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same type certificate to incorporate the 

same novel or unusual design feature, 

the special conditions would also apply 

to the other model. 

In addition to the applicable 

airworthiness regulations and special 

conditions, the GIV–X must comply 

with the fuel vent and 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 

with § 11.38, and they become part of 

the type certification basis under 

§ 21.101. 

Novel or Unusual Design Features 

The GIV–X will incorporate the 

following novel or unusual design 

features: Digital systems architecture 

composed of several connected 

networks. The proposed architecture 

and network configuration may be used 

for, or interfaced with, a diverse set of 

functions, including: 

1. Flight-safety related control, 

communication, and navigation systems 

(aircraft control domain); 

2. Airline business and administrative 

support (airline information domain); 

3. Passenger information and 

entertainment systems (passenger 

entertainment domain); and 

4. The capability to allow access to or 

by external sources. 

Discussion 

The GIV–X integrated network 

configuration may allow increased 

connectivity with external network 

sources and will have more 

interconnected networks and systems, 

such as passenger entertainment and 

information services, than previous 

Gulfstream airplane models. This may 

allow the exploitation of network 

security vulnerabilities and increased 

risks potentially resulting in unsafe 

conditions for the airplane and its 

occupants. This potential exploitation of 

security vulnerabilities may result in 

intentional or unintentional destruction, 

disruption, degradation, or exploitation 

of data and systems critical to the safety 

and maintenance of the airplane. The 

existing regulations and guidance 

material did not anticipate these types 

of system architectures. Furthermore, 14 

CFR regulations and current system 

safety assessment policy and techniques 

do not address potential security 

vulnerabilities which could be exploited 

by unauthorized access to airplane 

networks and servers. Therefore, these 

special conditions are being issued to 

ensure that the security (i.e., 

confidentiality, integrity, and 

availability) of airplane systems is not 

compromised by unauthorized wired or 

wireless electronic connections between 

airplane systems and networks and the 

passenger entertainment domain. 

Applicability 

As discussed above, these special 

conditions are applicable to the 

Gulfstream Model GIV–X. Should 

Gulfstream apply at a later date for a 

supplemental type certificate to modify 

any other model included on the Type 

Certificate No. A12EA to incorporate the 

same novel or unusual design features, 

these special conditions would apply to 

that model as well. 

Conclusion 

This action affects only certain novel 

or unusual design features on one model 

of airplane. It is not a rule of general 

applicability and affects only the 

applicant who applied to the FAA for 

approval of these features on the 

airplane. 

The substance of these special 

conditions has been subjected to the 

notice and comment period in several 

prior instances and has been derived 

without substantive change from those 

previously issued. It is unlikely that 

prior public comment would result in a 

significant change from the substance 

contained herein. Therefore, because a 

delay would significantly affect the 

certification of the airplane, which is 

imminent, the FAA has determined that 

prior public notice and comment are 

unnecessary and impracticable, and 

good cause exists for adopting these 

special conditions upon issuance. The 

FAA is requesting comments to allow 

interested persons to submit views that 

may not have been submitted in 

response to the prior opportunities for 

comment described above. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 25 

Aircraft, Aviation safety, Reporting 

and recordkeeping requirements. 

The authority citation for these 

special conditions is as follows: 

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

44702, 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 

GIV–X airplanes. 

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 aircraft is 

maintained, including all post Type 

Certification modifications that may 

have an impact on the approved 

electronic system security safeguards. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on October 

13, 2011. 

Ali Bahrami, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–27198 Filed 10–19–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2011–0010; Airspace 

Docket No. 11–AAL–1] 

Amendment of Federal Airways; 

Alaska 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule; technical 

amendment. 

SUMMARY: This action removes two 

modified VHF Omnidirectional Range 

(VOR) Federal airways, V–320 and V– 

440, from a final rule published in the 

Federal Register of April 28, 2011. That 

rule amended 29 Air Traffic Service 

(ATS) routes in Alaska affected by the 

relocation of the Anchorage VOR 

navigation aid. The FAA is taking this 

action as a result of these VOR Federal 

airways not passing flight inspections to 

retain existing minimum enroute 

altitude (MEA) requirements in the 

vicinity of Anchorage, AK. 

DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC October 

20, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Colby Abbott, Airspace, Regulations and 

ATC Procedures Group, Office of 

Mission Support Services, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 

267–8783. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History 

Federal Register Docket No. FAA– 

2011–0010, Airspace Docket No. 11– 

AAL–1 published on April 28, 2011 (76 

FR 23687), amends all Federal Airways 


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1The NPRM is available at http:// 

www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=SSA2010-0010-0001. 

affected by the relocation of the 

Anchorage VOR navigation aid. The 

FAA subsequently delayed the effective 

date from June 30, 2011, until further 

notice (76 FR 35097; June 16, 2011). 

The FAA has determined that V–320 

and V–440 do not have satisfactory 

signal reception coverage capable of 

meeting the existing MEA requirements 

in the vicinity of Anchorage, AK. 

Amendments for these airways will be 

proposed at a future date under a 

separate rulemaking. Accordingly, this 

action is taken to remove these two 

Victor airways in Alaska. 

The remaining 27 ATS routes, as 

amended, are unaffected by this action 

and the effective date remains delayed 

until further notice per the final rule, 

delay of effective date published in the 

Federal Register on June 16, 2011 (76 

FR 35097). 

VOR Federal airways are published in 

Paragraph 6010 of FAA Order 7400.9V, 

dated August 9, 2011, and effective 

September 15, 2011, which is 

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The VOR Federal airways listed in 

this document will be subsequently 

published in the Order. 

The FAA has determined that this 

regulation only involves an established 

body of technical regulations for which 

frequent and routine amendments are 

necessary to keep them operationally 

current. Therefore, this regulation (1) Is 

not a significant regulatory action under 

Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a 

‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT 

Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 

FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) 

does not warrant preparation of a 

Regulatory Evaluation as the anticipated 

impact is so minimal. Since this is a 

routine matter that will only affect air 

traffic procedures and air navigation, it 

is certified that this rule will not have 

a significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities 

under the criteria of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act. 

The FAA’s authority to issue rules 

regarding aviation safety is found in 

Title 49 of the United States Code. 

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. 

This rulemaking is promulgated 

under the authority described in subtitle 

VII, part A, subpart I, section 40103. 

Under that section, the FAA is charged 

with prescribing regulations to assign 

the use of the airspace necessary to 

ensure the safety of aircraft and the 

efficient use of airspace. This regulation 

is within the scope of that authority as 

it modifies Federal airways in Alaska. 

Final Rule Technical Amendment 

Accordingly, pursuant to the 

authority delegated to me, the modified 

VOR Federal airways V–320 and V–440 

legal descriptions as published in the 

Federal Register on April 28, 2011 (76 

FR 23687), FR Doc. 2011–10240, page 

23688, column 2, line 4, and column 3, 

line 4, respectively, are removed. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 13, 

2011. 

Gary A. Norek, 

Acting Manager, Airspace, Regulations and 

ATC Procedures Group. 

[FR Doc. 2011–27118 Filed 10–19–11; 8:45 am] 

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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 

20 CFR Parts 404, 408, 416, and 422 

[Docket No. SSA–2010–0010] 

RIN 0960–AH19 

Recovery of Delinquent Debts— 

Treasury Offset Program 

Enhancements 

AGENCY: Social Security Administration. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are amending our Tax 

Refund Offset (TRO) and Administrative 

Offset regulations. We are conforming 

our regulations to those of the 

Department of the Treasury (Treasury) 

for the following reasons: Treasury 

removed the 10-year limitation to 

collect delinquent debts owed the 

United States by reducing eligible 

Federal payments, and more States are 

participating in reciprocal agreements 

with Treasury to offset State payments, 

including tax refunds to reduce or 

extinguish a federally owed debt. These 

changes will allow us to collect 

additional Federal debt. 

DATES: These rules are effective 

November 21, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer C. Pendleton, Office of Payment 

and Recovery Policy, Social Security 

Administration, 6401 Security 

Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235–6401, 

(410) 965–5652. For information on 

amendments to 20 CFR Part 408, please 

contact: Benjamin Franco, Office of 

International Programs, Social Security 

Administration, 6401 Security 

Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235–6401, 

(410) 965–7342. For information on 

eligibility or filing for benefits, call our 

national toll-free number, 1–800–772– 

1213 or TTY 1–800–325–0778, or visit 

our Internet site, Social Security Online, 

at http://www.socialsecurity.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

We are making final the rule for 

recovery of delinquent debts that we 

proposed in a Notice of Proposed Rule 

Making (NPRM) published in the 

Federal Register on March 2, 2011 (76 

FR 11402). The preamble to the NPRM 

discussed the changes from the current 

rules and our reasons for proposing 

those changes. To the extent that we are 

adopting the proposed rule as 

published, we are not repeating that 

information here. Interested readers may 

refer to the preamble to the NPRM.1

Changes to Our Regulations 

We are changing our regulations to 

conform to Treasury’s regulations. In 

addition to collecting non-tax debts 

beyond the original 10-year statute of 

limitations, we will collect delinquent 

overpayments under titles II, VIII, and 

XVI by offset of various State payments, 

including State tax refunds. Debt 

Collection Improvement Act (DCIA) of 

1996, Public Law 104–134, 110 Stat. 

1321–358 et seq. (April 26, 1996); 31 

U.S.C. 3716; 31 CFR 285.6. 

Therefore, we are changing Title 20 

§§ 404.520, 404.521, 408.940, 408.941, 

416.580, 416.581, and 422.310. Under 

these sections, we notify the overpaid 

person and refer overpayments to 

Treasury for tax refund and 

administrative offset. 

Public Comments on the NPRM 

In the NPRM, we provided the public 

a 60-day comment period, which ended 

on May 2, 2011. We received two public 

comments from individuals. Since the 

comments were long, we have 

summarized and paraphrased them. We 

are responding to the significant issues 

raised by the commenters that were 

within the scope of this rule. 

Comment: One commenter wanted to 

make sure that our regulations are 

written with understandable language. 

Response: We are committed to 

writing our documents clearly and 

welcome feedback if the public does not 

believe that our documents are clear. 

Comment: Another commenter agreed 

with our proposed rule and suggested 

that individuals be given ample notice 

before monies are reclaimed and that 

individuals be thoroughly informed 

before entering into a contract that 

might fall under this rule. 

Response: Before referring a person 

for offset under these sections, we will 

give him or her at least 60 days prior 

notice in accordance with §§ 404.521, 

408.941, 416.581, and 422.310. 


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