US Deportmeot of Transportation Federal Aviation Adm i n i stration Janu ary 2 1, 2016

Ms. Yvette Takashima P

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ent of Jared H erana 1 34 Ros emary Plac e C hula Vista , CA 9191 0 Dear Ms. Takashima: Exemp ti o n No. 14497 BOO I ndependence Ave

. S W Wash i ngton

. DC 2 0 5 91

Regul atory Doc ket No. F AA-20 15-7255

Thi s letter i s to inform you that we have g ranted your r eq uest for exe mption. It transmits o ur decision, explains it s basis , and gives you th e conditions and limit at ions of the exemption , including the date it ends. T h e Bas is fo r O u r D ec i s i on By l ette r posted Dec 2 , 2015 , you p et itioned th e Fede ra l Av iation Adm ini stration (FAA) on behalf of your son Jared H erana for an exemption from 

### § 121.31 I (b) of Titl e 14 , Code of Federal R egu lat ions ( 14 CFR)
. That exemption, if g ranted , would a llow Jared t o exceed the spec ified weight and/or he ig ht lim it fo r an FAA-appr ove d ch il d r es tr aint system (C AReS , manufactured by AmSafe Corpo rati on) during use of that child r es tr aint system (CRS) aboard a Uni ted States (U.S.) -r egi stered ai r craft. In J ar ed' s case , although he i s cun-ently 14 years o ld , he will be over 18 years old before thi s exemption terminates , th e r efore , an exemption must a lso be granted from the r equireme nt in § 12 1.311 (b) , that the individual be a " child "
. H owever , th e reasons for requesting this exem pti on do not differ materially from those presented by other petitioners and th e reasons state d by th e FAA for granting other exe mption s a lso apply to th e s ituation you pre se nt. The FAA has determined that good cause ex is ts for not publi shin g a s ummary of the petition in th e Federal Register , because the r equested exemption wo uld not set a precedent, and any delay in acti ng on thi s petition would be detrimental to J are d

. Th e FAA has issue d grants of exemption in c i rcumstances sim ilar in all materia l respect s t o those presented in yo ur petition. In Grants of Exemption Nos. 7831 and 8264 (cop ies enclosed) , the F AA found that num erou s people w ith physical challenges had previously completed flights using restraint sys t ems.
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### ., 2 The use of these restraint systems addressed unique physical needs regarding safety , support , and security in the same manner of operations as described in this petition. The FAA further found that the petition would not set any new precedents regarding the use of restraint systems by persons with disabilities. Having reviewed your reasons for reque s ting an exemption, I fmd that- • they are similar in all material respeCts to relief previously requested in the enclosed Grant of Exemption Nos. 7831 and 8264; : • the reasons stated by the FAA for gr an ting the enclosed Grant of Exemption Nos. 7831 and 8264 also apply to the situation 

### yo u present; and • a grant of exemption is in the public i nterest. Our Decision Under the authority contained in 49 U. S.C. 

### §§ 106(f) , 40113 and 44701 , which the FAA Administrator has delegated to me, I here by grant Jared Herana an exemption from § 121.311 (b). In addition, any air carrier o r commercial operator operating under part 121 while Jared is aboard its aircraft is granted an exemption from 14 CFR § 121.311 (b) to the extent necessary to allow him to exceed the specified weight and/or height limit for an FAAapproved CRS during use aboard a U.S.-registered aircraft

. All operations under this exemption must be conducted with Jared's parent or a caregiver accompanying him. Jared may only occupy a passenger seat with no passenger seated behind him. In addition , Jared's parent or caregiver must carry a copy of this exemption and advise the air carrier about the contents of the e .?( emption at least 48 hours before the date of each flight.

. This exemption terminates on January 3 I , 2021, unless sooner superseded or rescinded.

· · .. :t' Sincere l y,**~** • i_
. John Barbagallo Deputy Director, Flight St a ndards S ervic e

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