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- 0485 Mr. Richard Brockman and Mrs. Paulin e Bro ck man Parents of Abby Br oc kman 290 Talbot Street So uth Essex, Ont ario, N8M l C 1 CANADA Dear Mr. a nd Mrs. Brockman: Thi s letter i s to inf o rm you th at we have granted yo ur r eq ue s t for exe mpti o n. It transmits our d ec ision , explains it s ba s i s, and li sts the condition s and limitati ons of th e exe mption, including th e dat e it ends. The Basis for Our Decision By Jetter posted to the p roper docket o n Febr u ary 27 , 2015, yo u pet iti oned th e Federal Av iatio n Ad mini stration (FAA) on be half of you r daug ht er Abby Br oc kman for an exemption from § 121.3ll(b) ofTi tl e 14 , Code of federa l Regulations (14 CF R ). That exe mption , if g rant ed , wo uld a ll ow Abby to excee d th e s pecifie d weight and/or heig ht limit for an FAA

a pprov ed child r es traint sys t e m (CARES, ma nufa ctured by AmSafe Corpo ration) during use of that child re s traint sys t e m (CRS) aboard a United States (U.S .) -r eg is t e r

ed ai r craft. The FAA ha s determined that good cause ex is ts for not publi s hin g a s umm ary of the petition in the Federal Reu is ter because the r eques ted exemp tion would not set a pr ecede nt , and any de lay in act ing o n th is petitio n would be detrimental to Abby. The FAA ha s issued grants of exe mption in c i rcu m stances simil ar in all mate rial respects to thos e presented in your petition. In Grant of Exe mption No. 9834 (copy e nclo se d ), the FAA found that num erou s pe r so ns with physical chall enges had previou s l y co mpl ete d flights usin g r es traint systems that addressed unique phy s i ca l nee ds regarding safety , s upport , and securit y in th e same mann er of operations as d esc rib ed in thi s petition. The FAA further found that the pet iti on wo uld n ot se t any new prec edent regarding the use of re s trai nt sys tem s by person s w ith disabilities.
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Having reviewed your reasons for requesting an exemption, I find that

- • they are s imilar in all material respect s to relief previously requested in th e enclosed Grant ofExemption No. 9834; • the reason s stated by the FAA for granting the enclose d Grant of Exe mption No. 9834 also ap pl y to th e situatio n you present ; and • a grant of exempt io n i s in the public inter es t. Our Decision Under the authority contained in 49 U.S.C. §§ 1 06(1) , 40113 and 44701, which the FAA Administrator has d e legated to me , I hereby g rant Abby Brockman an exe mption from § 121.311 (b). In addition , any air carrier or commercial operator operating under part 121 while Abby i s aboard it s aircraft i s granted an exe mption from 14 CFR 

### § 121.311 (b) to the ex t e nt nece ssary to allow h er to use an FAA-approved CRS aboard a U.S.-registered aircraft. All operations under this exemption mu s t b e conducted with at least one of Abby's parents or a caregiver accompanying her. Abby Brockman may only occupy a pa sse nger seat with no passenger seated b e hind her. In addition , Abby ' s parent(s) or caregiver must carry a copy of this exe mption and advise the air carrier about th e contents of the exemption at least 48 hours b e fore the date of each fli g ht. Thi s exemption terminates on March 31 , 2020 , unl ess soo ner s up e r seded or rescinded. Si ncerely ,

John Barbagallo Act:i.ng Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service

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