AFS-11-404-E

June 06, 2013

 Exemption No. 10344A

 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2011-0815

Mr. Stephen Streeter

Parent of Nathan Streeter

767 Mulberry Lane

Davis, CA 95616

Dear Mr. Streeter:

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your petition to extend Exemption 

No. 10344. It explains the basis for our decision, describes its effect, and lists the conditions 

and limitations.

The Basis for Our Decision

By letter dated April 22, 2013, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for 

an extension of Exemption No. 10344. That exemption from § 121.311(b) of Title 14, Code 

of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) allows you to travel in either a Tumble Forms Carrie Seat 

Junior or a Columbia Medical 2400 Spirit Adjustable Positioning System APS Car Seat, 

without your occupying an FAA-approved seat or berth with a separate belt properly secured 

about you during movement on the surface, takeoff, and landing. The FAA finds that you also 

require relief from § 135.128(a).

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.

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 you.
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Our Decision

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 10344

remains valid with respect to this exemption and is in the public interest. Any air carrier or 

commercial operator operating under part 121 or 135 while Nathan is aboard its aircraft is 

granted an exemption from 14 CFR § 121.311(b) to the extent necessary to allow him to use 

an FAA-approved CRS aboard a U.S. aircraft.

All operations under this exemption must be conducted with at least one of Nathan’s parents 

or a caregiver accompanying him. Nathan Streeter may only occupy a passenger seat with no 

passenger seated behind him. In addition, Nathan’s parent or caregiver must carry a copy of 

this exemption and advise the air carrier about the contents of the exemption at least 48 hours 

before the date of each flight.

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, subject to the following conditions 

and limitations.

Conditions and Limitations 

1. Nathan, while seated in either the Tumble Forms Carrie Seat Junior or Columbia 

Medical 2400 Spirit Adjustable Positioning System APS Car Seat, must be secured 

with the travel chair’s internal restraint system. The Tumble Forms Carrie Seat Junior 

or Columbia Medical 2400 Spirit Adjustable Positioning System APS Car Seat must 

be secured in the airplane passenger seat by means of the airplane passenger seatbelt in 

accordance with the instructions provided with the Tumble Forms Carrie Seat Junior 

or Columbia Medical 2400 Spirit Adjustable Positioning System APS Car Seat.

2. A parent or guardian must accompany Nathan on each flight conducted under this 

exemption. Nathan’s parent or guardian must carry a copy of this exemption while on 

board the aircraft.

This exemption terminates on August 31, 2018, unless sooner superseded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

John S. Duncan

Deputy Director, Flight Standards 

Service