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subsequent loans made in conjunction 

with an assumption, if the applicant’s 

adjusted income does not exceed 60 

percent of the area adjusted median 

income and the longer term is necessary 

to show repayment ability. 

* * * * * 

§ 3550.74 [Amended] 

■ 9. Amend § 3550.74 by removing 

paragraph (c)(2) and redesignating 

paragraph (c)(3) as (c)(2). 

■ 10. Amend § 3550.75 by revising 

paragraphs (b)(1)(iv) and (b)(2)(v) to 

read as follows: 

§ 3550.75 Certified Loan Application 

Packaging Process. 

* * * * * 

(b) * * * 

(1) * * * 

(iv) Submit applications via an 

intermediary, unless otherwise waived 

by the Agency. 

(2) * * * 

(v) Submit applications via an 

intermediary, unless otherwise waived 

by the Agency. 

* * * * * 

Subpart C—Section 504 Origination 

and Section 306C Water and Waste 

Disposal Grants 

■ 11. Amend § 3550.102 by revising 

paragraph (e)(1) to read as follows: 

§ 3550.102 Grant and loan purposes. 

* * * * * 

(e) * * * 

(1) Assist in the construction of a new 

dwelling or new construction. 

* * * * * 

■ 12. Amend § 3550.103 by revising 

paragraph (e) to read as follows: 

§ 3550.103 Eligibility Requirements. 

* * * * * 

(e) Need and use of personal 

resources. Applicants must be unable to 

obtain financial assistance at reasonable 

terms and conditions from non-RHS 

credit or grant sources and lack the 

personal resources to meet their needs. 

Elderly families must use any net family 

assets in excess of $30,000 to reduce 

their section 504 request. Non-elderly 

families must use any net family assets 

in excess of $25,000 to reduce their 

section 504 request. Applicants may 

contribute assets in excess of the 

aforementioned amounts to further 

reduce their request for assistance. The 

definition of assets for the purpose of 

this paragraph (e) is net family assets as 

described in § 3550.54, less the value of 

the dwelling and a minimum adequate 

site. 

* * * * * 

■ 13. Amend § 3550.105 by revising 

paragraph (b) to read as follows: 

§ 3550.105 Site Requirements. 

* * * * * 

(b) Lava-flow hazard zones. The site 

must not be located in U.S. Geological 

Survey (USGS) lava-flow hazard zones 1 

or 2. 

* * * * * 

■ 14. Amend § 3550.108 by revising 

paragraph (a) to read as follows: 

§ 3550.108 Security requirements (loans 

only). 

* * * * * 

(a) RHS does not require first lien 

position, but the total of all debts on the 

secured property may not exceed the 

value of the security, except by the 

amount of any required contributions to 

an escrow account for taxes and 

insurance, tax service fee, and any 

required appraisal fee. 

* * * * * 

■ 15. Revise § 3550.111 to read as 

follows: 

§ 3550.111 Appraisals (loans only). 

An appraisal is required when the 

total section 504 indebtedness exceeds 

$25,000 or whenever RHS determines 

that it is necessary to establish the 

adequacy of the security. RHS may 

charge an appraisal fee. Appraisals must 

be made in accordance with the 

Uniform Standards of Professional 

Appraisal Practices. When other real 

estate is taken as additional security it 

will be appraised if it represents a 

substantial portion of the security for 

the loan. 

■ 16. Amend § 3550.117 by revising 

paragraphs (d) and (e) to read as follows: 

§ 3550.117 WWD grant purposes. 

* * * * * 

(d) Pay for necessary installation of 

plumbing and related fixtures within 

dwellings lacking such facilities. 

(e) Construction and/or partitioning 

off a portion of the dwelling for a 

bathroom which is modest in design. 

* * * * * 

■ 17. Amend § 3550.118 by revising 

paragraph (a) to read as follows: 

§ 3550.118 Grant restrictions. 

(a) Maximum grant. Lifetime 

assistance to any individual for initial or 

subsequent Section 306C WWD grants 

may not exceed ten percent of the 

national average area loan limit. 

* * * * * 

Yvonne Hsu, 

Acting Administrator, Rural Housing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–25314 Filed 11–17–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–XV–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2023–1893; Project 

Identifier AD–2023–00389–A] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; FS 2001 

Corp, FS 2002 Corporation, FS 2003 

Corporation, Piper, and Piper Aircraft, 

Inc. Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM); extension of comment period. 

SUMMARY: This document announces an 

extension of the comment period for the 

referenced NPRM, which proposed the 

adoption of a new airworthiness 

directive (AD) for certain FS 2001 Corp, 

FS 2002 Corporation, FS 2003 

Corporation, Piper, and Piper Aircraft, 

Inc. (Piper) airplanes. This NPRM 

invited comments concerning the 

proposed requirement of replacing any 

rudder equipped with a rudder post 

made from a certain carbon steel with a 

rudder equipped with a rudder post 

made from a certain low-alloy steel. 

This extension of the comment period is 

necessary to provide all interested 

persons an opportunity to present their 

views on the proposed requirements of 

this NPRM. 

DATES: The comment period for the 

NPRM published on October 6, 2023, at 

88 FR 69556, and scheduled to close on 

November 20, 2023, is extended until 

February 20, 2024. 

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– 

1893; 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 


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information. The street address for 

Docket Operations is listed above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joseph Zuklic, Aviation Safety Engineer, 

FAA, 2200 South 216th Street, Des 

Moines, WA 98198; phone: (206) 231– 

3858; email: joseph.r.zuklic@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–2023–1893; Project Identifier AD– 

2023–00389–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 Joseph Zuklic, 

Aviation Safety Engineer, FAA, 2200 

South 216th Street, Des Moines, WA 

98198. 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 issued an NPRM to amend 

14 CFR part 39 by adding an AD that 

would apply to certain FS 2001 Corp, 

FS 2002 Corporation, FS 2003 

Corporation, Piper, and Piper Aircraft, 

Inc. (Piper) airplanes, as listed in the 

NPRM. The NPRM published in the 

Federal Register on October 6, 2023 (88 

FR 69556). The NPRM was prompted by 

reports of two non-fatal accidents 

involving airplanes designed and built 

by Piper that were caused by broken 

rudder posts that structurally failed 

above the upper hinge in flight. Both 

accidents occurred in Anchorage, 

Alaska. The first accident occurred on 

June 8, 2020, and involved an FS 2003 

Model PA–12 airplane and the second 

accident occurred on July 23, 2021, and 

involved an FS 2002 Model PA–14 

airplane. Both airplanes sustained 

substantial damage when the rudder 

structurally failed. After examination, it 

was determined that the rudder posts 

fractured above the upper hinge, the top 

portion of the rudder folded over the 

upper tail brace wires, and the rudder 

posts were made from 1025 carbon steel 

and fractured due to fatigue. This 

condition, if not addressed, could result 

in a broken rudder and consequent 

reduced ability of the flight crew to 

maintain the safe flight and landing of 

the airplane. 

In the NPRM, the FAA proposed to 

require replacing any rudder equipped 

with a rudder post made from 1025 

carbon steel with a rudder equipped 

with a rudder post made from 4130N 

low-alloy steel. 

Actions Since the NPRM Was Issued 

Since issuance of the NPRM, the FAA 

has received a request from the Airplane 

Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), 

the Short Wing Piper Club, and other 

commenters to extend the comment 

period. The commenters state that the 

NPRM is controversial and could drive 

substantial costs, among other things. 

To be able to prepare informed and 

meaningful comments with coordinated 

consensus among its members, AOPA 

requested an extension of 90 days to the 

comment period. 

The FAA agrees with the request and 

has determined that it is appropriate to 

extend the comment period for the 

NPRM to give all interested persons 

additional time to examine the proposed 

requirements and submit comments. 

The FAA has determined that extending 

the comment period an additional 90 

days will not compromise the safety of 

the affected airplanes. 

Extension of Comment Period 

The FAA has reviewed the requests 

for extension of the comment period for 

this notice. The commenters have 

shown a substantive interest in the 

proposed policy and good cause for the 

extension of the comment period. 

Therefore, in accordance with 14 

CFR 11.47(c), the FAA has determined 

that an extension of the comment period 

for an additional 90 days to February 20, 

2024 is consistent with the public 

interest, and that good cause exists for 

taking this action. 

Accordingly, the comment period for 

Docket No. FAA–2023–1893 is extended 

until February 20, 2024. 

Because no other portion of the 

proposal or other regulatory information 

has been changed, the entire proposal is 

not being republished. 

Issued under authority provided by 49 

U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, and 44701. 

Issued on November 16, 2023. 

Caitlin Locke, 

Director, Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–25700 Filed 11–16–23; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employee Benefits Security 

Administration 

29 CFR Parts 2510 and 2550 

RIN 1210–AC02; ZRINs 1210–ZA32, 1210– 

ZA33, 1210–ZA34 

Hearing on Retirement Security Rule: 

Definition of an Investment Advice 

Fiduciary and Associated Prohibited 

Transaction Exemption Amendments 

AGENCY: Employee Benefits Security 

Administration. 

ACTION: Announcement of hearing. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor’s 

Employee Benefits Security 

Administration (EBSA) will hold a 

virtual public hearing on December 12 

through December 13, 2023, continuing 

(if necessary) on December 14, 2023, for 

the public to provide input on the 

Department’s proposed Retirement 

Security Rule: Definition of an 

Investment Advice Fiduciary, proposed 

amendments to Prohibited Transaction 

Exemption (PTE) 2020–02, proposed 

amendments to PTE 84–24, and 

proposed amendments to several other 

existing administrative PTEs that are 

available to investment advice 

fiduciaries. EBSA welcomes requests 

from the general public to testify at the 

hearing. 

DATES: The public hearing will be held 

on December 12 through December 13, 

2023, and will continue (if necessary) 

on December 14, 2023, via WebEx, 

beginning each day at 9 a.m. EST. 


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