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purpose of these notices is to give interested

persons an opportunity to participate in the

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Tuesday, October 10, 2023 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

7 CFR Part 927 

[Doc. No. AMS–SC–22–0079] 

Pears Grown in Oregon and 

Washington; Amendment to the 

Marketing Order 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

Department of Agriculture (USDA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: This document invites 

comments on a proposed amendment to 

Marketing Order No. 927, which 

regulates the handling of pears grown in 

Oregon and Washington. The proposed 

amendment would revise the Fresh Pear 

Committee’s approval requirement for 

recommending modifications to the 

marketing order’s fresh pear handling 

regulations from 80 to 75 percent. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

December 11, 2023 to be assured 

consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments 

concerning this proposed rule. 

Comments can be sent to the Docket 

Clerk, Market Development Division, 

Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA, 

1400 Independence Avenue SW, STOP 

0237, Washington, DC 20250–0237. 

Comments can also be submitted to the 

Docket Clerk electronically by Email at: 

MarketingOrderComment@usda.gov, or 

via the internet at: https://

www.regulations.gov. Comments should 

reference the document number and the 

date and page number of this issue of 

the Federal Register. All comments will 

be made available for public inspection 

in the Office of the Docket Clerk during 

regular business hours or can be viewed 

at: https://www.regulations.gov. All 

comments submitted in response to this 

proposed rule will be included in the 

record and will be made available to the 

public on the internet at the address 

provided above. Please be advised that 

the identity of the individuals or entities 

submitting comments will be made 

public. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Geronimo Quinones, Marketing 

Specialist, or Matthew Pavone, Chief, 

Rulemaking Services Branch, Market 

Development Division, Specialty Crops 

Program, AMS, USDA, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, STOP 0237, 

Washington, DC 20250–0237; 

Telephone: (202) 720–8085, or Email: 

MarketingOrderComment@usda.gov. 

Small businesses may request 

information on complying with this 

regulation by contacting Richard Lower, 

Market Development Division, Specialty 

Crops Program, AMS, USDA, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, STOP 0237, 

Washington, DC 20250–0237; 

Telephone: (202) 720–8085, or Email: 

Richard.Lower@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

action, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553, 

proposes to amend regulations issued to 

carry out a marketing order as defined 

in 7 CFR 900.2(j). This proposal is 

issued under Marketing Order No. 927, 

as amended (7 CFR part 927), regulating 

the handling of pears grown in Oregon 

and Washington. Part 927 (referred to as 

the ‘‘Order’’) is effective under the 

Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act 

of 1937, as amended (7 U.S.C. 601–674), 

hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Act.’’ The 

Fresh Pear Committee (‘‘Committee’’) 

administers the Order’s provisions 

relating to the handling of pears for the 

fresh market. The Committee comprises 

growers and handlers of pears operating 

within Oregon and Washington, and a 

public member. 

Section 608c(17) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 

608c(17)) and the applicable rules of 

practice and procedure at 7 CFR 900.43 

authorize amendment of the Order 

through this informal rulemaking 

action. The Agricultural Marketing 

Service (‘‘AMS’’) will consider 

comments received in response to this 

proposed rule and, based on all the 

information available, will determine if 

the amendment is warranted. If AMS 

determines amendment of the Order is 

warranted, a subsequent proposed rule 

and notice of referendum would be 

issued, and growers would be allowed 

to vote for or against the proposed 

amendment. AMS would then issue a 

final rule effectuating any amendments 

favored in the referendum. 

AMS is issuing this proposed rule in 

conformance with Executive Orders 

12866, 13563, and 14094. Executive 

Orders 12866 and 13563 direct agencies 

to assess all costs and benefits of 

available regulatory alternatives and, if 

regulation is necessary, to select 

regulatory approaches that maximize 

net benefits (including potential 

economic, environmental, public health 

and safety effects, distributive impacts, 

and equity). Executive Order 13563 

emphasizes the importance of 

quantifying both costs and benefits, 

reducing costs, harmonizing rules, and 

promoting flexibility. Executive Order 

14094 reaffirms, supplements, and 

updates Executive Order 12866 and 

further directs agencies to solicit and 

consider input from a wide range of 

affected and interested parties through a 

variety of means. This proposed rule is 

not a significant regulatory action 

within the meaning of Executive Order 

12866. Accordingly, this action has not 

been reviewed by the Office of 

Management and Budget (‘‘OMB’’) 

under section 6 of the Executive Order. 

This proposed rule has been reviewed 

under Executive Order 13175, 

Consultation and Coordination with 

Indian Tribal Governments, which 

requires agencies to consider whether 

their rulemaking actions would have 

Tribal implications. AMS has 

determined this proposed rule is 

unlikely to have substantial direct 

effects on one or more Indian Tribes, on 

the relationship between the Federal 

Government and Indian Tribes, or on 

the distribution of power and 

responsibilities between the Federal 

Government and Indian Tribes. 

This proposal has been reviewed 

under Executive Order 12988, Civil 

Justice Reform. This proposed rule is 

not intended to have retroactive effect. 

The Act provides that administrative 

proceedings must be exhausted before 

parties may file suit in court. Under 

section 608c(15)(A) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 

608c(15)(A)), any handler subject to a 

marketing order may file with USDA a 

petition stating that the order, any 

provision of the order, or any obligation 

imposed in connection with the order is 

not in accordance with law and 

requesting a modification of the order or 

to be exempted therefrom. The handler 

is afforded the opportunity for a hearing 

on the petition. After the hearing, USDA 

would rule on the petition. The handler 

may then seek judicial review of the 

ruling by filing suit in the U.S. district 


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court for the district in which the 

handler is an inhabitant or has his or 

her principal place of business, 

provided the action is filed no later than 

20 days after the date of entry of the 

ruling. 

Section 608c(17) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 

608c(17)) and the supplemental rules of 

practice at 7 CFR 900.43 authorize the 

use of informal rulemaking (5 U.S.C. 

553) to amend Federal fruit, vegetable, 

and nut marketing agreements and 

orders. In determining whether informal 

rulemaking is appropriate, USDA is 

required to consider the nature and 

complexity of the proposed 

amendments, the potential regulatory 

and economic impacts on affected 

entities, and any other relevant matters. 

AMS has considered these factors and 

has determined that the amendment 

proposed herein is not unduly complex 

and the nature of the proposed 

amendment is appropriate for utilizing 

the informal rulemaking process to 

amend the Order. This proposed rule 

would revise the approval requirement 

for recommending modifications to the 

Order’s fresh pear handling regulations. 

In addition, as discussed in the Initial 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis section 

below, the proposed rule is not 

anticipated to have any significant 

economic impact on affected entities. 

Further, the proposed amendment 

would not impose any new reporting, 

record-keeping, or compliance costs on 

businesses. 

The Committee recommended the 

proposed amendment to the Order 

following deliberations at a public 

meeting held on June 2, 2022. The 

Committee recommended this change 

by vote of nine in favor and two 

opposed, with one abstention. The two 

opposing voters did not feel the 

proposed change was necessary, and the 

abstention voter wanted an even lower 

requirement. The Committee submitted 

its formal recommendation to amend 

the Order through the informal 

rulemaking process on August 23, 2022, 

and subsequently provided AMS 

clarification about the recommendation 

on December 1, 2022. 

Proposal—Prerequisites to 

Recommendations 

Currently, sections 927.33(a) and 

927.52(a) of the Order provide that all 

decisions of the Committee require a 

supporting vote of 75 percent or greater; 

except that a decision to recommend 

changes to the regulations concerning 

the shipment of fresh pears requires a 

supporting vote of 80 percent or greater. 

The voting requirements in section 

927.52 of the Order utilize a weighted 

calculation of votes based on the 

handling of specific pear varieties. The 

Committee recommended modifying the 

current 80-percent voting requirement 

to 75 percent to align these voting 

requirements, mitigate confusion, and 

simplify the Order. 

In 2020, the Committee recommended 

a regulation change to the Anjou pear 

variety in three separate motions, each 

receiving a separate vote. A 

subcommittee was formed to investigate 

how the proposed modification to the 

voting requirement might have affected 

the 2020 voting outcomes. The 

subcommittee analyzed the three 

motions by comparing each voting 

outcome at 75- and 80-percent vote 

requirement levels. Of the three, two 

motions did not have enough 

Committee support at either voting level 

and received only 52 percent and 66 

percent of the vote. The third motion for 

the regulation change received 86 

percent affirmative support by vote. 

Therefore, the subcommittee concluded 

that changing the requirement to 75 

percent would not have altered the 

outcome of those votes. 

While most of the Committee believes 

the current 80-percent voter affirmation 

requirement is too high, two members 

believe the change to 75 percent is not 

necessary, and one member believes the 

change is not impactful enough. 

The Committee considered 

alternatives, including a 70-percent 

requirement. However, after running 

simulations with historical data to 

assess the impact of a 70- or 75-percent 

requirement, the Committee determined 

75 percent to be optimal in that it did 

not materially affect vote outcomes for 

recommendations. Additionally, the 

adjustment from an 80- to 75-percent 

voting requirement establishes 

regulatory consistency with other 

Committee recommendations that have 

a 75-percent voting requirement. As 

such, the Committee believes this 

proposal would provide more 

continuity to all Committee voting 

procedures without materially changing 

voting outcomes, thereby mitigating 

confusion and improving the efficiency 

of its operations. 

Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Pursuant to requirements set forth in 

the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) (5 

U.S.C. 601–612), AMS has considered 

the economic impact of this proposed 

rule on small entities. Accordingly, 

AMS has prepared this initial regulatory 

flexibility analysis. 

The purpose of the RFA is to fit 

regulatory actions to the scale of 

businesses subject to such actions in 

order to ensure that small businesses 

will not be unduly or disproportionately 

burdened. Marketing orders issued 

pursuant to the Act, and the rules issued 

thereunder, are unique in that they are 

brought about through group action of 

essentially small entities acting on their 

own behalf. 

There are approximately 708 growers 

of fresh pears in the production area and 

27 handlers subject to regulation under 

the Order. At the time this analysis was 

prepared, small agricultural producers 

of pears were defined by the Small 

Business Administration (‘‘SBA’’) as 

those having annual receipts equal to or 

less than $3,500,000 (North American 

Industry Classification System code 

111339, Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming), 

and small agricultural service firms 

were defined as those whose annual 

receipts are equal to or less than 

$34,000,000 (North American Industry 

Classification System Code 115114, 

Postharvest Crop Activities) (13 CFR 

121.201). 

According to the National 

Agricultural Statistics Service, the 2020 

average grower price received for fresh 

pears produced in Oregon and 

Washington was $11.39 per standard 44- 

pound box or equivalent. Committee 

data indicates total production was 

16,290,225 44-pound standard boxes or 

equivalent in the 2019–20 fiscal period. 

The total 2019–20 fiscal period value of 

assessable fresh ‘‘summer/fall’’ and 

‘‘winter’’ pears grown in Oregon and 

Washington was $185,545,663 

(16,290,225 44-pound standard boxes or 

equivalent multiplied by $11.39 per box 

equals $185,545,663). Dividing the crop 

value by the estimated number of 

growers (708), yields an estimated 

average receipt per grower of $262,070. 

According to USDA Market News 

data, the reported average terminal price 

for 2020 Oregon and Washington fresh 

pears was $34.87 per 44-pound standard 

box or equivalent (data reported in 4⁄5

bushel). Multiplying the Committeereported 2019–20 Oregon and 

Washington total production of 

16,290,225 44-pound standard boxes or 

equivalent by the estimated average 

price per box or equivalent of $34.87 

equals $568,040,146. Dividing this 

figure by 27 regulated handlers yields 

estimated average annual handler 

receipts of $21,038,524. Therefore, using 

the above data, the majority of growers 

and handlers of Oregon and Washington 

fresh pears may be classified as small 

entities. 

This proposed rule would revise a 

provision in the Order’s subpart 

regulating handling of pears grown in 

Oregon and Washington. This proposal 

would align the approval requirement 

for recommending modifications to the 

Order’s fresh pear handling regulations, 


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which is 80 percent, with all other 

Committee voting requirements within 

the Order. Currently, all other 

Committee recommendations require 75 

percent concurrence. The different 

voting requirements sometimes result in 

confusion for some Committee 

members, which can disrupt Committee 

operations. 

The proposed amendment has no 

anticipated impact on the reporting, 

record-keeping, or compliance costs of 

small businesses. 

The proposed amendment would not 

directly increase or decrease costs to 

members of the pear industry. 

Alternatives to the proposed 

amendment were considered, including 

making no changes at this time. 

However, the Committee believes it is 

necessary to bring all voting 

requirements in-line for clarity and 

understanding to ensure the efficient 

execution of the Order. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35), the Order’s information 

collection requirements have been 

previously approved by OMB and 

assigned OMB No. 0581–0189, Fruit 

Crops. No changes in those 

requirements would be necessary 

because of this proposed rule. Should 

any changes become necessary, they 

would be submitted to OMB for 

approval. 

This proposed rule would impose no 

additional reporting or recordkeeping 

requirements on either small or large 

pear handlers. As with all Federal 

marketing order programs, reports and 

forms are periodically reviewed to 

reduce information requirements and 

duplication by industry and publicsector agencies. 

AMS is committed to complying with 

the E-Government Act to promote the 

use of the internet and other 

information technologies to provide 

increased opportunities for citizen 

access to Government information and 

services, and for other purposes. 

USDA has not identified any relevant 

Federal rules that duplicate, overlap, or 

conflict with this proposed rule. 

The Committee’s meetings are widely 

publicized throughout the pear 

production area. All interested persons 

are invited to attend the meetings and 

encouraged to participate in Committee 

deliberations on all issues. Like all 

Committee meetings, the meeting held 

on June 2, 2022, was open to the public, 

and all entities, both large and small, 

were encouraged to express their views 

on the proposed amendment. 

Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on the proposed 

amendment to the Order, including 

comments on the regulatory and 

information collection impacts of the 

proposed rule on small businesses. 

Following analysis of any comments 

received on the amendment in this 

proposed rule, AMS will evaluate all 

available information and determine 

whether to proceed. If appropriate, a 

proposed rule and notice of referendum 

would be issued, and growers would be 

provided the opportunity to vote for or 

against the proposed amendment. 

Information about the referendum, 

including dates and voter eligibility 

requirements, would be published in a 

future issue of the Federal Register. A 

final rule would then be issued to 

effectuate any amendment favored in 

the referendum. 

A small business guide on complying 

with fruit, vegetable, and specialty crop 

marketing agreements and orders may 

be viewed at: https://

www.ams.usda.gov/rules-regulations/ 

moa/small-businesses. Any questions 

about the compliance guide should be 

sent to Richard Lower at the previously 

mentioned address in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section. 

General Findings 

The findings hereinafter set forth are 

supplementary to the findings and 

determinations which were previously 

made in connection with the issuance of 

Marketing Order 927; and all said 

previous findings and determinations 

are hereby ratified and affirmed, except 

insofar as such findings and 

determinations may be in conflict with 

the findings and determinations set 

forth herein. 

1. Marketing Order 927 as hereby 

proposed to be amended and all the 

terms and conditions thereof, would 

tend to effectuate the declared policy of 

the Act; 

2. Marketing Order 927 as hereby 

proposed to be amended regulates the 

handling of pears grown in Oregon and 

Washington and is applicable only to 

persons in the respective classes of 

commercial and industrial activity 

specified in the Order; 

3. Marketing Order 927 as hereby 

proposed to be amended is limited in 

application to the smallest regional 

production area which is practicable, 

consistent with carrying out the 

declared policy of the Act, and the 

issuance of several marketing orders 

applicable to subdivisions of the 

production area would not effectively 

carry out the declared policy of the Act; 

4. Marketing Order 927 as hereby 

proposed to be amended prescribes, 

insofar as practicable, such different 

terms applicable to different parts of the 

production area as are necessary to give 

due recognition to the differences in the 

production and marketing of pears 

produced or packed in the production 

area; and 

5. All handling of pears grown or 

handled in the production area, as 

defined in Marketing Order 927, is in 

the current of interstate or foreign 

commerce or directly burdens, 

obstructs, or affects such commerce. 

A 60-day comment period is provided 

to allow interested persons to respond 

to this proposal. Any comments 

received on the amendment proposed in 

this rule will be analyzed and, if AMS 

determines to proceed based on all the 

information presented, a producer 

referendum would be conducted to 

determine industry support for the 

proposed amendment. If appropriate, a 

final rule would then be issued to 

effectuate the amendments favored by 

producers participating in the 

referendum. 

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 927 

Marketing agreements, Pears, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

For the reasons set forth in the 

preamble, the Agricultural Marketing 

Service proposes to amend 7 CFR part 

927 as follows: 

PART 927—PEARS GROWN IN 

OREGON AND WASHINGTON 

■ 1. The authority citation for 7 CFR 

part 927 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 601–674. 

■ 2. Amend § 927.52 by revising 

paragraph (a) to read as follows: 

§ 927.52 Prerequisites to 

recommendations. 

(a) Decisions of the Fresh Pear 

Committee or the Processed Pear 

Committee with respect to any 

recommendations to the Secretary 

pursuant to the establishment or 

modification of a supplemental rate of 

assessment for an individual variety or 

subvariety of pears shall be made by 

affirmative vote of not less than 75 

percent of the applicable total number 

of votes, computed in the manner 

described in paragraph (b) of this 

section, of all members. Decisions of the 

Fresh Pear Committee pursuant to the 

provisions of § 927.50 shall be made by 

an affirmative vote of not less than 75 

percent of the applicable total number 

of votes, computed in the manner 


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prescribed in paragraph (b) of this 

section, of all members. 

* * * * * 

Erin Morris, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–22335 Filed 10–6–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2023–1990; Project 

Identifier AD–2023–00734–A] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Various 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to adopt a 

new airworthiness directive (AD) for 

various airplanes modified with a 

certain configuration of the Garmin GFC 

500 Autopilot System installed per 

Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) 

No. SA01866WI. This proposed AD was 

prompted by a report of an uncommanded automatic pitch trim 

runaway when the autopilot was first 

engaged. This proposed AD would 

require updating the applicable Garmin 

GFC 500 Autopilot System software for 

your airplane and would prohibit 

installing earlier versions of that 

software. The FAA is proposing this AD 

to address the unsafe condition on these 

products. 

DATES: The FAA must receive comments 

on this proposed AD by November 24, 

2023. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, 

using the procedures found in 14 CFR 

11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

regulations.gov. Follow the instructions 

for submitting comments. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail 

address above between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

AD Docket: You may examine the AD 

docket at regulations.gov by searching 

for and locating Docket No. FAA–2023– 

1990; 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 NPRM, any 

comments received, and other 

information. The street address for 

Docket Operations is listed above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher Withers, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, FAA, 1801 S Airport Road, 

Wichita, KS 67209; phone: (316) 946– 

4190; email: christopher.d.withers@

faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

The FAA invites you to send any 

written relevant data, views, or 

arguments about this proposal. Send 

your comments to an address listed 

under ADDRESSES. Include ‘‘Docket No. 

FAA–2023–1990; Project Identifier AD– 

2023–00734–A’’ at the beginning of your 

comments. The most helpful comments 

reference a specific portion of the 

proposal, explain the reason for any 

recommended change, and include 

supporting data. The FAA will consider 

all comments received by the closing 

date and may amend this proposal 

because of those comments. 

Except for Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) as described in the 

following paragraph, and other 

information as described in 14 CFR 

11.35, the FAA will post all comments 

received, without change, to 

regulations.gov, including any personal 

information you provide. The agency 

will also post a report summarizing each 

substantive verbal contact received 

about this NPRM. 

Confidential Business Information 

CBI is commercial or financial 

information that is both customarily and 

actually treated as private by its owner. 

Under the Freedom of Information Act 

(FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt 

from public disclosure. If your 

comments responsive to this NPRM 

contain commercial or financial 

information that is customarily treated 

as private, that you actually treat as 

private, and that is relevant or 

responsive to this NPRM, it is important 

that you clearly designate the submitted 

comments as CBI. Please mark each 

page of your submission containing CBI 

as ‘‘PROPIN.’’ The FAA will treat such 

marked submissions as confidential 

under the FOIA, and they will not be 

placed in the public docket of this 

NPRM. Submissions containing CBI 

should be sent to Christopher Withers, 

Aviation Safety Engineer, FAA, 1801 S 

Airport Road, Wichita, KS 67209. Any 

commentary that the FAA receives 

which is not specifically designated as 

CBI will be placed in the public docket 

for this rulemaking. 

Background 

The FAA received a report of an 

incident involving a Textron Aviation 

Inc. (type certificate previously held by 

Beech Aircraft Corporation, Raytheon 

Aircraft Company, Hawker Beechcraft 

Corporation, and Beechcraft 

Corporation) Model F33A Bonanza 

airplane having an un-commanded 

automatic pitch trim runaway when the 

autopilot was first engaged. The 

airplane was equipped with a Garmin 

GFC 500 Autopilot System that 

included an optional GSA 28 pitch trim 

servo. The affected Garmin GFC 500 

Autopilot System includes G5, G3X 

Touch, or GI 275 software and was 

installed per STC No. SA01866WI using 

Master Drawing List 005–01264–00, 

Revisions 1 through 76. 

The affected autopilot system 

software does not properly handle 

certain hardware failures of the pitch 

trim servo. This could result in an 

automatic un-commanded pitch trim 

runaway, and loss of control of the 

airplane. 

An investigation by Garmin 

International and the National 

Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) 

determined this condition could exist 

on various Textron Aviation, Inc., Piper 

Aircraft, Inc., Commander Aircraft 

Corporation, Mooney International 

Corporation, and DAHER AEROSPACE 

airplane models equipped with a 

Garmin GFC 500 Autopilot System that 

includes an optional GSA 28 pitch trim 

servo. 

FAA’s Determination 

The FAA is issuing this NPRM after 

determining that the unsafe condition 

described previously is likely to exist or 

develop on other products of the same 

type design. 

Proposed AD Requirements in This 

NPRM 

This proposed AD would require 

updating the applicable Garmin GFC 

500 Autopilot System software for your 

airplane and would prohibit installing 

earlier versions of that software. 

Costs of Compliance 

The FAA estimates that this AD, if 

adopted as proposed, would affect 5,900 

airplanes of U.S. registry. 

The FAA estimates the following 

costs to comply with this proposed AD: 


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