~~ U.S. Department 

of Transportation 

Federal Aviation 

Administration 

September 24, 2014 

Randy Griffith 

Division Director, Certification 

Honda Aircraft Company 

6430 Ballinger Road 

Greensboro, NC 274 10 

Dear Mr. Griffith: 

Small Airplane Directorate 

90 I Locust Street 

Kansas City, Missouri 64106 

This letter is to inform you that we are unable to process your request for an exemption from 

§ 23. 18l(b) ofTitle 14, Code ofFederal Regulations (1 4 CFR).lt expla ins why we cannot 

process your request and what you should do in the next 30 days. 

Why We Can Not Process Your Request 

We entered your September 2, 2014, exemption request on behalf of Honda Aircraft Company 

into the public docket (No. F AA-20 14-0700), but we are unable to process your request any 

further. The information you sent does not comply with the requirements of§ 11.81 (copy 

enclosed). Specifically, we require the following: 

• The reasons why granting the request would be in the public interest; that is, how it would 

benefi t the public as a whole. 

• The reasons why the exemption would not adversely affect safety or how the exemption 

would provide a level of safety at least equal to that provided by the rule from which you 

seek an exemption. Although you provide background information and compensating 

features, it is not clear how granting this exemption would not adversely affect safety or 

provide a level of safety at least equal to that provided by§ 23.181(b). We request you 

provide additional information in these areas. 

• Any additional information, views, or arguments available to support your request. 

• If applicable, please provide the reason why you need to exercise the privileges of your 

exemption outside the United States. If you don't have a need to exercise this exemption 

outside the United States, then this exemption, if granted, will only apply within the 

United States. 
What You Should Do 

If you want us to process your request any further, you must send the information described 

earlier to reach us within 30 days. We will consider the docket on your request open until we 

receive this required information from you. Please note that § 11.63(d) requires you to send 

your petition for exemption at least 120 days before the proposed effective date of the 

exemption. 

If We Do Not Hear From You 

If we do not hear from you within 30 days, we will close the docket without notifying you 

further. If you have any questions or require additional time, you may call Mr. Lowell Foster, 

(816) 329-4125. 

~;v-- .r Earl Lawrence 

Manager, Small Airplane Directorate 

Aircraft Certification Service 

Enclosure 
Attachment 1 

14 CFR 11.81 

§11.81 What information must l include in my petition for an exemption? 

You must include the following information in your petition for an exemption and submit 

it to FAA as soon as you know you need an exemption. 

(a) Your name and mailing address and, if you wish, other contact information such as a 

fax number, telephone number, or e-mail address; 

(b) The specific section or sections of 14 CFR from which you seek an exemption; 

(c) The extent of relief you seek, and the reason you seek the relief; 

(d) The reasons why granting your request would be in the public interest; that is, how it 

would benefit the public as a whole; 

(e) The reasons why granting the exemption would not adversely affect safety, or how the 

exemption would provide a level of safety at least equal to that provided by the rule from 

which you seek the exemption; 

(f) A summary we can publish in the Federal Register, stating: 

(l) The rule from which you seek the exemption; and 

(2) A brief description of the nature of the exemption you seek; 

(g) Any additional information, views or arguments available to support your request; and 

(h) If you want to exercise the privileges of your exemption outside the United States, the 

reason why you need to do so.