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agreements pursuant to § 1026.58(c)(1)(iv) 

and (c)(4) through (7) for those four quarters. 

2. Resuming submission of credit card 

agreements to the Bureau. Beginning with 

the submission due on the first business day 

on or after April 30, 2016, card issuers shall 

resume submitting credit card agreements on 

a quarterly basis to the Bureau pursuant to 

§ 1026.58(c). A card issuer shall submit 

agreements for the prior calendar quarter 

(that is, the calendar quarter ending March 

31, 2016), as specified in § 1026.58(c)(1)(ii) 

through (iv) and (c)(3) through (7), to the 

Bureau no later than the first business day on 

or after April 30, 2016. 

i. Specifically, the submission due on the 

first business day on or after April 30, 2016 

shall contain, as applicable: 

A. Identifying information about the card 

issuer and the agreements submitted, 

including the issuer’s name, address, and 

identifying number (such as an RSSD ID 

number or tax identification number), 

pursuant to § 1026.58(c)(1)(i); 

B. The credit card agreements that the card 

issuer offered to the public as of the last 

business day of the calendar quarter ending 

March 31, 2016 that the card issuer had not 

previously submitted to the Bureau as of the 

first business day on or after January 31, 

2015, pursuant to § 1026.58(c)(1)(ii); 

C. Any credit card agreement previously 

submitted to the Bureau that was amended 

since the last business day of the calendar 

quarter ending December 31, 2014 and that 

the card issuer offered to the public as of the 

last business day of the calendar quarter 

ending March 31, 2016, pursuant to 

§ 1026.58(c)(1)(iii) and (c)(3); and 

D. Notification regarding any credit card 

agreement previously submitted to the 

Bureau that the issuer is withdrawing, 

pursuant to § 1026.58(c)(1)(iv) and (c)(4) 

through (7). 

ii. In lieu of the submission described in 

comment 58(g)–2.i.B through D, 

§ 1026.58(c)(1) permits a card issuer to 

submit to the Bureau a complete, updated set 

of the credit card agreements the card issuer 

offered to the public as of the calendar 

quarter ending March 31, 2016. See comment 

58(c)(1)–3. 

3. Continuing obligation to post agreements 

on a card issuer’s own Web site. Section 

1026.58(d) requires a card issuer to post and 

maintain on its publicly available Web site 

the credit card agreements that the issuer is 

required to submit to the Bureau under 

§ 1026.58(c). Pursuant to § 1026.58(g)(2), 

during the temporary suspension period set 

forth in § 1026.58(g)(1), a card issuer shall 

continue to post its agreements to its own 

publicly available Web site as required by 

§ 1026.58(d) using the agreements it would 

have otherwise submitted to the Bureau 

under § 1026.58(c). For example, for 

purposes of § 1026.58(d)(4), a card issuer 

must continue to update the agreements 

posted on its own Web site at least as 

frequently as the quarterly schedule required 

for submission of agreements to the Bureau 

set forth in § 1026.58(c)(1), notwithstanding 

the temporary suspension of submission 

requirements in § 1026.58(g)(1). Similarly, for 

purposes of § 1026.58(d)(2), agreements 

posted by a card issuer on its own Web site 

must continue to conform to the form and 

content requirements set forth in 

§ 1026.58(c)(8). 

* * * * * 

Dated: February 19, 2015. 

Richard Cordray, 

Director, Bureau of Consumer Financial 

Protection. 

[FR Doc. 2015–03879 Filed 2–25–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–AM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR part 25 

[Docket No. FAA–2014–1079; Notice No. 25– 

15–01–SC] 

Special Conditions: Gulfstream Model 

GVII Series Airplanes; Limit Pilot 

Forces for Side-Stick Controller 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed special 

conditions. 

SUMMARY: This action proposes special 

conditions for the Gulfstream Model 

GVII–G500 (GVII series) airplanes. 

These airplanes will have a novel or 

unusual design feature when compared 

to the state of technology envisioned in 

the airworthiness standards for 

transport-category airplanes. 

This design feature is associated with 

side-stick controllers that require 

limited pilot force because they are 

operated by one hand only. The 

applicable airworthiness regulations do 

not contain adequate or appropriate 

safety standards for this design feature. 

These proposed 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 your comments on or 

before April 13, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified 

by docket number FAA–2014–1079 

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: 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 Web site, 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), 

as well as at http://DocketsInfo. 

dot.gov/. 

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: 

Todd Martin, FAA, Airframe and Cabin 

Safety Branch, ANM–115, Transport 

Airplane Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service, 1601 Lind Avenue 

SW., Renton, Washington, 98057–3356; 

telephone 425–227–1178; facsimile 

425–227–1320. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite interested people to take 

part in this rulemaking by sending 

written comments, data, or views. The 

most helpful comments reference a 

specific portion of the proposed special 

conditions, explain the reason for any 

recommended change, and include 

supporting data. 

We will consider all comments we 

receive by the closing date for 

comments. We may change these special 

conditions based on the comments we 

receive. 

Background 

On March 29, 2012, Gulfstream 

Aerospace applied for a type certificate 

for their new Model GVII–G500 

airplane. 

The Model GVII series airplanes are 

large-cabin business jets capable of 

accommodating up to 19 passengers. 

The GVII series will certify a base 

configuration GVII–G500, which 


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incorporates a low, swept-wing design 

with winglets and a T-tail. The airplanes 

have two aft-fuselage-mounted Pratt & 

Whitney turbofan engines. Avionics 

include four primary display units and 

multiple touchscreen controllers. The 

flight-control system is a three-axis, flyby-wire system using active control/

coupled side sticks. 

The GVII–G500 has a wingspan of 87 

ft and a length of 91 ft. Maximum 

takeoff weight is 76,850 lbs. Maximum 

takeoff thrust is 15,135 lbs, maximum 

range is 5,000 nautical miles (nm), and 

maximum operating altitude is 51,000 

ft. 

The Model GVII series airplanes are 

equipped with two side-stick controllers 

instead of the conventional control 

columns and wheels. This side-stick 

controller is designed for one-hand 

operation. The requirement of Title 14, 

Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 

25.397(c), which defines limit pilot 

forces and torques for conventional 

wheel or stick controls, is not adequate 

for a side-stick controller. Special 

conditions are necessary to specify the 

appropriate loading conditions for this 

controller design. 

Type-Certification Basis 

Under 14 CFR 21.17, Gulfstream must 

show that the Model GVII–G500 

airplanes meet the applicable provisions 

of 14 CFR part 25, as amended by 

Amendments 25–1 through 25–137. 

The certification of the GVII–G500 

airplane is 14 CFR part 25, effective 

February 1, 1965, including 

Amendments 25–1 through 25–137; 14 

CFR part 34, as amended by 

Amendments 34–1 through the most 

current amendment at the time of design 

approval; and 14 CFR part 36, 

Amendment 36–29. In addition, the 

certification basis includes special 

conditions and equivalent-safety 

findings related to the flight-control 

system. 

If the Administrator finds that the 

applicable airworthiness regulations 

(i.e., 14 CFR part 25) do not contain 

adequate or appropriate safety standards 

for the Model GVII series airplanes 

because of a novel or unusual design 

feature, special conditions are 

prescribed under § 21.16. 

Special conditions are initially 

applicable to the model for which they 

are issued. Should the type certificate 

for that model be amended later to 

include any other model that 

incorporates the same novel or unusual 

design feature, these special conditions 

would also apply to the other model 

under § 21.101. 

In addition to the applicable 

airworthiness regulations and proposed 

special conditions, the Model GVII 

series airplanes must comply with the 

fuel-vent and exhaust-emission 

requirements of 14 CFR part 34, and the 

noise certification requirements of 14 

CFR part 36. The FAA must issue a 

finding of regulatory adequacy under 

§ 611 of Public Law 92–574, the ‘‘Noise 

Control Act of 1972.’’ 

The FAA issues special conditions, as 

defined in 14 CFR 11.19, under § 11.38, 

and they become part of the typecertification basis under § 21.17(a)(2) for 

new type certificates, and § 21.101 for 

amended type certificates. 

Novel or Unusual Design Features 

The Gulfstream Model GVII series 

airplanes will incorporate the following 

novel or unusual design feature: 

A side-stick controller for one-hand 

operation requiring wrist motion only, 

not arms. 

Discussion 

Current regulations reference piloteffort loads for the flight deck pitch-androll controls that are based on twohanded effort. Special conditions are 

being proposed for Gulfstream GVII 

series airplanes based on similar 

airplane programs that include sidestick controllers. These proposed 

special conditions are also appropriate 

for the Model GVII series airplane’s 

side-stick controller. 

These proposed 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. 

Applicability 

As discussed above, these proposed 

special conditions apply to Gulfstream 

Model GVII series airplanes. Should 

Gulfstream apply later for a change to 

the type certificate to include another 

model incorporating the same novel or 

unusual design feature, these proposed 

special conditions would apply to that 

model as well. 

Conclusion 

This action affects only certain novel 

or unusual design features on the 

Gulfstream Model GVII series airplanes. 

It is not a rule of general applicability. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR part 25 

Aircraft, Aviation safety, Reporting 

and recordkeeping requirements. 

The authority citation for these 

proposed special conditions is as 

follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701, 

44702, 44704. 

The Proposed Special Conditions 

Accordingly, the Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) proposes the 

following special conditions in lieu of 

§ 25.397(c): 

For the Gulfstream Model GVII series 

airplanes equipped with side-stick 

controls designed for forces to be 

applied by one wrist and not arms, the 

limit pilot forces are as follows. 

1. For all components between and 

including the side-stick controlassembly handle and its control stops: 

Pitch Roll 

Nose up, 200 lbf ....... Nose left, 100 lbf. 

Nose down, 200 lbf ... Nose right, 100 lbf. 

2. For all other components of the 

side-stick control assembly, but 

excluding the internal components of 

the electrical sensor assemblies, to avoid 

damage to the control system as the 

result of an in-flight jam: 

Pitch Roll 

Nose up, 125 lbf ....... Nose left, 50 lbf. 

Nose down, 125 lbf ... Nose right, 50 lbf. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on February 

19, 2015. 

John J. Piccola, Jr., 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–03968 Filed 2–25–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2015–0415; Directorate 

Identifier 2015–CE–001–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; GROB– 

WERKE Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

GROB–WERKE Models G115EG and 

G120A airplanes that would supersede 

AD 2014–26–04. This proposed AD 

results from mandatory continuing 

airworthiness information (MCAI) 

originated by an aviation authority of 

another country to identify and correct 

an unsafe condition on an aviation 

product. The MCAI describes the unsafe 


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