14 CFR §11.81
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You must include the following information in your petition for an exemption and submit it to FAA as soon as you know you need an exemption.
- (a)Your name and mailing address and, if you wish, other contact information such as a fax number, telephone number, or e-mail address;
- (b)The specific section or sections of 14 CFR from which you seek an exemption;
- (c)The extent of relief you seek, and the reason you seek the relief;
- (d)The reasons why granting your request would be in the public interest; that is, how it would benefit the public as a whole;
- (e)The reasons why granting the exemption would not adversely affect safety, or how the exemption would provide a level of safety at least equal to that provided by the rule from which you seek the exemption;
- (f)A summary we can publish in the Federal Register, stating:
- (g)Any additional information, views or arguments available to support your request; and
- (h)If you want to exercise the privileges of your exemption outside the United States, the reason why you need to do so.