2088 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 8 / Monday, January 13, 2014 / Rules and Regulations 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Parts 91, 121, and 125 

[Docket No.: FAA–2013–0579; Amendment 

Nos. 91–329, 121–364 and 125–62] 

RIN 2120–AK27 

Flight Data Recorder Airplane 

Parameter Specification Omissions 

and Corrections 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule; disposition of 

comments. 

SUMMARY: On December 31, 2012, the 

FAA published a final rule with a 

request for comments amending the 

operating regulations for flight data 

recorders by correcting errors in 

recording rates in three different 

appendices. These errors created 

requirements that could not be met by 

certain airplanes without extensive 

modification, which was not intended 

when the requirements were adopted. 

The corrected recording rates are as 

intended when the applicable flight data 

recorder parameter requirements were 

adopted, but which had been omitted 

from the then current publication of the 

regulatory text. 

DATES: January 13, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may review the public 

docket for this rulemaking (Docket No. 

FAA–2012–1333) at the Docket 

Management Facility in Room W12–140 

of the West Building Ground Floor at 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC, 20590–0001 between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. You 

may also review the public docket on 

the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

technical questions concerning this 

action contact Chris Parfitt, Flight 

Standards Service, Aircraft Maintenance 

Division–Avionics Maintenance Branch, 

AFS–360, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone (202) 385–6398; email 

chris.parfitt@faa.gov. 

For legal questions concerning this 

action contact Karen Petronis, 

International Law, Legislation and 

Regulations Division (AGC–200), Office 

of the Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone (202) 267–3073, email 

Karen.Petronis@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The final rule amended three 

appendices in 14 CFR related to flight 

data recorder (FDR) requirements: 

• First, Appendix E to part 91 was 

amended to correct a typographical 

error introduced when the rule was 

published. For the altitude parameter, 

the sampling rate per second was listed 

as 11. The correct rate had always been 

1 sample per second. 

• The second and third corrections 

concerned identical standards in 

Appendix M to part 121 and Appendix 

E to part 125. When footnote 5 was 

added in 1999 to each Appendix, the 

sampling interval was left off for certain 

airplanes. The correction put the 

sampling interval of once per second 

back in the footnote for the affected 

airplanes. 

None of these changes required action 

by airplane owners, operators or 

manufacturers as the affected airplanes 

already complied with the requirements 

of the originally adopted rules and the 

corrections adopted. Since these 

requirements were intended in the 

original rules, there was no new impact 

on safety. 

Discussion of Comments 

The FAA received no comments on 

the final rule. 

Conclusion 

Since no comments were submitted in 

response to the final rule, the FAA has 

determined that no revisions to the rule 

are warranted. 

Issued under authority of 49 U.S.C. 106(f) 

and 44701(a)(5) in Washington, DC. 

Lirio Liu, 

Director, Office of Rulemaking. 

[FR Doc. 2014–00383 Filed 1–10–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

19 CFR Part 12 

[CBP Dec. 14–02] 

RIN 1515–AD99 

Extension of Import Restrictions 

Imposed on Certain Archaeological 

Material From China 

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, Department of Homeland 

Security; Department of the Treasury. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This final rule amends the 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

(CBP) regulations to reflect the 

extension of import restrictions on 

certain archaeological material from the 

People’s Republic of China (China) and 

makes a technical change to the 

regulations to clarify that the restriction 

to monumental sculpture and wall art at 

least 250 years old should be calculated 

as of January 14, 2009, the date the 

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) 

became effective. These restrictions, 

which were originally imposed by CBP 

Dec. 09–03, are due to expire on January 

14, 2014, unless extended. 

The Assistant Secretary for 

Educational and Cultural Affairs, United 

States Department of State, has 

determined that conditions continue to 

warrant the imposition of import 

restrictions on the archaeological 

materials from China. Accordingly, the 

restrictions will remain in effect for an 

additional five years, and the CBP 

regulations are being amended to 

indicate this further extension through 

January 14, 2019. Additionally, the 

Designated List of cultural property 

described in CBP Dec. 09–03 is revised 

in this document to clarify that the 

agreement applies to monumental 

sculpture and wall art at least 250 years 

old as of January 14, 2009. These 

restrictions are being extended pursuant 

to determinations of the United States 

Department of State made under the 

terms of the Convention on Cultural 

Property Implementation Act in 

accordance with the United Nations 

Educational, Scientific and Cultural 

Organization (UNESCO) Convention on 

the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing 

the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of 

Ownership of Cultural Property. CBP 

Dec. 09–03 contains the Designated List 

of archaeological materials that 

describes the articles to which the 

restrictions apply. 

DATES: Effective Date: January 14, 2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

legal aspects, Lisa Burley, Chief, Cargo 

Security, Carriers and Restricted 

Merchandise Branch, Regulations and 

Rulings, Office of International Trade, 

(202) 325–0215. For operational aspects, 

William R. Scopa, Chief, Partner 

Government Agencies Branch, Trade 

Policy and Programs, Office of 

International Trade, (202) 863–6554. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Pursuant to the provisions of the 1970 

United Nations Educational, Scientific 

and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) 

Convention, codified into U.S. law as 

the Convention on Cultural Property 


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