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# e U.S . Departmen t o f Transportatio n Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n Ffl A RENTO N P.02/0 3 OHTATiO) ! Transpor t Airplan e Directorat e 160 1 Lin d Avenue , S.W . Renton , Washingto n 98057.335 6

Jun e 16,201 0 Mr . Jorda n B . Zundell Lea d Projec t Administrato r Productio n an

d Retrofit Project s U C 67-L R Th e Boein g Compan

y P . O . Bo x 370 7 Seattle , W A 98124-220 7 Dea r Mr . Zundell : W e hav e receive d you

r June 7 , 2010 , petitio n fo

r exemptio n fromTitl e 1 4 Cod e o f l-edera l Regulation s (1 4 CFR

) 25.853(d) Amendmen

t 25-84 , certain specia

l conditions , an

d th e guidanc e in Advisor

y Circula r (AC ) 25-17A , paragraph 81b(5) , fo r Ensolit e paddin g o n busines s clas s side-facing seat s wit h inflatabl e la

p belt s installe d o

n Air Ne w Zealand Boein g Model 77 7 serie s airplanes . The request , which yo

u submitte d t

o th e Departmen

t of Transportation' s Federa

l Documen

t Managemen

t Syste m(Docke t No . FA A 2010-0597) , will b e processe d b y thi s office whe n you provid e al

l necessar y information . Pleas e refe

r t o 1 4 CF R 11.8 1 fo r instruction s about wha t informatio n you mus t

include i n you r petition s fo

r exemption fo

r u s to proces s you

r request . Tak

e particula r not e o f item s liste d below , a

s thes e item s wer

e missin g fro

myou r origina l request .

• The exten

t o f relie f yo u see k an d th e reason s fo

r seekin g th e relie f

• The reason s wh

y grantin g you

r reques t would b e i

n th e publi c interest ; tha

t is , ho w i t would benefi

t th e publi c a s awhole .

• The reaso n wh

y grantin g th e exemptio n would no t adversely affec

t safety , o r how th e exemptio n woul d provide alevel o f safet y a t leas t equa l to tha t provide d by th e rul e fro

mwhich yo

u see k exemption .

• A summar

y w e ca n publis h i n th e Federa

l Registe r stating : The rul e fro

m which yo u see k th e exemptio n an

d abrief descriptio n of

th e natur e o f th e exemptio n yo

u seek . Yo u ma y als o wan t t o includ e the following ;JUN-16-201 0 15=2 5 FflP i RENTO N P.03/0 3

• An y additiona

l information , views , or

argument s t

o suppor t you r request , and

• I f you wan t t o exercis e th e privilege s of you r exemptio n outsid e the Unite d States , th e reaso n you nee d t o d o so . Som e o f thi s informatio n ca

n be retrieve d fromthe documen t yo u sen t u s marke d "proprietary. " It

i s necessar

y t o hav e al l th e requirement s outlined in § 11.8 1 a s par t o f th e officia l docket . Sectio n 11.8 5 require s u s t o publis h asummar y o f you r petition s fo

r exemptio n i

n th e Federa l Registe r fo r publi c comment . Sectio n 11.8 7 allow s yo u to presen

t reasons , o

r th e FA A to find goo d cause , wh

y w e shoul d no t

dela y actio n o n you r petition s b

y th e publi c commen t process . Als o not e tha t § 11.6 3 require s you t

o sen d petition s fo

r exemptio n a

t leas t 12 0 day s befor

e yo u nee d th e exemptio n t

o tak e effect . Pleas e provid e th e requeste d information withi n 3 0 day s o f th e dat e o f thi s letter , b y submittin g i t

t o th e establishe d docket , Docke t No . FAA-2010-0597 . I

f tha t informatio n i s no t submitte d i

n tha t timeframe , w e wil l stop wor k on th e project

wit h n o furthe

r correspondenc e to you . Pleas e not e tha t ou r wor k will onl y resum e whe n w e receiv e your additiona l information , addresse d to tha t establishe d docket . Shoul d yo u hav e an y question s o

r concern s regardin g you

r petitio n o r th e petitio n process , pleas e contac t

Joh n Shelden , (425 ) 227-2785 , or emailjohn.shelden@faa.gov . Sincerely ,

••• • - ' ) Frankli n Tiangsin g / Manager , Airfram

e and Cabin Safet

y Branch , ANM-11 5 Transpor t Standard s Staf

f Transpor t Airplan e Directorat

e Aircraf t Certificatio n Servic e

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