose pr ese nt e d in yo ur p e titi o n . In Grant s of Exe mption Nos. 78 3 1 a nd 8 26 4 (c opies e nclo se d ), th e FAA f'o und th at num e rou s p e r so n s w ith ph ys ic a l c ha ll e nges h a d pr e viou s ly co mpl e t e d fli g ht s u s in g r es tr a int sys te m s. Th e u se of th ese r es tr aint sys te m s a ddr esse d uniqu e phys ica l nee d s r egardin g safe ty, s uppo rt , a nd secu ri ty in the sa m e manne r of ope rati o n s a s d esc ri bed in th is pe titi on . The FAA furt her f o un d that th e p et iti o n wo u ld no t se t any new prece d ents r egardin g the use of res tr a in t sys te m s by perso n s w ith d i sa bili ties. Havi ng r ev iewe d yo ur r easo n s fo r re q ues tin g a n exe mpti o n , I fin d th at- • th ey are s imil ar in all mate rial r es p ec t s to r e li ef pr ev iou s l y r e

qu es te d in th e e ncl ose d Grants of Exe mpti o n No s . 7831 and 8 264; • th e rea so n s s t ated by th e FAA f or grantin g th e e nclo se d Grant s o f Exe mption Nos. 78 3 1 and 826 4 a l so ap pl y to th e s i t u ati o n yo u prese nt ; and • a g rant of exemptio n is in th e publi c in teres t. Our Decision U nd e r th e a uth o r ity co nt ain ed in 49 U.S.C. §§ I 06( 1) , 40 11 3 a nd 44 70 l, w hi c h th e F AA Ad mini s tr a t o r has de leg at e d to m e, 1 he r e by g r a nt A nn a Nutt an exe mpti o n fr o m § 1 2 1. 3 1 I ( b )
. In a ddition , any air ca rri e r o r co mmercial o p e rat o r o p e rating und e r p a rt 1 2 1 whil e A nna i s ab oa rd it s airc r a ft i s g r a nt e d an ex emption from 14 C FR § 121. 3 11 ( b ) to th e ex te nt n e c e s sa r y to all ow he r to exceed th e s p ec i f i e d we ig ht and /o r he ig ht limit f o r a n FAA-a pprov e d C R S d urin g u se aboa rd a U .S.

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e d air c raft. All ope r a tio n s under th is exe m pt ion mu s t be conduc t e d wi th Anna ' s p a r e nt or a careg iver acco mp a ny ing he r . An n a N ut t may o nl y occupy a p asse nger seat w it h no passe nge r seate d be hind he r. In additio n , A nn a's p ar e nt o r ca r eg i ve r mu st carry a co py of th is exe mpti o n and a d v i se th e a ir ca rri e r abo ut th e c o nt e nt s of th e exe mpti o n at le a s t 4 8 ho ur s be f o r e th e d ate of ea ch fli g ht. T hi s exe mpti o n ter min ates o n May 3 1 , 2020 , unl ess soo ne r s up e r se de d o r r esc ind e d.



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