US Depa rt ment of Tr a nsportation Fede ral Aviation Administration A u g u st 28, 20 1 5

Ms. As unci o n R eyes Make-A-Wish Foundation Owen Mora les 32

- 64 44 1 h Stree t Asto ria , NY lll 03 D ea r Ms. R eyes: Exe mp t ion No. 1 266 1 8 00 I n dependence Ave
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. DC 20591

R eg ulat ory Do cket No . F AA -20 15-2852

This lette r i s t o inf o nn you th at we ha ve g ranted you request fo r exemptio n. 

### It transmits o ur d ecis ion, explai n s its basis , an d lists the conditions and l imitation s of the exemption, includin g the d a te it ends. 

### The Bas is f or O u r Dec isio n By le tt e r posted to th e docket on Jul y I 0, 20 1 5, yo u p etition ed th e Fe d eral Av iat ion Adm ini s tra ti o n (FAA) on b e h a lf of Owen Morales for an exempt ion fro m 

### § 1 2 1. 31 1(b) of Title 14, Code of F ede ra l Regulations (14 CFR). Th at exe mption , if granted, wou ld a ll ow Owe n to exceed the s pecified we ig ht and/ o r h e ight limi t for an FAA-approved c hild r estraint system (CA R eS, manufactured by A m Safe Corporation) during u se of that child restraint system (C R S) aboard a Uni ted States (U.S.)

-registered a ircr aft
. Th e FAA has determ in ed that goo d cause ex i sts for not publishing a s unun ary of th e p etitio n in the Federa l R eg i ste r because th e requested exemp t io n wo uld n ot set a precedent , a nd any delay in acting o n this petition wo uld be detr im e ntal t o Owe n. The FAA ha s i ss u ed g r a n ts of exemption in circumstances s imil ar in a ll m ate ri a l respects to those presented i n yo ur petition. In Grant o f Exe mption No. 9834 (cop y enclosed), t he FAA fou nd th at num e ro u s peop le wit h physica l challenges had previously completed flights using restraint syste m s th at add ressed unique physical n eeds regarding safety, su ppot1 , a nd securi ty in the sa m e m an n e r of operations as described in th i s petition. Th e FAA further found that th e p e tition wo uld not set any n ew precedents r ega rdin g th e use of restraint syste m s b y persons wit h disabilities.

AFS-15-29 10- E2 Having r ev iewed yo ur r easo n s for requesting an exemptio n , I find that- • they are s imil ar in all material respects to relief previously requested in the enclosed Grant of Exe m ption No
. 9834; • the reasons stated by the FAA fo r grantin g the e n c losed Grant of Exemption No. 9834 a l so apply t o the situat ion you present; and • a grant of exemption is in the public i n terest. 

### Our Decision Unde r the aut h or ity co n ta ined in 49 U
. S.C
. 

### §§ 106(f), 40113 and 4470 1 , whic h the FAA Ad mini strator h as delegated to me , I hereby grant Owen Mora les an exemption from 

### § 1 2 1. 31 1(b). In a ddi t io n , any ai r cruTie r or comme r cial ope ra t or operat in g under part 1 2 1 while Owen is aboard its aircraft is granted an exemption from 14 CFR 

### § 1 21.311 (b) to th e extent necessary to allow him to exceed the spec ifi ed weight and/ or height li mit fo r an FAA

approved C R S during use aboard a U
. S
. - reg i s te red a i rcraft
. A ll ope rat io n s under th i s exemptio n must be cond u cted with Owen's parent or a caregiver accompanying him. Owen may on ly occupy a passenger seat w i th no passenger seate d behind him. In addition , Owen ' s parent or careg ive r must carry a copy of this exemption and advi se the ai r ca rri er abo ut the co n tents of the exempt ion at least 48 h o urs before th e date of eac h flight. This exemption tenninates on J u ly 31 , 2020 , unless soo n er superseded o r resc inded. S incerely ,

John Barb agallo Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service

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