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July 30, 2013 Exemption No. 10836 Regu latory

Docket No. FAA

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- 0495 Mr. Fred Dy en Coordinator, Blue Ridge Community College 43 Aviation Circle, Hangar 4 E ast Suite 101 Shenandoah Valley

Regional Airport Wey ers Cave, VA 24486
Dear Mr. Dy en : This letter is to inform you that we have granted your request for exemption. It transmits our decision, explains its basis, and gives y ou the conditions and limitat ions of the exemption, including the date it ends. **The Basis for Our Decision** By letter dated May

30, 2013, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on behalf of Blue Ridge Community College ( BRCC ) for an exemption from § 65.75(a) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) to the extent necessary to allow BRCC students to take the aviation mechanic written tests after completing the corresponding portion of their curriculum, before they meet the experience requirements of § 65.77. T he FAA has determined that good cause exists for not publishing a summary of the petition in the Federal Register . The requested exemption would not set a precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to Blue Ridge Community Col lege. The FAA has issued a grant of exemption in circumstances similar in all material respects to those presented in your petition. In Grant of Exemption No. 7926 (copy enclosed), the FAA found that “testing immediately after learning is a universally a ccepted instructional principle that reinforces learning, and that such testing is academicall y sound.” Having reviewed your reasons for requesting an exemption, Ifind that

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 they don’t differ materially

from those presented by

the petitioner in the enclo sed grant of exemption;  the reasons stated b y the FAA for granting the enclosed exemption also apply to the situation you present; and  a grant of exemption is in the public interest. **Our Decision** Under the authority

contained in 49 U.S.C. 40113 and 44701 , which the FAA Administrator has delegated to me, I hereb y grant Blue Ridge Community College an exemption from 14 CFR § 65.75(a) so that Blue Ridge Community College students may

take the aviation mechanic written tests after completing the corresponding portion of their curriculum, before they meet the experience requirements of § 65.77. subject to the conditions and limitations described below. **Conditions and Limitations** 1. Develop written procedures for administering the authorization to test for the general, airframe and or powerplant test requirements with an affiliated Organization Delegation Authorization Airman Knowledge Testing Unit member. 2. Ensure these procedures are included in the schools operating procedures or curriculum procedures do cument or manual, as applicable. 3. Ensure the procedures are acceptable to the certificate holding district office before operating under this exemption. 4. Blue Ridge Community College must provide to the certificate holding district office (CHDO) a li st of students eligible under the exemption to test for the general, airframe and or powerplant requirements prior to completion of the airframe and powerplant combined curriculum requirements. In addition, the procedures for testing applicants for the gen eral, airframe, and powerplant eligibility requirements must be approved by the CHDO
. T his exemption terminates on June 30, 2015 , unless sooner superseded or rescinded.
Sincerel y, /s/ Michael J. Zenkovich Acting Deput y Director, Flight Standards Serv ice
Enclosure