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harnesses. Acceptable harnesses for

minor change installations include:

• Harnesses that meet TSO–C114 or

Military Specification (MIL–SPEC)

requirements,

• Harnesses that have been produced

under a Parts Manufacturer Approval

(PMA), or

• Other harnesses appropriate to the

certification basis of the aircraft.

We have studied the circumstances

and legality of shoulder harness

installations done by minor change. An

airplane owner may wish to install

shoulder harnesses, but an STC or prior

Field Approval is not available for his

airplane. In this case, it is not likely that

an individual airplane owner would

apply for an STC or a Field Approval.

This is because of the costs involved in

hiring an engineering consultant to

perform the structural test and any

associated structural analysis. Also,

there is a possibility that the airframe

may be damaged during the pull test. In

such installations, a pull test would not

be done and there is no assurance that

the installation will provide occupant

protection to the ultimate inertia force

requirements (particularly the 9.0-g

forward force) of § 23.561 or CAR 3.386.

Concerning the legality of shoulder

harness installation by minor change,

we conclude: Since CAR 3.386 and

§ 23.561(b)(1) before Amendment 23–36

(which became effective September 14,

1988) state that ‘‘proper use is made of

belts or harnesses provided in the

design,’’ the previously approved seat

belt installation alone must meet the

prescribed ultimate inertia forces.

Civil Air Regulation 3.652, Functional

and installational requirements, states:

‘‘Each item of equipment which is

essential to the safe operation of the

airplane shall be found by the

Administrator to perform adequately the

functions for which it is to be used,

shall function properly when installed,

and shall be adequately labeled as to its

identification, function, operational

limitations, or any combination of these,

whichever is applicable.’’

Before Amendment 23–20 (which

became effective September 1, 1977),

§ 23.1301 contained essentially the same

requirement as CAR 3.652. Amendment

23–20 deleted the words ‘‘essential to

safe operation’’ and made the provisions

of § 23.1301 applicable to ‘‘each item of

installed equipment.’’

Regarding these rules we conclude

that if a shoulder harness is not required

equipment, it is not essential to the safe

operation of the airplane. Therefore,

CAR 3.652 and § 23.1301, before

Amendment 23–20, should not be used

as a basis to prohibit shoulder harness

installation by minor change. These

rules should be applied to shoulder

harness installations made by STC and

Field Approval.

The mechanic making such

installations should consult AC 43.13–

2A, Chapter 9, for information on

restraint systems, effective restraint

angles, attachment methods, and other

details of installation.

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on

September 19, 2000.

Michael Gallagher,

Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft

Certification Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Community Development Financial

Institutions Fund Open Meeting of the

Community Development Advisory

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AGENCY: Community Development

Financial Institutions Fund, Department

of the Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

next meeting of the Community

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provides advice to the Director of the

Community Development Financial

Institutions Fund.

DATES: The next meeting of the

Community Development Advisory

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October 19, 2000 at 10 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The Community

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in Executive Order 12291 and therefore

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does not constitute a rule subject to the

Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C.

Chapter 6).

The next meeting of the Advisory

Board, all of which will be open to the

public, will be held at the Treasury

Executive Institute, located at 1255

22nd Street, NW., Suite 500,

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Seats are available on a first-come, firstserved basis. Participation in the

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in the For Further Information, Contact

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2000.

The meeting will include a report

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CDFI Fund since the last Advisory

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fiscal and legislative initiatives for the

years 2000 and 2001.

Authority: 12 U.S.C. 4703; Chapter X, Pub.

L. 104–19, 109 Stat. 237.

Dated: September 25, 2000.

Maurice A. Jones,

Deputy Director for Policy and Programs,

Community Development Financial

Institutions Fund.

[FR Doc. 00–24926 Filed 9–27–00; 8:45 am]

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