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fitting and actuator fitting on the keel beam. 

The FAA is issuing this AD to detect and 

correct cracking on the MLG door hinge 

fitting and actuator fitting on the keel beam. 

The unsafe condition, if not addressed, could 

lead to in-flight detachment of an MLG door, 

possibly resulting in injury to persons on the 

ground and/or damage to the airplane. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Requirements 

Except as specified in paragraphs (h) and 

(j) of this AD: Comply with all required 

actions and compliance times specified in, 

and in accordance with, EASA AD 2024– 

0097R2. 

(h) Exceptions to EASA AD 2024–0097R2 

(1) Where EASA AD 2024–0097R2 refers to 

‘‘16 May 2024 [the effective date of the 

original issue of this AD],’’ this AD requires 

using the effective date of this AD. 

(2) Where EASA AD 2024–0097R2 refers to 

‘‘18 July 2012 [the effective date of EASA AD 

2012–0118],’’ this AD requires using April 6, 

2015 (the effective date of AD 2015–02–14). 

(3) Where EASA AD 2024–0097R2 

specifies to ‘‘contact Airbus for approved 

repair instructions and, within the 

compliance time specified therein, 

accomplish those instructions accordingly,’’ 

replace that text with ‘‘all repairs must be 

done before further flight using a method 

approved by the Manager, International 

Validation Branch, FAA; or the European 

Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA); or 

SAS’s EASA Design Organization Approval 

(DOA). If approved by the DOA, the approval 

must include the DOA-authorized signature.’’ 

(4) Where paragraph (6) of EASA AD 2024– 

0097R2 describes an airplane that has been 

inspected per ‘‘ALI task 533154–03–2, 

533154–04–2 or 533154–10–1, or in 

accordance with the instructions of 

inspection SB 1 (at any Revision) or 

inspection SB 2 (at any Revision),’’ replace 

that text with ‘‘ALI task 533154–03–2, 

533154–04–2 or 533154–10–1, or in 

accordance with the instructions of Airbus 

SB A320–53–1195 or SB A320–53–1325 at 

any Revision, as applicable, or Airbus SB 

A320–53–1196 or SB A320–53–1326 at any 

Revision, as applicable.’’ 

(5) This AD does not adopt the ‘‘Remarks’’ 

section of EASA AD 2024–0097R2. 

(i) Retained Maintenance or Inspection 

Program Revision, With Added Airplanes 

and Compliance Time 

This paragraph restates the requirements of 

paragraph (k) of AD 2015–02–14 with added 

airplanes and compliance time. At the 

applicable time specified in paragraph (i)(1) 

or (2) of this AD: Revise the maintenance or 

inspection program, as applicable, to remove 

Task 533154–02–1 of the Airbus A318/A319/ 

A320/A321 ALS Part 2-Damage Tolerant 

Airworthiness Limitations Items (DT ALI), 

Revision 01, dated April 4, 2012; Airbus 

A318/A319/A320/A321 Airworthiness 

Limitation Items, Document AI/SE–M4/ 

95A.0252/96, Issue 10, dated October 2009; 

or Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 

Airworthiness Limitation Items, Document 

AI/SE–M4/95A.0252/96, Issue 11, dated 

September 2010. The actions required by this 

AD take precedence over Task 533154–02–1 

of the Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 ALS 

Part 2-Damage Tolerant Airworthiness 

Limitation Items (DT ALI), Revision 01, dated 

April 4, 2012; Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 

Airworthiness Limitation Items, Document 

AI/SE–M4/95A.0252/96, Issue 10, dated 

October 2009; and Airbus A318/A319/A320/ 

A321 Airworthiness Limitation Items, 

Document AI/SE–M4/95A.0252/96, Issue 11, 

dated September 2010. 

(1) For airplanes identified in paragraphs 

(c)(1), (2), (4), and (6) of this AD: After the 

effective date of AD 2015–02–14 and before 

further flight after doing the initial 

inspections required by paragraph (g) of this 

AD. 

(2) For airplanes identified in paragraphs 

(c)(3), (5), and (7) of this AD: After the 

effective date of this AD and before further 

flight after doing the initial inspections 

required by paragraph (g) of this AD. 

(j) No Reporting Requirement 

Although the material referenced in EASA 

AD 2024–0097R2 specifies to submit certain 

information to the manufacturer, this AD 

does not include that requirement. 

(k) Additional AD Provisions 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): 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 

responsible Flight Standards 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 (l) of this AD and 

email to: AMOC@faa.gov. 

(i) Before using any approved AMOC, 

notify your appropriate principal inspector, 

or lacking a principal inspector, the manager 

of the responsible Flight Standards Office. 

(ii) AMOCs approved previously for AD 

2015–02–14 are approved as AMOCs for the 

corresponding provisions of EASA AD 2012– 

0118 that are required by paragraph (g) of this 

AD. 

(2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any 

requirement in this AD to obtain instructions 

from a manufacturer, the instructions must 

be accomplished using a method approved 

by the Manager, International Validation 

Branch, FAA; or the European Union 

Aviation Safety Agency (EASA); or Airbus 

SAS’s EASA Design Organization Approval 

(DOA). If approved by the DOA, the approval 

must include the DOA-authorized signature. 

(3) Required for Compliance (RC): Except 

as required by paragraph (k)(2) of this AD, if 

any material contains procedures or tests that 

are identified as RC, those procedures and 

tests must be done to comply with this AD; 

any procedures or tests that are not identified 

as RC are recommended. Those procedures 

and tests that are not identified as RC may 

be deviated from using accepted methods in 

accordance with the operator’s maintenance 

or inspection program without obtaining 

approval of an AMOC, provided the 

procedures and tests identified as RC can be 

done and the airplane can be put back in an 

airworthy condition. Any substitutions or 

changes to procedures or tests identified as 

RC require approval of an AMOC. 

(l) Additional Information 

For more information about this AD, 

contact Tim Dowling, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 

410, Westbury, NY 11590; telephone 206– 

231–3667; email: timothy.p.dowling@faa.gov. 

(m) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

(IBR) of the material listed in this paragraph 

under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. 

(2) You must use this material as 

applicable to do the actions required by this 

AD, unless this AD specifies otherwise. 

(3) The following material was approved 

for IBR on [DATE 35 DAYS AFTER 

PUBLICATION OF THE FINAL RULE]. 

(i) European Union Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA) AD 2024–0097R2, dated July 12, 

2024. 

(ii) [Reserved] 

(4) For EASA AD 2024–0097R2 identified 

in this AD, contact EASA, Konrad-AdenauerUfer 3, 50668 Cologne, Germany; telephone 

+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. 

(5) You may view this material at the FAA, 

Airworthiness Products Section, Operational 

Safety Branch, 2200 South 216th St., Des 

Moines, WA. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, call 

206–231–3195. 

(6) 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 December 11, 2024. 

Suzanne Masterson, 

Deputy Director, Integrated Certificate 

Management Division, Aircraft Certification 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–29620 Filed 12–16–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2024–2662; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2024–00448–T] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing 

Company Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 


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SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to adopt a 

new airworthiness directive (AD) for 

certain The Boeing Company Model 

767–300 series airplanes modified by a 

certain supplemental type certificate 

(STC). This proposed AD was prompted 

by a discovery that certain pitot-static 

tubing of the first officer’s pitot-static 

system was installed incorrectly in the 

main and mid equipment center during 

the airplane conversion from passenger 

to freighter. This proposed AD would 

require a visual inspection of certain 

pitot-static rigid tubes and flexible hoses 

to determine whether low points exist, 

and if necessary, related investigative 

and corrective actions. 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 January 31, 

2025. 

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 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail 

address above between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

AD Docket: You may examine the AD 

docket at regulations.gov under Docket 

No. FAA–2024–2662; 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 NPRM, the mandatory 

continuing airworthiness information 

(MCAI), any comments received, and 

other information. The street address for 

Docket Operations is listed above. 

Material Incorporated by Reference: 

• For Israel Aerospace Industries, Ltd. 

material identified in this proposed AD, 

contact Israel Aerospace Industries, 

Ltd., Ben-Gurion International Airport, 

Israel 70100; telephone 972–39359826; 

email tmazor@iai.co.il. 

• You may view this material at the 

FAA, Airworthiness Products Section, 

Operational Safety Branch, 2200 South 

216th St., Des Moines, WA. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call 206–231–3195. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe 

Salameh, Aviation Safety Engineer, 

FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, 

Westbury, NY 11590; telephone: 206– 

231–3536; email: Joe.Salameh@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

The FAA invites you to send any 

written relevant data, views, or 

arguments about this proposal. Send 

your comments to an address listed 

under the ADDRESSES section. Include 

‘‘Docket No. FAA–2024–2662; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2024–00448–T’’ at the 

beginning of your comments. The most 

helpful comments reference a specific 

portion of the proposal, explain the 

reason for any recommended change, 

and include supporting data. The FAA 

will consider all comments received by 

the closing date and may amend the 

proposal because of those comments. 

Except for Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) as described in the 

following paragraph, and other 

information as described in 14 CFR 

11.35, the FAA will post all comments 

received, without change, to 

regulations.gov, including any personal 

information you provide. The agency 

will also post a report summarizing each 

substantive verbal contact received 

about this NPRM. 

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 this NPRM 

contain commercial or financial 

information that is customarily treated 

as private, that you actually treat as 

private, and that is relevant or 

responsive to this NPRM, 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 they will not be 

placed in the public docket of this 

NPRM. Submissions containing CBI 

should be sent to Joe Salameh, Aviation 

Safety Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart 

Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, NY 

11590; telephone: 206–231–3536; email: 

Joe.Salameh@faa.gov. Any commentary 

that the FAA receives which is not 

specifically designated as CBI will be 

placed in the public docket for this 

rulemaking. 

Background 

The Civil Aviation Authority of Israel 

(CAAI), which is the aviation authority 

for Israel, has issued CAAI AD ISR I– 

34–2024–07–1, dated August 6, 2024 

(CAAI AD ISR I–34–2024–07–1) (also 

referred to after this as the MCAI), to 

correct an unsafe condition for The 

Boeing Company Model 767–300 series 

airplanes, that have been modified to 

freighters, in accordance with CAAI 

STC SA–218 (FAA STC ST02040SE, 

EASA STC 10028430, CAAC VSTC0812, 

TCCA SA14–67, ANAC 2011S03–12). 

Only FAA STC ST02040SE is approved 

for U.S. operators. The MCAI states that 

due to the pitot-static tubing improper 

rerouting on the airplane conversion 

from passenger to freighter, two 

erroneous conditions were found in the 

tubing connecting the pitot and the 

static system tubing to the right air data 

computer belonging to the first officer 

system: The flexible hoses part number 

(P/N) BACH30BC06–0097 and P/N 

BACH30BC05–0111, creating a potential 

water trap; and rigid tubes P/N 

233T9110–437 and P/N 233T9110–320/ 

314 installed through a structure 9G 

rigid barrier opening, creating a 

potential water trap. 

The FAA is proposing this AD to 

address the incorrect installation of the 

pitot-static tubing of the first officer’s 

pitot-static system. The unsafe 

conditions, if not addressed, may affect 

the capability to drain water or moisture 

collected in the first officer pitot-static 

tubing, and may cause malfunction to 

the system. 

You may examine the MCAI in the 

AD docket at regulations.gov under 

Docket No. FAA–2024–2662. 

Material Incorporated by Reference 

Under 1 CFR Part 51 

The FAA reviewed Israel Aerospace 

Industry Ltd., Service Bulletin 368–34– 

106, dated August 2024. This material 

specifies procedures for a visual 

inspection of the pitot-static rigid tubes, 

P/N 233T9110–437 and P/N 233T9110– 

314, and the flexible hoses, P/N 

BACH30BC06–0097 and P/N 

BACH30BC05–0111, to determine 

whether low points exist, and related 

investigative and corrective actions. The 

related investigative action is a visual 

inspection for the installation of the 

provisions located above the right 

miscellaneous electrical equipment 

panel (P37). The corrective actions 

include replacement of the pitot and the 

static system tubing connected to the 

right air data computer, including 

installation of standoffs, rigid tubes, 

union fitting, elbow fitting, flexible 

hoses, and performing functional tests. 

This material is reasonably available 

because the interested parties have 

access to it through their normal course 

of business or by the means identified 

in the ADDRESSES section. 

FAA’s Determination 

This product has been approved by 

the aviation authority of another 


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country and is 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 and material referenced 

above. The FAA is issuing this NPRM 

after determining that the unsafe 

condition described previously is likely 

to exist or develop on other products of 

the same type design. 

Proposed AD Requirements in This 

NPRM 

This proposed AD would require 

accomplishing the actions specified in 

the material already described. 

Costs of Compliance 

The FAA estimates that this AD, if 

adopted as proposed, would affect 88 

airplanes of U.S. registry. The FAA 

estimates the following costs to comply 

with this proposed AD: 

ESTIMATED COSTS FOR REQUIRED ACTIONS

Labor cost Parts cost Cost per product Cost on U.S. operators 

Up to 2 work-hours × $85 per hour = Up to $170 ................... $0 Up to $170 .............................. Up to $14,960. 

The FAA estimates the following 

costs to do any necessary on-condition 

actions that would be required based on 

the results of any required actions. The 

FAA has no way of determining the 

number of aircraft that might need this 

on-condition action: 

ESTIMATED COSTS OF ON-CONDITION ACTIONS

Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

product 

11 work-hours × $85 per hour = $935 .................................................................................................................... $600 $1,535 

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 determined that this 

proposed AD would not have federalism 

implications under Executive Order 

13132. This proposed AD would 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 this proposed regulation: 

(1) Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ under Executive Order 12866, 

(2) Would not affect intrastate 

aviation in Alaska, and 

(3) Would 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 Proposed Amendment 

Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the FAA proposes to amend 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 adding 

the following new airworthiness 

directive: 

The Boeing Company: Docket No. FAA– 

2024–2662; Project Identifier MCAI– 

2024–00448–T. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

The FAA must receive comments on this 

airworthiness directive (AD) by January 31, 

2025. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to The Boeing Company 

Model 767–300 series airplanes, certificated 

in any category, that have been modified to 

a special freighter configuration, in 

accordance with FAA Supplemental Type 

Certificate (STC) ST02040SE, and which are 

listed in paragraph I.A., ‘‘Effectivity,’’ of 

Israel Aerospace Industry Ltd., Service 

Bulletin 368–34–106, dated August 2024. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 34, Navigation. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by a discovery that 

certain pitot-static tubing of the first officer’s 

pitot-static system was installed incorrectly 

in the main and mid equipment center 

during the airplane conversion from 

passenger to freighter. The FAA is issuing 

this AD to address the incorrect installation 

of the pitot-static tubing of the first officer’s 

pitot-static system. The unsafe condition, if 

not addressed, may affect the capability to 

drain water or moisture collected in the first 

officer pitot-static tubing, and may cause 

malfunction to the system. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Required Actions 

Within 36 months after the effective date 

of this AD, do a visual inspection of the pitotstatic rigid tubes, part number (P/N) 

233T9110–437 and P/N 233T9110–314, and 

the flexible hoses, P/N BACH30BC06–0097 

and P/N BACH30BC05–0111, at the locations 

specified in the Accomplishment 

Instructions of Israel Aerospace Industries 

Ltd., Service Bulletin 368–34–106, dated 


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August 2024, to determine whether low 

points exist, and, before further flight, do all 

applicable related investigative and 

corrective actions, in accordance with the 

Accomplishment Instructions of Israel 

Aerospace Industries Ltd., Service Bulletin 

368–34–106, dated August 2024. 

(h) Additional AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): 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 

responsible Flight Standards 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 (i) of this AD and 

email to: AMOC@faa.gov. Before using any 

approved AMOC, notify your appropriate 

principal inspector, or lacking a principal 

inspector, the manager of the responsible 

Flight Standards Office. 

(2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any 

requirement in this AD to obtain instructions 

from a manufacturer, the instructions must 

be accomplished using a method approved 

by the Manager, International Validation 

Branch, FAA; or the Civil Aviation Authority 

of Israel (CAAI); or the CAAI’s authorized 

Designee. If approved by the CAAI Designee, 

the approval must include the Designee’s 

authorized signature. 

(i) Additional Information 

For more information about this AD, 

contact Joe Salameh, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 

410, Westbury, NY 11590; telephone: 206– 

231–3536; email: Joe.Salameh@faa.gov. 

(j) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference of 

the material listed in this paragraph under 5 

U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. 

(2) You must use this material as 

applicable to do the actions required by this 

AD, unless this AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. Service 

Bulletin 368–34–106, dated August 2024. 

(ii) [Reserved] 

(3) For Israel Aerospace Industry Ltd. 

material identified in this AD, contact Israel 

Aerospace Industries, Ltd., Ben-Gurion 

International Airport, Israel 70100; telephone 

972–39359826; email tmazor@iai.co.il. 

(4) You may view this material at the FAA, 

Airworthiness Products Section, Operational 

Safety Branch, 2200 South 216th St., Des 

Moines, WA. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, call 

206–231–3195. 

(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 December 11, 2024. 

Victor Wicklund, 

Deputy Director, Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–29619 Filed 12–16–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Bureau of Prisons 

28 CFR Part 545 

[BOP–1178] 

RIN 1120–AB78 

Inmate Financial Responsibility 

Program: Procedures 

AGENCY: Bureau of Prisons, Justice. 

ACTION: Supplemental notice of 

proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: This supplemental notice of 

proposed rulemaking would update and 

streamline regulations regarding the 

Inmate Financial Responsibility 

Program (IFRP). 

DATES: Written comments must be 

postmarked and electronic comments 

must be submitted on or before February 

18, 2025. Commenters should be aware 

that the electronic Federal Docket 

Management System will not accept 

comments after Midnight Eastern Time 

on the last day of the comment period. 

ADDRESSES: If you wish to provide 

comment regarding this rulemaking, you 

must submit comments, identified by 

the agency name and reference Docket 

No. BOP 1178, by one of the two 

methods below. 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

website instructions for submitting 

comments. The electronic Federal 

Docket Management System at 

www.regulations.gov will accept 

electronic comments until 11:59 p.m. 

Eastern Time on the comment due date. 

Mail: Paper comments that duplicate 

an electronic submission are 

unnecessary. If you wish to submit a 

paper comment in lieu of electronic 

submission, please direct the mail/ 

shipment to: Rules Administrator, 

Legislative and Correctional Issues 

Branch, Office of General Counsel, 

Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, 

Washington, DC 20534. To ensure 

proper handling, please reference the 

agency name and Docket No. BOP 1178 

on your correspondence. Mailed items 

must be postmarked or otherwise 

indicate a shipping date on or before the 

submission deadline. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Daniel J. Crooks III, Assistant General 

Counsel/Rules Administrator, Federal 

Bureau of Prisons, at the address above 

or at (202) 353–4885. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Please 

note that all comments received are 

considered part of the public record and 

generally will be made available for 

public inspection online at 

www.regulations.gov. If you want to 

submit personal identifying information 

(such as your name, address, etc.) as 

part of your comment, but do not want 

it to be posted online, you must include 

the phrase ‘‘PERSONAL IDENTIFYING 

INFORMATION’’ in the first paragraph 

of your comment. You must also locate 

all the personal identifying information 

you do not want posted online in the 

first paragraph of your comment and 

identify what information you want 

redacted. 

If you want to submit confidential 

business information as part of your 

comment but do not want it to be posted 

online, you must include the phrase 

‘‘CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS 

INFORMATION’’ in the first paragraph 

of your comment. You must also 

prominently identify confidential 

business information to be redacted 

within the comment. If a comment 

contains so much confidential business 

information that it cannot be effectively 

redacted, all or part of that comment 

may not be posted www.regulations.gov. 

Personal identifying information 

identified and located as set forth above 

will be placed in the agency’s public 

docket file, but not posted online. 

Confidential business information 

identified and located as set forth above 

will not be placed in the public docket 

file. If you wish to inspect the agency’s 

public docket file in person by 

appointment, please see the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

paragraph. 

Background 

The purpose of the Inmate Financial 

Responsibility Program (Program or 

IFRP), operated by the Bureau of Prisons 

(Bureau) since 1987, is twofold: to 

encourage federal inmates in Bureau 

facilities to pay financial obligations; 

and to support federal inmates in 

developing financial planning skills. 

Inmate participation in the IFRP is 

non-compulsory. Subject to certain 

exemptions listed in 28 CFR 545.10, all 

sentenced federal inmates are eligible to 

participate. During an inmate’s initial 

classification, current Bureau policy 

requires staff to review the inmate’s 

financial obligations—by consulting the 

inmate’s presentence investigation 

report, judgment and commitment 

order(s) and other court documents, and 

any other available information—and 


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