[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 51 (Friday, March 17, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 14113-14115]
[FR Doc No: 2017-05333]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 25

[Docket No. FAA-2016-9489; Special Conditions No. 25-649-SC]

Special Conditions: Textron Aviation Inc. Model 700 Airplane;
Isolation of Airplane Electronic System Security Protection From
Unauthorized Internal Access

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final special conditions; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: These special conditions are issued for the Textron Aviation
Inc. (Textron) Model 700 airplane. This airplane will have a novel or
unusual design feature when compared to the state of technology
envisioned in the airworthiness standards for transport-category
airplanes. This design feature is airplane electronic systems and
networks that allow access, from aircraft internal sources (e.g.,
wireless devices, Internet connectivity), to the airplane's previously
isolated, internal, electronic components. The applicable airworthiness
regulations do not contain adequate or appropriate safety standards for
this design feature. These special conditions contain the additional
safety standards that the Administrator considers necessary to
establish a level of safety equivalent to that established by the
existing airworthiness standards.

DATES: This action is effective on Textron on March 17, 2017. We must
receive your comments by May 1, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2016-9489
using any of the following methods:
    [squ] Federal eRegulations Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/and follow the online instructions for sending your
comments electronically.
    [squ] 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.
    [squ] 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, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
    [squ] Fax: Fax comments to Docket Operations at<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Privacy: The FAA will post all comments it receives, without
change, to http://www.regulations.gov/, including any personal
information the commenter provides. Using the search function of the
docket Web site, anyone can find and read the electronic form of all
comments received into any FAA docket, including the name of the
individual sending the comment (or signing the comment for an
association, business, labor union, etc.). DOT's complete Privacy Act
Statement can be found in the Federal Register published on April 11,
2000 (65 FR 19477-19478), as well as at http://DocketsInfo.dot.gov/.
    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 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: Varun Khanna, FAA, Airplane and
Flightcrew Interface, ANM-111, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft
Certification Service, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 98057-
3356; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; facsimile<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA has determined that notice of, and
opportunity for prior public comment on, these special conditions is
impracticable because these procedures would significantly delay
issuance of the design approval, and thus delivery, of the affected
airplane.
    In addition, the substance of these special conditions has been
subject to the public-comment process in several prior instances with
no substantive comments received. The FAA therefore finds that good
cause exists for making these special conditions effective upon
publication in the Federal Register.

Comments Invited

    We invite interested people to take part in this rulemaking by
sending written comments, data, or views. The most helpful comments
reference a specific portion of the special conditions, explain the
reason for any recommended change, and include supporting data.
    We will consider all comments we receive by the closing date for
comments. We may change these special conditions based on the comments
we receive.

Background

    On November 20, 2014, Textron applied for a type certificate for
their new Model 700 airplane. The Textron

Model 700 airplane is a twin-engine, transport-category executive
airplane with seating for 2 crewmembers and 12 passengers, and a
maximum takeoff weight of 38,514 lbs.

Type Certification Basis

    Under the provisions of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14
CFR) 21.17, Textron must show that the Model 700 airplane meets the
applicable provisions of part 25, as amended by Amendments 25-1 through
25-139, 25-141, and 25-143.
    If the Administrator finds that the applicable airworthiness
regulations (i.e., 14 CFR part 25) do not contain adequate or
appropriate safety standards for the Textron Model 700 airplane because
of a novel or unusual design feature, special conditions are prescribed
under the provisions of Sec.  21.16.
    Special conditions are initially applicable to the model for which
they are issued. Should the type certificate for that model be amended
later to include any other model that incorporates the same novel or
unusual design feature, these special conditions would also apply to
the other model under Sec.  21.101.
    In addition to the applicable airworthiness regulations and special
conditions, the Textron Model 700 airplane must comply with the fuel-
vent and exhaust-emission requirements of 14 CFR part 34 and the noise-
certification requirements of 14 CFR part 36.
    The FAA issues special conditions, as defined in 14 CFR 11.19, in
accordance with Sec.  11.38, and they become part of the type
certification basis under Sec.  21.17(a)(2).

Novel or Unusual Design Features

    The Textron Model 700 airplane will incorporate the following novel
or unusual design feature:
    Airplane electronic systems and networks that allow access, from
airplane internal sources (e.g., wireless devices, Internet
connectivity), to the previously isolated airplane electronic assets.

Discussion

    Networks, both in safety-related and non-safety-related
applications, have been implemented in existing commercial-production
airplanes. However, network security considerations and functions have
played a relatively minor role in the certification of such systems
because of the isolation, protection mechanisms, and limited
connectivity between these networks.
    To provide an understanding of the airplane electronic equipment,
systems, and assets, these special conditions use the concept of
domains. However, this does not prescribe any particular architecture.
    The aircraft-control domain consists of the airplane electronic
systems, equipment, instruments, networks, servers, software and
hardware components, databases, etc., which are part of the type design
of the airplane and are installed in the airplane to enable the safe
operation of the airplane. These can also be referred to as flight-
safety-related systems, and include flight controls, communication,
display, monitoring, navigation, and related systems.
    The airline-information-services domain generally consists of
functions that the airplane operator manages or controls, such as
administrative functions, cabin-support functions, etc.
    The passenger-information-services domain consists of all functions
required to provide the passengers with information.
    The Textron Model 700 airplane design introduces the potential for
access to aircraft-control domain and airline-information-services
domain by unauthorized persons through the passenger-information-
services domain; and the security vulnerabilities related to the
introduction of viruses, worms, user mistakes, and intentional sabotage
of airplane networks, systems, and databases.
    For electronic systems and assets security in these domains, the
level of protection provided against security threats should be based
on a security-risk assessment, noting that the level of protection
could differ between domains and within domains, depending on the
security threat. For each security vulnerability and airplane
electronic asset, Textron should identify in which domain the asset
will be addressed.
    In addition, the operating systems for current airplane systems are
usually and historically proprietary. Therefore, they are not as
susceptible to corruption from worms, viruses, and other malicious
actions as are more widely used commercial operating systems, because
access to the design details of these proprietary operating systems is
limited to the system developer and airplane integrator. Some airplanes
are equipped with operating systems that are widely used and
commercially available from third-party software suppliers. The
security vulnerabilities of these operating systems may be more widely
known than are the vulnerabilities of proprietary operating systems
that the avionics manufacturers currently use.
    These special conditions contain the additional safety standards
that the Administrator considers necessary to establish a level of
safety equivalent to that established by the existing airworthiness
standards.

Applicability

    As discussed above, these special conditions are applicable to the
Textron Model 700 airplane. Should Textron apply at a later date for a
change to the type certificate to include another model incorporating
the same novel or unusual design feature, these special conditions
would apply to that model as well.

Conclusion

    This action affects only a certain novel or unusual design feature
on one model of airplane. It is not a rule of general applicability.
    The substance of these special conditions has been subjected to the
notice and comment period in several prior instances and has been
derived without substantive change from those previously issued. It is
unlikely that prior public comment would result in a significant change
from the substance contained herein. Therefore, because a delay would
significantly affect the certification of the airplane, the FAA has
determined that prior public notice and comment are unnecessary and
impracticable, and good cause exists for adopting these special
conditions upon publication in the Federal Register. The FAA is
requesting comments to allow interested persons to submit views that
may not have been submitted in response to the prior opportunities for
comment described above.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 25

    Aircraft, Aviation safety, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.

    The authority citation for these special conditions is as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701, 44702, 44704.

The Special Conditions

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me by the
Administrator, the following special conditions are issued as part of
the type certification basis for Textron Model 700 airplanes.
    1. The applicant must ensure that the design provides isolation
from, or airplane electronic-system security protection against, access
by unauthorized sources internal to the airplane. The design must
prevent inadvertent and malicious changes to,

and all adverse impacts upon, airplane equipment, systems, networks, or
other assets required for safe flight and operations.
    2. The applicant must establish appropriate procedures to allow the
operator to ensure that continued airworthiness of the airplane is
maintained, including all post-type-certification modifications that
may have an impact on the approved electronic-system security
safeguards.

    Issued in Renton, Washington, on February 10, 2017.
Michael Kaszycki,
Assistant Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft
Certification Service.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 196 (Thursday, October 14, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 57189]
[FR Doc No: 2021-22410]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-4573-DR; Docket ID FEMA-2021-0001]

Alabama; Amendment No. 3 to Notice of a Major Disaster
Declaration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration
for State of Alabama (FEMA-4573-DR), dated December 10, 2020, and
related determinations.

DATES:  This change occurred on August 17, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dean Webster, Office of Response and
Recovery, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW,
Washington, DC 20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) hereby gives notice that pursuant to the authority vested in the
Administrator, under Executive Order 12148, as amended, James R.
Stephenson, of FEMA is appointed to act as the Federal Coordinating
Officer for this disaster.
    This action terminates the appointment of Allan Jarvis as Federal
Coordinating Officer for this disaster.

    The following Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers
(CFDA) are to be used for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030,
Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis
Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034, Disaster
Unemployment Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management Assistance
Grant; 97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to Individuals and
Households In Presidentially Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049,
Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance--Disaster Housing
Operations for Individuals and Households; 97.050, Presidentially
Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals and Households--Other
Needs; 97.036, Disaster Grants--Public Assistance (Presidentially
Declared Disasters); 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant.

Deanne Criswell,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2021-22410 Filed 10-13-21; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register: January 11, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 6)]
[Notices]
[Page 1379-1380]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9101-7]

Clean Air Act Advisory Committee (CAAAC): Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established the
Clean Air Act Advisory Committee (CAAAC) on November 19, 1990, to
provide independent advice and counsel to EPA on policy issues
associated with

implementation of the Clean Air Act of 1990. The Committee advises on
economic, environmental, technical scientific, and enforcement policy
issues.

Dates and Addresses: Open meeting notice; Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. App. 2
Section 10(a)(2), notice is hereby given that the Clean Air Act
Advisory Committee will hold their next open meeting on Wednesday
February 3, 2010 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Double Tree at National
Airport, located at 300 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, Virginia. Seating
will be available on a first come, first served basis. The Economic
Incentives and Regulatory Innovations subcommittee will meet on Tuesday
February 2, 2010 from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. The Permits, New Source
Reviews and Toxics subcommittee will meet on Tuesday February 2, 2010
from approximately 12:45 p.m. to 5 p.m. The meetings will also be held
at the Double Tree at National Airport, located at 300 Army Navy Drive,
Arlington, Virginia. The Mobile Sources Technical Review Subcommittee
(MSTRS) will not be meeting in February. The agenda for the CAAAC full
committee meeting on February 3, 2010 will be posted on the Clean Air
Act Advisory Committee Web site at http://www.epa.gov/oar/caaac/.
    Inspection of Committee Documents: The Committee agenda and any
documents prepared for the meeting will be publicly available at the
meeting. Thereafter, these documents, together with CAAAC meeting
minutes, will be available by contacting the Office of Air and
Radiation Docket and requesting information under docket OAR-2004-0075.
The Docket office can be reached by e-mail at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or FAX:<PHONE_NUMBER>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Concerning the CAAAC, please contact
Pat Childers, Office of Air and Radiation, U.S. EPA<PHONE_NUMBER>, FAX
(202) 564-1352 or by mail at U.S. EPA, Office of Air and Radiation
(Mail code 6102 A), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC
20004. For information on the Subcommittees, please contact the
following individuals: (1) Permits/NSR/Toxics--Liz Naess, (919) 541-
1892; (2) Economic Incentives and Regulatory Innovations--Carey
Fitzmaurice,<PHONE_NUMBER> and; (3) Mobile Source Technical Review--
John Guy,<PHONE_NUMBER>. Additional Information on these meetings,
CAAAC, and its Subcommittees can be found on the CAAAC Web site: http:/
/www.epa.gov/oar/caaac/.
    For information on access or services for individuals with
disabilities, please contact Mr. Pat Childers at<PHONE_NUMBER> or
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>To request accommodation of a disability, please
contact Mr. Childers, preferably at least 10 days prior to the meeting,
to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request.

    Dated: January 5, 2010.
 Pat Childers,
Designated Federal Official, Clean Air Act Advisory Committee, Office
of Air and Radiation.
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