1275 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Suite 1300, Washington, DC 20004



### Exemption 4902N November 13, 2015 U.S. Department of Transportation Docket Operations We st Building Ground Floor 1200 New Jersey Ave S.E. Room W1 2 - 140 Wa shington, D.C. 20590 Sent to web site: http://www.regulations.gov/ SUBJECT: Petition for Extensi on of Exemption No. 4902N , for FAR 43 APP B Docket No. FAA- 2001 - 10475 Ladies/Gentlemen: In accordance with the provisions of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR), Part 11, Airlines for America (A4 A), on behalf of its member air carriers , petitions for th e renewal of Exemption No. 4902N , Docket No. FAA- 2001 - 10475. Exemption No. 49 02N expires on February 28, 2016

. Airlines for America ma kes this application on be half of its member air carriers 1 . A4 A is the trade and service organization of the U.S. scheduled air carriers with its main office at 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW , Suite 1100, Wa shington, D.C. 20004 - 1707. The appropriate technica l contact for the purposes of this application is Robert Ireland , Managing Director , Engineering and Maintenance, telephone: (202) 626 - 4228. Attached are the appropriate names and addresses of current ATA members, who would be the beneficiaries of the rel ief, sought in this application. Exemption No. 4902M provides temporary relief, under certain conditions and limitations, from specific provisions of 14 CFR Part 43, Appendix B, Paragraph (d); 14 CFR §45.11(a) and (d); and §91.203(c), and §91.417(d) to the extent necessary to allow all aircraft operating un der P art 121 and all aircraft operating in commuter operations (as defined in §119.3) under an FAAapproved continuous airworthiness maintenance program(CAMP), to operate without complying with the requirements pertaining to the location of aircraft identi fication plates and carriage of

1 A4 A's members are Alaska Airlines, American Airli nes, Atlas Air, FedEx Corporation, Hawaiian Airlines, jetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines, Uni ted Airlines, and UPS Airlines . Our associate member is Air Canada

.Petition for extension of Exemption 4902N, 13 November 2015 , page 2

1275 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Suite 1300, Washington, DC 20004 FAA Form 337 as evidence of installation approval for fuel tank installations in the passenger or a baggage compartment. Exemption No. 4902 was originally issued in response to a petition filed by the Air Transport Associa tion of America (ATA ), precursor to A4A, on November 17, 1987, for a permanent exemption from the aforesaid rules. In as much as A4 A members were not the specific targets of the rules, (adopted by the FAA, with U.S. Customs Service support), to facilitate the enforcement of U.S. drug trafficking laws, the FAA found the exemption for A4 A members would not adversely affect safety. Justification for an extension of Exemption No. 4902N is the same as for the original Exemption Petition, dated November 17, 1987 . The conditions and circumstances with regard to public interest and safety, which warranted the original exemption, continue to exist. The exemption has been in use for 28 years with no known compromise of safety. The renewal of this exemption is not a controversial issue. As the renewal of this exempt ion is not precedent setting, A4A requests that publication in the Federal Register be waived. Your consideration and approval of this request is appreciated.

Robert L Ireland Managing Director, Engineering and Maintenance Airlines for America 202 - 626 - 4228Petition for extension of Exemption 4902N, 13 November 2015 , page 2

1275 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Suite 1300, Washington, DC 20004

**A4 A**  **MEMBERS Al**  **aska A irlines, Inc.**  P.O. Box 68900 Seattle - Tacoma International Airport Seattle, W A 98168 - 0900 206 - 433 - 3200 (phone) **Am erican A** **irlines, Inc.** P.O. Box 619616 DFW Airport, TX 75261 817 - 963 - 1234 (phone) **At las**  **Ai r, Inc.**  2000 W estchester Ave. Purchase, NY 10577 914 - 701 - 8000 (phone) **FedEx Corporation** 952 South Shady Grove Road Memphis, TN 38120 901 - 369 - 3600 (phone) **Haw aiian A** **irlines** P.O. Box 30008 Honolulu International Airport Honolulu, HI 96820 808 - 835 - 3700 (phone) **JetBlue A irway** **s Corp.** 118 - 29 Queens Blvd. Forrest Hills, NY 11375 718 - 286 - 7900 (phone) **Southwest A irlines Co.**  P.O. Box 36611 L ove Field Dallas, TX 75235 214 - 904 - 4000 (phone) **United A irlines, Inc.**  P.O. Box 66100 Chicago, IL 60666 847 - 700 - 4000 (phone) **UPS A irlines**  1400 N. Hurstbourne Parkway Louisville, KY 40223 502 - 329 - 3000 (phone)

**A4 A**  **As sociate Member**  **Ai r Canada**  P.O. Box 14000 Air Canada Center St Laurent, Quebec Canada H4Y 1H4 514 - 422 - 5000 (phone)