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protect the airplane from all adverse 

impacts on safety, functionality, and 

continued airworthiness. 

3. The applicant must establish 

appropriate procedures to allow the 

operator to ensure that continued 

airworthiness of the aircraft is 

maintained, including all post Type 

Certification modifications that may 

have an impact on the approved 

electronic system security safeguards. 

Ali Bahrami, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–27196 Filed 10–19–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 25 

[Docket No. FAA–2011–1140; Special 

Conditions No. 25–450–SC] 

Special Conditions: Gulfstream 

Aerospace Corporation, Model GIV–X 

Airplane; Isolation or Aircraft 

Electronic System Security Protection 

From Unauthorized Internal Access 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final special conditions; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: These special conditions are 

issued for the Gulfstream Aerospace 

Corporation Model GIV–X airplane. 

This airplane will have novel or 

unusual design features associated with 

connectivity of the passenger domain 

computer systems to the airplane 

critical systems and data networks. The 

applicable airworthiness regulations do 

not contain adequate or appropriate 

safety standards for these design 

features. 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: The effective date of these 

special conditions is October 13, 2011. 

We must receive your comments by 

December 5, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified 

by docket number FAA–2011–1140 

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 by 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 

8 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 the 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: 

Varun Khanna, FAA, Airplane and 

Flight Crew Interface Branch, ANM– 

111, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service, 1601 Lind 

Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington 

98057–3356; telephone 425–227–1298; 

facsimile 425–227–1149. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA 

has determined that notice of, and 

opportunity for prior public comment 

on, these special conditions are 

impracticable because these procedures 

would significantly delay issuance of 

the design approval and thus delivery of 

the affected aircraft. In addition, the 

substance of these special conditions 

has been subject to the public comment 

process in several prior instances with 

no substantive comments received. The 

FAA therefore finds that good cause 

exists for making these special 

conditions effective upon issuance. 

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 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 April 21, 2011, Gulfstream 

Aerospace Corporation (hereafter 

referred to as ‘‘Gulfstream’’) applied for 

a supplemental type certificate to install 

a new interior design configuration in 

the Gulfstream Model GIV–X passenger 

airplane. The Gulfstream Model GIV–X 

is a two-engine jet transport airplane 

with a maximum takeoff weight of 

47,600 pounds and an interior 

configuration for a maximum of 19 

passengers. 

Type Certification Basis 

Under the provisions of Title 14, Code 

of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 21.101, 

Gulfstream must show that the 

Gulfstream Model GIV–X airplane 

(hereafter referred to as the ‘‘GIV–X’’), as 

changed, continues to meet the 

applicable provisions of the regulations 

incorporated by reference in Type 

Certificate No. A12EA or the applicable 

regulations in effect on the date of 

application for the change. The 

regulations incorporated by reference in 

the type certificate are commonly 

referred to as the ‘‘original type 

certification basis.’’ The regulations 

incorporated by reference in Type 

Certificate No. A12EA are as follows: 

14 CFR part 25, effective February 1, 

1965, including Amendments 25–1 

through 25–56, except for the following 

sections which are limited to showing 

compliance with the amendments 

indicated: Part 25 effective February 1, 

1965, §§ 25.109, 25.571, and 25.813; 

part 25 Amendment 25–22, § 25.571; 

and part 25 Amendment 25–15, 

§ 25.807(c)(2). In addition, the 

certification basis includes certain 

special conditions, exemptions, and 

equivalent safety findings that are not 

relevant to these special conditions. 

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 GIV–X because of a novel or 

unusual design feature, special 

conditions are prescribed under the 

provisions of § 21.16. 

Special conditions are initially 

applicable to the model for which they 

are issued. Should the applicant apply 

for a supplemental type certificate to 

modify any other model included on the 


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same type certificate to incorporate the 

same novel or unusual design feature, 

the special conditions would also apply 

to the other model. 

In addition to the applicable 

airworthiness regulations and special 

conditions, the GIV–X 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 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 

§ 21.101. 

Novel or Unusual Design Features 

The GIV–X will incorporate the 

following novel or unusual design 

features: Digital systems architecture 

composed of several connected 

networks. The proposed architecture 

and network configuration may be used 

for, or interfaced with, a diverse set of 

functions, including: 

1. Flight-safety related control, 

communication, and navigation systems 

(aircraft control domain); 

2. Airline business and administrative 

support (airline information domain); 

3. Passenger information and 

entertainment systems (passenger 

entertainment domain); and 

4. The capability to allow access to or 

by external sources. 

Discussion 

The GIV–X integrated network 

configuration may allow increased 

connectivity with external network 

sources and will have more 

interconnected networks and systems, 

such as passenger entertainment and 

information services, than previous 

Gulfstream airplane models. This may 

allow the exploitation of network 

security vulnerabilities and increased 

risks potentially resulting in unsafe 

conditions for the airplane and its 

occupants. This potential exploitation of 

security vulnerabilities may result in 

intentional or unintentional destruction, 

disruption, degradation, or exploitation 

of data and systems critical to the safety 

and maintenance of the airplane. The 

existing regulations and guidance 

material did not anticipate these types 

of system architectures. Furthermore, 14 

CFR regulations and current system 

safety assessment policy and techniques 

do not address potential security 

vulnerabilities which could be exploited 

by unauthorized access to airplane 

networks and servers. Therefore, these 

special conditions are being issued to 

ensure that the security (i.e., 

confidentiality, integrity, and 

availability) of airplane systems is not 

compromised by unauthorized wired or 

wireless electronic connections between 

airplane systems and networks and the 

passenger entertainment domain. 

Applicability 

As discussed above, these special 

conditions are applicable to the 

Gulfstream Model GIV–X. Should 

Gulfstream apply at a later date for a 

supplemental type certificate to modify 

any other model included on the Type 

Certificate No. A12EA to incorporate the 

same novel or unusual design features, 

these special conditions would apply to 

that model as well. 

Conclusion 

This action affects only certain novel 

or unusual design features on one model 

of airplane. It is not a rule of general 

applicability and affects only the 

applicant who applied to the FAA for 

approval of these features on the 

airplane. 

The substance of these special 

conditions has been subjected to the 

notice and comment period in several 

prior instances and has been derived 

without substantive change from those 

previously issued. It is unlikely that 

prior public comment would result in a 

significant change from the substance 

contained herein. Therefore, because a 

delay would significantly affect the 

certification of the airplane, which is 

imminent, the FAA has determined that 

prior public notice and comment are 

unnecessary and impracticable, and 

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 described above. 

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 Special Conditions 

Accordingly, pursuant to the 

authority delegated to me by the 

Administrator, the following special 

conditions are issued as part of the type 

certification basis for Gulfstream Model 

GIV–X airplanes. 

1. The applicant must ensure that the 

design provides isolation from, or 

airplane electronic system security 

protection against, access by 

unauthorized sources internal to the 

airplane. The design must prevent 

inadvertent and malicious changes to, 

and all adverse impacts upon, airplane 

equipment, systems, networks, or other 

assets required for safe flight and 

operations. 

2. The applicant must establish 

appropriate procedures to allow the 

operator to ensure that continued 

airworthiness of the aircraft is 

maintained, including all post Type 

Certification modifications that may 

have an impact on the approved 

electronic system security safeguards. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on October 

13, 2011. 

Ali Bahrami, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–27198 Filed 10–19–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2011–0010; Airspace 

Docket No. 11–AAL–1] 

Amendment of Federal Airways; 

Alaska 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule; technical 

amendment. 

SUMMARY: This action removes two 

modified VHF Omnidirectional Range 

(VOR) Federal airways, V–320 and V– 

440, from a final rule published in the 

Federal Register of April 28, 2011. That 

rule amended 29 Air Traffic Service 

(ATS) routes in Alaska affected by the 

relocation of the Anchorage VOR 

navigation aid. The FAA is taking this 

action as a result of these VOR Federal 

airways not passing flight inspections to 

retain existing minimum enroute 

altitude (MEA) requirements in the 

vicinity of Anchorage, AK. 

DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC October 

20, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Colby Abbott, Airspace, Regulations and 

ATC Procedures Group, Office of 

Mission Support Services, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 

267–8783. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History 

Federal Register Docket No. FAA– 

2011–0010, Airspace Docket No. 11– 

AAL–1 published on April 28, 2011 (76 

FR 23687), amends all Federal Airways 


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