---
kind: "section"
citation: "14 C.F.R. § 11.15"
title: "14"
number: "11.15"
heading: "What is a petition for exemption?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/11.15"
---

# §11.15. What is a petition for exemption?


A petition for exemption is a request to the FAA by an individual or entity asking for relief from the requirements of a current regulation. For petitions for waiver of commercial space transportation regulations, see [part 404 of this title](/cfr/14/part404.md).


## Notes

### Amendments

[FAA-2016-6761, Amdt. No. 11-62, 83 FR 28534, June 20, 2016]

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40101, 40103, 40105, 40109, 40113, 44110, 44502, 44701-44702, 44711, 46102, and 51 U.S.C. 50901-50923.

### Source

Source: Docket No. FAA-1999-6622, 65 FR 50863, Aug. 21, 2000, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[FAA-2016-6761, Amdt. No. 11-62, 83 FR 28534, June 20, 2016]