10732 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 34 / Tuesday, February 23, 2021 / Rules and Regulations 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

13 CFR Part 121 and 127 

RIN 3245–AG94 

Consolidation of Mentor-Prote ́ge ́

Programs and Other Government 

Contracting Amendments; Correction 

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business 

Administration. 

ACTION: Correcting amendments. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Small Business 

Administration (SBA) is correcting 

regulations published in the Federal 

Register on October 16, 2020. The rule 

merged the 8(a) Business Development 

(BD) Mentor-Prote ́ge ́ Program and the 

All Small Mentor-Prote ́ge ́ Program to 

eliminate confusion and remove 

unnecessary duplication of functions 

within SBA. This document is making 

several technical corrections to the 

regulations. 

DATES: Effective February 23, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mark Hagedorn, U.S. Small Business 

Administration, Office of General 

Counsel, 409 Third Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20416; (202) 205–7625; 

mark.hagedorn@sba.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SBA 

published a final rule revising the 

regulations pertaining to the 8(a) BD and 

size programs in order to further reduce 

unnecessary or excessive burdens on 

small businesses and to eliminate 

confusion or more clearly delineate 

SBA’s intent in certain regulations. (85 

FR 66146). This is the third set of 

corrections. The first set of corrections 

was published in the Federal Register 

on November 16, 2020. (85 FR 72916). 

The second set of corrections was 

published in the Federal Register on 

January 14, 2021. This document 

augments those corrections. 

In the final rule, SBA amended 

§ 121.103(h) to revise and clarify the 

requirements for joint ventures. In doing 

so, the sub-paragraphs in this section 

were reorganized. The language about 

ostensible subcontractors moved from 

§ 121.103(h)(4) to § 121.103(h)(2). This 

document removes references to 

§ 121.103(h)(4) and replaces them with 

references to § 121.103(h)(2) in the 

introductory text to § 121.103(h), in 

paragraph § 121.404(d), and in 

paragraph § 127.504(g). 

List of Subjects 

13 CFR Part 121 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Government procurement, 

Government property, Grant programs— 

business, Individuals with disabilities, 

Loan programs—business, Small 

businesses. 

13 CFR Part 127 

Government contracts, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, Small 

businesses. 

Accordingly, 13 CFR parts 121 and 

127 are corrected by making the 

following correcting amendments: 

PART 121—SMALL BUSINESS SIZE 

REGULATIONS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 121 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 632, 634(b)(6), 

636(a)(36), 662, and 694a(9); Pub. L. 116–136, 

Section 1114. 

■ 2. In § 121.103 amend paragraph (h) 

introductory text by revising the secondto-last sentence to read as follows: 

§ 121.103 How does SBA determine 

affiliation? 

* * * * * 

(h) * * * SBA may also determine 

that the relationship between a prime 

contractor and its subcontractor is a 

joint venture pursuant to paragraph 

(h)(2). * * * 

* * * * * 

■ 3. Amend § 121.404 by revising 

paragraph (d) to read as follows: 

§ 121.404 When is the size status of a 

business concern determined? 

* * * * * 

(d) Nonmanufacturer rule, ostensible 

subcontractor rule, and joint venture 

agreements. Compliance with the 

nonmanufacturer rule set forth in 

§ 121.406(b)(1), the ostensible 

subcontractor rule set forth in 

§ 121.103(h)(2), and the joint venture 

agreement requirements in § 124.513(c) 

and (d), § 125.8(b) and (c), § 125.18(b)(2) 

and (3), § 126.616(c) and (d), or 

§ 127.506(c) and (d) of this chapter, as 

appropriate, is determined as of the date 

of the final proposal revision for 

negotiated acquisitions and final bid for 

sealed bidding. 

* * * * * 

PART 127—WOMEN-OWNED SMALL 

BUSINESS FEDERAL CONTRACT 

PROGRAM 

■ 4. The authority citation for part 127 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 632, 634(b)(6), 

637(m), 644 and 657r. 

■ 5. Amend § 127.504 by revising the 

second sentence of paragraph (g)(1) to 

read as follows: 

§ 127.504 What requirements must an 

EDWOSB or WOSB meet to be eligible for 

an EDWOSB or WOSB requirement? 

* * * * * 

(g) * * * 

(1) * * * When the subcontractor is 

other than small or alleged to be other 

than small for the size standard assigned 

to the procurement, this issue may be 

grounds for a size protest, as described 

at § 121.103(h)(2) of this chapter. 

* * * * * 

John W. Klein, 

Acting Associate Administrator, Government 

Contracting and Business Development. 

[FR Doc. 2021–03008 Filed 2–22–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8026–03–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

13 CFR Part 125 

RIN 3245–AG85 

Ownership and Control of ServiceDisabled Veteran-Owned Small 

Business Concerns; Correction 

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business 

Administration. 

ACTION: Correcting amendment. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Small Business 

Administration (SBA) is correcting 

regulations that published in the 

Federal Register on September 28, 2018. 

The rule issued one definition of 

ownership and control for the 

Department of Veterans Affairs 

verification of Veteran-Owned (VO) and 

Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned 

(SDVO) Small Business Concerns (SBCs) 

with the SBA. This document is making 

one technical correction to the 

regulations. 

DATES: Effective February 23, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ed 

Bender, U.S. Small Business 

Administration, Office of General 

Counsel, 409 Third Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20416; (202) 205–6455; 

edmund.bender@sba.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

response to the provisions of the 

National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2017 (NDAA 2017), SBA 

issued regulations relating to ownership 

and control for the Department of 

Veterans Affairs verification of VeteranOwned (VO) and Service-Disabled 

Veteran-Owned (SDVO) Small Business 

Concerns (SBCs) with the SBA. 83 FR 

48908. Pursuant to NDAA 2017, SBA 

issued one definition of ownership and 

control for these concerns, which 

applies to the Department of Veterans 

Affairs in its verification and Vets First 

Contracting Program procurements, and 

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all other government acquisitions which 

require self-certification. The legislation 

also provided that in certain 

circumstances a firm can qualify as VO 

or SDVO when there is a surviving 

spouse or an employee stock ownership 

plan (ESOP). 

In response to the NDAA 2017 

changes, SBA amended the definitions 

in § 125.11 by incorporating language 

from VA’s regulations and also from 

SBA’s 8(a) Business Development (BD) 

program regulations. 13 CFR part 124, 

subpart A. In making these 

amendments, SBA inadvertently 

removed the definition of ‘‘interested 

party.’’ This rule adds back the 

definition. 

List of Subjects in 13 CFR Part 125 

Government contracts, Government 

procurement, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, Small 

businesses, Technical assistance. 

Accordingly, 13 CFR part 125 is 

corrected by making the following 

correcting amendment: 

PART 125—GOVERNMENT 

CONTRACTING PROGRAMS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 125 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 632(p), (q), 634(b)(6), 

637, 644, 657f, 657q, 657r, and 657s; 38 

U.S.C. 501 and 8127. 

■ 2. Amend § 125.11 by adding in 

alphabetical order the definition of 

‘‘Interested Party’’ to read as follows: 

§ 125.11 What definitions are important in 

the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned 

(SDVO) Small Business Concern (SBC) 

Program? 

* * * * * 

Interested Party means the contracting 

activity’s contracting officer, SBA, any 

concern that submits an offer for a 

specific sole source or set-aside SDVO 

contract or order (including Multiple 

Award Contracts), or any concern that 

submitted an offer in full and open 

competition and its opportunity for 

award will be affected by a reserve of an 

award given to a SDVO SBC. 

* * * * * 

John W. Klein, 

Acting Associate Administrator, Government 

Contracting and Business Development. 

[FR Doc. 2021–03007 Filed 2–22–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8026–03–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2020–0900; Product 

Identifier 2020–NM–080–AD; Amendment 

39–21400; AD 2021–02–17] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for all 

Airbus SAS Model A318 series 

airplanes; Model A319–111, A319–112, 

A319–113, A319–114, A319–115, A319– 

131, A319–132, A319–133, A319–151N, 

and A319–153N airplanes; Model A320 

series airplanes; and Model A321 series 

airplanes. This AD was prompted by the 

results of laboratory tests on nonrechargeable lithium batteries installed 

in emergency locator transmitters (ELT), 

which highlighted a lack of protection 

against certain currents that could lead 

to thermal runaway and a battery fire. 

This AD requires modifying a certain 

ELT by installing a diode in the airplane 

circuit connecting the ELT battery, as 

specified in a European Union Aviation 

Safety Agency (EASA) AD, which is 

incorporated by reference. The FAA is 

issuing this AD to address the unsafe 

condition on these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective March 30, 

2021. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain publications listed in this AD 

as of March 30, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: For EASA material 

incorporated by reference (IBR) in this 

AD, contact the EASA, KonradAdenauer-Ufer 3, 50668 Cologne, 

Germany; telephone +49 221 8999 000; 

email ADs@easa.europa.eu; internet 

www.easa.europa.eu. You may find this 

IBR material on the EASA website at 

https://ad.easa.europa.eu. For Airbus 

SAS service information incorporated 

by reference in this AD, contact Airbus 

SAS, Airworthiness Office—EIAS, 

Rond-Point Emile Dewoitine No: 2, 

31700 Blagnac Cedex, France; telephone 

+33 5 61 93 36 96; fax +33 5 61 93 44 

51; email account.airworth-eas@

airbus.com; internet https://

www.airbus.com. You may view this 

IBR material at the FAA, Airworthiness 

Products Section, Operational Safety 

Branch, 2200 South 216th St., Des 

Moines, WA. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, 

call 206–231–3195. It is also available in 

the AD docket on the internet at https:// 

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2020– 

0900. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the internet at https://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2020– 

0900; or in person at Docket Operations 

between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

The AD docket contains this final rule, 

any comments received, and other 

information. The address for Docket 

Operations is U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sanjay Ralhan, Aerospace Engineer, 

Large Aircraft Section, International 

Validation Branch, FAA, 2200 South 

216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198; 

telephone and fax 206–231–3223; email 

Sanjay.Ralhan@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

The EASA, which is the Technical 

Agent for the Member States of the 

European Union, has issued EASA AD 

2020–0103, dated May 7, 2020; 

corrected May 8, 2020 (EASA AD 2020– 

0103) (also referred to as the Mandatory 

Continuing Airworthiness Information, 

or the MCAI), to correct an unsafe 

condition for all Airbus SAS Model 

A318–111, A318–112, A318–121, A318– 

122 airplanes; Model A319–111, A319– 

112, A319–113, A319–114, A319–115, 

A319–131, A319–132, A319–133, A319– 

151N, and A319–153N airplanes; Model 

A320–211, A320–212, A320–214, A320– 

215, A320–216, A320–231, A320–232, 

A320–233, A320–251N, A320–252N, 

A320–253N, A320–271N, A320–272N, 

and A320–273N airplanes; and Model 

A321–111, A321–112, A321–131, A321– 

211, A321–212, A321–213, A321–231, 

A321–232, A321–251N, A321–252N, 

A321–253N, A321–271N, A321–272N, 

A321–251NX, A321–252NX, A321– 

253NX, A321–271NX, and A321–272NX 

airplanes. Model A320–215 airplanes 

are not certificated by the FAA and are 

not included on the U.S. type certificate 

data sheet; this AD therefore does not 

include those airplanes in the 

applicability. 

The FAA issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 by adding an AD that would