AFS-12-386-E August 10, 2012

Exemption No. 9944A Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2002-12249

Mr. Peter W. Gretsch Director of Operations Flight Inspection Services

6500 South MacArthur Boulevard Oklahoma City, OK 73169

Dear Mr. Gretsch:

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your petition to extend and amend Exemption No. 9944. It explains the basis for our decision, describes its effect, and lists the

revised conditions and limitations.

The Basis for Our Decision

By letter dated May 9, 2012, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on behalf of Flight Inspection Services (FIS) for an extension of Exemption No. 9944. That exemption from § 61.3(a) and (c) of Title 14, C ode of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) allows FIS to issue facsimile pilot certificates a nd medical certificates to crewmembers whose certificates have been lost, destroyed, or misplaced. In your petition, you ask that we amend Exemption No. 9944 to reflect an organizati onal name change from “Aviation System Standards” to “Flight Inspection Services” (FIS).

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 and amendment to the exemption would not set a precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to

FIS.2

Our Decision

The FAA has amended some of the conditions and limitations to update the exemption to reflect new capabilities of FAA Airman Services. While the relief granted does not change substantially, it is important the petitioner review these changes.

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 9944 remains valid with respect to this exemption and is in the public interest. Therefore, under the authority provided by 49 U.S.C. 40113 and 44701, which the FAA Administrator has delegated to me, I grant your petition, subject to the following conditions and limitations.

Conditions and Limitations

1. This exemption is issued for the purpose of preventing cancellation of FIS flights in situations where a pilot flight crewmember’s FAA pilot certificate, FAA medical certificate, or photo identification are valid but physically unavailable. The privileges of this exemption are intended for situations where pilots have no access to airman services at the www.faa.gov website for receiving via FAX or internet download FAA-issued documents containing temporary authority to exercise certificate privileges.

2. This exemption allows FIS to develop and issue to a pilot flight crewmember a document confirming his or her FAA-issued pilot and medical certification and personal identification. The document issued by FIS must be in the pilot flight crewmember’s physical possession when exercising the privileges of the exemption and must contain the following information:

a. The pilot flight crewmember’s certification information from his or her pilot

and medical certificates.

b. The exact text or a photocopy of this exemption.

c. The FAA confirmation document must include the statements “Issued under the authority of Exemption No. 9944” and “Expires [insert date and time 72 hours after issuance].”

3. Each pilot flight crewmember who operates a flight under this exemption must:

a. As soon as practicable, obtain from airman services at the www.faa.gov website a document containing temporary authority to exercise certificate privileges.

b. If the pilot flight crewmemember’s FAA pilot and medical certificate are permanently lost or destroyed, the pilot flight crewmember must comply with the requirements of § 61.29 and ensure a request for replacement certificate is requested from the FAA within 72 hours of the initiation of any flight3

conducted under this exemption. FIS is authorized to make this application to the FAA on behalf of the pilot flight crewmember.

c. The pilot flight crewmember must provide a copy of FAA-issued documents containing temporary authority to exercise certificate privileges to FIS within 24 hours of the receipt of that document.

The Effect of Our Decision

Our decision extends the termination date of Exemption No. 9944 to October 31, 2014, unless sooner superseded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

/s/ Raymond Towles Acting Director, Flight Standards

Service