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17 5 U.S.C. 804(2). 

Congressional Review Act 

The rule is not a ‘‘major rule’’ as 

defined by the Congressional Review 

Act, codified at 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq. The 

rule will not result in: (1) An annual 

effect on the economy of $100,000,000 

or more; (2) a major increase in costs or 

prices; or (3) significant adverse effects 

on competition, employment, 

investment, productivity, innovation, or 

the ability of United States-based 

companies to compete with foreignbased companies.17

Paperwork Reduction Act 

The Paperwork Reduction Act (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) requires that 

regulations involving the collection of 

information receive clearance from the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB). This rule contains no such 

collection of information requiring OMB 

approval under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act. Consequently, no 

information has been submitted to OMB 

for review. 

Lists of Subjects 

12 CFR Part 1209 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Penalties. 

12 CFR Part 1217 

Civil remedies, Program fraud. 

12 CFR Part 1250 

Flood insurance, Governmentsponsored enterprises, Penalties, 

Reporting and record keeping 

requirements. 

Accordingly, for the reasons stated in 

the preamble and under the authority of 

12 U.S.C. 4513b and 12 U.S.C. 4526, the 

Federal Housing Finance Agency hereby 

amends subchapters A and C of chapter 

XII of title 12 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations as follows: 

Subchapter A—Organization and 

Operations 

PART 1209—RULES OF PRACTICE 

AND PROCEDURE 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 1209 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 554, 556, 557, and 701 

et seq.; 12 U.S.C. 1430c(d); 12 U.S.C. 4501, 

4502, 4503, 4511, 4513, 4513b, 4517, 4526, 

4566(c)(1) and (c)(7), 4581–4588, 4631–4641; 

and 28 U.S.C. 2461 note. 

■ 2. Revise § 1209.80 to read as follows: 

§ 1209.80 Inflation adjustments. 

The maximum amount of each civil 

money penalty within FHFA’s 

jurisdiction, as set by the Safety and 

Soundness Act and thereafter adjusted 

in accordance with the Inflation 

Adjustment Act, is as follows: 

TABLE 1 TO § 1209.80 

U.S. Code citation Description 

New adjusted 

maximum 

penalty 

amount 

12 U.S.C. 4636(b)(1) .................................................................. First Tier ..................................................................................... $14,206 

12 U.S.C. 4636(b)(2) .................................................................. Second Tier ................................................................................ 71,031 

12 U.S.C. 4636(b)(4) .................................................................. Third Tier (Regulated Entity or Entity-Affiliated party) ............... 2,841,242 

■ 3. Revise § 1209.81 to read as follows: 

§ 1209.81 Applicability. 

The inflation adjustments set out in 

§ 1209.80 shall apply to civil money 

penalties assessed in accordance with 

the provisions of the Safety and 

Soundness Act, 12 U.S.C. 4636, and 

subparts B and C of this part, for 

violations occurring on or after January 

15, 2024. 

PART 1217—PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL 

REMEDIES ACT 

■ 4. The authority citation for part 1217 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 12 U.S.C. 4501; 12 U.S.C. 4526, 

28 U.S.C. 2461 note; 31 U.S.C. 3801–3812. 

■ 5. Amend § 1217.3 by revising 

paragraphs (a)(1) introductory text and 

(b)(1) introductory text to read as 

follows: 

§ 1217.3 Basis for civil penalties and 

assessments. 

(a) * * * 

(1) A civil penalty of not more than 

$13,946 may be imposed upon a person 

who makes a claim to FHFA for 

property, services, or money where the 

person knows or has reason to know 

that the claim: 

* * * * * 

(b) * * * 

(1) A civil penalty of up to $13,946 

may be imposed upon a person who 

makes a written statement to FHFA with 

respect to a claim, contract, bid or 

proposal for a contract, or benefit from 

FHFA that: 

* * * * * 

Subchapter C—Enterprises 

PART 1250—FLOOD INSURANCE 

■ 6. The authority citation for part 1250 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 12 U.S.C. 4521(a)(4) and 4526; 

28 U.S.C. 2461 note; 42 U.S.C. 4001 note; 42 

U.S.C. 4012a(f)(3), (4), (5), (8), (9), and (10). 

■ 7. Amend § 1250.3 by revising 

paragraph (c) to read as follows: 

§ 1250.3 Civil money penalties. 

* * * * * 

(c) Amount. The maximum civil 

money penalty amount is $669 for each 

violation that occurs before January 15, 

2024, with total penalties not to exceed 

$192,996. For violations that occur on or 

after January 15, 2024, the civil money 

penalty under this section may not 

exceed $691 for each violation, with 

total penalties assessed under this 

section against an Enterprise during any 

calendar year not to exceed $199,251. 

* * * * * 

Sandra L. Thompson, 

Director, Federal Housing Finance Agency. 

[FR Doc. 2024–00874 Filed 1–17–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8070–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 25 

[Docket No. FAA–2023–2424; Special 

Conditions No. 25–846–SC] 

Special Conditions: Gulfstream 

Aerospace Corporation Model GVIII– 

G700 and GVIII–G800 Series Airplanes; 

Electronic System Security Protection 

From Unauthorized Internal Access 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 


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ACTION: Final special conditions; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: These special conditions are 

issued for the Gulfstream Aerospace 

Corporation (Gulfstream) Model GVIII– 

G700 and GVIII–G800 series airplanes. 

These airplanes will have a novel or 

unusual design feature when compared 

to the state of technology envisioned in 

the airworthiness standards for 

transport-category airplanes. This 

design feature is associated with the 

installation of a digital system that 

contains a wireless and hardwired 

network with hosted application 

functionality that allows access, from 

sources internal to the airplane, to the 

airplane’s internal electronic 

components. The applicable 

airworthiness regulations do not contain 

adequate or appropriate safety standards 

for this design feature. 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: This action is effective on 

Gulfstream on January 18, 2024. Send 

comments on or before March 4, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified 

by Docket No. FAA–2023–2424 using 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRegulations Portal: Go to 

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 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 9 

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

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

• Fax: Fax comments to Docket 

Operations at 202–493–2251. 

• Docket: Background documents or 

comments received may be read at 

www.regulations.gov at any time. 

Follow the online instructions for 

accessing the docket or go to 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: 

Thuan T. Nguyen, Avionics Software 

and Components Unit, AIR–626D, 

Technical Policy Branch, Aircraft 

Certification Service, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 2200 South 216th 

Street, Des Moines, Washington 98198; 

telephone and fax (206)231–3365; email 

Thuan.T.Nguyen@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

substance of these special conditions 

has been published in the Federal 

Register for public comment in several 

prior instances with no substantive 

comments received. Therefore, the FAA 

finds, pursuant to 14 CFR 11.38(b), that 

new comments are unlikely, and notice 

and comment prior to this publication 

are unnecessary. 

Privacy 

Except for Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) as described in the 

following paragraph, and other 

information as described in title 14, 

Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 

11.35, the FAA will post all comments 

received without change to 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information you provide. The 

FAA will also post a report 

summarizing each substantive verbal 

contact received about these special 

conditions. 

Confidential Business Information 

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 these special 

conditions contain commercial or 

financial information that is customarily 

treated as private, that you actually treat 

as private, and that is relevant or 

responsive to these special conditions, 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 the 

indicated comments will not be placed 

in the public docket of these special 

conditions. Send submissions 

containing CBI to the individual listed 

in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section above. Comments the 

FAA receives, which are not specifically 

designated as CBI, will be placed in the 

public docket for these special 

conditions. 

Comments Invited 

The FAA invites 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. 

The FAA will consider all comments 

received by the closing date for 

comments, and will consider comments 

filed late if it is possible to do so 

without incurring delay. The FAA may 

change these special conditions based 

on the comments received. 

Background 

On December 31, 2019, Gulfstream 

applied for an amendment to Type 

Certificate No. T00015AT to include the 

new Model GVIII–G700 and GVIII–G800 

series airplanes These airplanes, which 

are derivatives of the Model GVI 

currently approved under Type 

Certificate No. T00015AT, are twinengine, transport-category airplanes, 

with a maximum seating for 19 

passengers, and a maximum take-off 

weight of 107,600 pounds (GVIII–G700) 

and 105,600 pounds (GVIII–G800). 

Type Certification Basis 

Under the provisions of title 14, Code 

of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 21.101, 

Gulfstream must show that the Model 

GVIII–G700 and GVIII–G800 series 

airplanes meet the applicable provisions 

of the regulations listed in Type 

Certificate No. T00015AT, or the 

applicable regulations in effect on the 

date of application for the change, 

except for earlier amendments as agreed 

upon by the FAA. 

If the Administrator finds that the 

applicable airworthiness regulations 

(e.g., 14 CFR part 25) do not contain 

adequate or appropriate safety standards 

for the Gulfstream Model GVIII–G700 

and GVIII–G800 series airplanes 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 type certificate 

for that model be amended later to 

include any other model that 

incorporates the same novel or unusual 

design feature, or should any other 

model already included on the same 

type certificate be modified to 

incorporate the same novel or unusual 

design feature, these special conditions 

would also apply to the other model 

under § 21.101. 

In addition to the applicable 

airworthiness regulations and special 

conditions, the Gulfstream Model 

GVIII–G700 and GVIII–G800 series 

airplanes must comply with the 

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 


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with § 11.38, and they become part of 

the type certification basis under 

§ 21.101. 

Novel or Unusual Design Features 

The Gulfstream Model GVIII–G700 

and GVIII–G800 series airplanes will 

incorporate the following novel or 

unusual design feature: 

The installation of a digital system 

that contains a wireless and hardwired 

network with hosted application 

functionality that allows access, from 

sources internal to the airplane, to the 

airplane’s internal electronic 

components. 

Discussion 

The Gulfstream Model GVIII–G700 

and GVIII–G800 series airplanes 

electronic system architecture and 

network configuration change are novel 

or unusual for commercial transport 

airplanes because they are composed of 

several connected wireless and 

hardwired networks. This proposed 

system and network architecture are 

used for a diverse set of airplane 

functions, including: 

• Flight-safety related control and 

navigation systems, 

• Airline business and administrative 

support, and 

• Passenger entertainment. 

The airplanes’ control domains and 

airline information services domain of 

these networks perform functions 

required for the safe operation and 

maintenance of the airplane. Previously, 

these domains had very limited 

connectivity with other network 

sources. This network architecture 

creates a potential for unauthorized 

persons to access the airplanes’ control 

domain from sources internal to the 

airplane and presents security 

vulnerabilities related to the 

introduction of computer viruses and 

worms, user errors, and intentional 

sabotage of airplane electronic assets 

(networks, systems, and databases) 

critical to the safety and maintenance of 

the airplane. 

The existing FAA regulations did not 

anticipate these networked airplanesystem architectures. Furthermore, these 

regulations and the current guidance 

material do not address potential 

security vulnerabilities, which could be 

exploited by unauthorized access to 

airplane networks, data buses, and 

servers. Therefore, these special 

conditions ensure that the security (i.e., 

confidentiality, integrity, and 

availability) of airplane systems will not 

be compromised by unauthorized 

wireless or hardwired electronic 

connections from within the airplane. 

These special conditions also require 

the applicant to provide appropriate 

instruction to the operator to maintain 

all electronic-system safeguards that 

have been implemented as part of the 

original network design so that this 

feature does not allow or reintroduce 

security threats. 

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. 

Applicability 

As discussed above, these special 

conditions are applicable to the 

Gulfstream Model GVIII–G700 and 

GVIII–G800 series airplanes. Should 

Gulfstream apply at a later date for a 

change to the type certificate to include 

another model that incorporates the 

same novel or unusual design feature, or 

should any other model already 

included on the same type certificate be 

modified to incorporate the same novel 

or unusual design feature, these special 

conditions would apply to the other 

model as well. 

Conclusion 

This action affects only a certain 

novel or unusual design feature on one 

model on Gulfstream Model GVIII–G700 

and GVIII–G800 series of airplanes. It is 

not a rule of general applicability. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 25 

Aircraft, Aviation safety, Reporting 

and recordkeeping requirements. 

Authority Citation 

The authority citation for these 

special conditions is as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40113, 

44701, 44702, and 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 

GVIII–G700 and GVIII–G800 series 

airplanes for airplane electronic-system 

internal access: 

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 airplane is 

maintained, including all post-type 

certification modifications that may 

have an impact on the approved 

electronic-system security safeguards. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on January 

11, 2024. 

Patrick R. Mullen, 

Manager, Technical Innovation Policy 

Branch, Policy and Innovation Division, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–00842 Filed 1–17–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 25 

[Docket No. FAA–2023–2440; Special 

Conditions No. 25–847–SC] 

Special Conditions: Gulfstream 

Aerospace Corporation Model GVIII– 

G700 and GVIII–G800 Series Airplanes; 

Electronic System Security Protection 

From Unauthorized External Access 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final special conditions; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: These special conditions are 

issued for the Gulfstream Aerospace 

Corporation (Gulfstream) Model GVIII– 

G700 and GVIII–G800 series airplanes. 

These airplanes will have a novel or 

unusual design feature when compared 

to the state of technology envisioned in 

the airworthiness standards for 

transport-category airplanes. This 

design feature is associated with the 

installation of a digital systems 

architecture that will allow increased 

connectivity to and access from external 

network sources, (e.g., operator 

networks, wireless devices, internet 

connectivity, service provider satellite 

communications, electronic flight bags, 

etc.) to the airplane’s previously isolated 

electronic assets (networks, systems, 

and databases). The applicable 

airworthiness regulations do not contain 

adequate or appropriate safety standards 

for this design feature. 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: This action is effective on 

Gulfstream on January 18, 2024. Send 

comments on or before March 4, 2024. 


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