G/TBT/N/USA/1715  
6 April 2021  
(21-2826) 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) [1744]  
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]:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Leonardo 
model A119 and AW119 MKII helicopters; closed circuit refueling receiver; Aircraft and 
space vehicles in general ( ICS 49.020), Aerospace fluid systems and components (ICS 
49.080)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Special 
Conditions: AgustaWestland Philadelphia Corporation, Leonardo S.p.A. Model A119 and 
AW119 MKII Helicopters; Pressu re Refueling and Fueling Provisions (3 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Final special conditions - These special conditions are issued for 
the Leonardo S.p.A. (Leonardo) Model A119 and AW119 MKII helicopters. These 
helicopters as modified b y AgustaWestland Philadelphia Corporation (AWPC) will have a 
novel or unusual design feature when compared to the state of technology envisioned in 
the airworthiness standards for helicopters. This design feature is the optional closed 
circuit refueling re ceiver (CCRR). 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 
establis h 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/1715  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
86 Federal Register (FR) 14526, 17 March 2021; Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR) Part 25:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-03-17/html/202 1-05263.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-03-17/pdf/2021 -05263.pdf  
This final special conditions is identified by Docket Number FAA -2020-1011. Th e Docket 
Folder is available on Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FAA -2020-
1011/document  and provides access to primary documents as well as comments received. 
Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number.  
Special Conditions: AgustaWestland Philadelphia Corporation, Leonardo S.p.A. Model 
A119 and AW119 MKII Heli copters; Pressure Refueling and Fueling Provisions; Notice of 
proposed special conditions published 2 November 2020:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-11-02/html/2020 -24175.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-11-02/pdf/2020 -24175.pdf  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  17 March 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  16 April 2021  
10. Final date for comments:  None 
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_2463_00_e.pdf