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3 5 U.S.C. 603 and 604. 4 44 U.S.C. 3506; 5 CFR part 1320. 

Report of Deposits and Reservable 

Liabilities (FR 2910a) report annually, 

while those with total deposits less than 

or equal to $21.1 million are not 

required to file a deposit report. A 

depository institution that adjusts 

reported values on its FR 2910a report 

in order to qualify for reduced reporting 

will be shifted to an FR 2900 reporting 

panel. 

III. Regulatory Analysis 

Administrative Procedure Act 

The provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553(b) 

relating to notice of proposed 

rulemaking have not been followed in 

connection with the adoption of these 

amendments. The amendments involve 

expected, ministerial adjustments 

prescribed by statute and by the Board’s 

policy concerning reporting practices. 

The adjustments in the reserve 

requirement exemption amount, the low 

reserve tranche, the nonexempt deposit 

cutoff level, and the reduced reporting 

limit serve to reduce regulatory burdens 

on depository institutions. Accordingly, 

the Board finds good cause for 

determining, and so determines, that 

notice in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 

553(b) is unnecessary. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) 

does not apply to a rulemaking where a 

general notice of proposed rulemaking 

is not required.3 As noted previously, 

the Board has determined that it is 

unnecessary to publish a general notice 

of proposed rulemaking for this final 

rule. Accordingly, the RFA’s 

requirements relating to an initial and 

final regulatory flexibility analysis do 

not apply. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995,4 the Board 

reviewed this final rule. No collections 

of information pursuant to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act are contained 

in the final rule. 

List of Subjects in 12 CFR Part 204 

Banks, banking, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

Authority and Issuance 

For the reasons set forth in the 

preamble, the Board is amending 12 

CFR part 204 as follows: 

PART 204—RESERVE 

REQUIREMENTS OF DEPOSITORY 

INSTITUTIONS (REGULATION D) 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 204 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 12 U.S.C. 248(a), 248(c), 461, 

601, 611, and 3105. 

■ 2. Section 204.4 is amended by 

revising paragraph (f) to read as follows: 

§ 204.4 Computation of required reserves. 

* * * * * 

(f) For all depository institutions, 

Edge and Agreement corporations, and 

United States branches and agencies of 

foreign banks, required reserves are 

computed by applying the reserve 

requirement ratios in table 1 to this 

paragraph (f) to net transaction 

accounts, nonpersonal time deposits, 

and Eurocurrency liabilities of the 

institution during the computation 

period. 

TABLE 1 TO PARAGRAPH (f) 

Reservable 

liability Reserve requirement 

Net Transaction Accounts:.

$0 to reserve requirement exemption amount ($21.1 million) ........................................................................... 0 percent of amount. 

Over reserve requirement exemption amount ($21.1 million) and up to low reserve tranche ($182.9 million) 0 percent of amount. 

Over low reserve tranche ($182.9 million) ......................................................................................................... $0 plus 0 percent of amount over 

$182.9 million. 

Nonpersonal time deposits ................................................................................................................................ 0 percent. 

Eurocurrency liabilities ....................................................................................................................................... 0 percent. 

By order of the Board of Governors of the 

Federal Reserve System, acting through the 

Director of the Division of Monetary Affairs 

under delegated authority. 

Ann Misback, 

Secretary of the Board. 

[FR Doc. 2020–27083 Filed 12–10–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6210–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Parts 1, 61, 101, 107 

[Docket No. FAA–2020–1067; Amdt. Nos. 1– 

73, 61–148, 101–10, 107–6] 

RIN 2120–AL43 

Removal of the Special Rule for Model 

Aircraft 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action removes 

regulations codifying the Special Rule 

for Model Aircraft because of a change 

in applicable law. This action also 

makes conforming updates to FAA 

regulations. 

DATES: This rule is effective on 

December 11, 2020. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jonathan W. Cross, Regulations 

Division, Office of the Chief Counsel, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20591; telephone 202–267–7173; 

email: jonathan.cross@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA 

Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, 

Public Law 112–95 (February 14, 2012) 

(FMRA) included a number of 

provisions related to unmanned aircraft 

systems (UAS) operating in the National 

Airspace System (NAS). Section 336 of 

the Act, titled ‘‘Special Rule for Model 

Aircraft,’’ defined ‘‘model aircraft’’ and 

specifically prohibited FAA from 

promulgating a rule or regulation 

regarding model aircraft that were 

operated under certain circumstances. 

That prohibition notwithstanding, 


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section 336 preserved the right of FAA 

to pursue enforcement action against 

operators of model aircraft that 

endanger the NAS. On June 28, 2016, 

FAA issued a final rule to allow the 

operation of small unmanned aircraft 

systems (UAS) in the National Airspace 

System (NAS), Operation and 

Certification of Small Unmanned 

Aircraft Systems, 81 FR 42064. That rule 

also included a new subpart E to 14 CFR 

part 101, implementing section 336. 

On October 5, 2018, the President 

signed into law the FAA 

Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Pub. L. 

115–254) (FAARA 2018). Section 349 of 

that act repealed the ‘‘Special Rule for 

Model Aircraft’’ in section 336 of 

FMRA, and replaced it with the 

‘‘Exception for limited recreational 

operations of unmanned aircraft,’’ 

creating a new framework for allowing 

certain small unmanned aircraft 

operations. As a result, 14 CFR part 101, 

subpart E, no longer reflects current 

statutory law. 

This final rule removes 14 CFR part 

101, subpart E, to remove the 

inconsistency between FAA’s 

regulations and current statutory law. It 

also makes conforming amendments to 

remove references to part 101, subpart 

E, in both 14 CFR 61.8 (Inapplicability 

of unmanned aircraft operations) and 14 

CFR 107.1(b)(2) (Applicability of part 

107). Lastly, the final rule removes the 

obsolete definition of ‘‘model aircraft’’ 

from 14 CFR part 1. 

Good Cause for Immediate Adoption 

Section 553(b)(3)(B) of the 

Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 

U.S.C.) authorizes agencies to dispense 

with notice and comment procedures 

for rules when the agency for ‘‘good 

cause’’ finds that those procedures are 

‘‘impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary 

to the public interest.’’ Under this 

section, an agency, upon finding good 

cause, may issue a final rule without 

seeking comment prior to the 

rulemaking. Section 553(d) also 

authorizes agencies to forgo the delay in 

the effective date of the final rule for 

good cause found and published with 

the rule. 

In this instance, FAA finds good 

cause to forgo notice and comment. 

Section 349 of FAARA 2018 repealed 

the statutory basis for Subpart E of part 

101, putting the regulation into conflict 

with statutory law. Furthermore, FAA 

has no discretion to keep subpart E, 

irrespective of notice and comment. For 

these reasons, and the potential for 

public confusion resulting from 

regulations that are inconsistent with 

existing statutory law, notice and 

comment is unnecessary and contrary to 

the public interest. 

In addition, FAA finds good cause to 

make the rule effective upon 

publication. FAARA 2018 superseded 

subpart E when the President signed the 

Act into law on October 5, 2018, 

repealing FMRA section 336. Subpart E 

has been ineffective since that date, 

eliminating any justification to delay the 

effective date of this final rule. 

Authority for This Rulemaking 

FAA’s authority to issue rules on 

aviation safety is found in Title 49 of the 

United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 

106 describes the authority of the FAA 

Administrator. Subtitle VII, Aviation 

Programs, describes in more detail the 

scope of the Agency’s authority. 

This rulemaking is promulgated 

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 44809, which 

repealed section 336 of Public Law 112– 

95. 

III. Regulatory Notices and Analyses 

Changes to Federal regulations must 

undergo several economic analyses. 

First, Executive Order 12866 and 

Executive Order 13563 direct that each 

Federal agency shall propose or adopt a 

regulation only upon a reasoned 

determination that the benefits of the 

intended regulation justify its costs. 

Second, the Regulatory Flexibility Act 

of 1980 (Pub. L. 96–354) requires 

agencies to analyze the economic 

impact of regulatory changes on small 

entities. Third, the Trade Agreements 

Act (Pub. L. 96–39) prohibits agencies 

from setting standards that create 

unnecessary obstacles to the foreign 

commerce of the United States. In 

developing U.S. standards, this statute 

requires agencies to consider 

international standards and, where 

appropriate, that they be the basis of 

U.S. standards. Fourth, the Unfunded 

Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 

104–4) requires agencies to prepare a 

written assessment of the costs, benefits, 

and other effects of proposed or final 

rules that include a Federal mandate 

likely to result in the expenditure by 

State, local, or tribal governments, in the 

aggregate, or by the private sector, of 

$100 million or more annually (adjusted 

for inflation with base year of 1995). 

This portion of the preamble 

summarizes FAA’s analysis of the 

impacts of this rule. 

In conducting these analyses, FAA 

has determined that this rule is not a 

significant regulatory action, as defined 

in section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866. 

As notice and comment under 5 U.S.C. 

553 are not required for this final rule, 

the regulatory flexibility analyses 

described in 5 U.S.C. 603 and 604 

regarding impacts on small entities are 

not required. This rule will not create 

unnecessary obstacles to the foreign 

commerce of the United States. This 

rule will not impose an unfunded 

mandate on State, local, or tribal 

governments, or on the private sector, 

by exceeding the threshold identified 

previously. 

A. Regulatory Evaluation 

As previously discussed, Section 349 

of Public Law 115–254 repealed section 

336 of Public Law 112–95 and thus 

subpart E of part 101 titled, Special Rule 

for Model Aircraft is no longer 

consistent with statutory law. As a 

result, this rule removes subpart E of 

part 101 and revises certain other 

provisions in 14 CFR to conform them 

to the removal of subpart E. This action 

will eliminate a conflict between FAA 

regulations and applicable statutory 

authority and reduce confusion for 

regulated entities. This rule does not 

convey additional regulations and does 

not result in additional regulatory costs. 

Furthermore, in the 2016 final rule 

that added regulations to allow the 

operation of small UAS in the National 

Airspace System, 81 FR 42064, FAA 

found subpart E of part 101 would not 

result in any costs or benefits since it 

would simply codify FAA’s 

enforcement authority. Therefore, the 

removal of subpart E of part 101 will not 

result in a revision of the previous 

regulatory analysis of its implementing 

rule. 

B. Regulatory Flexibility Determination 

Section 603 of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act (RFA) requires an agency 

to prepare an initial regulatory 

flexibility analysis describing impacts 

on small entities whenever an agency is 

required by 5 U.S.C. 553 to publish a 

general notice of proposed rulemaking 

for any proposed rule. Similarly, section 

604 of the RFA requires an agency to 

prepare a final regulatory flexibility 

analysis when an agency issues a final 

rule under 5 U.S.C. 553 after being 

required to publish a general notice of 

proposed rulemaking. RFA analysis 

requirements are limited to rulemakings 

for which the agency ‘‘is required by 

section 553 or any other law, to publish 

a general notice of proposed rulemaking 

for any proposed rule.’’ 5 U.S.C. 603(a). 

FAA has found good cause for 

implementing an immediate effective 

date in this case. As prior notice and 

comment under 5 U.S.C. 553 are not 

required to be provided in this situation, 

the analyses in 5 U.S.C. 603 and 604 

likewise are similarly not required. 


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C. International Trade Impact 

Assessment 

The Trade Agreements Act of 1979 

(Pub. L. 96–39), as amended by the 

Uruguay Round Agreements Act (Pub. 

L. 103–465), prohibits Federal agencies 

from establishing standards or engaging 

in related activities that create 

unnecessary obstacles to the foreign 

commerce of the United States. 

Pursuant to these Acts, the 

establishment of standards is not 

considered an unnecessary obstacle to 

the foreign commerce of the United 

States, so long as the standard has a 

legitimate domestic objective, such as 

the protection of safety, and does not 

operate in a manner that excludes 

imports that meet this objective. The 

statute also requires consideration of 

international standards and, where 

appropriate, that they be the basis for 

U.S. standards. FAA has assessed the 

potential effect of this final rule and 

determined that it relates to domestic 

operation of certain unmanned aircraft 

systems and is not considered an 

unnecessary obstacle to trade. 

D. Unfunded Mandates Assessment 

Title II of the Unfunded Mandates 

Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4) 

requires each Federal agency to prepare 

a written statement assessing the effects 

of any Federal mandate in a proposed or 

final agency rule that may result in an 

expenditure of $100 million or more (in 

1995 dollars) in any one year by State, 

local, and tribal governments, in the 

aggregate, or by the private sector; such 

a mandate is deemed to be a ‘‘significant 

regulatory action.’’ FAA currently uses 

an inflation-adjusted value of $155 

million in lieu of $100 million. This 

rule does not contain such a mandate; 

therefore, the requirements of Title II of 

the Act do not apply. 

E. Paperwork Reduction Act 

The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3507(d)) requires that FAA 

consider the impact of paperwork and 

other information collection burdens 

imposed on the public. According to the 

1995 amendments to the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (5 CFR 1320.8(b)(2)(vi)), 

an agency may not collect or sponsor 

the collection of information, nor may it 

impose an information collection 

requirement unless it displays a 

currently valid Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) control number. FAA 

has determined that there are no 

information collections associated with 

this rule. 

F. International Compatibility 

In keeping with U.S. obligations 

under the Convention on International 

Civil Aviation, it is FAA policy to 

conform to International Civil Aviation 

Organization (ICAO) Standards and 

Recommended Practices to the 

maximum extent practicable. FAA has 

determined that there are no ICAO 

Standards and Recommended Practices 

that correspond to this rule. 

G. Environmental Analysis 

FAA Order 1050.1F identifies FAA 

actions that are categorically excluded 

from preparation of an environmental 

assessment or environmental impact 

statement under the National 

Environmental Policy Act in the 

absence of extraordinary circumstances. 

FAA has determined this rulemaking 

action qualifies for the categorical 

exclusion identified in paragraph 5–6.6 

of this Order and involves no 

extraordinary circumstances. 

VII. Executive Order Determinations 

A. Executive Order 13132, Federalism 

FAA has analyzed this immediately 

adopted final rule under the principles 

and criteria of Executive Order 13132, 

Federalism. The Agency has determined 

that this action would not have a 

substantial direct effect on the States, or 

the relationship between the Federal 

Government and the States, or on the 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government, and, therefore, 

would not have federalism implications. 

B. Executive Order 13211, Regulations 

That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use 

FAA analyzed this final rule under 

Executive Order 13211, Actions 

Concerning Regulations that 

Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use (May 18, 2001). The 

agency has determined that it would not 

be a ‘‘significant energy action’’ under 

the executive order and would not be 

likely to have a significant adverse effect 

on the supply, distribution, or use of 

energy. 

C. Executive Order 13609, International 

Cooperation 

Executive Order 13609, Promoting 

International Regulatory Cooperation, 

promotes international regulatory 

cooperation to meet shared challenges 

involving health, safety, labor, security, 

environmental, and other issues and to 

reduce, eliminate, or prevent 

unnecessary differences in regulatory 

requirements. FAA has analyzed this 

action under the policies and agency 

responsibilities of Executive Order 

13609, and has determined that this 

action would have no effect on 

international regulatory cooperation. 

D. Executive Order 13771, Reducing 

Regulation and Controlling Regulatory 

Costs 

This rule is not an Executive Order 

13771 regulatory action because this 

rule is not significant under Executive 

Order 12866. 

List of Subjects 

14 CFR Part 1 

Air transportation. 

14 CFR Part 61 

Aircraft, Airmen, Aviation safety, 

Recreation and recreation areas, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

14 CFR Part 101 

Aircraft, Aviation safety. 

14 CFR Part 107 

Aircraft, Airmen, Aviation safety, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

The Amendment 

In consideration of the foregoing, the 

Federal Aviation Administration 

amends chapter I of title 14, Code of 

Federal Regulations as follows: 

PART 1—DEFINITIONS AND 

ABBREVIATIONS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 1 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40113, 

44701. 

§ 1.1 [Amended] 

■ 2. In § 1.1, remove the definition of 

‘‘Model aircraft’’. 

PART 61—CERTIFICATION: PILOTS, 

FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS, AND GROUND 

INSTRUCTORS 

■ 3. The authority citation for part 61 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40113, 

44701–44703, 44707, 44709–44711, 44729, 

44903, 45102–45103, 45301–45302; Sec. 

2307 Public Law 114–190, 130 Stat. 615 (49 

U.S.C. 44703 note). 

■ 4. Revise § 61.8 to read as follows: 

§ 61.8 Inapplicability of unmanned aircraft 

operations. 

Any action conducted pursuant to 

part 107 of this chapter cannot be used 

to meet the requirements of this part. 

PART 101—MOORED BALLOONS, 

KITES, AMATEUR ROCKETS, AND 

UNMANNED FREE BALLOONS 

■ 5. The authority citation for part 101 

is revised to read as follows: 


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Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40101 

note, 40103, 40113–40114, 45302, 44502, 

44514, 44701–44702, 44721, 46308. 

■ 6. The heading for part 101 is revised 

to read as set forth above. 

§ 101.1 [Amended] 

■ 7. Amend § 101.1 by removing 

paragraph (a)(5). 

Subpart E—[Removed] 

■ 8. Remove subpart E. 

PART 107—SMALL UNMANNED 

AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS 

■ 9. The authority citation for part 107 

is revised to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40101 note, 

40103(b), 44701(a)(5), 44807. 

§ 107.1 [Amended] 

■ 10. Amend § 107.1 as follows: 

■ a. In paragraph (b)(1) by adding ‘‘or’’ 

after the semicolon; 

■ b. Removing paragraph (b)(2); and 

■ c. Redesignating paragraph (b)(3) as 

paragraph (b)(2). 

Issued under the authority of 49 U.S.C. 

106(f) and 44809, in Washington, DC, on 

November 23, 2020. 

Steve Dickson, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2020–26726 Filed 12–10–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 27 

[Docket No. FAA–2020–1102; Notice No. 27– 

052–SC] 

Special Conditions: Garmin 

International, Inc., Bell Textron Canada 

Limited Model 505 Helicopter, Visual 

Flight Rules Autopilot and Stability 

Augmentation System 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final special conditions; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: These special conditions are 

issued for the Bell Textron Canada 

Limited (BTCL) Model 505 helicopter. 

This helicopter as modified by Garmin 

International, Inc. (Garmin), 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 associated with the 

installation of an autopilot and stability 

augmentation system (AP/SAS). 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 

establish a level of safety equivalent to 

that established by the existing 

airworthiness standards. 

DATES: Send comments on or before 

January 11, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified 

by Docket No. FAA–2020–1102 using 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRegulations Portal: Go to 

http://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 or 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: Except for Confidential 

Business Information (CBI) as described 

in the following paragraph, and other 

information as described in 14 CFR 

11.35, the FAA will post all comments 

it receives, without change, to http://

www.regulations.gov/, including any 

personal information the commenter 

provides. Using the search function of 

the docket website, anyone can find and 

read the electronic form of all comments 

received into any FAA docket, 

including the name of the individual 

sending the comment (or signing the 

comment for an association, business, 

labor union, etc.). DOT’s complete 

Privacy Act Statement can be found in 

the Federal Register published on April 

11, 2000 (65 FR 19477–19478). 

Confidential Business Information: 

CBI is commercial or financial 

information that is both customarily and 

actually treated as private by its owner. 

Under the Freedom of Information Act 

(FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt 

from public disclosure. If your 

comments responsive to these special 

conditions contain commercial or 

financial information that is customarily 

treated as private, that you actually treat 

as private, and that is relevant or 

responsive to these special conditions, it 

is important that you clearly designate 

the submitted comments as CBI. Please 

mark each page of your submission 

containing CBI as ‘‘PROPIN.’’ The FAA 

will treat such marked submissions as 

confidential under the FOIA, and they 

will not be placed in the public docket 

of these special conditions. Submissions 

containing CBI should be sent to Andy 

Shaw, Continued Operational Safety 

Section, AIR–682, Rotorcraft Standards 

Branch, Policy and Innovation Division, 

Aircraft Certification Service, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 10101 

Hillwood Pkwy, Fort Worth, TX 76177; 

telephone (817) 222–5384. Any 

commentary that the FAA receives 

which is not specifically designated as 

CBI will be placed in the public docket 

for this rulemaking. 

Docket: Background documents or 

comments received may be read at 

http://www.regulations.gov/ at any time. 

Follow the online instructions for 

accessing the docket or go 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Andy Shaw, Continued Operational 

Safety Section, AIR–682, Rotorcraft 

Standards Branch, Policy and 

Innovation Division, Aircraft 

Certification Service, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 10101 Hillwood Pkwy, 

Fort Worth, TX 76177; telephone (817) 

222–5384; email Andy.Shaw@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Reason for No Prior Notice and 

Comment Before Adoption 

The FAA has determined, in 

accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B) 

and 553(d)(3), that notice and 

opportunity for prior public comment 

hereon are unnecessary because 

substantially identical special 

conditions have been previously subject 

to the public comment process in 

several prior instances such that the 

FAA is satisfied that new comments are 

unlikely. For the same reason, the FAA 

finds that good cause exists for adopting 

these special conditions upon issuance. 

The FAA is requesting comments to 

allow interested persons to submit 

views that may not have been submitted 

in response to the prior opportunities 

for comment. 

Special conditions 

number 

Company and helicopter model 

No. 27–048–SC 1 ...... Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited Bell Model 505 

helicopter. 

No. 27–046–SC 2 ...... Robinson Helicopter 

Company Model 

R66 helicopter. 


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