AFS-12-091-E 

February 28, 2012 

 Exemption No. 4902M 

 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2001-10475 

Mr. Michael Bianchi 

Director, Technical Operations 

Airlines for America 

1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. 

Washington, DC 20004-1707 

Dear Mr. Bianchi: 

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your petition to extend Exemption No. 4902, 

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

The Basis for Our Decision 

By letter dated November 16, 2011, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration 

(FAA) on behalf of Airlines for America (A4A) formally known as Air Transport Association 

of America, Inc. (ATA), for an extension of Exemption No. 4902, as amended. The 

exemption provides relief from paragraph (d) of Appendix B to part 43, § 45.11(a) and (d), 

and §§ 91.417(d) and 91.203(c) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR). The 

exemption allows A4A’s member airlines to operate certain aircraft without complying with 

the requirements regarding (1) the location of the aircraft identification plates and (2) the 

carriage of FAA Form 337 as evidence of installation approval for fuel tank installations in 

the passenger or baggage compartment. 

The regulations stated apply to all aircraft operating under 14 CFR part 121 and all aircraft 

operating in commuter air carrier operations (as defined in 14 CFR § 119.3) under an FAAapproved continuous airworthiness maintenance program (CAMP). 

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

relative to public interest and safety that were the basis for granting the original exemption. 
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The FAA has determined that good cause exists for not publishing a summary of the petition 

in the Federal Register. The requested extension of the exemption would not set a precedent, 

and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to A4A. 

Our Decision 

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 4902, as 

amended, remains valid with respect to this exemption and is in the public interest. 

Therefore, under the authority provided by 49 U.S.C. §§ 40113 and 44701, which the FAA 

Administrator has delegated to me, I grant your petition. 

The Effect of Our Decision 

Our decision extends the termination date of Exemption No. 4902, as amended, to 

February 28, 2014, unless sooner superseded or rescinded. All conditions and limitations of 

Exemption No. 4902, as amended, are as follows: 

Conditions and Limitations 

1. Each certificate holder must notify its FAA principal maintenance inspector (PMI), in 

writing, of its intention to operate under the provisions of this exemption. This 

notification must cite the latest date of revision to its operation specifications or aircraft 

listing that identifies the affected aircraft. 

2. Each certificate holder must immediately notify its PMI when an aircraft is no longer 

maintained under a CAMP or is no longer under the control of the air carrier. 

3. For aircraft manufactured after March 7, 1988, that do not comply with § 45.11(a), the 

aircraft identification plate must be secured to the aircraft at a location accessible to an 

entrance. 

This letter must be attached to, and is a part of, Exemption No. 4902. 

Sincerely, 

/s/ 

John S. Duncan 

Acting Director, Flight Standards 

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