5302 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 23 / Wednesday, February 4, 2004 / Proposed Rules 

• Clarity. Are the regulations in this 

category drafted in clear and easily 

understood language? 

• Burden on small insured 

institutions. NCUA has a particular 

interest in minimizing burden on small 

insured credit unions (those with less 

than $10 million in assets). More than 

half of federally-insured credit unions 

are small—having $10 million in assets 

or less—as defined by NCUA in IRPS 

03–2. NCUA solicits comment on how 

any regulations in this category could be 

changed to minimize any significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small credit unions. 

NCUA appreciates the efforts of all 

interested parties to help us eliminate 

outdated, unnecessary or unduly 

burdensome regulatory requirements. 

IV. Regulations About Which Burden 

Reduction Recommendations Are 

Requested Currently

Consumer Protection: Lending Related Rules 

Nondiscrimination Requirement (Fair Housing) ...................................................................................................................... 12 CFR 701.31. 

Loans in Areas Having Special Flood Hazards ...................................................................................................................... 12 CFR part 760. 

Credit Practices ....................................................................................................................................................................... 12 CFR part 706. 

[Federal Reserve Rules] 

Equal Credit Opportunity [Regulation B] ................................................................................................................................. 12 CFR part 202. 

Home Mortgage Disclosure [Regulation C] ............................................................................................................................. 12 CFR part 203. 

Consumer Leasing [Regulation M] .......................................................................................................................................... 12 CFR part 213. 

Truth in Lending [Regulation Z] ............................................................................................................................................... 12 CFR part 226. 

By the National Credit Union 

Administration Board on January 28, 2004. 

Becky Baker, 

Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 04–2279 Filed 2–3–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7535–01–P

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

13 CFR Part 121 

Small Business Size Standards; 

Waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business 

Administration.

ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of intent 

to waive the Nonmanufacturer Rule for 

General Aviation Turboprop Aircraft. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Small Business 

Administration (SBA) is considering 

granting a waiver of the 

Nonmanufacturer Rule for General 

Aviation Turboprop Aircraft 

manufacturing. The basis for waivers is 

that no small business manufacturers 

are supplying these classes of products 

to the Federal government. The effect of 

a waiver would be to allow otherwise 

qualified regular dealers to supply the 

products of any domestic manufacturer 

on a Federal contract set aside for small 

businesses or awarded through the SBA 

8(a) Program. The purpose of this notice 

is to solicit comments and potential 

source information from interested 

parties.

DATES: Comments and sources must be 

submitted on or before February 20, 

2004.

ADDRESSES: Address comments to: Edith 

Butler, Program Analyst, U.S. Small 

Business Administration, 409 3rd Street, 

SW., Washington DC, 20416, Tel: (202) 

619–0422.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Edith Butler, Program Analyst, (202) 

619–0422, FAX (202) 205–7280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pub. L. 

100–656, enacted on November 15, 

1988, incorporated into the Small 

Business Act the previously existing 

regulation that recipients of Federal 

contracts set aside for small businesses 

or SBA 8(a) Program procurement must 

provide the product of a small business 

manufacturer or processor, if the 

recipient is other than the actual 

manufacturer or processor. This 

requirement is commonly referred to as 

the Nonmanufacturer Rule. The SBA 

regulations imposing this requirement 

are found at 13 CFR 121.406(b). Section 

303(h) of the law provides for waiver of 

this requirement by SBA for any ‘‘class 

of products’’ for which there are no 

small business manufacturers or 

processors in the Federal market. 

To be considered available to 

participate in the Federal market on 

these classes of products, a small 

business manufacturer must have 

submitted a proposal for a contract 

solicitation or received a contract from 

the Federal government within the last 

24 months. The SBA defines ‘‘class of 

products’’ based on six digit coding 

systems. 

The first coding system is the Office 

of Management and Budget North 

American Industry Classification 

System (NAICS). The second is the 

Product and Service Code established 

by the Federal Procurement Data 

System. 

The Small Business Administration is 

currently processing a request to waive 

the Nonmanufacturer Rule for General 

Aviation Turboprop Aircraft, North 

American Industry Classification 

System (NAICS) 441229. The public is 

invited to comment or provide source 

information to SBA on the proposed 

waiver of the nonmanufacturer rule for 

this NAICS code.

Barry S. Meltz, 

Acting Associate Administrator for 

Government Contracting.

[FR Doc. 04–2239 Filed 2–3–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. 2003–CE–63–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; HPH s.r.o. 

Models Glasflu ̈ gel 304CZ, 304CZ–17, 

and 304C Sailplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to adopt a 

new airworthiness directive (AD) for all 

HPH s.r.o. (HPH) Models Glasflu ̈ gel 

304CZ, 304CZ–17, and 304C sailplanes. 

This proposed AD would require you to 

inspect to determine the airbrake handle 

attachment rivet material. This 

proposed AD would require you to 

replace any non-steel rivet with a steel 

rivet. This proposed AD is the result of 

mandatory continuing airworthiness 

information (MCAI) issued by the 

airworthiness authority for the Czech 

Republic. We are issuing this proposed 

AD to prevent the airbrake handle from 

becoming loose, which could result in 

failure of the airbrake control. This 

failure could lead to loss of control of 

the sailplane.

DATES: We must receive any comments 

on this proposed AD by March 4, 2004.