CitationShares Management LLC

dba, CitationAir

Three American Lane

Greenwich, CT 06831

®

Michael Daigneault

Director, Flight Standards

mdaigneault@citationair.textron.com

Thursday, January 24th, 2013

Docket Management Facility

U.S. Department of Transportation

1200 New Jersey Ave, S.E.

West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140

Washington, DC 20590

Submitted via www.regulations.gov

Re: Petition for Renewal of Exemption No. 9797A; Docket Number FAA-2006-24418 

Ladies/Gentlemen,

CitationShares Management LLC hereby petitions the Federal Aviation Administration for an 

extension of Exemption No. 9797A (attached). By its terms, Exemption No. 9797A will expire January 

31, 2013. This exemption was originally issued December 1, 2008 as Exemption 9797. 

Exemption 9797 and its subsequent authorizes the conditional temporary operation of aircraft 

by CitationShares Management, LLC (hereafter referred to as “CSM”) following incidental loss or 

mutilation of the certificates of registration and/or airworthiness required by §§ 47.49 and 91.203 of Title 

14, Code of Federal Regulations. 

The justification for the requested renewal remains the same as for the previous exemptions. As 

stated in our request dated September 16, 2008, CSM engages in on-demand charter service as an air 

taxi pursuant to Air Carrier Certificate Number Z5FA890K. Because the FAA Aircraft Registration 

Branch is open only during normal working hours and weekdays, a loss of the registration certificate 

could be disruptive or a replacement unnecessarily expensive to obtain. Lost, stolen, or damaged 

registration or airworthiness certificates prevent the affected aircraft from operating until the 

replacement certificate is placed onboard. The cancellation of one or more flights resulting from a 

missing or damaged registration or airworthiness certificate and the attendant inconvenience to the 

chartering public does not serve the public interest. On the other hand, renewing this exemption, as 

requested herein, will avoid such disruptions to CSM’s customers, which does serve the public interest.

The extension of this exemption will be similar in all respects to those that have been granted 

to air carriers operating within the 48 contiguous United States and adhering to the procedures and 

policies described therein. For example, the Air Transport Association’s Exemption No. 5318, upon 

which Exemption No. 9797 (and its predecessor Exemption No. 8740) was modeled, has been renewed 

numerous times, most recently in April, 2011.

CSM submits that the renewal of Exemption No. 9797, is warranted and in the public interest. In 

this regard, CSM would continue to accept the same limitations and conditions found in Exemption No. 

9797A.
We submit that a summary of this petition for a renewed exemption need not be published in the 

Federal Register because the relief requested is identical to exemptions granted previously, and granting 

this petition would not set a precedent.

Your consideration and approval of this request is appreciated.

Sincerely,

Michael J. Daigneault
AFS-11-019-E 

Nov 09 2010 

 Exemption No. 9797A 

 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2006-24418 

Gary B. Garofalo, Esq. 

Counsel for CitationShares Management, LLC 

Law Offices of Garofalo, Goerlich, and Hainbach 

1200 New Hampshire Ave., NW, Suite 800 

Washington, DC 20036 

Dear Mr. Garofalo: 

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your petition to extend Exemption No. 9797. 

It explains the basis for our decision and describes its effect. 

The Basis for Our Decision 

By letter dated September 22, 2010, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration 

(FAA) on behalf of CitationShares Management, LLC (CSM), for an extension of Exemption 

No. 9797. That exemption from §§ 47.49 and 91.203(a) and (b) of Title 14, Code of Federal 

Regulations allows CSM to temporarily operate U.S.-registered aircraft in domestic 

operations without the registration or airworthiness certificates on board. 

In your petition, you indicate that there has been no change in the conditions and limitations 

relative to public interest and safety that were the basis for granting the original exemption. 

The FAA has determined that good cause exists for not publishing a summary of the petition 

in the Federal Register because the requested extension to the exemption would not set a 

precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to CSM. 

Our Decision 

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 9797 

remains valid with respect to this exemption and is in the public interest. Therefore, under 
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the authority provided by 49 U.S.C. 40113 and 44701, which the FAA Administrator has 

delegated to me, I grant your petition, subject to the following conditions and limitations. 

Conditions and Limitations 

1. CSM, prior to utilizing this exemption, must apply for and receive from the FAA 

Flight Standards District Office responsible for its air carrier certificate an 

amendment to its operations specifications authorizing it to exercise the privileges 

of this exemption. 

2. CSM, before utilizing the provisions of this exemption, must (1) develop a 

comprehensive program that provides for continued operation of the aircraft when 

the certificate of registration or airworthiness for such aircraft is lost, stolen, or 

mutilated; (2) ensure that timely application is made to the FAA for a replacement 

certificate; and (3) provide for the temporary operation of the aircraft during the 

interim required to receive a replacement certificate from the FAA and install it on 

the affected aircraft. This program must be FAA approved and instructions for its 

use shall be included in the air carrier’s manual required by 14 CFR §§ 91.203 (a) 

and (b) and 135.21. 

3. The comprehensive program specified in condition No. 2 must contain: 

a. A requirement that the following statement be entered into the appropriate 

section of the aircraft logbook whenever this exemption is to be utilized: 

“This aircraft is being operated without a certificate of registration (or 

airworthiness, as applicable) under the provisions of Exemption No. ______ 

for a period of 3 working days, not including weekends or Federal Holidays, 

beginning: TIME________ DATE________200____.” 

 The signature, title, and station location of the person(s) authorized by 

 condition No. 3b shall be affixed to this statement. 

b. An identification of the designated person or persons, including job titles and 

responsibilities within the maintenance organization, authorized to enter the 

statement outlined in condition No. 3a above and the method or methods 

wherein the documents required under condition No. 5 will be transmitted to 

the affected aircraft. 

c. An arrangement whereby those persons within the CSM organization 

responsible for certificates of registration and airworthiness will maintain a 

current record of the data from the certificates of each aircraft within its fleet 

which may be affected by this exemption. The data must be made readily 

available to that element within the operator’s maintenance organization 

identified in condition No. 3b and must be kept current at all times. 
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d. Procedures to ensure that the FAA principal maintenance inspector with 

responsibility for CSM is immediately notified of a missing or mutilated 

certificate and that timely application is made to the FAA for a replacement 

certificate (in the case of an airworthiness certificate) or a duplicate certificate 

(in the case of a registration certificate). 

e. Procedures that will describe specific duties and responsibilities by job title. 

4. The privileges of this exemption may only be exercised by CSM for temporary 

replacement of a missing or mutilated registration and/or airworthiness certificate, 

which is current and in effect and only applies to U.S.-registered aircraft listed in 

CSM’s FAA-approved operations specifications. 

5. A copy of this exemption and a copy of the operations specifications and 

management specifications authorizing its use must be carried on board the aircraft 

when exercising the privileges of this exemption. 

6. The privileges of this exemption may only be exercised when the affected flight 

operates totally within the contiguous 48 states of the United States and the 

District of Columbia. 

The Effect of Our Decision 

Our decision extends the termination date of Exemption No. 9797 to January 31, 2013, unless 

sooner superseded or rescinded. 

All conditions and limitations of Exemption No. 9797 remain the same. This letter must be 

attached to and is a part of, Exemption No. 9797. 

Sincerely, 

/s/ 

John M. Allen 

Director, Flight Standards Service