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Vol. 88, No. 200 

Wednesday, October 18, 2023 

FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS 

AUTHORITY 

5 CFR Part 2424 

Negotiability Proceedings; Correction 

AGENCY: Federal Labor Relations 

Authority. 

ACTION: Correcting amendment. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Labor Relations 

Authority is correcting its regulations 

regarding negotiability proceedings. 

DATES: Effective October 18, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Thomas Tso at ttso@flra.gov or at (771) 

444–5779. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In FR Doc. 

2023–19269, appearing in the Federal 

Register of Tuesday, September 12, 

2023, on page 62445, instruction 10 

revised paragraphs (a) through (c) of 

§ 2424.25, but regulatory text was set 

out for paragraphs (a) through (d). The 

revision of paragraph (d) wasn’t 

incorporated into the CFR because it 

wasn’t included in the instruction. This 

correcting amendment revises paragraph 

(d) of § 2424.25. 

List of Subjects in 5 CFR Part 2424 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Government employees, 

Labor management relations. 

For the reasons set out in the 

preamble, the Federal Labor Relations 

Authority corrects 5 CFR part 2424 by 

making the following correcting 

amendment: 

PART 2424—NEGOTIABILITY 

PROCEEDINGS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 2424 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 7134. 

■ 2. Amend § 2424.25 by revising 

paragraph (d) to read as follows: 

§ 2424.25 Response of the exclusive 

representative; purpose; time limits; 

content; severance; service. 

* * * * * 

(d) Severance. The exclusive 

representative may, of its own accord, 

accomplish the severance of a 

previously submitted proposal or 

provision. To accomplish severance, the 

exclusive representative must identify 

the proposal or provision that the 

exclusive representative is severing and 

set forth the exact wording of the newly 

severed portion(s). Further, as part of 

the exclusive representative’s 

explanation and argument about why 

the newly severed portion(s) are within 

the duty to bargain or not contrary to 

law, the exclusive representative must 

explain how the severed portion(s) 

stand alone with independent meaning, 

and how the severed portion(s) would 

operate. The explanation and argument 

in support of the severed portion(s) 

must meet the same requirements for 

specific information set forth in 

paragraph (c) of this section, and must 

satisfy the exclusive representative’s 

burdens under § 2424.32. 

* * * * * 

Dated: October 13, 2023. 

Rebecca J. Osborne, 

Director of Legislative Affairs and Program 

Planning. 

[FR Doc. 2023–22975 Filed 10–17–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7627–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Federal Crop Insurance Corporation 

7 CFR Parts 407 and 457 

[Docket ID FCIC–23–0006] 

RIN 0563–AC83 

Transparency in Policy Cancellations 

AGENCY: Federal Crop Insurance 

Corporation, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA). 

ACTION: Final rule; technical 

amendment; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Crop Insurance 

Corporation (FCIC) is making a 

technical amendment to its regulations 

by clarifying that an Approved 

Insurance Provider (AIP) may only 

cancel a crop insurance policy (policy) 

with express written consent from FCIC. 

This requirement is already binding in 

the Standard Reinsurance Agreement 

(SRA), which establishes the terms 

under which FCIC provides reinsurance 

and subsidies on eligible crop insurance 

policies sold by AIPs. By adding the 

same conditions to the regulation as are 

in the policy between the AIP and the 

producer, it provides greater 

transparency to producers about the 

existing rights in their policy. The 

changes to the crop insurance policies 

resulting from the amendments in this 

rule are applicable for the 2024 and 

succeeding crop years for crops with a 

contract change date on or after 

November 30, 2023. For all other crops, 

the changes to the crop insurance 

policies made in this rule are applicable 

for the 2025 and succeeding crop years. 

DATES: 

Effective date: This final rule is 

effective November 30, 2023. 

Comment date: We will consider 

comments that we receive by the close 

of business December 18, 2023. FCIC 

will consider the comments received 

and may conduct additional rulemaking 

in the future based on the comments. 

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit 

comments on this rule. You may submit 

comments by going through the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal as follows: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and search 

for Docket ID FCIC–23–0006. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

All comments will be posted without 

change and will be publicly available on 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Francie Tolle; telephone (816) 926– 

7829; or email francie.tolle@usda.gov. 

Persons with disabilities who require 

alternative means for communication 

should contact the USDA Target Center 

at (202) 720–2600 (voice) or (844) 433– 

2774 (toll-free nationwide). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Risk Management Agency (RMA) 

administers the FCIC regulations. FCIC 

serves America’s agricultural producers 

through effective, market-based risk 

management tools to strengthen the 

economic stability of agricultural 

producers and rural communities. The 

AIPs sell and service Federal crop 

insurance policies in every State 

through a public-private partnership. 


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SRA is a cooperative financial 

assistance agreement between FCIC and 

an AIP. AIPs are bound by the SRA 

terms in administering Federal crop 

insurance policies with insured 

producers. FCIC is making a technical 

amendment for a conforming change in 

the regulations for consistency with an 

SRA requirement. 

In this rule, FCIC amends the Area 

Risk Protection Insurance (ARPI) Basic 

Provisions (7 CFR part 407) and the 

Common Crop Insurance Policy (CCIP) 

Basic Provisions (7 CFR 457.8). The 

technical amendments made by this rule 

are applicable for the 2024 and 

succeeding crop years for crops with a 

contract change date on or after 

November 30, 2023. For all other crops, 

the changes to the policy made in this 

rule are applicable for the 2025 and 

succeeding crop years. 

FCIC is clarifying that an AIP may 

only cancel a policy with express 

written consent from FCIC in the CCIP 

and ARPI Basic Provisions. The SRA 

prohibits any AIP from cancelling an 

eligible crop insurance policy held by a 

producer so long as the producer 

remains eligible and the AIP continues 

to write eligible crop insurance 

contracts within the State, except as 

authorized by FCIC. However, language 

in the regulations for ARPI and CCIP 

Basic Provisions requires a conforming 

change to be clear so that insured 

producers will be fully aware of their 

protection from unauthorized AIP 

cancellations, which already exists in 

the SRA terms. 

The language in the ARPI and CCIP 

Basic Provisions only specified the 

deadline for cancellations (that is, by 

the cancellation date), but did not 

specify any allowable conditions for 

cancellation. 

FCIC is making conforming changes 

in the regulations for ARPI and CCIP 

Basic Provisions to be consistent with 

existing SRA terms regarding the policy 

cancellation requirements to be 

transparent for the producer. 

Clarity of the Regulation 

Executive Order 12866, as 

supplemented by Executive Order 

13563, requires each agency to write all 

rules in plain language. In addition to 

your substantive comments on this rule, 

we invite your comments on how to 

make the rule easier to understand. For 

example: 

• Are the requirements in the rule 

clearly stated? Are the scope and intent 

of the rule clear? 

• Does the rule contain technical 

language or jargon that is not clear? 

• Is the material logically organized? 

• Would changing the grouping or 

order of sections or adding headings 

make the rule easier to understand? 

• Could we improve clarity by adding 

tables, lists, or diagrams? 

• Would more, but shorter, sections 

be better? Are there specific sections 

that are too long or confusing? 

• What else could we do to make the 

rule easier to understand? 

USDA Non-Discrimination Policy 

In accordance with Federal civil 

rights law and USDA civil rights 

regulations and policies, USDA, its 

Agencies, offices, and employees, and 

institutions participating in or 

administering USDA programs are 

prohibited from discriminating based on 

race, color, national origin, religion, sex, 

gender identity (including gender 

expression), sexual orientation, 

disability, age, marital status, family or 

parental status, income derived from a 

public assistance program, political 

beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior 

civil rights activity, in any program or 

activity conducted or funded by USDA 

(not all bases apply to all programs). 

Remedies and complaint filing 

deadlines vary by program or incident. 

Individuals who require alternative 

means of communication for program 

information (for example, braille, large 

print, audiotape, American Sign 

Language, etc.) should contact the 

responsible Agency or the USDA 

TARGET Center at (202) 720–2600 

(voice and text telephone (TTY)) or dial 

711 for Telecommunications Relay 

Service (both voice and text telephone 

users can initiate this call from any 

telephone). Additionally, program 

information may be made available in 

languages other than English. 

To file a program discrimination 

complaint, complete the USDA Program 

Discrimination Complaint Form, AD– 

3027, found online at https://

www.usda.gov/oascr/how-to-file-aprogram-discrimination-complaint and 

at any USDA office or write a letter 

addressed to USDA and provide in the 

letter all the information requested in 

the form. To request a copy of the 

complaint form, call (866) 632–9992. 

Submit your completed form or letter to 

USDA by: (1) mail to: U.S. Department 

of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20250–9410; (2) fax: (202) 690–7442; 

or (3) email: program.intake@usda.gov. 

USDA is an equal opportunity 

provider, employer, and lender. 

List of Subjects 

7 CFR Part 407 

Acreage allotments, Administrative 

practice and procedure, Barley, Corn, 

Cotton, Crop insurance, Peanuts, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Sorghum, Soybeans, 

Wheat. 

7 CFR Part 457 

Acreage allotments, Crop insurance, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, FCIC amends 7 CFR parts 407 

and 457, effective for the 2024 and 

succeeding crop years for crops with a 

contract change date on or after 

November 30, 2023, and for the 2025 

and succeeding crop years for all other 

crops, as follows: 

PART 407—AREA RISK PROTECTION 

INSURANCE REGULATIONS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 407 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1506(l) and 1506(o). 

■ 2. In § 407.9, section 2, revise 

paragraph (i) to read as follows: 

§ 407.9 Area Risk Protection Insurance 

Regulations. 

* * * * * 

2. Life of Policy, Cancellation, and 

Termination 

* * * * * 

(i) You may cancel this policy after 

the initial crop year by providing 

written notice to us on or before the 

cancellation date shown in the Crop 

Provisions. We may cancel this policy 

with express written consent from FCIC. 

* * * * * 

PART 457—COMMON CROP 

INSURANCE REGULATIONS 

■ 3. The authority citation for part 457 

is revised to read as follows: 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1506(l) and 1506(o). 

■ 4. In § 457.8, section 2, revise 

paragraph (d) to read as follows: 

§ 457.8 The application and policy. 

* * * * * 

2. Life of Policy, Cancellation, and 

Termination 

* * * * * 

(d) You may cancel this policy after 

the initial crop year by providing 

written notice to us on or before the 

cancellation date shown in the Crop 


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Provisions. We may cancel this policy 

with express written consent from FCIC. 

* * * * * 

Marcia Bunger, 

Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 

Corporation. 

[FR Doc. 2023–22964 Filed 10–17–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–08–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2023–1503; Project 

Identifier AD–2023–00197–A; Amendment 

39–22566; AD 2023–20–07] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Epic Aircraft, 

LLC Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Epic Aircraft, LLC Model E1000 

airplanes. This AD was prompted by 

improperly rigged flap position 

switches. This AD requires installing a 

secondary full position limit switch to 

the flap system, installing a switch ramp 

on the flap actuator, and modifying the 

take-off position switch rigging. The 

FAA is issuing this AD to address the 

unsafe condition on these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective November 

22, 2023. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of November 22, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: 

AD Docket: You may examine the AD 

docket at regulations.gov under Docket 

No. FAA–2023–1503; 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 final rule, any comments 

received, and other information. The 

address for Docket Operations is U.S. 

Department of Transportation, Docket 

Operations, M–30, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 

20590. 

Material Incorporated by Reference: 

• For service information identified 

in this final rule, contact Epic Aircraft, 

LLC, 22590 Nelson Road, Bend, OR 

97701; phone: (541) 639–4603; email: 

info@epicaircraft.com; website: 

epicaircraft.com. 

• You may view this service 

information at the FAA, Airworthiness 

Products Section, Operational Safety 

Branch, 901 Locust, Kansas City, MO 

64106. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, 

call (817) 222–5110. It is also available 

at regulations.gov under Docket No. 

FAA–2023–1503. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Anthony Caldejon, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, FAA, 3960 Paramount 

Boulevard, Lakewood, CA 90712; 

phone: (206) 231–3534; email: 

anthony.v.caldejon@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The FAA issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 by adding an AD that would 

apply to certain Epic Aircraft, LLC 

Model E1000 airplanes. The NPRM 

published in the Federal Register on 

July 21, 2023 (88 FR 47084). The NPRM 

was prompted by a report that during a 

production ground test, the flap position 

switches were not properly rigged and 

allowed the actuator to travel beyond 

the commanded flaps’ full (fully 

extended) position. The flap actuator 

could overrun the flaps’ fully extended 

position if the full position microswitch 

is either missing or not rigged properly, 

resulting in an uncertified flap 

configuration. This condition, if not 

addressed, could result in loss of control 

of the airplane. 

In the NPRM, the FAA proposed to 

require installing a secondary full 

position limit switch to the flap system, 

installing a switch ramp on the flap 

actuator, and modifying the take-off 

position switch rigging. 

The FAA is issuing this AD to address 

the unsafe condition on these products. 

Discussion of Final Airworthiness 

Directive 

Comments 

The FAA received no comments on 

the NPRM or on the determination of 

the costs. 

Conclusion 

The FAA reviewed the relevant data 

and determined that air safety requires 

adopting this AD as proposed. 

Accordingly, the FAA is issuing this AD 

to address the unsafe condition on these 

products. This AD is adopted as 

proposed in the NPRM. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

The FAA reviewed Epic Aircraft 

Service Bulletin SB–0034, Revision B, 

issued December 22, 2022. This service 

information specifies procedures for 

installing a secondary full position limit 

switch to the flap system to prevent 

over-travel. This service information 

also specifies procedures for installing a 

switch ramp on the flap actuator to 

improve reliability and modifying the 

take-off position switch rigging. In 

addition, this service information 

specifies procedures for checking the 

flap-to-wing clearances, adjusting 

clearances as needed, and contacting 

Epic Aircraft if clearance and travel 

limits cannot be met. This service 

information is reasonably available 

because the interested parties have 

access to it through their normal course 

of business or by the means identified 

in ADDRESSES. 

Differences Between This AD and the 

Service Information 

The service information specifies 

contacting the manufacturer if the 

clearance and travel limits are exceeded 

during the check of the flap-to-wing 

clearances, but this AD does not require 

that action. This AD requires adjusting 

the flap-to-wing clearances until they do 

not exceed the specified travel limits. 

Costs of Compliance 

The FAA estimates that this AD 

affects 29 airplanes of U.S. registry. 

The FAA estimates the following 

costs to comply with this AD: 

ESTIMATED COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

product 

Cost on U.S. 

operators 

Install a secondary full position limit switch to the flap 

system.

1 work-hour × $85 per hour = $85 $587 $672 $19,488 

Install a switch ramp on the flap actuator ....................... 1 work-hour × $85 per hour = $85 54 139 4,031 

Modify rigging .................................................................. 4 work-hours × $85 per hour = 

$340.

0 340 9,860 


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