U.S

. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration 

### May 29 , 2015

Ms. Donna Crowder Parent of Erica Bennett 604 Leonard Road Lagrange , GA 3024 1 Dear Ms. Crowder: Exemption No. I 171 8 800 I n dependen c e Ave
. . S W Wash ington
. DC 20 591



### Regulatory Docket No. FAA-20 15-1189

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your request for exemption. 

### It transmits our decision , exp lain s its basis, and lists the conditions and limitations of the exemption , including the date it ends. 

### The Basis for Our Decision By letter posted to the docket on Apri l 24 , 2015 , you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on behalf of your daughter Erica Bennett for an exemption from 

### § 121.31 1 (b) of Title 14, Code of Federa l Regulations ( 14 CFR). That exemption , if granted , would allow Erica to exceed the specified weight and/or height limit for an FAA-approved child restraint system (CAReS , manufactured by AmSafe Corporation) , during use of that child restraint system (CRS) aboard a United States (U.S.)-registered aircraft. The FAA has determined that good cause exists for not publishing a summary of the petition in the Federal Register because the requested exemption would not set a precedent , and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to Erica. The FAA has issued grants of exemption in c ircum stances similar in all material respects to those presented in you r petition. In Grant of Exemption No. 9834 (copy enclosed) , the FAA found that numerous persons with physical challenges had previously completed flights using restraint systems that addressed unique physical needs regarding safety , support , and security in the same manner of operations as described in this p e tition. The FAA further found that the petition wou ld not s e t any new precedent regarding the use of restraint systems by persons with disabilities.

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- E2 Having revi ewed your r e a so n s for r e questin g an exe mption , I find that

- • they are s imilar in a ll mate ria l resp ec t s to re li e f prev io u s ly requ es te d in th e enclosed Grant of Exe mpti on No. 9834; • the reas o n s s tate d b y th e 

# r: AA fo r g ra ntin g th e e n c losed Grant of Exe m ption No. 9834 also app l y to the si tuati o n yo u p rese nt ; and • a gr an t of exempt io n is in th e public inte res t. 

### Our Decision Under th e a uth ority contained in 49 U
. S
. C. 

### §§ I 06(t), 40 

### I I 3 and 44

### 70 I , wh ich the FAA Adm inistrator h as dele gate d to me , 

### I he r e b y g ra nt Erica Bennett an exe mption from 

### § I 21.3 11 (b). In addition , any a ir carrier or com m ercial operator ope rating und e r part 121 w hil e E ri ca is aboard it s a ircraft is granted a n exe mption from 14 CFR 

### § 1 2 1 .3 11 ( b ) to the ex te nt n ecessary to a ll ow h er to u se a n FAA-approved C R S aboard a U. S.- reg i s tered aircraft. 

### All o pera tion s und er thi s exe mption mu s t b e cond uc te d w ith Erica 's par e nt or a car eg iver acco mpa nyi n g he r . E rica m ay only occup y a pa sse nge r seat w ith n o pa sse n ger seate d beh ind he r. In addition , Eri ca's p are nt or caregiver mu s t ca rry a copy of thi s exe mpti o n and advi se th e air carrier about th e contents of th e exe mption at least 48 hours befor e th e date of each fli g ht. Th i s exe mption term in ates o n May 3 1 , 202 0 , unl ess soo ner superse d ed or re sc ind ed. Si n cere ly,

John Barbagallo Deputy D:irector, Flight Standards Service

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