U.S

. Deportment of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration December 17 , 20 14

Ms. Brooke S him ab ukuro Paren t of Kylie Shimabukuro 1 7204 Spinning A ven u e Torrance , CA 90504 Dear Ms. Shimabukuro: Exemption No. I 0414A 800 I ndependence Ave

.. S w Washinglon

. 0 C 20591

Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2011-1355

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your request for an extensio n of Exemption No. I 0414. It transmits our decision, exp lains its basis , and gives yo u the co nditions and limitation s of th e exemp tion , includin g th e date it e nd s. 

### The Basis for Our Decision By letter p osted November 2 1 , 20 14 , you petitioned the Federal Aviation Admin istration (FAA) on behalf of Kylie Sh im abukuro for an extension of Exemp ti on No. 10414 from 

### § l 2 1. 3l l (b) of Tit le 14 , Code of Federal Regulations ( 14 CFR). That extension, i f granted , would allow Kylie to continue exceeding the specified we ight and/or height limit for an FAAapprove d child restraint system (CAReS , manufactured by Am Safe Co rporat io n ) during use of that child restrai nt system (CRS) aboard a United S tat es (U.S.) aircraft. The FAA h as determined that good cause ex i sts for not publishing a summar y of the petition in the Federal Register because the requested exemption would not set a precedent and any delay in act ing on thi s petition would be detrimental to Kylie. The FAA has issued gran t s of exem pti on in ci r cums tances similar in all material respects to those presented in your pe titi on. In Grant of Exemption No. 9834 (copy e ncl osed), th e FAA found that people with physical challenges had previously completed flights u s ing restraint syste ms. The use of these restraint systems addressed unique phys ical needs regarding safety, s upport , and security in the same mann e r of operatio n s as described in thi s 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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Ha v in g r ev iewed yo ur reasons fo r requesting an exe mpti on, I find th at- • th ey arc s imil ar in all material respects to relief previou s ly r equeste d in th e e nclosed Grant of Exe mpti on No. 9834; • th e r easons state d by th e FAA fo r gra ntin g th e e nclosed Grant of Exemption No. 9834 a lso apply to th e s itu ation you present; a nd • a gra nt of exe mpti o n is in the public inte r es t. Our Deci s ion Und e r the a uth o rit y co nt a in ed in 49 U.S.C. 

### §§ 10 6(t) , 4011 3 and 447 01 , w hich th e FAA Admini s tr a tor h as de legated to me , I hereby g r a nt Kyli e Sh im abukuro a n ex tens io n of Exemp t io n No. I 04 14 from 

### § 1 21.3 11 (b). In add iti on , a ny air ca rrier or commerci a l o p e rator ope rat in g und e r part 1 2 1 wh il e K y li e is aboard i ts a ircrafl is g ranted a n exe mp tion from 14 C FR 

### § 1 2 1 .31 1( b) to the e xte nt necessary to a ll ow he r to excee d the spec ifi e d we ig ht and/o r heig ht limit for an F AA

- approved CRS d urin g u se aboard a U.S. a i rc raft. A ll operatio n s under this exe mption mu s t be condu cted w ith Ky li e's pare nt or a caregiver acc o mpan y in g her. Ky li e S h imabukuro may o nl y occ up y a passe n ger seat with n o passenger seated be hind he r. In addit ion , Kylie 's parent o r car eg i ver mu s t carry a copy of this exten sio n a nd ad v i se th e air carri e r abou t the con tents o f the exempt io n at leas t 48 hours before the d ate o f each fli g ht. T hi s ex tens ion t e rmin ates on January 3 1 , 2020, unless soo ne r s up e rsed ed or resc ind ed.



# Si **cerely ~**  

# DJ1JL

John Barbagallo Acting Dep uty Director , Flig ht Standards Service

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