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& U.S

. Departmen t o f Transportatio n Federa l Avlotfo n AdmlnlstroHo n T'\^E!'i T O r --:\:r rrT:-"- ; Transpo n Airplan e Directorat e 160 1 Lin d Aveniw , S.vy

. Renton , Washingto n 93057-335 6
Mayl8»201 1 Mr
. Gar y Wals h Chie f Pilot , B74 7 Souther n Air , Inc
. Globa l Headquarter s 11 7 Glove r Avenu e Norwalk,C T 0685 0 Dea r Mr
. Walsh : W e hav e receive d you

r Ma y 3,2011 , petitio n fo

r exemptio n fromvariou s requirement s o f Titl e 1 4 Cod

e o f Federa l Regulation s (1 4 CFR) , fo

r th e purpos e o f

transportin g tw o additiona l supernumeraries , liste d a s Governmen t Sponsore d Personnel , in exces s o f thos e allowe d unde

r th e condition s o f

Exemptio n No , 1870D
. You r request , which you sen

t t o the Departmen

t o f Transportation' s Federa

l Documen

t Managemen

t Syste m(Docket

No
. FA A 2011-0493) , wil l b e processe d by thi s offic e whe n you provid e al l necessar

y information
. Pleas e refe

r to 1 4 CF R 11.8 1 fo r instruction s about wha t informatio n you mus t

include in you

r petitio n fo

r exemptio n fo

r u s t o proces s you

r request . Tak

e particula r note o f item s (b ) and (d) below , a s tjtes c item s wer e missin g from you r origina l request . Als o not e tha t § 11.6 3 require s you t

o sen d petition s fo

r exemptio n a s leas t

12 0 day s befor

e yo u nee d th e exemptio n to tak e effect
. Sectio n 11.8 1 instruct s you to include th e following informatio n i n you r petitio n fo

r exemption : (a ) You r nam e and mailin g addres s and , if you wish , other

contac t infonnatio n such a s afa x number , telephon e number , o r email address
. (b ) The specifi c sectio n or

section s o f th e 1 4 CF R fromwhic h yo u see

k a n exemption
. (c ) The extent

o f th e relie f yo u see k an d th e reason s you see

k tha t relie f (d ) Th e reason s wh

y grantin g your

reques t woul d b e in th e publi c interest ; tha t is , how i t woul d benefit

th e publi c a s awhole
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### 2 (e ) Th e reason s wh

y grantin g th e exemptio n woul d no t adversely affec

t safety , or ho w th e exemptio n woul d provid e alevel o f safet y a t leas t equa l to tha t provide d by th e rul e fromwhic h yo u see

k th e exemption
. (f ) A summar

y w e ca n publis h in th e Federa

l Registe r statin g th e rul e fromwhic h you see k th e exemptio n an

d abrie f descriptio n o

f th e natur e o f th e exemptio n you seek
. (g ) An y additiona

l information , views , o

r argument s to suppor

t you r request , and (h ) If you wan t to exercis e th e privilege s o f you r exemptio n outside th e Unite d States , th e reaso n you nee d t o d o so . Also , pleas e provid e u s wit h detail s o f

ho w th e airplan e i s configured , an d advis e u s if

you ar e currentl y i n complianc e wit h Exemptio n No
. 1870D
. Pleas e provid e th e requeste d additiona l infonnatio n withi n 3 0 day s o f th e date o f

thi s letter , by subrnittin g i t

to the establishe d docket
. Docke t No
. FAA-2011-0493
. I f

tha t infonnatio n i s no t submitte d in tha

t timeframe , w e wil l stop wor k on th e projec t

wit h no furthe

r correspondenc e to you . Pleas e not e tha t ou r wor k wil l onl y resum e whe n w e receiv e you

r additiona l information , addresse d to th e establishe d docket
. Upo n receip t

o f th e requeste d information , asummar y o f you r petitio n wil l b e publishe d in fo r commen t i n th e Federa

l Register , fo

r a20-da y commen t period , i n accordanc e wit

h th e requirement s o f

§ 11,89
. Yo

u wil l beadvisedo f

the agency' s decisio n on you r petitio n a s soon a s possibl e afte

r th e conmien

t perio d c closes
. I n th e meantime , shoul d you hav e an y question s or

concern s regardin g you

r petitio n or

th e petitio n process , pleas e contac t Jayso n Claa

r a t 425-227-2194 , or

a t Jayson.Claar@faa.gov
. Sincerely ,
/ Frankli n Tiangsin g =-'-" ' C
_ . --' ' Manager , Airframe/Cabi n Safet y Branch , ANM-11 5 Transpor t Standard s Staf

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