[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 139 (Friday, July 21, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33940-33941]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-15087]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Summary Notice No. 2017-0423]


Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received; Lauren 
Pelicano: Child Restraint System

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

ACTION: Notice.

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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 August 10, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2017-0423 
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 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 
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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, 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.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 7, 2017.
Dale Bouffiou,
Deputy Director, Office of Rulemaking.

Petition for Exemption

    Docket No.: FAA-2017-0423.
    Petitioner: Lauren Pelicano: Child Restraint System.
    Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected: 121.311.
    Description of Relief Sought: Petitioner seeks an exemption from 
Sec.  121.311 to the extent necessary to allow her daughter to use the 
Convaid Carrot 3 booster seat on U.S.-registered aircraft in commercial 
air carrier operations under part 121. The petitioner states that this 
seat supports her daughter's trunk and easily accommodates her height 
and weight. The manufacturer (Convaid) has labeled the restraint as 
being certified for use in motor vehicles and aircraft. However, the 
manufacturer also notes in the user manual that the Convaid Carrot 3 is 
not ``FAA certified'' and that the Convaid Carrot 3 must always be 
secured with a lap shoulder (3-point) safety belt to secure the child 
restraint and the child. The manufacturer further notes that not using 
a lap shoulder (3-point) safety belt could cause the child restraint to 
not perform as intended and increase the potential of serious injury or 
death. Most commercial air carriers operating under part 121 do not 
operate aircraft (certificated under part 25) with a lap shoulder (3-
point) safety belt restraint system in the passenger seats on their 
aircraft. It is novel for a child restraint system (CRS) to have 
labeling that indicates it is certificated for use on aircraft but to 
also have a manufacturer's limitation on the type of installed 
restraints in the passenger seat that, in effect, prohibits use on most 
large commercial aircraft in air carrier operations under part 121. 
Therefore, the FAA seeks public comment on whether the FAA should grant 
the petitioner's request for an exemption from 14 CFR 121.311 for CRS 
that are approved under FMVSS 209, which must always be secured with 
lap shoulder (3-point) safety belts to secure the child restraints in 
passenger seats, to permit their use on U.S.-registered aircraft in 
commercial air carrier operations under part 121.

[FR Doc. 2017-15087 Filed 7-20-17; 8:45 am]
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