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###### Department of Transportation

###### Federal Aviation Administration 

          - [Summary Notice No. 2017-59]

# AGENCY:

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of Transportation (DOT).

# ACTION:

Notice.

# SUMMARY:

This notice contains a summary of a petition seeking relief from specified requirements of Federal Aviation Regulations. The purpose of this notice is to improve the public's awareness of, and participation in, the FAA's exemption process. Neither publication of this notice nor the inclusion or omission of information in the summary is intended to affect the legal status of the petition or its final disposition.

# DATES:

Comments on this petition must identify the petition docket number and must be received on or before September 11, 2017.

# ADDRESSES:

Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2017-0700 using any of the following methods:
      -  Federal eRulemaking Portal:                          Go to                          http://www.regulations.gov                          and follow the online instructions for sending your comments electronically.                    
      -  Mail:                          Send comments to Docket Operations, M-30; U.S. Department of                                ( print page 39942)                              Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room W12-140, West Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590-0001.                    
      -  Hand Delivery or Courier:                          Take comments to Docket Operations in Room W12-140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.                    
      -  Fax:                          Fax comments to Docket Operations at (202) 493-2251.                    

*Privacy:*                         In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments from the public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT posts these comments, without edit, including any personal information the commenter provides, to                         *http://www.regulations.gov,*                         as described in the system of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at                         *http://www.dot.gov/​privacy.*

*Docket:*                         Background documents or comments received may be read at                         *http://www.regulations.gov*                         at any time. Follow the online instructions for accessing the docket or go to the Docket Operations in Room W12-140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.                    

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Brittany Newton (202) 267-6691, Office of Rulemaking, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591.

This notice is published pursuant to 14 CFR 11.85.

Lirio Liu,

Director, Office of Rulemaking.

## Petition for Exemption

*Docket No.:*                         FAA-2017-0700.                    

*Petitioner:*                         Damian Martin.                    

*Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected:*                         121.31l(b).                    

*Description of Relief Sought:*                         Petitioner seeks an exemption from 121.311(b) to the extent necessary to allow him, while occupying an approved seat with a properly secured seatbelt, to use an additional strap that provides upper body support by going under the user's arms (encircling the user and the seatback), during all phases of flight aboard an aircraft. In addition, the petitioner requests that any air carrier or commercial operator operating U.S. registered aircraft in operations under part 121 be granted an exemption from 14 CFR 121.311(b) to the extent necessary to allow petitioner, while occupying an approved seat with a properly secured seatbelt, to use an additional strap that provides upper body support by going under the user's arms (encircling the user and the seatback), during all phases of flight aboard an aircraft.                    

[FR Doc. 2017-17675 Filed 8-21-17; 8:45 am]

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