This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER
contains notices to the public of the proposedissuance of rules and regulations. Thepurpose of these notices is to give interestedpersons an opportunity to participate in therule making prior to the adoption of the finalrules.Proposed RulesFederal Register48141 
Vol. 88, No. 142 
Wednesday, July 26, 2023 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
Agricultural Marketing Service 
7 CFR Part 1222 
[Doc. No. AMS–SC–23–0013] 
Paper and Paper-Based Packaging 
Promotion, Research, and Information Order; Continuance Referendum 
AGENCY : Agricultural Marketing Service, 
USDA. 
ACTION : Notification of referendum. 
SUMMARY : This document directs that a 
referendum be conducted among eligible domestic manufacturers and importers of paper and paper-based packaging to determine whether they favor continuance of the Agricultural Marketing Service’s (AMS) regulations regarding a national paper and paper- based packaging research and promotion program. 
DATES : This referendum will be 
conducted by express mail and electronic ballot from October 6, 2023, through October 20, 2023. To be eligible to vote, persons who are currently domestic manufacturers and importers and who domestically manufactured and imported 100,000 short tons or more of paper and paper-based packaging during the representative period from January 1 through December 31, 2022, are eligible to vote in the referendum. Ballots delivered to AMS via express mail or electronic ballot must show proof of delivery by no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on October 20, 2023. 
ADDRESSES : Copies of the Paper and 
Paper-Based Packaging Promotion, Research, and Information Order may be obtained from: Referendum Agent, Market Development Division, Specialty Crops Program (SCP), AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Room 1406–S, Stop 0244, Washington, DC 20250–0244, telephone: (202) 720–8085 or contact Marlene Betts at (202) 494– 6633 or via electronic mail: Marlene.Betts@usda.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : 
Marlene Betts, Marketing Specialist, Market Development Division, SCP, AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Room 1406–S, Stop 0244, Washington, DC 20250–0244; Marlene Betts (202) 494–6633 or via electronic mail: Marlene.Betts@usda.gov. 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : Pursuant 
to the Commodity Promotion, Research, and Information Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7411–7425) (Act), it is hereby directed that a referendum be conducted to ascertain whether continuance of the Paper and Paper-Based Packaging Promotion, Research and Information Order (Order) (7 CFR part 1222) is favored by eligible domestic manufacturers and importers of paper and paper-based packaging covered under the program. The Order is authorized under the Act. 
The representative period for 
establishing voter eligibility for the referendum shall be the period from January 1 through December 31, 2022. Persons who are currently domestic manufacturers and have domestically manufactured 100,000 short tons or more of paper and paper-based packaging and persons who are currently importers and have imported 100,000 short tons or more of paper and paper-based packaging, during the representative period are eligible to vote in the referendum. Persons who received an exemption from assessments pursuant to § 1222.53 for the entire representative period are ineligible to vote. The U.S. Department of Agriculture will provide the option for electronic balloting. The referendum will be conducted by express mail and electronic ballot from October 6 through October 20, 2023. Further details will be provided in the ballot instructions. 
Section 518 of the Act (7 U.S.C. 7411– 
7425) authorizes continuance referenda. Under § 1222.81(b) of the Order, USDA must conduct a referendum no later than seven years after the program became effective and every seven years thereafter; at the request of the Board established in this Order; at the request of 10 percent or more of the number of persons eligible to vote in a referendum as set forth under the Order; or at any time as determined by the Secretary to determine if persons subject to assessment favor continuance of the program. The program was established in 2014 and the last referendum was held in September 2020. The Paper and Packaging Board (Board) unanimously voted at its November 2022 meeting to conduct a referendum in October 2023. Therefore, at the Board’s request, a continuance referendum is being conducted before the next scheduled referendum. USDA would continue the Order if continuance is favored by a majority of domestic manufacturers and importers of paper and paper-based packaging voting in the referendum who also represent a majority of the volume of paper and paper-based packaging represented in the referendum and who, during the period of January 1 through December 31, 2022, have been engaged in the manufacturing and importation of paper and paper-based packaging. 
In accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35), the referendum ballot has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and assigned OMB No. 0581–0093. It has been estimated that approximately 40 entities will be eligible to vote in the referendum. It will take an average of 15 minutes for each voter to read the voting instructions and complete the referendum ballot. 
Referendum Order 
Marlene Betts, Marketing Specialist, 
and Alexandra Caryl, Branch Chief, 
Mid-Atlantic Region Branch, Market Development Division, Specialty Crops Program, AMS, are hereby designated as the referendum agents to conduct this referendum. The referendum procedures at 7 CFR 1222.100 through 1222.108, which were issued pursuant to the Act, shall be used to conduct the referendum. 
The referendum agents will express 
mail or provide electronically the ballots to be cast in the referendum and voting instructions to all known, eligible domestic manufacturers and importers prior to the first day of the voting period. Persons who are currently domestic manufacturers and importers and who domestically manufactured and imported 100,000 short tons or more of paper and paper-based packaging during the representative period are eligible to vote. Persons who received an exemption from assessments pursuant to § 1222.53 during the entire representative period from January 1 through December 31, 2022, are ineligible to vote. Any eligible 
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domestic manufacturer or importer who 
does not receive a ballot should contact a referendum agent no later than three days before the end of the voting period. Ballots delivered via express mail or electronic ballot show proof of delivery by no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on October 20, 2023. 
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 1222 
Administrative practice and 
procedure, Advertising, Labeling, 
Marketing agreements, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. 
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7411–7425; 7 U.S.C. 
7401. 
Erin Morris, 
Associate Administrator, Agricultural 
Marketing Service. 
[FR Doc. 2023–15826 Filed 7–25–23; 8:45 am] 
BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
Federal Aviation Administration 
14 CFR Parts 21 and 25 
[Docket No. FAA–2023–1463] 
Draft Notice Regarding Submittal and 
Disclosure of Safety Critical Information by Applicants for Transport Category Airplane Type Certificates 
AGENCY : Federal Aviation 
Administration (FAA), DOT. 
ACTION : Notice of availability; request 
for comments. 
SUMMARY : This draft Notice, as part of 
the FAA’s implementation of the Aircraft Certification, Safety, and Accountability Act, would provide additional guidance regarding the process for applying for a new or amended type certificate (TC) for a transport category airplane. This guidance would facilitate the provision of safety critical information about the applicant’s proposed design to the FAA. 
DATES : Comments on the draft Notice 
must be received on or before August 25, 2023. 
ADDRESSES : Send comments with the 
subject line, ‘‘Submittal and Disclosure of Safety Critical Information by Applicants for Transport Category Airplane Type Certificates’’ identified by docket number FAA–2023–1463, using the following method: 
•Federal eRegulations Portal: Go to 
https://www.regulations.gov and follow 
the online instructions for sending your comments electronically. 
•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. 
•Hand Delivery of 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. 
•Fax: Fax comments to Docket 
Operations at 202–493–2251. 
Privacy: In addition to the final 
Notice, the FAA will post all comments it receives, without change, to https://www.regulations.gov/, including any 
personal information the commenter provides. 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 https://DocketsInfo.dot.gov. 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : Sue 
McCormick, Product Policy Management: Systems Standards Section, AIR–63A, Organization and Systems Policy Branch, Policy and Standards Division, Aircraft Certification Service, by email at susan.mccormick@faa.gov, or by phone 
at (206) 231–3242. 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : 
Discussion 
Section 105(a) of the Aircraft 
Certification, Safety, and Accountability Act, Public Law 116–260 (the Act), mandates that the Administrator require the submittal and disclosure of safety critical information by applicants for, or holders of, TCs for transport category airplanes covered under title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 25. As detailed in the draft Notice, the Act defines safety critical information. 
Applicants for transport airplane type 
certificates currently submit safety critical information with their initial certification plan, and throughout their project. However, it may not be clearly demarcated as safety critical. Therefore, as part of its interim implementation of Section 105(a), the FAA plans to issue a Notice to supplement its application processes to provide guidance for applicants to delineate safety critical information. A draft of the Notice may be examined in the docket and at https://www.faa.gov/aircraft/draft _docs. 
Comments Invited 
The FAA invites the public to submit 
comments on the draft Notice, as specified in the 
ADDRESSES section of 
this notification. Commenters should include the subject line, ‘‘Submittal and Disclosure of Safety Critical Information by Applicants for Transport Category 
Airplane Type Certificates’’ and the docket number on all comments submitted to the FAA. The most helpful comments will reference a specific recommendation, explain the reason for any recommended change, and include supporting information. The FAA will consider all comments received on or before the closing date, before issuing the final Notice. The FAA will also consider late-filed comments if it is possible to do so without incurring expense or delay. 
Issued in Washington, DC, on July 21, 
2023. 
Brian Cable, Manager, Organization and Systems Policy 
Branch, Policy and Standards Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 
[FR Doc. 2023–15821 Filed 7–25–23; 8:45 am] 
BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
Federal Aviation Administration 
14 CFR Parts 21 and 25 
[Docket No. FAA–2023–1383] 
Draft Policy Statement Regarding 
Classification of Type Design Changes That Would Materially Alter Safety Critical Information as Major Type Design Changes 
AGENCY : Federal Aviation 
Administration (FAA), DOT. 
ACTION : Notification of availability; 
request for comments. 
SUMMARY : A draft policy statement 
would state that proposed type design changes that would materially alter safety critical information have the 
potential to affect airworthiness, and therefore do not qualify as minor design changes. 
DATES : Comments on the draft policy 
statement must be received on or before August 25, 2023. 
ADDRESSES : Send comments with the 
subject line, ‘‘Classification of Type Design Changes That Would Materially Alter Safety Critical Information as Major Type Design Changes’’ identified by docket number FAA–2023–1383, using the following method: 
•Federal eRegulations Portal: Go to 
https://www.regulations.gov and follow 
the online instructions for sending your comments electronically. 
•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. 
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