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The commentor is concerned the 

change to the maturity schedule would 

directly affect the imports of this variety 

as many importers have been declaring 

the Beneke as Guatemalan seedling at 

the time of inspection. The commentor 

believes this change would negatively 

impact the importation of this variety by 

reducing its shipment timeframe to that 

specified for the Guatemalan seedling. 

However, in the comment, the Beneke 

is described as a variety which changes 

color from green to dark purple. 

Sections 915.332 of the Order and 

944.31 of the Avocado import maturity 

regulation, provide an exemption from 

the maturity regulation for varieties 

which normally change color to any 

shade of red or purple when mature, 

except for the Linda variety. 

Consequently, varieties that break in 

color, such as Beneke, are exempt from 

the maturity schedule. As such, this 

change will not impact the Beneke 

variety. 

The commentor also suggests that 

Beneke be adopted as the official name 

for this variety and asked that 

procedures be updated to assist with the 

importation of this variety. USDA is 

familiar with the Beneke variety and has 

been working on ways to facilitate its 

entry into the United States. USDA has 

requested a United Nations Standard 

Products and Services Code for the 

Beneke variety. Once obtained, the 

codes can be used when presenting this 

variety for entry into the United States. 

The importer should also identify the 

variety as Beneke when submitting the 

request for inspection. These steps 

should facilitate the importation of this 

variety and prevent unnecessary issues 

and delays during the inspection 

process. 

Accordingly, for the reasons 

discussed above, no changes will be 

made to the rule as proposed based on 

the comments received. 

A small business guide on complying 

with fruit, vegetable, and specialty crop 

marketing agreements and orders may 

be viewed at: https://

www.ams.usda.gov/rules-regulations/ 

moa/small-businesses. Any questions 

about the compliance guide should be 

sent to Richard Lower at the previously 

mentioned address in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section. 

In accordance with section 8e of the 

Act, the United States Trade 

Representative has concurred with the 

issuance of this rule. 

After consideration of all relevant 

material presented, including the 

information and recommendation 

submitted by the Committee and other 

available information, it is hereby found 

that this rule will tend to effectuate the 

declared policy of the Act. 

List of Subjects 

7 CFR Part 915 

Avocados, Marketing agreements, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

7 CFR Part 944 

Avocados, Food grades and standards, 

Grapefruit, Grapes, Imports, Kiwifruit, 

Limes, Olives, Oranges, Plums, Prunes. 

For the reasons set forth in the 

preamble, the Agricultural Marketing 

Service amends 7 CFR parts 915 and 

944 as follows: 

PART 915—AVOCADOS GROWN IN 

SOUTH FLORIDA 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 915 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 601–674. 

■ 2. Section 915.332 is amended by 

adding paragraph (a)(4) to read as 

follows: 

§ 915.332 Florida avocado maturity 

regulation. 

(a) * * * 

(4) The requirements listed in table I 

of this section are in effect annually 

from April 16 through April 15 of the 

following year, with an exception for 

the requirements for Guatemalan 

seedling which are in effect annually 

from June 9 to June 8 of the following 

year. 

* * * * * 

PART 944—FRUITS; IMPORT 

REGULATIONS 

■ 3. The authority citation for part 944 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 601–674. 

■ 4. Section 944.31 is amended by 

adding paragraph (a)(4) to read as 

follows: 

§ 944.31 Avocado import maturity 

regulation. 

(a) * * * 

(4) The requirements listed in table I 

of this section are in effect annually 

from April 16 through April 15 of the 

following year, with an exception for 

the requirements for Guatemalan 

seedling which are in effect annually 

from June 9 to June 8 of the following 

year. 

* * * * * 

Erin Morris, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–03110 Filed 2–11–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 25 

[Docket No. FAA–2021–0628; Special 

Conditions No. 25–802–SC] 

Special Conditions: Dassault Aviation 

Model Falcon 6X Airplane; FlightEnvelope Protection: General Limiting 

Requirements 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final special conditions; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: These special conditions are 

issued for the Dassault Aviation 

(Dassault) Model Falcon 6X airplane. 

This airplane will have a novel or 

unusual design feature when compared 

to the state of technology envisioned in 

the airworthiness standards for 

transport category airplanes. This design 

feature is a new control architecture and 

a full digital flight control system that 

provides comprehensive flight-envelope 

protections. The applicable 

airworthiness regulations do not contain 

adequate or appropriate safety standards 

for this design feature. These special 

conditions contain the additional safety 

standards that the Administrator 

considers necessary to establish a level 

of safety equivalent to that established 

by the existing airworthiness standards. 

DATES: This action is effective on 

Dassault on February 14, 2022. Send 

comments on or before March 31, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified 

by Docket No. FAA–2021–0628 using 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRegulations Portal: Go to 

https://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: Except for Confidential 

Business Information (CBI) as described 

in the following paragraph, and other 

information as described in title 14, 

Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 


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11.35, the FAA will post all comments 

received without change to https://

www.regulations.gov/, including any 

personal information you provide. The 

FAA will also post a report 

summarizing each substantive verbal 

contact received about these special 

conditions. 

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 these special conditions 

contain commercial or financial 

information that is customarily treated 

as private, that you actually treat as 

private, and that is relevant or 

responsive to these special conditions, 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 the 

indicated comments will not be placed 

in the public docket of these special 

conditions. Send submissions 

containing CBI to the Information 

Contact below. Comments the FAA 

receives, which are not specifically 

designated as CBI, will be placed in the 

public docket for these special 

conditions. 

Docket: Background documents or 

comments received may be read at 

https://www.regulations.gov/ at any 

time. Follow the online instructions for 

accessing the docket or go 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Troy 

Brown, Performance and Environment 

Section, AIR–625, Technical Innovation 

Policy Branch, Policy and Innovation 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 1801 

S Airport Rd., Wichita, KS 67209–2190; 

telephone and fax 405–666–1050; email 

troy.a.brown@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

substance of these special conditions 

has been published in the Federal 

Register for public comment in several 

prior instances with no substantive 

comments received. Therefore, the FAA 

finds, pursuant to § 11.38(b), that new 

comments are unlikely, and notice and 

comment prior to this publication are 

unnecessary. 

Comments Invited 

The FAA invites interested people to 

take part in this rulemaking by sending 

written comments, data, or views. The 

most helpful comments reference a 

specific portion of the special 

conditions, explain the reason for any 

recommended change, and include 

supporting data. 

The FAA will consider all comments 

received by the closing date for 

comments. The FAA may change these 

special conditions based on the 

comments received. 

Background 

On July 1, 2012, Dassault applied for 

a type certificate for its new Model 

Falcon 5X airplane. However, Dassault 

has decided not to release an airplane 

under the model designation Falcon 5X, 

instead choosing to change that model 

designation to Falcon 6X. 

In February of 2018, due to engine 

supplier issues, Dassault extended the 

type certificate application date for its 

Model Falcon 5X airplane under new 

Model Falcon 6X. This airplane is a 

twin-engine business jet with seating for 

19 passengers, and has a maximum 

takeoff weight of 77,460 pounds. 

Type Certification Basis 

Under the provisions of 14 CFR 21.17, 

Dassault must show that the Model 

Falcon 6X airplane meets the applicable 

provisions of part 25, as amended by 

amendments 25–1 through 25–146. 

If the Administrator finds that the 

applicable airworthiness regulations 

(e.g., 14 CFR part 25) do not contain 

adequate or appropriate safety standards 

for the Dassault Model Falcon 6X 

airplane because of a novel or unusual 

design feature, special conditions are 

prescribed under the provisions of 

§ 21.16. 

Special conditions are initially 

applicable to the model for which they 

are issued. Should the type certificate 

for that model be amended later to 

include any other model that 

incorporates the same novel or unusual 

design feature, these special conditions 

would also apply to the other model 

under § 21.101. 

In addition to the applicable 

airworthiness regulations and special 

conditions, the Dassault Model Falcon 

6X airplane must comply with the fuelvent and exhaust-emission requirements 

of 14 CFR part 34, and the noisecertification 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 

§ 21.17(a)(2). 

Novel or Unusual Design Features 

The Dassault Model Falcon 6X 

airplane will incorporate the following 

novel or unusual design features: 

New control architecture and a full 

digital flight control system that 

provides comprehensive flight-envelope 

protections. 

Discussion 

The applicable airworthiness 

regulation is § 25.143. The purpose of 

§ 25.143 is to verify that operational 

maneuvers conducted within the 

operational envelope can be 

accomplished smoothly with average 

piloting skill and without exceeding 

structural limits. The pilot should be 

able to predict the airplane response to 

any control input. During the course of 

the flight-test program, the pilot 

determines compliance with § 25.143 

primarily through qualitative methods. 

During flight test, the pilot should 

evaluate all of the following: 

• The interface between each 

protection function; 

• Transitions from one mode to 

another; 

• Airplane response to intentional 

dynamic maneuvering, whenever 

applicable, through dedicated 

maneuvers; 

• General controllability assessment; 

• High-speed characteristics; and 

• High angle-of-attack. 

However, the regulations do not 

adequately ensure that the novel or 

unusual features of the electronic flight 

control system will have a level of safety 

equivalent to that of existing standards. 

The general limiting requirements are 

necessary to ensure a smooth transition 

from normal flight to the protection 

mode and adequate maneuver 

capability. The general limiting 

requirements also ensure that the 

structural limits of the airplane are not 

exceeded. Furthermore, failure of the 

flight-envelope protection feature must 

not create hazardous flight conditions. 

These special conditions contain the 

additional safety standards that the 

Administrator considers necessary to 

establish a level of safety equivalent to 

that established by the existing 

airworthiness standards. 

Applicability 

As discussed above, these special 

conditions are applicable to the Dassault 

Model Falcon 6X airplane. Should 

Dassault apply at a later date for a 

change to the type certificate to include 

another model incorporating the same 

novel or unusual design feature, these 

special conditions would apply to that 

model as well. 


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Conclusion 

This action affects only a certain 

novel or unusual design feature on one 

model of airplane. It is not a rule of 

general applicability. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 25 

Aircraft, Aviation safety, Reporting 

and recordkeeping requirements. 

Authority Citation 

The authority citation for these 

special conditions is as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 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 Dassault Aviation 

Model Falcon 6X airplanes. 

General Limiting Requirements 

a. Onset characteristics of each flightenvelope protection feature must be 

smooth, appropriate to the phase of 

flight and type of maneuver, and not in 

conflict with the ability of the pilot to 

satisfactorily change airplane flight 

path, speed, or attitude as needed. 

b. Limit values of protected flight 

parameters (and, if applicable, 

associated warning thresholds) must be 

compatible with the following: 

1. Airplane structural limits, 

2. Required safe and controllable 

maneuvering of the airplane, and 

3. Margins to critical conditions. 

Unsafe flight characteristics/conditions 

must not result if dynamic 

maneuvering, airframe, and system 

tolerances (both manufacturing and 

inservice), and non-steady atmospheric 

conditions, in any appropriate 

combination and phase of flight, can 

produce a limited flight parameter 

beyond the nominal design limit value. 

c. The airplane must be responsive to 

intentional dynamic maneuvering to 

within a suitable range of the parameter 

limit. Dynamic characteristics such as 

damping and overshoot must also be 

appropriate for the flight-maneuver and 

limit parameter in question. 

d. When simultaneous envelope 

limiting is engaged, adverse coupling or 

adverse priority must not result. 

Failure States 

a. Electronic flight-control system 

(EFCS) failures, including sensors, must 

not result in a condition where a 

parameter is limited to such a reduced 

value that safe and controllable 

maneuvering is no longer available. 

b. The crew must be alerted by 

suitable means if any change in 

envelope limiting or maneuverability is 

produced by single or multiple failures 

of the EFCS not shown to be extremely 

improbable. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on 

February 8, 2022. 

Patrick R. Mullen, 

Manager, Technical Innovation Policy 

Branch, Policy and Innovation Division, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–03025 Filed 2–11–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 25 

[Docket No. FAA–2020–1039; Special 

Conditions No. 25–807–SC] 

Special Conditions: Dassault Aviation 

Model Falcon 6X Airplane; Electronic 

Flight-Control System: LateralDirectional and Longitudinal Stability 

and Low-Energy Awareness 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final special conditions; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: These special conditions are 

issued for the Dassault Aviation 

(Dassault) Model Falcon 6X airplane. 

This airplane will have a novel or 

unusual design feature when compared 

to the state of technology envisioned in 

the airworthiness standards for 

transport category airplanes. This design 

feature is an electronic flight-control 

system (EFCS) associated with lateraldirectional and longitudinal stability, 

and low-energy awareness. The 

applicable airworthiness regulations do 

not contain adequate or appropriate 

safety standards for this design feature. 

These special conditions contain the 

additional safety standards that the 

Administrator considers necessary to 

establish a level of safety equivalent to 

that established by the existing 

airworthiness standards. 

DATES: This action is effective on 

Dassault on February 14, 2022. Send 

comments on or before March 31, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified 

by Docket No. FAA–2020–1039 using 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRegulations Portal: Go to 

https://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: Except for Confidential 

Business Information (CBI) as described 

in the following paragraph, and other 

information as described in title 14, 

Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 

11.35, the FAA will post all comments 

received without change to https://

www.regulations.gov/, including any 

personal information you provide. The 

FAA will also post a report 

summarizing each substantive verbal 

contact received about these special 

conditions. 

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 these special conditions 

contain commercial or financial 

information that is customarily treated 

as private, that you actually treat as 

private, and that is relevant or 

responsive to these special conditions, 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 the 

indicated comments will not be placed 

in the public docket of these special 

conditions. Send submissions 

containing CBI to the Information 

Contact below. Comments the FAA 

receives, which are not specifically 

designated as CBI, will be placed in the 

public docket for this rulemaking. 

Docket: Background documents or 

comments received may be read at 

https://www.regulations.gov/ at any 

time. Follow the online instructions for 

accessing the docket or go 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Troy 

Brown, Performance and Environment 

Section, AIR–625, Technical Innovation 

Policy Branch, Policy and Innovation 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service, 


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