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List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 930 

Marketing agreements, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, Tart 

cherries. 

For the reasons set forth in the 

preamble, 7 CFR part 930 is proposed to 

be amended as follows: 

PART 930—TART CHERRIES GROWN 

IN THE STATES OF MICHIGAN, NEW 

YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, OREGON, 

UTAH, WASHINGTON, AND 

WISCONSIN 

1. The authority citation for 7 CFR 

part 930 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 601–674. 

2. Section 930.256 is added to read as 

follows: 

Note: This section will not appear in the 

annual Code of Federal Regulations. 

§ 930.256 Final free and restricted 

percentages for the 2010–2011 crop year. 

The final percentages for tart cherries 

handled by handlers during the crop 

year beginning on July 1, 2010, which 

shall be free and restricted, respectively, 

are designated as follows: Free 

percentage, 58 percent and restricted 

percentage, 42 percent. 

Dated: December 7, 2010. 

Craig Morris, 

Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–31198 Filed 12–10–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 25 

[Docket No. NM437 Special Conditions No. 

25–10–02–SC] 

Special Conditions: Gulfstream Model 

GVI Airplane; Electronic Flight Control 

System Mode Annunciation 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed special 

conditions. 

SUMMARY: This action proposes special 

conditions for the Gulfstream GVI 

airplane. This airplane will have novel 

or unusual design features when 

compared to the state of technology 

envisioned in the airworthiness 

standards for transport category 

airplanes. These design features include 

an electronic flight control system. The 

applicable airworthiness regulations do 

not contain adequate or appropriate 

safety standards for these design 

features. 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: We must receive your comments 

by January 27, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: You must mail two copies 

of your comments to: Federal Aviation 

Administration, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Attn: Rules Docket (ANM– 

113), Docket No. NM437, 1601 Lind 

Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington 

98057–3356. You may deliver two 

copies to the Transport Airplane 

Directorate at the above address. You 

must mark your comments: Docket No. 

NM437. You can inspect comments in 

the Rules Docket weekdays, except 

Federal holidays, between 7:30 a.m. and 

4 p.m. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe 

Jacobsen, FAA, Airplane and Flight 

Crew Interface Branch, ANM–111, 

Transport Standards Staff, Transport 

Airplane Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service, 1601 Lind 

Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington 

98055–4056; telephone (425) 227–2011; 

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 special 

conditions, explain the reason for any 

recommended change, and include 

supporting data. We ask that you send 

us two copies of written comments. 

We will file in the docket all 

comments we receive, as well as a 

report summarizing each substantive 

public contact with FAA personnel 

concerning these special conditions. 

You can inspect the docket before and 

after the comment closing date. If you 

wish to review the docket in person, go 

to the address in the ADDRESSES section 

of this preamble between 7:30 a.m. and 

4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

We will consider all comments we 

receive on or before the closing date for 

comments. We will consider comments 

filed late if it is possible to do so 

without incurring expense or delay. We 

may change these special conditions 

based on the comments we receive. 

If you want us to acknowledge receipt 

of your comments on this proposal, 

include with your comments a selfaddressed, stamped postcard on which 

you have written the docket number. 

We will stamp the date on the postcard 

and mail it back to you. 

Background 

On March 29, 2005, Gulfstream 

Aerospace Corporation (hereafter 

referred to as ‘‘Gulfstream’’) applied for 

an FAA type certificate for its new 

Gulfstream Model GVI passenger 

airplane. Gulfstream later applied for, 

and was granted, an extension of time 

for the type certificate, which changed 

the effective application date to 

September 28, 2006. The Gulfstream 

Model GVI airplane will be an all-new, 

two-engine jet transport airplane with 

an executive cabin interior. The 

maximum takeoff weight will be 99,600 

pounds, with a maximum passenger 

count of 19 passengers. 

Type Certification Basis 

Under provisions of Title 14 Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 21.17, 

Gulfstream must show that the 

Gulfstream Model GVI airplane 

(hereafter referred to as ‘‘the GVI’’) meets 

the applicable provisions of 14 CFR part 

25, as amended by Amendments 25–1 

through 25–119, 25–122 and 25–124. 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 GVI because of a novel or 

unusual design feature, special 

conditions are prescribed under the 

provisions of § 21.16. 

In addition to complying with the 

applicable airworthiness regulations 

and special conditions, the GVI 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 also issue a finding of 

regulatory adequacy pursuant to section 

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

Control Act of 1972.’’ 

The FAA issues special conditions, as 

defined in 14 CFR 11.19, in accordance 

with § 11.38, and they become part of 

the type certification basis under 

§ 21.17(a)(2). 

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 features, the special conditions 

would also apply to the other model 

under the provisions of § 21.101. 

Novel or Unusual Design Features 

The GVI will have a fly-by-wire 

electronic flight control system. This 

system provides an electronic interface 

between the pilot’s flight controls and 


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the flight control surfaces for both 

normal and failure states, and it 

generates the actual surface commands 

that provide for stability augmentation 

and control about all three airplane 

axes. Because electronic flight control 

system technology has outpaced 

existing regulations (primarily §§ 25.671 

and 25.672), a special condition is 

proposed to ensure appropriate mode 

recognition by the flight crew for events 

which significantly change the 

operating mode of the electronic flight 

control system. 

Discussion of Proposed Special 

Conditions 

Some failures of this system may lead 

to a degraded operating mode that does 

not merit a classic ‘‘failure warning’’ but 

in which flight envelope protection is 

lost and the flight crew must fly the 

airplane differently to avoid a stall or to 

avoid exceeding structural speed 

limitations. In that case, mode 

awareness by the flight crew is 

necessary to avoid confusion and 

protect safe flight. Therefore, these 

special conditions for flight control 

system mode annunciation propose 

suitable mode annunciation be provided 

to the flight crew for such events. 

Applicability 

As discussed above, these proposed 

special conditions are applicable to the 

GVI. Should Gulfstream apply at a later 

date for a change to the type certificate 

to include another model incorporating 

the same novel or unusual design 

features, these proposed special 

conditions would apply to that model as 

well. 

Conclusion 

This action affects only certain novel 

or unusual design features of the GVI. 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 

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 as part of 

the type certification basis for the GVI 

airplanes. 

If the design of the flight control system 

has multiple modes of operation, a means 

must be provided to indicate to the flight 

crew any mode that significantly changes or 

degrades the normal handling or operational 

characteristics of the airplane. 

Issued in Renton, Washington. 

Jeffrey E. Duven, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–31177 Filed 12–10–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2010–1151; Directorate 

Identifier 95–ANE–10–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; General 

Electric Company CF6 Series Turbofan 

Engines 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to 

supersede an existing airworthiness 

directive (AD) for General Electric (GE) 

CF6–45/–50 series and CF6–80A series 

turbofan engines with certain part 

number (P/N) side links of the five-link 

forward mount assembly installed. That 

AD currently requires an initial and 

repetitive visual inspection of the side 

links for cracks, and stripping and 

reapplying the Sermetel W coating on 

the side link at every exposure of the 

side link. That AD also requires 

replacing the side links and pylon 

attachment bolts, and inspecting the 

fail-safe bolt and platform lug if the side 

links are cracked. This proposed AD 

would continue to require those same 

inspections and stripping and 

reapplying the Sermetel W coating, and 

would add two part numbers to the 

applicability. This proposed AD results 

from a review of the inspection 

program, which revealed that GE had 

omitted two affected part numbers from 

the applicability. We are proposing this 

AD to prevent failure of the side links 

and possible engine separation from the 

airplane. 

DATES: We must receive any comments 

on this proposed AD by February 11, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: Use one of the following 

addresses to comment on this proposed 

AD. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and follow 

the instructions for sending your 

comments electronically. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail 

address above between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tomasz Rakowski, Aerospace Engineer, 

Engine Certification Office, FAA, Engine 

and Propeller Directorate, 12 New 

England Executive Park, Burlington, MA 

01803; telephone (781) 238–7735; fax 

(781) 238–7199. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to send any written 

relevant data, views, or arguments 

regarding this proposal. Send your 

comments to an address listed under 

ADDRESSES. Include ‘‘Docket No. FAA– 

2010–1151; Directorate Identifier 95– 

ANE–10–AD’’ in the subject line of your 

comments. We specifically invite 

comments on the overall regulatory, 

economic, environmental, and energy 

aspects of the proposed AD. We will 

consider all comments received by the 

closing date and may amend the 

proposed AD in light of those 

comments. 

We will post all comments we 

receive, without change, to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information you provide. We 

will also post a report summarizing each 

substantive verbal contact with FAA 

personnel concerning this proposed AD. 

Using the search function of the Web 

site, anyone can find and read the 

comments in any of our dockets, 

including, if provided, the name of the 

individual who sent the comment (or 

signed the comment on behalf of an 

association, business, labor union, etc.). 

You may review the DOT’s complete 

Privacy Act Statement in the Federal 

Register published on April 11, 2000 

(65 FR 19477–78). 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov; or in person at the 

Docket Operations office between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. The AD docket 

contains this proposed AD, the 

regulatory evaluation, any comments 

received, and other information. The 

street address for the Docket Operations 

office (telephone (800) 647–5527) is the 

same as the Mail address provided in 

the ADDRESSES section. Comments will 

be available in the AD docket shortly 

after receipt. 


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