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- E This letter corrects the October 11, 2012, letter we sent granting your petition for E xemption

No. 10643

. Although the grant for exemption was covered by Exemption No. 10643, a correction was made to the first page. Below is the amended Exemption No. 106 43, including changes to the first paragraph under ‘The Basis for Our Decision, correcting the company

name. We have made the correction in our records as of October 24, 2012.

October 11, 2012

Exemption No. 10643 Regulatory Docket No. FAA

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Mr. D. Turley Northrop Grumman One Hornet Way El Segundo, CA 90245

Dear Mr. Turley :

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your request for exemptio n. It transmits our decision, explains its basis, and gives you the conditions and limitations of the exemption, including the date it ends.

The Basis for Our Decision

By letter dated August 13, 2012, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Adm inistration (F AA)

on behalf of Northrop Grumman for an exemption from §§ 91.9(b) (2) and 91.203(a) and (b)

of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) . This exemption will allow Northrop

Grumman to operate an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) that does not carry and display the aircraft’s airworthiness certification, registration documents , and flight manual required under
part 91.

The FAA has determined that good cause exists for not publishing a summary of the petition

in the Federal Register because the requested exemption would not set a precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to Northrop Grumman

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The FAA has issued a grant of exemption in circumstances similar in all material respects to those presented in your petiti on. In Gran t of Exemption No. 8607 (copy enclosed), the FAA

found that it is unnecessary to carry and display the airworthiness, certification, and registration documents in UASs for the operation described by the petitioner. The original intent of the subject regul ations was to display the airworthiness and registration documents so they would be easily available to the FAA inspectors and passengers.

Having reviewed your reasons for requesting an exemption, I find that

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• they are similar in all material respects to relief previously requested in the enclosed Grant of Exemption No 8607 ;

• the reasons stated by the FAA for granting the enclosed Grant of Exemption No

. 8607 also apply to the situation you present; and

• a grant of exemption is in the public interest.

Our D ecision

Under the authority contained in 49 U.S.C. 40113 and 44701, which the FAA Administrator has delegated to me, I hereby grant Northrop Grumman an exemption from

14 CFR §§ 91.9(b)(2) and 91.203(a) and (b) to the extent necessary to allow Northrop

Grum man to operate a UAS that does not carry and displ ay the aircraft’s airworthiness certification, registration documents , and flight manual required under part 91 , subj ect to the

conditions and limitations described below.

Conditions and Limitations

1. The d ocuments required under §§ 91.9 and 91.203 must be available to the pilot in command of the UAS anytime the aircraft is operating.

2. Those documents required under §§ 91.9 and 91.203 must be made available within 10 days to any FAA, U.S. Department of Defens e, or law enforcement

official.

3. This exemption is not valid for operations outside the United States.

This exemption terminates on September 30, 201 4

, unless sooner superseded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

/s/

John S. Duncan Deputy Director, Flight Standards

Service