G/TBT/N/USA/1749  
16 July 2021  
(21-5643) 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) [1780]  
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 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other  [X]: [ X ] 
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Infrared 
laser countermeasure system; On -board equipment and instruments (ICS 49.090)  
5. Title, number of pages a nd language(s) of the notified document:  Special 
Conditions: Pro Star Aviation LLC, Bombardier Model CL -600-2B16 Airplanes; Installation 
of an Infrared Laser Countermeasure System  
6. Description of content:  Notice of proposed special conditions - This act ion proposes 
special conditions for the Bombardier  Model CL -600-2B16 (Bombardier) airplane. This 
airplane, as modified by Pro Star Aviation LLC (Pro Star Aviation), will have a novel or 
unusual design feature when compared to the state of technology envisi oned in the 
airworthiness standards for transport category airplanes. This design feature is a system 
that emits infrared laser energy outside the aircraft as a countermeasure against heat -
seeking missiles. The applicable airworthiness regulations do not c ontain adequate or 
appropriate safety standards for this design feature. These proposed special conditions 
contain the additional safety standards that the Administrator considers necessary to 
establish a level of safety equivalent to that established by t he existing airworthiness 
standards.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  National security requirements; Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:  86 Federal Register (FR) 33147, 24 June 2021; Title 14 Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 25:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-06-24/html/2021 -12833.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-06-24/pdf/2021 -12833.pdf  
This notice of proposed special conditions is identified by Docket Number FAA -2020-0893. 
The Docket Folder is avail able on Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FAA -2020-0893/document  and provides access to 
primary documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessi ble from 
Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number. WTO Members and their stakeholders G/TBT/N/USA/1749  
 
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  are asked to submit comments to the USA TBT Enquiry Poi nt. 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.g ov 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:  9 August 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_4733_00_e.pdf