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.

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1 52 U.S.C. 30124. 

2 52 U.S.C. 30124(a). See also Disclaimers, 

Fraudulent Solicitation, Civil Penalties, and 

Personal Use of Campaign Funds, 67 FR 76962, 

76968 (Dec. 13, 2002). The Commission has 

explained that ‘‘on a matter that is damaging’’ 

means ‘‘actions or spoken or written 

communications that are intended to suppress votes 

for the candidate or party who has been 

fraudulently misrepresented.’’ Id. at 76968–69. 

3 52 U.S.C. 30124(b). 

4See 11 CFR 110.16. 

5Petition at 1. 

6Petition at 5. 

7See Notice of Availability, 88 FR 55606 (Aug. 

16, 2023). 

8 11 CFR 200.5 (‘‘The Commission’s decision on 

the petition for rulemaking may include, but will 

not be limited to, the following considerations—(a) 

The Commission’s statutory authority; (b) Policy 

considerations; (c) The desirability of proceeding on 

a case-by-case basis; (d) The necessity or 

desirability of a statutory revision; (e) Available 

agency resources’’). 

9Petition at 1. 

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION 

11 CFR Part 112 

[NOTICE 2024–23] 

Artificial Intelligence in Campaign Ads 

AGENCY: Federal Election Commission. 

ACTION: Notification of disposition of 

Petition for Rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The Commission announces 

its disposition of a Petition for 

Rulemaking filed on July 13, 2023. The 

Petition asks the Commission to revise 

existing rules on the fraudulent 

misrepresentation of campaign authority 

to make clear that the related statutory 

prohibition applies to deliberately 

deceptive campaign ads using artificial 

intelligence (‘‘AI’’). For the reasons 

described below, the Commission is not 

initiating a rulemaking at this time. 

DATES: September 26, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Robert M. Knop, Assistant General 

Counsel, or Ms. Jennifer Waldman, 

Attorney, 1050 First Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20463, (202) 694–1650 

or (800) 424–9530. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, 

as amended (the ‘‘Act’’) prohibits 

fraudulent misrepresentation in two 

specific ways.1 First, the Act prohibits a 

candidate, his or her employee or agent, 

or an organization under the candidate’s 

control, from purporting to speak, write, 

or act for another candidate or political 

party on a matter that is damaging to the 

other candidate or party.2 Second, the 

Act prohibits any person from falsely 

representing that they are speaking, 

writing, or acting on behalf of a federal 

candidate or a political party for the 

purpose of soliciting contributions.3 The 

Commission’s regulation implementing 

52 U.S.C. 30124 essentially mirrors the 

statutory text.4

On July 13, 2023, Public Citizen 

submitted a Petition for Rulemaking 

(‘‘Petition’’) to the Commission, asking 

it to undertake a rulemaking ‘‘to clarify 

that the law against ‘fraudulent 

misrepresentation’ (52 U.S.C. 30124) 

applies to deliberately deceptive AIproduced content in campaign 

communications.’’ 5 The Petition 

requested that the Commission initiate a 

rulemaking for the purpose of amending 

11 CFR 110.16(a), requesting that the 

FEC promulgate a rule providing that ‘‘if 

candidates or their agents fraudulently 

misrepresent other candidates or 

political parties through deliberately 

false AI-generated content in campaign 

ads or other communications—absent 

clear and conspicuous disclosure in the 

communication itself that the content is 

generated by artificial intelligence and 

does not represent real events—then the 

restrictions and penalties of the law and 

the Code of Regulations are 

applicable.’’ 6

On August 16, 2023, the Commission 

published a Notice of Availability 

seeking public comment on the 

Petition.7 It received more than 2,000 

comments in response, including from 

Members of Congress, political party 

committees, advocacy groups across the 

ideological spectrum, and individual 

citizens. Commenters held a range of 

views about the desirability of opening 

the rulemaking requested by Petitioner. 

Whether or not to open a rulemaking 

in response to a petition is vested 

within the Commission’s discretion.8

Petitioner asks the Commission to apply 

an interpretation of 52 U.S.C. 30124 

specifically for ‘‘AI-produced content in 

campaign communications.’’ 9 The 

statute, however, is technology neutral 

and applies on its face to all means of 

accomplishing the specified fraud, 

including AI-assisted media. 

Accordingly, the Commission has 

decided not to initiate a rulemaking at 

this time and will instead proceed with 

any application of 52 U.S.C. 30124 to 

specific technologies on a case-by-case 

basis. 

Copies of the comments and the 

Petition for Rulemaking are available on 

the Commission’s website, http://

www.fec.gov/fosers/ (REG 2023–02 

Artificial Intelligence in Campaign Ads 

(2023)) and at the Commission’s Public 

Records Office, 1050 First Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20463, Monday 

through Friday between the hours of 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m.

Dated: September 20, 2024.

On behalf of the Commission,

Sean J. Cooksey, 

Chairman, Federal Election Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2024–21979 Filed 9–25–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2024–1475; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2024–00062–T] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; withdrawal. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is withdrawing a 

notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) 

that proposed to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) that would 

have applied to all Airbus SAS Model 

A319–111, –112, –113, –114, –115, 

–131, –132, and –133 airplanes; Model

A320–211, –212, –214, –216, –231,

–232, and –233 airplanes; and Model

A321–111, –112, –131, –211, –212,

–213, –231, –232, and –271N airplanes.

The NPRM was prompted by a 

determination that a damage-tolerance 

and fatigue reassessment of nose 

landing gear (NLG) repairs is necessary 

for certain parts fitted on airplanes 

approved for operation in the 

Commonwealth of Independent States 

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repair and replacement of all affected 

parts, and would have limited 

installation of affected parts, as 

specified in a European Union Aviation 

Safety Agency (EASA) AD. Since 

issuance of the NPRM, the FAA has 

determined that the applicability as 

specified in the NPRM was incorrect; 

the FAA is issuing new rulemaking that 

corrects the applicability. Accordingly, 

the NPRM is withdrawn. 

DATES: As of September 26, 2024, the 

proposed rule, which was published in 

the Federal Register on May 24, 2024 

(89 FR 45800), is withdrawn. 

ADDRESSES: 

AD Docket: You may examine the AD 

docket at regulations.gov under Docket 

No. FAA–2024–1475; 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 AD action, the mandatory 

continuing airworthiness information 

(MCAI), any comments received, and 

other information. The street 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Timothy Dowling, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, 

Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590; phone 

206–231–3667; email 

Timothy.P.Dowling@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The FAA issued an NPRM that 

proposed to amend 14 CFR part 39 by 

adding an AD for all Airbus SAS Model 

A319–111, –112, –113, –114, –115, 

–131, –132, and –133 airplanes; Model

A320–211, –212, –214, –216, –231,

–232, and –233 airplanes; and Model

A321–111, –112, –131, –211, –212,

–213, –231, –232, and –271N airplanes.

The NPRM was published in the

Federal Register on May 24, 2024 (89

FR 45800). The NPRM was prompted by

a determination that a damage-tolerance

and fatigue reassessment of NLG repairs

is necessary for certain parts fitted on

airplanes approved for operation in the

CIS. The NPRM proposed to require

repair and replacement of all affected

parts, and to limit the installation of

affected parts, as specified in an EASA

AD.

The proposed actions were intended 

to address NLG repairs for certain parts 

fitted on airplanes approved for 

operation in the CIS, and to prevent 

damage or failure of the affected parts 

and the NLG, and possible damage to 

the airplane and injury to occupants. 

Actions Since the NPRM Was Issued 

Since issuance of the NPRM, the FAA 

has learned of errors in the 

applicability. Paragraph (c)(3) of the 

NPRM included some airplanes that 

were not intended to be included, and 

it omitted airplanes that should have 

been included. In light of this error, the 

FAA is issuing further rulemaking 

(Docket No. FAA–2024–2314) to correct 

the applicability. 

Withdrawal of the NPRM constitutes 

only such action and does not preclude 

the FAA from further rulemaking on 

this issue, nor does it commit the FAA 

to any course of action in the future. 

Comments 

The Air Line Pilots Association, 

International (ALPA) supported the 

NPRM. American Airlines advised the 

FAA of errors in the applicability 

specified in the NPRM. 

Explanation of Applicability Errors 

The following errors were included in 

the NPRM: 

• Paragraph (c)(1) of the proposed AD

incorrectly omitted Model A319–151N 

and –153N airplanes. 

• Paragraph (c)(2) of the proposed AD

incorrectly omitted Model A320–251N, 

–252N, –253N, –271N, –272N, and

–273N airplanes.

• Paragraph (c)(3) of the proposed AD

incorrectly included A321–111, –112, 

and –131 airplanes, and omitted Model 

A321–211, –212, –213, –231, –232, 

–251N, –251NX, –252N, –252NX,

–253N, –253NX, –271N, –271NX,

–272N, and –272NX airplanes.

FAA’s Conclusions

Upon further consideration, the FAA 

has determined that the NPRM does not 

adequately address the identified unsafe 

condition. Accordingly, the NPRM is 

withdrawn. 

Regulatory Findings 

Since this action only withdraws an 

NPRM, it is neither a proposed nor a 

final rule. This action therefore is not 

covered under Executive Order 12866, 

the Regulatory Flexibility Act, or DOT 

Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 

FR 11034, February 26, 1979). 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Incorporation by reference, 

Safety. 

The Withdrawal 

Accordingly, the notice of proposed 

rulemaking (Docket No. FAA–2024– 

1475), which was published in the 

Federal Register on May 24, 2024 (89 

FR 45800), is withdrawn. 

Issued on September 19, 2024. 

Peter A. White, 

Deputy Director, Integrated Certificate 

Management Division, Aircraft Certification 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–21812 Filed 9–25–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2024–2144; Project 

Identifier AD–2024–00424–T] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing 

Company Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to 

supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 

2022–15–06, which applies to all The 

Boeing Company Model 777–200, 

–200LR, –300, –300ER, and 777F series

airplanes. AD 2022–15–06 requires

disconnecting certain connectors and

capping and stowing the wires that had

been attached to the affected transorb

modules. Since the FAA issued AD

2022–15–06, the agency has determined

additional connectors are affected. Also,

a replacement has been developed to

address the unsafe condition, which

would terminate the existing actions.

This proposed AD would continue to

require the actions specified in AD

2022–15–06 and would require those

actions for additional connectors. This

proposed AD would also require

determining if affected transorb

modules are installed, replacing or

testing affected transorb modules, and

applicable on-condition actions. This

proposed AD would also prohibit the

installation of affected parts. The FAA

is proposing this AD to address the

unsafe condition on these products.

DATES: The FAA must receive comments

on this proposed AD by November 12,

2024.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, 

using the procedures found in 14 CFR 

11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to

regulations.gov. Follow the instructions 

for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251.

• Mail: U.S. Department of

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 


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