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552a (l)(3)’’ and add ‘‘Section 552a 

(i)(3)’’ in its place. 

[FR Doc. 2015–31731 Filed 12–16–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 1505–01–D 

FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION 

12 CFR Part 652 

Federal Agricultural Mortgage 

Corporation Funding and Fiscal Affairs 

CFR Correction 

In Title 12 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations, Parts 600 to 899, revised as 

of January 1, 2015, on page 344, in 

appendix A to subpart B to part 652, in 

the table of contents, add ‘‘1.0 

Introduction.’’. 

[FR Doc. 2015–31730 Filed 12–16–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 1505–01–D 

NATIONAL CREDIT UNION 

ADMINISTRATION 

12 CFR Part 747 

Administrative Actions, Adjudicative 

Hearings, Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, and Investigations 

CFR Correction 

In Title 12 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations, Parts 600 to 899, revised as 

of January 1, 2015, on page 918, in 

§ 747.616, remove the term ‘‘Office of 

the Controller’’ and add the term ‘‘Office 

of Chief Financial Officer’’ in its place. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Parts 21 and 45 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–0933; Amdt. Nos. 

21–98A, 45–29A] 

RIN 2120–AK20 

Changes to Production Certificates 

and Approvals; Correction 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule; correction. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) is correcting a 

final rule published on October 1, 2015. 

In that rule, the FAA amended its 

certification procedures and marking 

requirements for aeronautical products 

and articles. This action corrects the 

effective date of the final rule to permit 

an earlier implementation of the rule’s 

provisions that allow production 

approval holders to issue authorized 

release documents for aircraft engines, 

propellers, and articles. It also permits 

an earlier implementation date for 

production certificate holders to 

manufacture and install interface 

components, and provides earlier relief 

from the current requirement that fixedpitch wooden propellers be marked 

using an approved fireproof method. 

DATES: The final rule published October 

1, 2015 (80 FR 59021), is effective 

March 29, 2016, except for §§ 21.1(b)(1), 

21.1(b)(5) through (9), 21.137(o), 21.142, 

21.147, and 45.11(c), which are effective 

January 4, 2016. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

technical questions concerning this 

action, contact Priscilla Steward or 

Robert Cook, Aircraft Certification 

Service, Production Certification 

Section, AIR–112, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone (202) 267–1656; email: 

priscilla.steward@faa.gov or telephone: 

(202) 267–1590; email: robert.cook@

faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On October 1, 2015, the final rule, 

‘‘Changes to Production Certificates and 

Approvals,’’ 80 FR 59021, was 

published in the Federal Register. In 

that final rule the FAA revised the 

regulations pertaining to certification 

requirements for products and articles 

in part 21 of title 14 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) and 

removed certain marking requirements 

in 14 CFR part 45 applicable to fixedpitch wooden propellers. The final rule 

afforded production approval holders 

(PAHs) a number of privileges not 

currently permitted under current 

regulations. 

To provide PAHs privileges similar to 

those afforded European and Canadian 

approved manufacturers, § 21.137(o) of 

the final rule permits a PAH to issue 

authorized release documents for new 

aircraft engines, propellers, and articles 

that it produces, and also for used 

aircraft engines, propellers, and articles 

it rebuilds or alters in accordance with 

§ 43.3(j), provided it establishes an 

FAA-approved process in its quality 

system for issuing those documents. 

Authorized release documents would 

typically be issued using FAA Form 

8130–3, Airworthiness Release 

Certificate, Airworthiness Approval Tag. 

The final rule also allows a PAH that 

meets the requirements of § 21.147(c) to 

apply for an amendment to its 

production certificate for the purpose of 

manufacturing and installing interface 

components. The term ‘‘interface 

component’’ is also specifically defined 

in § 21.1(a)(5). 

Additionally, the final rule amends 

part 45 to exclude fixed-pitch wooden 

propellers from the requirement that a 

propeller, propeller blade, or propeller 

hub be marked using an approved 

fireproof method. This exclusion allows 

manufacturers to mark their products in 

a practical manner that takes into 

account the inherent nature of wooden 

propellers. 

Finally, the rule revises the definition 

of ‘‘airworthiness approval,’’ in 

§ 21.1(b)(1), by expanding it to account 

for the issuance of an airworthiness 

approval in instances where an aircraft, 

aircraft engine, propeller, or article does 

not conform to its approved design or 

may not be in a condition for safe 

operation at the time the airworthiness 

approval is generated and that 

nonconformity or condition is specified 

on the airworthiness approval 

document. 

The FAA issued the final rule with an 

effective date of 180 days after its 

publication in the Federal Register to 

allow sufficient time for industry 

compliance with new requirements 

contained in the rule. This effective 

date, however, also delayed the 

implementation date of certain 

provisions that removed regulatory 

burdens that were no longer necessary 

or appropriate in the current global 

manufacturing environment. 

Accordingly, the FAA is amending the 

effective date of the final rule to January 

4, 2016 for the following sections: 

• § 21.1(b)(1) which revises the 

definition of airworthiness approval 

• § 21.1(b)(5), which defines interface 

component 

• § 21.137(o), which establishes 

provisions for the issuance of 

authorized release documents by PAHs 

• § 21.142, which codifies provisions 

for the inclusion of interface 

components in a production limitation 

record 

• § 21.147, which specifies the 

requirements that must be met to amend 

a production certificate to include 

interface components 

• § 45.11(c), which excludes fixedpitch wooden propellers from the 

requirement that they be marked using 

an approved fireproof method. 

The FAA also notes that Change 5 to 

the Maintenance Annex Guidance 

(MAG), which implements certain 

provisions of the Aviation Safety 

Agreement between the United States 

and the European Union requires that 

FAA Form 8130–3 be issued by a U.S. 


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1ASTM F963–11 is a consumer product safety 

standard, except for section 4.2 and Annex 4, or any 

provision that restates or incorporates an existing 

mandatory standard or ban promulgated by the 

Commission or by statute. 

2ASTM F963–11 contains the following note 

regarding the scope of the solubility requirement: 

Continued 

PAH for new parts that will be installed 

in articles for which a dual 

airworthiness release is to be issued. In 

order to serve European customers 

many U.S. repair stations will be 

required to possess parts documentation 

that U.S. PAHs cannot currently issue 

and which can only be obtained from 

the FAA or its designees. 

Although the FAA and EASA have 

agreed to delay the implementation of 

Change 5 to the MAG until March 29, 

2016, correcting the effective date of 

§ 21.137(o) will provide PAHs with the 

ability to establish a system for the 

issuance of authorized release 

documents to meet EASA requirements 

without increasing staff in the form of 

Organization Designation Authority 

(ODA) unit members or Designated 

Manufacturing Inspection 

Representatives (DMIRs), or incurring 

the cost of hiring additional Designated 

Airworthiness Representatives (DARs). 

Additionally, correcting the effective 

date of §§ 21.142, 21.147, and 45.11(c) 

will alleviate the current need for PAHs 

to request new exemptions or renew 

current exemptions to manufacture and 

install interface components and 

appropriately mark wooden propellers. 

The remaining sections of the final 

rule become effective on March 29, 

2016, its originally published effective 

date. 

Correction 

In FR Doc. 2015–24950, beginning on 

page 59021 in the Federal Register of 

October 1, 2015, in the second column, 

correct the DATES section to read as 

follows: 

DATES: This final rule is effective 

March 29, 2016, except for §§ 21.1(b)(1), 

21.1(b)(5) through (9), 21.137(o), 21.142, 

21.147 and 45.11(c), which are effective 

on January 4, 2016. 

Issued under authority provided by 49 

U.S.C. 106(f), 44701(a), and 44703 in 

Washington, DC, on December 11, 2015. 

Lirio Liu, 

Director, Office of Rulemaking. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

15 CFR Part 762 

Recordkeeping 

CFR Correction 

In Title 15 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations, Parts 300 to 799, revised as 

of January 1, 2015, on pages 657 and 

658, in § 762.1, in paragraph (b), remove 

‘‘§ 762.7’’ and add ‘‘§ 762.2’’ in its place, 

and remove ‘‘§ 762.6’’ and add ‘‘§ 762.7’’ 

in its place. 

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BILLING CODE 1505–01–D 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

15 CFR Part 772 

Definitions of Terms 

CFR Correction 

In Title 15 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations, Parts 300 to 799, revised as 

of January 1, 2015, on pages 723, 727, 

and 733, in § 772.1, remove the 

definitions of ‘‘fault tolerance’’, ‘‘laser 

duration’’ and ‘‘positioning accuracy’’. 

[FR Doc. 2015–31737 Filed 12–16–15; 8:45 am] 

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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

16 CFR Part 1251 

[Docket No. CPSC–2011–0081] 

Toys: Determination Regarding Heavy 

Elements Limits for Unfinished and 

Untreated Wood 

AGENCY: U.S. Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety 

Commission (‘‘Commission,’’ or 

‘‘CPSC’’) is issuing a final rule 

determining that unfinished and 

untreated trunk wood does not contain 

heavy elements that would exceed the 

limits specified in the Commission’s toy 

standard, ASTM F963–11. Based on this 

determination, unfinished and 

untreated trunk wood in toys does not 

require third party testing for the heavy 

element limits in ASTM F963. 

DATES: The rule is effective on January 

19, 2016. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

W. Boja, Lead Compliance Officer, 

Office of Compliance, U.S. Consumer 

Product Safety Commission, 4330 East 

West Hwy., Room 610M, Bethesda, MD 

20814; 301–504–7300: email: jboja@

cpsc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Background 

1. Third Party Testing and Burden 

Reduction 

Section 14(a) of the Consumer 

Product Safety Act, (‘‘CPSA’’), as 

amended by the Consumer Product 

Safety Improvement Act of 2008 

(‘‘CPSIA’’), requires that manufacturers 

of products subject to a consumer 

product safety rule or similar rule, ban, 

standard or regulation enforced by the 

CPSC, must certify that the product 

complies with all applicable CPSCenforced requirements. 15 U.S.C. 

2063(a). For children’s products, 

certification must be based on testing 

conducted by a CPSC-accepted third 

party conformity assessment body. Id. 

Public Law 112–28 (August 12, 2011) 

directed the CPSC to seek comment on 

‘‘opportunities to reduce the cost of 

third party testing requirements 

consistent with assuring compliance 

with any applicable consumer product 

safety rule, ban, standard, or 

regulation.’’ Public Law 112–28 also 

authorized the Commission to issue new 

or revised third party testing regulations 

if the Commission determines ‘‘that 

such regulations will reduce third party 

testing costs consistent with assuring 

compliance with the applicable 

consumer product safety rules, bans, 

standards, and regulations.’’ Id. 

2063(d)(3)(B). 

2. CPSC’s Toy Standard 

Section 106 of the CPSIA states that 

the provisions of ASTM International 

(‘‘ASTM’’), Consumer Safety 

Specifications for Toy Safety (‘‘ASTM 

F963,’’ or ‘‘toy standard’’), ‘‘shall be 

considered to be consumer product 

safety standards issued by the 

Commission under section 9 of the 

CPSA (15 U.S.C. 2058).’’ 1 Thus, toys 

subject to ASTM F963–11, the current 

mandatory version of the standard, must 

be tested by a CPSC-accepted third party 

conformity assessment body and 

demonstrate compliance with all 

applicable CPSC requirements for the 

manufacturer to issue a Children’s 

Product Certificate (‘‘CPC’’) before the 

toys can be entered into commerce. 

The toy standard has numerous 

requirements. Among them, section 

4.3.5 requires that surface coating 

materials and accessible substrates of 

toys 2 that can be sucked, mouthed, or 


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