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### Regu latory Docket No. F AA-20 14-0956 Ms. Susanna Gu zman Daug h ter of He len Guzman 1 7 1 0 1 La Cantera Parkway Apartment 7403 San Antonio, TX 782 56 Dear Ms. Guzman: This letter is to inform yo u that we have granted your request for exemption. It 

### transmits our dec ision, explains it s basis , and gives you th e conditions and li mitations of the exemptio n , including the date it ends. T h e B as is f o r Our Dec i s io n 

### By letter posted November 14 , 2014, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on behalf of Hel en Guzman for an exemption from § 

### 1 2l.31 l (b) of Title 14 , Code of Federal R egu latio n s (14 CFR). That exemption , if granted, would allow Helen to exceed th e spec i fied weight and / o r he ig ht limit for an FAA-app roved ch il d re strai nt system (CAReS , manufactured by AmSafe Corporation) during use of that ch il d restraint syste m (CRS) aboard a United States (U.S.) aircraft. In Helen's case , since she is an ad ult , an exempt ion m u st a lso be gra nted fi·om the req u ire m e nt in § 

### 121.3 1 1 (b) , that the individual be a "c hild "
. Howeve r , the reason s for requesting this exemption do not differ materiall y from those presented by other petitioners , and the reaso n s s tated by th e FAA f o r grant ing other exempt ions al so app ly to the situation yo u prese nt. The FAA has determined that good cause exists for not pub lis hi ng a summary of the petition in the Federal R eg is t e r because the request ed exe mption would not set a p r ecedent, and any d e lay in acting on thi s petition would be detrimental to Helen. T he FAA has iss ued grants of exe m ption i n circumstances si milar in a ll materia l r es pects to those presented in your p etition. In Grants of Exemption Nos. 7831 and 8264 (copies enclosed) , the FAA found th at numerou s people with ph ys ical challenges h ad previously completed fligh ts usi ng restra int systems.
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Th e u se of these r es trai nt systems add ressed unique physical needs regarding safety , s upport , and sec ur ity in the same mann e r of ope r at io n s as d esc rib ed in this p e titi o n . The FAA further found that the petition wou ld not set any new precedents regarding the u se of restraint systems by persons with disabilities. Having reviewed yo ur reasons for request in g an exemption , I find that

- • th ey are sim il ar in all m ater i a l respects to r elief p r ev ious ly requested in the e n c los ed Grant of Exe mption Nos. 7831 a nd 8264; • th e r easons s t ated by th e FAA fo r g r a ntin g th e enclosed G r a nt of Exe mption Nos. 78 3 I and 8264 also apply t o th e si tu at ion you present ; and • a gra nt of exemption i s in th e public interest. 

### Our Decision Under the au th o rit y contained in 49 U.S.C. 

### §§ I 06(t) , 40 II 3 a nd 4470 I , w hich the FAA Ad mini stra t o r h as d e l egated to m e, I h ereby gran t Helen Guz m an an exempt ion from 

### § 1 2 1. 3 11 (b)
. In addi ti o n , a n y ai r carrier o r comme rc ia l opera t or operating under part 121 w hil e Helen is aboard its ai r craft i s g rant ed a n exemp ti o n fi·o m I 4 C FR 

### § I 2 I.3II (b) t o th e extent necessary to a ll ow h e r to exceed the spec ifi ed we ig ht limit and/o r h e i g ht f'or an FAA

app ro ved CRS du rin g us e aboard a U.S. a irc r aft. A ll operat io n s under this exemp ti o n must b e conducted wi th H e len ' s careg i ver accompanying h e r. H e le n may on ly occ up y a passenger sea t w ith n o passenger sea ted b e hind her. In add iti o n , Helen ' s caregiver must carry a copy of th i s exe mpti on and adv i se the air carrier abou t the co nt en t s of the exemp tion at least 48 hours before the date of each flight. This exemption terminates on December 3 1 , 20 19 , unl ess soone r s up erseded or rescinde d. 

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J ohn Barbagallo Acting Deputy D irector , Flight Standards Service

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