U.S

. Deportmen t of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration January 23.20 1 5

Mrs. Na ta li e and Mr
. John Gilmore Parents of Lilia s Grace Gi lm ore 3 1 S tarlite Drive Hanov er, PA 17 331 Dear Mrs. and Mr. Gilmore: Exemptio n No. 1 11 54 800 Independence Ave

. S W W ashington

. DC 20591

Regulatory Do cke t No. F AA-20 15-0013

This letter is to info r m you that we have gra nt ed your request for exe mption. It tra nsmits our decision , explai ns it s basis , and g ives you th e condi ti ons and limitations of the exemption, in cludi n g th e date it e nds. The Basis for Our Deci s ion By lette r posted to the pertinent docket on J anuary 5 , 2015 , yo u p eti tion ed the Federal Aviation Admin i s tration (FAA) on behalf of Li l ias Grace Gilmo r e fo r an exemptio n from § 121.311 ( b) of Ti t le 14, Code of Federal R egu lat ions (14 CFR). That exemption, i f gra nted , wou ld allow Lilia s to exceed the specified weig ht and/or height lim it for an FAA-app roved child restraint sys t e m (CA RES , manufactured by AmSafe Corporation) during use of that c hild r estra in t syste m (CRS) aboa rd a U.S.-regi ste red ai r craft. In Lilias ' s case , since she w ill be an adult before thi s exemption expires , an exe mption must a l so be granted f rom the requirement in § 12 1 .31 1 (b) that the individua l be a " child." However, the reasons f or r equesti ng this exemption do not differ materially from those presented by o th er petitioners , and the r easo n s s tated by the FAA for granti ng oth er ex emptions also apply to the situatio n you present. The FAA has determined that good cause ex ists for not pu bli shi ng a summar y of the petit ion in the Fede ra l Reg is ter , because the requested exempt ion wo uld not set a pr ece dent and any delay in ac tin g on this pe titi on wo uld be detrimenta l to Lilias. Th e FAA ha s issued gra nt s of exe mption in circu mstance s similar in all material respects to those p r esented in your petition. I n Grants of Exempt ion Nos. 7831 and 8264 (cop i es e nclo sed), the FAA found that numerous persons w ith physical challe nges had previously AFS-15-277-E2 comp leted flights using restraint systems. T he u se of these re stra in t sys t e ms add r essed unique ph ys ical nee d s r egard in g sa f ety, s upport , and sec urit y in the sam e mann er of operations as described in thi s petition. The F AA further found that th e petition would not set any ne w preceden t s r egardi ng the use of restraint systems by perso ns w ith di sab ilities. Ha v ing re v iewed yo u r r easo ns for r equesting an exem ption , I find tha t
- • they are simi lar in a ll materi al r espects to re li ef previous l y reque sted in th e enclosed Grant of Exemptio n Nos. 7831 and 8264; • the reasons s t ated by the F AA fo r grantin g th e e nclosed Grant of Exempt io n Nos. 7831 a n d 8264 a lso app l y to th e s itu ati on you prese nt ; a nd • a gra nt of exemp ti on is in th e public int eres t. Our Decision Unde r the authority conta in ed in 49 U. S.C. §§ 106(t) , 40113 and 44701, which the FAA Adm ini stra tor has delegated to me , I hereb y grant Li l ias Grace Gi lm ore an exemp tion from § 121.311 (b). In additi on , any a i r carrier or commerc ia l operator operating under part 121 while Lilias is aboard its a ircraft is gran t ed an exem ption from 14 CFR § 121.3 11 (b) to th e extent necessary to a ll ow her to exceed the specified weig h t and /or h eig ht limit for an FAA

appro ve d CRS, durin g us e aboa rd a U.S.-regi s t ered airc r aft

. A ll operations und er thi s exe mption must be conducted with at least one of Lili as's parents or caregive r accompanying her. Lillias Gra ce Gi l more may onl y occupy a passenger seat with no passenger seated behind her. In addition , Lilias ' s paren t (s) or careg i ve r must carry a copy of this exemp ti on and ad v ise the a i r carrier about the contents of the exemption at l east 48 hours before the date of eac h night. This exemption terminate s o n Feb ru ary 28, 2020, unl ess soo ner s upe rseded or rescinded. S in cere l y, 

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John S
. Duncan Director , Flight Standards Service

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