G/TBT/N/USA/1700  
18 February 2021  
(21-1396) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) [1729]  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated i f different from above:   
Please submit comments to: USA WTO TBT Enquiry Point, Email: usatbtep@nist.gov  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [   ], 2.10.1 [X], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Oblique 
(side-facing) seats with inflatable lapbelts; Aircraft and space vehicles in general 
(ICS 49.020)  
5. Title, number of pages an d language(s) of the notified document:  Special 
Conditions: TC Inter -Informatics A.S., Airbus Model A330 -243 Airplane; Single -Occupant, 
Oblique (Side -Facing) Seats With Inflatable Lapbelts (4 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Final special c onditions; request for comments - These special 
conditions are issued for the Airbus Model A330 - 243 series airplane. This airplane, as 
modified by TC Inter -Informatics A.S. (TC Inter -Informatics), 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 single -occupant, oblique 
B/E Aerospace Super Diamond seats, equipped with inflatable lapbelts. The applicable 
airworthiness regula tions 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.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  G/TBT/N/USA/1700  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• 86 Federal Register (FR) 7799, 2 February 2021; Title 14 Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) Part 25:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-02-02/html/2021 -02139.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-02-02/pdf/2021 -02139.pdf  
This notice of proposed special conditions is identified by Docket Number FAA -2020-0476. 
The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov  at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=FAA -2020-0476 provides access to primary 
documents as well as comments received. Do cuments are also accessible from 
Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number. WTO Members and their stakeholders 
are asked to submit comments to the USA TBT Enquiry Point . Comments received by the 
USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their stakeholders will be shared with the 
regulator and will also be submitted to the Docket  on Regulations.gov  if received within 
the comment period.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  19 March 2021  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/USA/21_1230_00_e.pdf