U.S. Department 

of Transportation 

Federal Aviation 

Administration 

July6,2015 

Ms. Christiane Dupuis 

Parent of Lwanzo Dupuis 

953 Route de I'Eglise, app. 508 

Quebec QC GlV 3V2 

CANADA 

Dear Ms. Dupuis: 

Exemption No. 11984 

800 Independence Ave .. S W 

Washington. DC 20591 

Regulatory Docket No. F AA-20 15-2350 

This letter is to inform 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 June 18,2015, you petitioned the Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) on behalfofyour son Lwanzo Dupuis for an exemption from 

§ 121.311 (b) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations ( 14 CFR). That exemption, if granted, 

would allow Lwanzo 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. 

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 Lwanzo. 

The FAA has issued grants of exemption in circumstances similar in all material respects to 

those presented in your petition. In Grant of Exemption No. 9834 (copy enclosed), the FAA 

found that numerous people with physical challenges had previously completed flights using 

restraint systems. 

The use of these restraint systems addressed unique physical needs regarding safety, support, 

and security in the same manner of operations as described in this petition. The FAA further 

found that the petition would not set any new precedents regarding the use of restraint systems 

by persons with disabilities. 

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

• they are similar in all material respects to relief 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 Decision 

Under the authority contained in 49 U.S.C. §§ I 06(t), 40 11 3 and 4470 I, which the FAA 

Administrator has delegated to me, I hereby grant Lwanzo Dupuis an exemption from 

§ 121 .3 1 I (b). In addition, any air carrier or commercial operator operating under part 121 

while Lwanzo is aboard its aircraft is granted an exemption fi·om 14 CFR § 121.311 (b) to the 

extent necessary to allow him to exceed the specified weight and/or height limit for an FAAapproved CRS during use aboard a U.S.-registered aircraft. 

All operations under this exemption must be conducted with Lwanzo Dupuis's parent or a 

caregiver accompanying him. Lwanzo may only occupy a passenger seat with no passenger 

seated behind him. In addition, Lwanzo's parent or caregiver must carry a copy of this 

exemption and advise the air carrier about the contents of the exemption at least 48 hours 

before the date of each tlight. 

This exemption terminates on July 31 , 2020, unless sooner superseded or rescinded. 

Sincerely, Cf ~Jt 

John Barbagallo 

Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service 

Enclosures