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x (504 ) 278-426 4 2-4-201 1 Mr . Joh n M . Alle n U.S . Departmen t o f Transportatio n Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n %^0 Independenc e Ave . S W Washingto n D.C . 2059 1 - - 1 r ' ' 1 rri^ m

L/ 3 Attache d pleas e find a cop yo f Exemptio n No . 851 5 Date d Mar , 2 3 2005 . "Th

e St . Bernar d Paris h Mosquit o Contro l St . Bernar d Paris h Governmen t i s requestin g a reinstatemen t o r a n applicatio n fo r a ne w exemption . Pleas e advis e i f anyadditiona l informatio n i s required . Achang e i s requeste d i n th e Condition s an d limitation s i n Ite m#5 . Th e chang e is : t o us e th e curren t par t 137.5 3 (b)(1)(2 ) an d ad d a n annua l fligh t tes t i n a BN2A-2 6 bya qualifie d multi engin e fligh t instructo r fo r th e pilo t i n engin e failur e procedur e wit h a minimu m o f tw o simulate d engin e failure s wit h ful l sto p landing s indorse d i n th e pilot' s fligh t lo g boo k befor e th e begannin g o f th e spra yseason . Th e reques t fo r thi s chang e i s Ite m#5' s 20 0 hrs . PI C i n a BN2A'2 6 i s a restrictio n tha t i s ver ydificul t i f no t impossibl e t o fin d a qualifide d BN2A-2 6 pilo t an d th e chang e wil l insur e a mor e curren t pilo t qualificatio n thu s increasin g safety , a s whe n th ^ pilo t go t th e 20 0 hr s PI C ma yhav e bee n year s ago . Pleas e not e BN2A-2 6 pilot s wit h 20 0 hrs . PI C ar e difficul t t o fin d W/A G time . Sincerely , y02/11/201 1 13:3 2 202267507 5 OFFIC E O F RULEMAKING PAG E 0 3 ^^P<^J:i ~ ^ - 

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# m2 ^ ^ ^ Exemptio n No . 651 5 Regulatory Docke t

No . FAA-2005-2029 7 Mr . Augus t

J . Blak e S t Bernar dParis hMosquit o Contro l St . Bernar dParis hGovernmen t 820 1 Wes t

Judg e Pere z Driv e Clialmette , L

A 7004 3 Dear Mr . Blake ; Thi s lette r

i s t o informyo u tha t

w e hav e grante dyou r

reques t fo r exemption . I t

transmit s ou r decision , explain s th e basi s for i t an d^c s yo u th e condition s an dlimitation s o f th e exemption , includin g th e date^k-enas T Ou rDecisio n an d it s Basi s B y lette r date dJanuar y 29 , 2005 , an dsupplementa l infoimatio n submitte dFebruar y 20 , 2005 , yo u petitione dth e Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n (FAA ) o n behal f o f di e St . Bernar dParis h Mosquit o Contro l (SBPMC ) for a n exemptio n from § 137.53(c)(2 ) o f Titl e 14 , Cod e o f Federa l Regulation s (1 4 CFR) . That exemption , i f

granted , woul dallo w pilot s employe db y SBPMC t o conduc t

aeria l applications o f

insecticid e material s ove r congeste darea s fi?o

ma Britten-Noima n BN2A-2 6 (Registratio n No . N706MC , Seria l No . 883 ) tha i i s no t equippe d wit hadevic e capabl e o f

jettisonin g a t

leas t one-hal f o f th e aircraft' s maximu mauthorize d loa do f agricultura l material s witlii n 4 5 seconds . Th e FA A ha s issue dagran t o f exemptio n mcircumstance s similar i n al l materia l respect s t o thos e presente di n you r

petition . In Gran t

o f Exemptio n No . 647 0 (cop y enclosed) , th e FA A foundtha t

th e requirement s o f

par t 13 7 ar e directe da

t th e safety o f

agricultura l aircraf

t operations , th e dispensin g o f material s durin g suc hoperations , an dth e protectio n o f person s an dpropert y o n th e ground . Th e FA A ha s no t attempte dt o estabhs hflight procedure s for specifi c crop s o r

t o direc t th e us e o f

particular

applicatio n techniques , no r d o th e rule s prescrib e th e kind s o f

chemical s o r

othe r material s t o b e used . However , par t 13 7 prohibit s AFS-05-175- E02/11/201 1 13:3 2 202267507 5 OFFIC E O F RULEMAKING PAG E 0 4

th e dispensin g o f

a n economi c poiso n for

aus e othe r

tha n tha t for whic hi t i s registere dwith th e U.S . Departmen t

o f Agriculture , whic hha s Federal responsibility for economi c poison s for use . Th e FA A i s awar e tha t

man y ^cultura l operatiooi s ar e uniqu e becaus e o f suc hvariable s a s ST^e , shape , an dlocatio n o f

th e area ; obstacle s i

n th e vicinity o f

eac hoperation ; altitud e an d airspee dprogramme dfor

th e aircraft ; typ e an dtoxicity o f th e chemical t o b e dispensed ; an d th e typ e o f

aircraf t use di n th e operations . Th e inten t o f § 137.53(cX2 ) i s t o provid e th e pilo t withameans o f

dumpin g th e chemical i f

a n emergenc y situatio n occurs . Havin g reviewe dyou r

reason s for

requestin g a

n exemption , I findthat

— • The y don' t

diffe r materiall y fro

mthos e presente db y th e petitione r i n th e enclose dgran t

o f exemption ; • Th e reason s state db y th e FAA fo r grantin g th e enclose dexemptio n als o appl y t o th e situatio n yo u present ; an d • A gran t

o f exemptio n i s i n th e publi c interest . Therefore , unde r

th e authority containe di n 4 9 U.S.C . 4011 3 and44701 , whic hth e FA A Admijiistrato r

ha s delegate dt o me , I hereb y grant St . BernardParis hMosquit o Contro l an exemptio n from1 4 CFR§ 137.53(c)(2 ) t o th e exten t necessary t o conduc t

aeria l ^plication s o f insecticid e materia l fiximaEritten-Komia n BN2A-2 6 (Registratio n No . N706MC , Seria l No . 883 ) withou t

th e aircraf

t bein g equippe dwithadevic e tha t i s enabl e o f

jettisonin g a

t leas t one-hal f o f th e aircraft' s maximu mauthorize dloado f agricultura l material s withi n 4 5 second s whe n operatin g ove r acongeste darea , subjec t

t o tli c condition s an dlimitation s describe dbelow . Co n d f don s an dLimit s o f

you r Exemptio n 1 . Thi s exeiiq)tio n i s limite dt o Brilten-Noiman BN2A-2 6 (Registratio n No . N706MC , Serial No . 883 ) 2 . Th e authority o f

this exemptio n i s t o b e use donl y i n conjunctio n wit h conductin g aerial agricultural operations . 3 . Durin g spray operations , ainnaf t operate di n conjunctio n witl i tlii s exemptio n ar e limite dt o amaximxu

n gros s weigh t

tha t wil l ensur e asingle-engin e climb performanc e capability o f a t leas t 20 0 feet pe r minut e positiv e rate a

t th e prevailin g density altitude . 4 . Prio r t o eac hflight , adocumen t mus t b e prepare dshowin g th e weigh t an d balanc e calculation s andth e altitud e performanc e for th e forecas t

operatin g density altitude . Th e dociunen t mus t b e retaine dfor

a t leas t 3 0 day s an dmus t b e presente dT

O th e Administrato r

upo n request .