This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains notices to the public of the proposed

issuance of rules and regulations. The

purpose of these notices is to give interested

persons an opportunity to participate in the

rule making prior to the adoption of the final

rules.

Proposed Rules Federal Register

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Vol. 89, No. 27 

Thursday, February 8, 2024 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

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65, 91, and 119 

[Docket No.: FAA–2023–1377; Notice No. 

23–10] 

RIN 2120–AL50 

Modernization of Special 

Airworthiness Certification 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM); reopening of comment period. 

SUMMARY: This action extends the 

comment period for the NPRM 

published on July 24, 2024, titled 

‘‘Modernization of Special 

Airworthiness Certification.’’ The FAA 

is extending the comment period to 

allow commenters to review and 

comment on a Memorandum to the 

Docket that the FAA posted to the 

docket (FAA–2023–1377–1343) on 

February 1, 2024, regarding an ex parte 

communication between the FAA and 

representatives of ASTM International 

regarding the NPRM. 

DATES: The comment period for the 

NPRM published on July 24, 2023, at 88 

FR 47650 and extended on October 4, 

2023, at 88 FR 68507, and closed on 

January 22, 2024, is reopened until 

March 11, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified 

by docket number FAA–2023–1377 

using any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking 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. 

Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 

553(c), DOT solicits comments from the 

public to better inform its rulemaking 

process. DOT posts these comments, 

without edit, including any personal 

information the commenter provides, to 

www.regulations.gov, as described in 

the system of records notice (DOT/ALL– 

14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at 

www.dot.gov/privacy. 

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 the 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: For 

technical questions concerning this 

action, contact James Newberger, 

Aircraft Certification Service (AIR–632), 

Federal Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Ave. SW, Washington, 

DC 20591, telephone (202) 267–1636; 

email james.e.newberger@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Comments Invited 

The FAA invites interested persons to 

participate in this rulemaking by 

submitting written comments, data, or 

views. To ensure the docket does not 

contain duplicate comments, 

commenters should submit only one 

time if comments are filed electronically 

or commenters should send only one 

copy of written comments if comments 

are filed in writing. 

The FAA will file in the docket all 

comments it receives, as well as a report 

summarizing each substantive public 

contact with FAA personnel concerning 

this proposed rulemaking. Before acting 

on this proposal, the FAA will consider 

all comments it receives on or before the 

closing date for comments. The FAA 

will consider comments filed after the 

comment period has closed if it is 

possible to do so without incurring 

expense or delay. The FAA may change 

this proposal in light of the comments 

it receives. 

B. 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 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 the person listed 

under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT heading at the beginning of the 

preamble. Any commentary that the 

FAA receives which is not specifically 

designated as CBI will be placed in the 

public docket for this rulemaking. 

C. Availability of Rulemaking 

Documents 

An electronic copy of rulemaking 

documents may be obtained from the 

internet by— 

1. Searching the Federal eRulemaking 

Portal at www.regulations.gov; 

2. Visiting the FAA’s Regulations and 

Policies web page at www.faa.gov/ 

regulations_policies/; or 

3. Accessing the Government Printing 

Office’s web page at www.GovInfo.com. 

Copies may also be obtained by 

sending a request to the Federal 

Aviation Administration, Office of 

Rulemaking, ARM–1, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591, or 

by calling (202) 267–9680. Commenters 

must identify the docket or notice 

number of this rulemaking. 

All documents the FAA considered in 

developing this proposed rule, 

including economic analyses and 

technical reports, may be accessed from 

the internet through the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal referenced in item 

(1) above. 

Background 

On July 24, 2023, the FAA published 

an NPRM titled ‘‘Modernization of 

Special Airworthiness Certification’’ in 


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the Federal Register (88 FR 47650; 

Notice No. 23–10). Commenters were 

instructed to provide comments on or 

before October 23, 2023 (i.e., 90 days 

from the date of publication of the 

NPRM). However, based on numerous 

requests to extend the comment period, 

the FAA extended the comment period 

on October 4, 2023 (88 FR 68507) to 

January 22, 2024 (i.e., an additional 90 

days for a total of 180 days from the date 

of publication of the NPRM). 

Throughout the comment period, the 

rulemaking team assigned to this 

rulemaking project met to discuss the 

comments received. At a recent meeting 

of the rulemaking team, the FAA 

became aware of a conversation that was 

held between one of the members of the 

team and members of ASTM 

International (‘‘ASTM’’) regarding the 

contents of the NPRM during the ASTM 

International Fall Committee Week at a 

meeting of the ASTM International, 

Committee F37 on Light-Sport Aircraft. 

At the time, that team member 

recommended that the members of 

ASTM Committee F37 submit their 

comments to the docket. In the interest 

of transparency, the FAA is taking two 

steps. First, a Memorandum to the 

Docket (the ‘‘Memorandum’’) 

summarizing the conversation between 

ASTM Committee F37 and the FAA has 

been placed on the docket as of 

February 1, 2024. Second, the FAA is 

reopening the comment period for thirty 

(30) days to allow the public an 

opportunity to review the contents of 

the Memorandum and an opportunity to 

respond if desired. Commenters should 

limit comments during this extension to 

the contents of the Memorandum. 

Reopening of Comment Period 

Under the above circumstances, the 

FAA finds that an additional thirty (30) 

days will provide sufficient opportunity 

for the public to comment on the 

Memorandum. Therefore, the comment 

period for Notice No. 23–10 is reopened 

until March 11, 2024. 

The FAA will not extend the 

comment period for this rulemaking 

further. 

Issued under authority provided by 49 

U.S.C. 106(f), 44701(a), and 44703 in 

Washington, DC. 

Brandon Roberts, 

Executive Director, Office of Rulemaking, 

Federal Aviation Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2024–02545 Filed 2–7–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

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67, 89, 107, 111, 120, 121, 139, 142, 145, 

413 

[Docket No.: FAA–2024–0021; Notice No. 

24–07] 

RIN 2120–AL84 

Falsification, Reproduction, Alteration, 

Omission, or Incorrect Statements 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to amend, 

restructure, and consolidate the 

falsification regulations presently 

located throughout title 14 of the Code 

of Federal Regulations. This proposal 

would (1) harmonize inconsistencies 

among the various falsification 

regulations and associated sanctions; (2) 

consolidate all existing falsification 

regulations into a general rule that 

standardizes the existing falsification 

regulations; and (3) ensure that 

falsification-related conduct not 

addressed by pertinent current 

regulations would be covered under the 

general rule. In addition, this proposal 

would create a falsification prohibition 

applicable to the regulations governing 

Commercial Space Transportation. 

DATES: Send comments on or before 

April 8, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified 

by docket number FAA–2024–0021 

using any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking 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. 

Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 

553(c), DOT solicits comments from the 

public to better inform its rulemaking 

process. DOT posts these comments, 

without edit, including any personal 

information the commenter provides, to 

www.regulations.gov, as described in 

the system of records notice (DOT/ALL– 

14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at 

www.dot.gov/privacy. 

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 the 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: John 

C. Stuart, Jr., Senior Attorney, Aviation 

Litigation Division, AGC–300, Federal 

Aviation Administration, Office of the 

Chief Counsel, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone (202) 267–9958; email 

mike.stuart@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

I. Executive Summary 

A. Overview of Proposed Rule 

B. Background 

C. Statement of the Problem 

D. Summary of the Costs and Benefits 

II. Authority for This Rulemaking 

III. Discussion of the Proposal 

A. Applicability of the Proposed 

Rulemaking to 14 CFR Chapter I 

B. Applicability of the Proposed 

Rulemaking to 14 CFR Chapter III 

C. ‘‘Statements’’ in Proposed Sections 

3.403(a), 3.405(a), 402.3(a), and 402.5(a) 

D. Categories of ‘‘Any Document In Any 

Format’’ in Proposed Sections 3.403 and 

3.405—14 CFR Chapter I 

E. Categories of ‘‘Any Document In Any 

Format’’ in Proposed Sections 402.3 and 

402.5—14 CFR Chapter III 

F. Fraudulent or Intentionally False 

Statements in Proposed Sections 3.403(a) 

and 402.3(a) 

G. Production, Reproduction, Alteration, 

for Fraudulent Purpose in Proposed 

Sections 3.403(b) and 402.3(b) 

H. Knowingly Omitting or Causing To Be 

Omitted a Material Fact Under Proposed 

Sections 3.403(c) and 402.3(c) 

I. Sanction Under Proposed Sections 

3.403(d) and 402.3(d) for Conduct 

Described in Sections F, G, and H of this 

NPRM 

J. Incorrect Statements, or Omissions under 

Proposed Sections 3.405 and 402.5. 

K. Sanction Under Sections 3.405(b) and 

402.5(b) for Incorrect Statements, or 

Omissions 

IV. Regulatory Notices and Analyses 

A. Regulatory Evaluation 

B. Regulatory Flexibility Act 

C. International Trade Impact Assessment 

D. Unfunded Mandates Assessment 

E. Paperwork Reduction Act 

F. International Compatibility 

G. Environmental Analysis 

V. Executive Order Determinations 

A. Executive Order 13132, Federalism 


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