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14 5 U.S.C. 553(b). 

15 44 U.S.C. 3501–3521. 

Ombudsman will not delay or stay any 

statutory, regulatory, or agency 

timeframes. 

H. Effect on the Supervisory 

Relationship 

As noted previously, the CFPB 

encourages an open dialogue with its 

supervised entities and views appeals as 

one aspect of such dialogue. As such, 

the CFPB will take measures to ensure 

that an entity’s filing of an appeal does 

not have a negative effect on its 

supervisory relationship with the CFPB. 

Any entity with concerns about its 

relationship with the CFPB should 

contact the CFPB’s Ombudsman who 

will handle such concerns in a 

confidential manner, if requested. 

Information on how to contact the 

Ombudsman can be found at http://

www.consumerfinance.gov/ 

ombudsman/. 

III. Regulatory Matters 

This supervisory appeals process is a 

rule of agency organization, procedure, 

or practice under the Administrative 

Procedure Act.14

The CFPB has determined that this 

supervisory appeals process does not 

impose any new or revise any existing 

recordkeeping, reporting, or disclosure 

requirements on covered entities or 

members of the public that would be 

collections of information requiring 

approval by the Office of Management 

and Budget under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act.15

Rohit Chopra, 

Director, Consumer Financial Protection 

Bureau. 

[FR Doc. 2024–03615 Filed 2–21–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–AM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2023–2002; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2023–00176–E; Amendment 

39–22668; AD 2024–02–04] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; GE Aviation 

Czech s.r.o. (Type Certificate 

Previously Held by WALTER Engines 

a.s., Walter a.s., and MOTORLET a.s.) 

Engines 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding 

Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2021–13– 

07 for all GE Aviation Czech s.r.o. 

(GEAC) (type certificate previously held 

by WALTER Engine a.s., Walter a.s., and 

MOTORLET a.s.) Model M601D–11, 

M601E–11, M601E–11A, M601E–11AS, 

M601E–11S, and M601F engines. AD 

2021–13–07 required recalculating the 

life of critical parts and, depending on 

the results of the recalculation, 

replacing those critical parts. AD 2021– 

13–07 also required replacing a certain 

compressor case. Since the FAA issued 

AD 2021–13–07, the manufacturer 

published the airworthiness limitations 

section (ALS) of the existing engine 

maintenance manual (EMM), which 

includes the calculations for the life of 

critical parts addressed by AD 2021–13– 

07 and prompted this AD. This AD 

continues to require the replacement of 

a certain centrifugal compressor case. 

This AD also includes an additional part 

number as an option for the 

replacement, and limits the 

applicability of this AD, as specified in 

a European Union Aviation Safety 

Agency (EASA) AD, which is 

incorporated by reference. The FAA is 

issuing this AD to address the unsafe 

condition on these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective March 28, 

2024. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of March 28, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: 

AD Docket: You may examine the AD 

docket at regulations.gov under Docket 

No. FAA–2023–2002; 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, the mandatory 

continuing airworthiness information 

(MCAI), 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 EASA, KonradAdenauer-Ufer 3, 50668 Cologne, 

Germany; phone: +49 221 8999 000; 

email: ADs@easa.europa.eu; website: 

easa.europa.eu. You may find this 

material on the EASA website at 

ad.easa.europa.eu. 

• You may view this service 

information at the FAA, Airworthiness 

Products Section, Operational Safety 

Branch, 1200 District Avenue, 

Burlington, MA 01803. 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–2023–2002. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Barbara Caufield, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, 

Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590; phone: 

(781) 238–7146; email: 

barbara.caufield@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The FAA issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 to supersede AD 2021–13–07, 

Amendment 39–21612 (86 FR 31601, 

June 15, 2021), (AD 2021–13–07). AD 

2021–13–07 applied to all GEAC Model 

M601D–11, M601E–11, M601E–11A, 

M601E–11AS, M601E–11S, and M601F 

engines. AD 2021–13–07 required 

recalculating the life of critical parts 

and, depending on the results of the 

recalculation, replacing critical parts. 

AD 2021–13–07 also requires replacing 

a certain compressor case. The FAA 

issued AD 2021–13–07 to prevent the 

failure of the engine. 

The NPRM published in the Federal 

Register on October 27, 2023 (88 FR 

73778). The NPRM was prompted by 

EASA AD 2021–0125R1, dated January 

30, 2023 (EASA AD 2021–0125R1) (also 

referred to as the MCAI), issued by 

EASA, which is the Technical Agent for 

the Member States of the European 

Union. The MCAI states that the 

manufacturer published the ALS, which 

incorporates certain requirements 

addressed by EASA Emergency AD 

2021–0125–E, and that EASA published 

EASA AD 2023–0020, dated January 23, 

2023 (EASA AD 2023–0020), which 

requires accomplishment of the actions 

specified in the ALS. The MCAI limits 

the applicability to M601E engines with 

a centrifugal compressor case having 

part number M601–154.61 installed and 

removes the requirements that have 

been incorporated in the ALS. 

You may examine the MCAI in the 

AD docket at regulations.gov under 

Docket No. FAA–2023–2002. 

In the NPRM, the FAA proposed to 

continue to require the replacement of 

a certain centrifugal compressor case. In 

the NPRM, the FAA also proposed to 

require accomplishing the actions 

specified in the MCAI. 

Discussion of Final Airworthiness 

Directive 

Comments 

The FAA received no comments on 

the NPRM or on the determination of 

the costs. 


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Conclusion 

These products have been approved 

by the aviation authority of another 

country and are approved for operation 

in the United States. Pursuant to the 

FAA’s bilateral agreement with this 

State of Design Authority, it has notified 

the FAA of the unsafe condition 

described in the MCAI referenced 

above. 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. Except for minor editorial 

changes, this AD is adopted as proposed 

in the NPRM. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

The FAA reviewed EASA AD 2021– 

0125R1, which specifies procedures for 

replacing the centrifugal compressor 

case, limits the applicability to certain 

M601E engines, and removes the 

requirements that have been 

incorporated in the ALS. 

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 

MCAI 

The MCAI applies to GEAC Model 

M601E engines, and this AD does not 

because they do not have an FAA type 

certificate. 

Costs of Compliance 

The FAA estimates that this AD 

affects 13 engines installed on 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 

Recalculate centrifugal compressor case 

equivalent flight cycles.

1 work-hour × $85 per hour = $85 ................. $0 $85 $1,105 

Replace centrifugal compressor case ............ 10 work-hours × $85 per hour = $850 ........... 65,000 65,850 856,050 

Authority for This Rulemaking 

Title 49 of the United States Code 

specifies the FAA’s authority to issue 

rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, 

section 106, describes the authority of 

the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII: 

Aviation Programs, describes in more 

detail the scope of the Agency’s 

authority. 

The FAA is issuing this rulemaking 

under the authority described in 

Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart III, Section 

44701: General requirements. Under 

that section, Congress charges the FAA 

with promoting safe flight of civil 

aircraft in air commerce by prescribing 

regulations for practices, methods, and 

procedures the Administrator finds 

necessary for safety in air commerce. 

This regulation is within the scope of 

that authority because it addresses an 

unsafe condition that is likely to exist or 

develop on products identified in this 

rulemaking action. 

Regulatory Findings 

The FAA has determined that this AD 

will not have federalism implications 

under Executive Order 13132. This AD 

will not have a substantial direct effect 

on the States, on the relationship 

between the national government and 

the States, or on the distribution of 

power and responsibilities among the 

various levels of government. 

For the reasons discussed above, I 

certify that this AD: 

(1) Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ under Executive Order 12866, 

(2) Will not affect intrastate aviation 

in Alaska, and 

(3) Will not have a significant 

economic impact, positive or negative, 

on a substantial number of small entities 

under the criteria of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Incorporation by reference, 

Safety. 

The Amendment 

Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the FAA amends 14 CFR part 39 as 

follows: 

PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS 

DIRECTIVES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 39 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701. 

§ 39.13 [Amended] 

■ 2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by: 

■ a. Removing Airworthiness Directive 

2021–13–07, Amendment 39–21612 (86 

FR 31601, June 15, 2021); and 

■ b. Adding the following new 

airworthiness directive: 

2024–02–04 GE Aviation Czech s.r.o. (Type 

Certificate Previously held by WALTER 

Engines a.s., Walter a.s., and 

MOTORLET a.s.): Amendment 39– 

22668; Docket No. FAA–2023–2002; 

Project Identifier MCAI–2023–00176–E. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) is 

effective March 28, 2024. 

(b) Affected ADs 

This AD replaces AD 2021–13–07, 

Amendment 39–21612 (86 FR 31601, June 

15, 2021) (AD 2021–13–07). 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to GE Aviation Czech 

s.r.o. (type certificate previously held by 

WALTER Engines a.s., Walter a.s., and 

MOTORLET a.s.) Model M601E–11, M601E– 

11A, M601E–11AS, and M601E–11S engines 

with a centrifugal compressor case having 

part number (P/N) M601–154.61 installed. 

(d) Subject 

Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC) 

Code 7230, Turbine Engine Compressor 

Section. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by the 

manufacturer determining that the life limit 

of a compressor case having P/N M601– 

154.61 is not listed in the airworthiness 

limitations section of the existing engine 

maintenance manual. The FAA is issuing this 

AD to prevent the failure of the engine. The 

unsafe condition, if not addressed, could 

result in uncontained release of a critical 

part, damage to the engine, and damage to 

the airplane. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Required Actions 

Except as specified in paragraph (h) of this 

AD: Perform all required actions within the 

compliance times specified in, and in 

accordance with, European Union Aviation 

Safety Agency (EASA) AD 2021–0125R1, 

dated January 30, 2023 (EASA AD 2021– 

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1This section is substantively identical to the 

order that the Commission issued on January 18, 

2024. See Order Postponing Effective Date of Final 

Rule Pending Judicial Review, In re Combating 

Auto Retail Scams Trade Regulation Rule, No. 

P204800 (Jan. 18, 2024), https://www.ftc.gov/ 

system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/P204800CARS

ExtensionOrder.pdf. 

2 In accordance with its rulemaking authority 

under 12 U.S.C. 5519(d), the Commission 

promulgated the CARS Rule pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 

45 and 57a(a)(1)(B) and 5 U.S.C. 553. 12 U.S.C. 

5519(f)(1) and (f)(2) contain the pertinent 

definitions of ‘‘motor vehicle’’ and ‘‘motor vehicle 

dealer,’’ and the Rule applies only to a ‘‘covered’’ 

subset. See 89 FR 590, 693–94 (Jan. 4, 2024) (to be 

codified at 16 CFR 462.3(e) through (f)). 

(h) Exceptions to EASA AD 2021–0125R1 

(1) Where EASA AD 2021–0125R1 refers to 

May 11, 2021 (the effective date of EASA 

Emergency AD 2021–0125–E, dated May 7, 

2021), this AD requires using June 30, 2021 

(the effective date of AD 2021–13–07). 

(2) This AD does not adopt the Remarks 

paragraph of EASA AD 2021–0125R1. 

(i) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, International Validation 

Branch, FAA, has the authority to approve 

AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the 

procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. In 

accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, send your 

request to your principal inspector or local 

Flight Standards District Office, as 

appropriate. If sending information directly 

to the manager of the International Validation 

Branch, send it to the attention of the person 

identified in paragraph (j) of this AD and 

email to ANE-AD-AMOC@faa.gov. 

(2) Before using any approved AMOC, 

notify your appropriate principal inspector, 

or lacking a principal inspector, the manager 

of the local flight standards district office/ 

certificate holding district office. 

(j) Additional Information 

For more information about this AD, 

contact Barbara Caufield, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 

410, Westbury, NY 11590; phone: (781) 238– 

7146; email: barbara.caufield@faa.gov. 

(k) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

(IBR) of the service information listed in this 

paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR 

part 51. 

(2) You must use this service information 

as applicable to do the actions required by 

this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) European Union Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA) AD 2021–0125R1, dated January 30, 

2023. 

(ii) [Reserved] 

(3) For EASA AD 2021–0125R1, contact 

EASA, Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 3, 50668 

Cologne, Germany; phone: +49 221 8999 000; 

email: ADs@easa.europa.eu; website: 

easa.europa.eu. You may find this EASA AD 

on the EASA website at ad.easa.europa.eu. 

(4) You may view this service information 

at FAA, Airworthiness Products Section, 

Operational Safety Branch, 1200 District 

Avenue, Burlington, MA 01803. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call (817) 222–5110. 

(5) You may view this material at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For information on 

the availability of this material at NARA, 

visit www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ 

ibr-locations or email fr.inspection@nara.gov. 

Issued on January 29, 2024. 

Victor Wicklund, 

Deputy Director, Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–03562 Filed 2–21–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 

16 CFR Part 463 

RIN 3084–AB72 

Combating Auto Retail Scams Trade 

Regulation Rule 

AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission. 

ACTION: Final rule; delay of effective 

date. 

SUMMARY: On January 4, 2024, the 

Federal Trade Commission (‘‘FTC’’ or 

‘‘Commission’’) published a Final Rule 

in the Federal Register, titled 

‘‘Combating Auto Retail Scams Trade 

Regulation Rule’’ (‘‘CARS Rule,’’ 

‘‘Rule,’’ or ‘‘Final Rule’’), in order to 

curtail certain unfair or deceptive acts 

or practices by motor vehicle dealers. 

The CARS Rule was to become effective 

on July 30, 2024. Because of a pending 

legal challenge, this document 

announces that the effective date of the 

Final Rule is delayed until further 

notice. 

DATES: The effective date of the final 

rule adding 16 CFR part 463, published 

at 89 FR 590, January 4, 2024, is delayed 

indefinitely. The FTC will publish a 

subsequent notification in the Federal 

Register announcing the CARS Rule’s 

effective date. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Daniel Dwyer or Sanya Shahrasbi, 

Division of Financial Practices, Bureau 

of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade 

Commission, 202–326–2957 (Dwyer), 

202–326–2709 (Shahrasbi), ddwyer@

ftc.gov, sshahrasbi@ftc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 1

On January 4, 2024, the Commission 

published a Final Rule in the Federal 

Register, titled ‘‘Combating Auto Retail 

Scams Trade Regulation Rule,’’ to 

curtail certain unfair or deceptive acts 

or practices by motor vehicle dealers. 

See 89 FR 590 (Jan. 4, 2024).2 The CARS 

Rule was to become effective on July 30, 

2024. 

On or about January 5, 2024, the 

National Automobile Dealers 

Association and the Texas Automobile 

Dealers Association (‘‘Petitioners’’) filed 

a Petition for Review (‘‘PFR’’) in the 

United States Court of Appeals for the 

Fifth Circuit. Nat’l Auto. Dealers Ass’n 

v. FTC, No. 24–60013 (5th Cir. filed Jan. 

5, 2024). On January 8, 2024, the 

Petitioners filed a motion with the Fifth 

Circuit seeking a stay of the Rule and 

expedited consideration of their PFR. 

Although Petitioners did not seek a stay 

from the Commission in the first 

instance as required by Rule 18(a)(1) of 

the Federal Rules of Appellate 

Procedure, the Commission has 

nonetheless reviewed Petitioners’ 

motion, construing it as though it were 

a stay request submitted under 

Commission Rule 4.2(d), 16 CFR 4.2(d). 

The Administrative Procedure Act 

(‘‘APA’’) provides, in relevant part, that 

‘‘[w]hen an agency finds that justice so 

requires, it may postpone the effective 

date of action taken by it, pending 

judicial review.’’ See 5 U.S.C. 705. The 

Commission believes the Rule will 

provide consumers with critical 

protections from auto retail scams, 

Petitioners’ challenges to the Rule lack 

merit, and undue delay in the Rule’s 

effective date will harm consumers and 

honest businesses. Petitioners’ 

arguments for a stay rest on 

mischaracterizations of what the Rule 

requires of covered motor vehicle 

dealers, including inaccurate claims that 

the Rule will require dealers to overhaul 

their practices and will substantially 

increase compliance costs. In fact, the 

Rule does not impose substantial costs, 

if any, on dealers that presently comply 

with the law, and to the extent there are 

costs, those are outweighed by the 

benefits to consumers, to law-abiding 

dealers, and to fair competition— 

because honest dealers will no longer be 

at a competitive disadvantage relative to 

dishonest dealers. Nonetheless, 

Petitioners have created uncertainty 

through their assertions and suggestions 

that legally compliant dealers must 

make unnecessary changes to satisfy 

Petitioners’ misunderstandings of the 

Rule. Additionally, Petitioners are 

seeking expedited consideration of the 

PFR, and, if that request is granted, the 

stay of the effective date should not 

postpone implementation of the Rule by 

more than a few months, if at all. 

Balancing the equities here, the 

Commission has determined it is in the 

interests of justice to stay the effective 

date of the Rule to allow for judicial 

review. Once the PFR’s merits are 

resolved, the Commission will publish a 


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