U.S

. Deportment o f Trans portation Federal Aviation Administrat i on Septe mber 4 , 2015

Ms
. Vale ri e Ve lasq uez P are nt of Abigail Ve lasquez 6641 West Apple Street Odessa , TX 79766 Dear Ms. Ve lasque z : Exemption No. 12773 800 Independence Ave

.. S W Washington

. 0 C 20591

Regulatory D ocke t No. F AA

- 20 1 5

- 3266

Thi s letter is to infom1 you that we have granted your request for exemption. It transmits ou r decision, explains its basis, and lists the cond iti ons a nd limitations of the exe mption , inc ludin g th e date it e nd s. 

### The Basis for Our De ci s i on By lette r posted to the docket on Jul y 30 , 2015. you petitioned the F edera l Av i at ion Administration (FAA ) on be h a lf of your daughter Ab igai l Velasquez fo r an exemp tion from 

### § 1 21.3 ll (b) of Ti t le 1 4 , Code of F ede r al Regulations (14 CFR). That e xempt ion , if granted , wou ld a llo w Abigai l to exceed the specified weig ht and/or hei gh t limit for an FAA-approved c hild restraint system (CAReS , manufactured by AmSafe Corporation) , durin g u se of that c hild rest r aint syste m (CRS) a b oa rd a Un ited Stat es (U.S.)

- registered ai r craft. T h e FAA ha s determ in ed that good cause exists for n o t pub li shing a su mm ary of th e petition in the Fede ral Register because the requested exemption wo uld n ot set a p recede nt , and a n y delay in act ing on thi s petition would be detrimental to Abigail. Th e FAA has issued gra nt s of exemption in circumstances s imilar in all material respec t s to those presented in your petition
. In G r ant of Exe mpti on No
. 9834 (copy e ncl osed) , the FAA found that num erou s persons wit h physical cha ll e nges had previously co mpl eted flights using res tra int systems that add r essed unique phys i ca l n ee d s regarding safety, s upport , a nd sec uri ty in the sam e mann e r of ope r at io n s as d esc ri bed in th is p et i tion. The FAA fu rth er fou nd that th e petition wou ld n ot s e t any new precedent regarding th e u se of restra in t sys t e m s by persons with disabilities.

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### Havin g rev iewed yo ur reaso n s for requesti n g an exemption , I find that- • th ey are s imil ar in a ll mate rial respects to relief previously req u este d in the e nclosed Grant ofExemption No. 9834; • th e reasons stated by t he FAA for granting the enclo sed Grant of Exemption No. 9834 also apply to the s ituati on you present ; and • a grant of exemption is in the pub li c i nterest. 

### Our Decision Under the aut h o ri ty co nta in ed in 49 U.S.C. 

### §§ 1 06(f) , 40113 and 44701 , w hich th e FAA Administrator ha s delegated to m e , I hereby grant Abigail Ve lasquez an exemption from 

### § 121.3 11 (b). In add it io n , any air catTier or commerc ial ope rator ope rati n g und e r part 1 2 1 wh il e Abigai l is aboard its ai rcraft is g r a n te d a n e xem ption from 14 CF R 

### § 1 2 1. 3 11 (b) to the exten t n ecessary to allow he r to us e an FAA-approved CRS aboard a U.S.

- registered aircraft. All operations u nd er this exempt io n must be conducted wi th Abiga il ' s parent or a caregiver acco mp a ny in g her. Abigail may only occupy a passenger seat w ith no passenger seated behind her. In addi tio n , Ab iga il' s parent or caregive r mu st ca r ry a copy of t hi s exemption and adv i se the air ca rri er a b o ut th e co nt en t s of th e e xemption at least 48 hours before the date of eac h flight. Th i s exe mp t ion tem1inates on August 3 1 , 2020 , unless soone r s up e r seded or resc ind e d.

# Si**ce ~~~** 

John Barbagallo Deputy Directo r , Flig h t Standa r ds Service



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