AFS-16-8938-E 

April 15, 2016 

 Exemption No. 10679B 

 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2012-1208 

Ms. Sheryl L. Oxley 

Aviation Maintenance Coordinator/Instructor 

Tulsa Tech 

801 E. 91st Street 

Tulsa, OK 74132 

Dear Mr. Dickson: 

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your petition to extend Exemption No. 

10679, as amended. 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 dated February 2, 2016, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 

on behalf of Tulsa Tech for an extension of Exemption No. 10679, as amended. That 

exemption from § 147.21 of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) permits Tulsa 

Tech students that participate in the KidVenture/Oshkosh AirVenture program and allows 

authorized faculty members of Tulsa Tech to determine if the student time dedicated to 

preparing for and participating in the KidVenture/Oshkosh AirVenture program activities may 

be considered creditable to satisfy the requirements of § 147.21. 

In your petition, you indicate that there has been no change in the conditions and reasons 

relative to public interest and safety that were the basis for granting the original exemption. 

The FAA has determined that good cause exists for not publishing a summary of the petition 

in the Federal Register because the requested extension of the exemption would not set a 

precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to Tulsa Tech. 
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Our Decision 

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 10679, as 

amended, remains valid with respect to this exemption and is in the public interest. 

Therefore, under the authority provided by 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40113 and 44701, which the 

FAA Administrator has delegated to me, I grant Tulsa Tech (TT) an exemption from 14 CFR 

§ 147.21 to allow Tulsa Tech students that participate in the KidVenture/Oshkosh AirVenture 

program, and to allow authorized faculty members of Tulsa Tech to determine if the student 

time dedicated to preparing for and participating in the KidVenture/Oshkosh AirVenture 

program activities may be considered creditable to satisfy the requirements of § 147.21, 

subject to the following conditions and limitations. 

Conditions and Limitations 

1. The exemption is valid only for substitution of the curriculum requirements of 

§ 147.21 for the purpose of student participation in KidVenture/Oshkosh AirVenture 

program activities. 

2. Only authorized faculty members of Tulsa Tech, whose students participate, may 

determine if the student’s time (dedicated to preparing for, and participating in, the 

KidVenture/Oshkosh AirVenture activities) may be considered creditable to satisfy the 

requirements of § 147.21. 

3. Creditable time is limited to a maximum of 42 hours per participating student, per 

year. 

The Effect of Our Decision 

Our decision extends the termination date of Exemption No. 10679, as amended, to May 31, 

2018, unless sooner superseded or rescinded. 

Sincerely, 

//s// 

John Barbagallo 

Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service