U.S
. Depo rt men t o f Transpor ta tion Federal Aviation Admin istra tion January 20 , 2016
Mrs. Heather Steiger and Mr. Todd Steiger P ar e n ts of J ack Steiger 5 1 44 O ak Brook Dr ive C in c inn at i , OH 45244 D ear Mrs. and Mr. Steiger: Exe mption No. 14489 800 I nde pendence Ave
. . S w Washinglon
. DC 20591

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eg ulatory Docket No. FAA-2015

- 7535

This letter is to inform you that we have g ranted you r r equest for exemp t ion. It transm its our decisio n , explai ns it s bas i s , and l ists the co n dition s and l imitations of the exe mption , i nclud in g the date i t ends. The Ba s is for Ou r Deci s i on By letter rece ived December 9, 2015, you pet it ioned the F ede ra l Aviatio n Adm in i stration (FAA) on behalf of yo u r son Jack Steiger for an exemption from § 12 1 .311 (b) of Title 14 , Code of Federal Regulations ( 14 CFR). That exemption , if granted , wou ld allow Jack to exceed the specified weight and/or height li mit for an FAA

- approved chi ld r es tra i nt system (CA R eS, manufactured by AmSafe Corporation) during use of that c h ild res traint system (C RS) aboard a Un ited States (U.S.)

- registe r ed airc raft. Th e FAA has dete rmin e d th at good ca u se ex is t s fo r n ot publi s hing a s um ma r y of th e pe titi o n in the Federa l R egister beca u se the requested exempt io n wo uld not set a precedent a n d a n y de lay i n act in g on th is pet ition wou ld be detr imenta l to Jack. T he FAA has i ssued grants of exemption i n circumstances similar in all material respects to those p r esented in you r petitio n . 

### In Gra n t of Exe mption No. 9834 (copy e nclo se d) , the FAA foun d that nume rou s peop le wit h ph ysica l challe nges had previo u s l y completed fl ights using r est raint systems that addressed unique physical needs regard ing safety , s uppor t , and secur ity in the same manner of opera ti o ns as descr i bed i n this pe ti t ion . T he FAA f lll 1 her fo und that th e pe titi o n wo ul d not set a ny new precede n ts r egard in g th e u se of res tra in t sys t e ms by pe rso ns with d isab ili ties.

AFS-16-3453-E2 Having reviewed your reas ons for reque s ting an exemption, I find that

- • they are similar in all material resp ec ts .to relief previously requested in the enclosed Grant of Ex emption No
. 9834;
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**~-'** ,-.· • the reason s s tated b y the FAA for gtartti ng the e ncl osed Grant of Exe mption No. 9834 al so apply to the si tu ation yo u pre se nt ; anti • a grant o f exe mpti o n is in the publi c interest. O u r Decision Under the authority contained in 49 U. S.C. §§ 106(f) , 40113 and 44701 , which the FAA Administrator ha s del ega ted to me , I hereby grant J ac k Steiger an ex e mption from 

### § 1 2 1.311 (b ). 

### In addition, any air carrier or commercial operator operating under part 121 w hile Lucchio i s aboard it s aircraft is granted an exemption from 14 CFR § 121. 3 11(b) to the extent nece ssary to allow him to u se an FAA-app r oved CRS aboard a U.S.- reg i s t ere d aircraft. All o perations under thi s exemption must be co ndu cte d with at least one of J ack ' s parents or a caregiver accompanying him. Jack may o n l y occupy a passenger seat with no p assenge r seate d b e hind him. 

### In addition, Jack 's parent o r careg iver must carry a copy of thi s exemption and advise the air carrier about the contents

**<?~t he**  exe mption at least 48 hour s before the date of eac h flight. Thi s exemption tenninates on January 

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