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ebruary 4, 2016 Ex e mption No
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R eg u lato r y Docket No. F AA-2004- 17184 Mrs
. Suzanne K. l shii-Regan and Mr. Matthew D. Rega n Parents ofPatr ick R egan 6726 Doubl e Tree Court Anchorage , AK 9950 7 D ear Mrs. I shi i-Regan and Mr. Regan: This letter is to inform you th at we have gran t e d your request to extend Exe mption No
. 8264, as ame nded. It exp la in s th e bas i s for our decision, describes its effect, and li s ts the conditions and limitations, includin g th e date it ends. Th e Basi s for Our Deci s ion By letter posted to the docket on D ecember 2, 20 1 5, you petitioned the Federal Aviat ion Admin i stration (FAA) on behal f of your son Patrick Regan for an extension of Exempti on No. 8264 , as amended. That exempt ion from §§ l21. 3l l(b) an d (c)(l) of Titl e 14 , Code of Federa l R eg ul ati ons ( 14 CFR), allows Patrick to be secured by a personal safety belt, the E
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### It al so allows any air carrier or commercia l operator, o perating und e r part 12 1 , to conduct such op e r at ion s while Patrick i s sec ure d by the vest. In your petition , you indi cate that there have been no changes in th e conditions an d reas ons, relative to publi c in t e rest and safety, whi c h were the basis for granting th e origina l exe mption. In Patrick 's case, since he is an adult , an exe mption must also be gran ted from the requirement in § 12 1 .311 (b), that the indi v idual be a "c hild "
. However, the reasons for reques tin g this exemption do not differ m ate rially from tho se presented by other petitioners, a nd th e reason s s tated by the FAA for grantin g other exemption s also apply to th e situation you prese n t. The FAA ha s d etermine d that good cause ex i sts for not publishing a s umm ary of the petition in th e Federal R eg is t e r because the reque s t ed extensio n wo uld not set a precedent, and any delay in ac tin g on thi s petition would be detrimental to Patrick.

AFS-16-3159-E2 The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 8264, as amended, remains valid with respect to this extension request and continue s to be in the public interest. Therefore, under the authority contained in 49 U.S.C. §§ 106(f), 40113 and 44701, which the FAA Administrator has d elegate d to me, I hereby grant Patrick Regan an extension to Exemption 8264, as amended, from § 121. 3 ll (b) and (c)( l) , which allows Patric k to be secured by a personal safety belt, the E-Z
- ON Modified Vest (vest) restraint sys tem during all phases of flight while aboard a U.S.-registered aircraft. All operati ons under this exemption, as amended, must be conducted with at lea st one of Patrick's parents o r a caregive r accompanying him. Patrick's parent or careg iver must cany a copy of this exemption, as amended, and advise the air carrier about the contents at least 48 hours bef ore the date of fli ght. Thi s extension terminates on March 31, 202 1 , unless sooner superseded or rescinded. Sincerely,



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