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Issued on January 28, 2025. 

Suzanne Masterson, 

Deputy Director, Integrated Certificate 

Management Division, Aircraft Certification 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2025–02066 Filed 1–30–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2024–0996; Project 

Identifier AD–2023–00365–A,Q,R,T; 

Amendment 39–22917; AD 2024–26–02] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Various 

Airplanes and Helicopters 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding 

Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2021–07– 

13 for certain Pacific Scientific 

Company rotary buckle assemblies 

(buckles). AD 2021–07–13 required 

inspecting each specified buckle 

including its buckle handle vane and 

prohibited installing affected buckles. 

This AD was prompted by the 

publication of an updated service 

bulletin, which revises the applicability 

based on date of manufacture of the 

affected buckles. This AD retains certain 

requirements of AD 2021–07–13, 

reduces the applicability, and requires 

performing corrective actions by 

complying with certain portions of the 

updated service bulletin. The FAA is 

issuing this AD to address the unsafe 

condition on these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective March 7, 

2025. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of March 7, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: 

AD Docket: You may examine the AD 

docket at regulations.gov under Docket 

No. FAA–2024–0996; 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 final rule, any comments 

received, and other information. The 

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. 

Material Incorporated by Reference: 

• For Parker Meggitt material 

identified in this AD, contact Parker 

Meggitt Services, 1785 Voyager Avenue, 

Simi Valley, CA 93063; phone: (877) 

666–0712; email: TechSupport@

meggitt.com. 

• You may view this material at the 

FAA, Office of the Regional Counsel, 

Southwest Region, 10101 Hillwood 

Pkwy., Room 6N–321, Fort Worth, TX 

76177. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, 

call: (817) 222–5110. 

Other Related Material: For other 

related Parker Meggitt material 

identified in this AD, contact Parker 

Meggitt Services, at the Parker Meggitt 

Services contact information under 

Material Incorporated by Reference 

above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hal 

Jensen, Aviation Safety Engineer, FAA, 

3960 Paramount Boulevard, Lakewood, 

CA 90712; phone: (303) 342–1080; 

email: hal.jensen@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The FAA issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 to supersede AD 2021–07–13, 

Amendment 39–21490 (86 FR 17703, 

April 6, 2021) (AD 2021–07–13). AD 

2021–07–13 applied to Pacific Scientific 

Company buckles part numbers 

1111430 and 1111475, all dash 

numbers, installed on but not limited to 

Bombardier Inc., Learjet Inc., Mitsubishi 

Heavy Industries, Ltd., Textron 

Aviation, Inc. (type certificate (TC) 

previously held by Cessna Aircraft 

Company), and Viking Air Limited (TC 

previously held by de Havilland, Inc.) 

model airplanes and Airbus Helicopters 

(TC previously held by Eurocopter 

France) model helicopters. The NPRM 

published in the Federal Register on 

April 9, 2024 (89 FR 24742). The NPRM 

was prompted by a manufacturer 

determination that the cracking on the 

buckle handle was caused by a material 

process issue and stated that the issue 

was resolved in 2007. Accordingly, the 

manufacturer published revised 

material to revise the applicability by 

date of manufacture and clarify 

procedures. In the NPRM, the FAA 

proposed to require revising the 

applicability to plastic buckles with a 

date of manufacture on or before May 

31, 2007, or buckles whose date of 

manufacture cannot be determined, 

except not those buckles repaired with 

the installation of an airworthy buckle 

handle after May 31, 2007, and marked 

with a BLUE logo on the center button. 

In the NPRM, the FAA also proposed to 

clarify that the unsafe condition could 

result in occupants not being able to 

release the buckle in certain emergency 

landing conditions. Furthermore, the 

FAA proposed to require using the 

revised service bulletin to accomplish 

its requirements and add a special flight 

permit limitation. 

Lastly, the NPRM updated the contact 

information to obtain related material, 

and the FAA proposed to move and 

update the contents of Note 1 in AD 

2021–07–13 to the preamble of this AD. 

Discussion of Final Airworthiness 

Directive 

Comments 

The FAA received comments from 

seven commenters. The commenters 

were Air Wisconsin Airlines, American 

Airlines (AAL), All Nippon Airways 

(ANA), Delta Air Lines, Inc., Horizon 

Air, Southwest Airlines, and United 

Airlines (UAL). The following presents 

the comments received on the NPRM 

and the FAA’s response to each 

comment. 

Requests To Correct the Date of the 

Related Material 

Delta Air Lines, Inc. and Horizon Air 

requested the FAA revise Note 1 to 

paragraph (c)(1) of the Applicability 

paragraph to update the date for Meggitt 

Service Information Letter SIL Restraint25–002–2023, dated January 24, 2023. 

The commenters stated the updated 

publication date of this related material 

is September 25, 2023, and not January 

24, 2023. 

The FAA agrees and has revised the 

citations of that service information 

letter in Note 1 to paragraph (c)(1) of 

this AD, as well as the Other Related 

Material section in this final rule. 

Request To Exclude Newly 

Manufactured Aircraft 

Delta Airlines, Inc. stated that it is 

receiving newly-manufactured airplanes 

with the restraint systems provided in 

the related material. Delta Airlines, Inc. 

further commented that Meggitt 

information specifies that buckles 

produced after May 2007 do not have 

the safety concern and are considered 

airworthy. Accordingly, Delta Airlines, 

Inc. requested the FAA revise paragraph 

(c)(1) of the proposed AD to exclude 

these aircraft that are new into service 

as these aircraft will have brand new 

buckles installed after 2007. 

The FAA disagrees. The FAA 

determined because Meggitt is the 

Technical Standard Order Authorization 

(TSOA) holder and does not hold an 

approval for installation of the 

restraints, it is not responsible for 

recording or controlling which aircraft 

airframes the applicable restraint 


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systems are installed on. Individual 

operators may request an alternative 

method of compliance (AMOC) under 

the provisions of paragraph (j) of this 

AD if they believe that the installed 

buckle on their aircraft’s restraint 

system is airworthy. 

Requests To Exclude Buckles With a 

Metal Handle or BLUE Logo 

Delta Airlines, Inc. requested the FAA 

revise paragraphs (c) and (g)(3) of the 

proposed AD to exclude buckles having 

a metal handle. AAL and UAL requested 

the FAA confirm that buckles with a 

BLUE logo, regardless of the date of 

manufacturer or the date of repair, are 

compliant. 

The FAA partially agrees. The FAA 

agrees that buckles with a metal handle 

or a BLUE logo on the center button are 

not subject to this AD. The FAA 

disagrees with specifically stating in 

paragraphs (c) and (g)(3) of this AD that 

buckles with a metal handle are 

excluded from the AD because the 

additional wording is not necessary 

since the text already specifies that 

applicable handles are plastic. However, 

for clarification, the FAA has added a 

note to paragraph (c)(1) of this AD 

specifying that this AD does not apply 

to metal buckles or buckles with a BLUE 

logo on the center button. 

Request To Exclude Buckles With a 

Yellow or Gold Logo and Missing Date 

of Manufacture 

Southwest Airlines stated that AD 

2021–07–13 allowed ‘‘yellow/gold’’ logo 

buttons with compliant plastic handles. 

Southwest Airlines requests the FAA 

allow the option to continue the use of 

buckles that were previously inspected 

and compliant per AD 2021–07–13 that 

have a yellow or gold logo button but 

are missing the date of manufacturer 

due to premature wear. 

The FAA disagrees. AD 2021–07–13 

did not reference buckles having a 

yellow or gold logo on the center button. 

Therefore, the FAA has made no 

changes to this final rule based on that 

comment. 

Comment Regarding Allowable Buckle 

Vane Handle Thickness 

ANA requested clarification regarding 

paragraph (g)(2) of the proposed AD, 

which specifies that a buckle vane 

handle thickness of 0.125 inch or greater 

is unacceptable, whereas Meggitt 

Service Bulletin SB 25–1111432, 

Revision 002, states that a thickness 

(less than or) equal to 0.125 inch is 

acceptable. 

The FAA acknowledges this comment 

and has revised paragraph (g)(2) of this 

AD to require corrective action only if 

the buckle handle vane thickness is 

greater than 0.125 inch and paragraph 

(g)(3) of this AD to prohibit installing a 

buckle with a buckle handle vane 

thickness greater than 0.125 inch. 

Comments Regarding Credit for 

Previous Actions 

AAL and Horizon Air requested the 

FAA revise paragraph (h) of the 

proposed AD to allow credit for 

paragraph (g)(1) of the proposed AD if 

those actions were previously 

accomplished in accordance with 

previously issued related material. 

The FAA agrees to allow credit for 

paragraph (g)(1) of this AD if the 

inspection of the buckle handle for a 

crack was previously accomplished in 

accordance with Pacific Scientific 

Service Bulletin SB 25–1111432, dated 

May 22, 2007 (SB 25–1111432); or 

Meggitt Service Bulletin SB 25– 

1111432, Revision 001, dated May 20, 

2021 (SB 25–1111432 Rev 001). The 

FAA has revised paragraph (h) of this 

AD accordingly. 

Air Wisconsin Airlines and 

Southwest Airlines requested the FAA 

revise paragraph (h) of the proposed AD 

to allow credit for paragraph (g)(1) of the 

proposed AD, if the buckle handle 

inspection was completed in accordance 

with AD 2021–07–13. 

The FAA acknowledges these 

comments and infers concern that some 

buckles may be inspected for a crack 

twice unnecessarily, once as required by 

AD 2021–07–13 and again as required 

by this AD. Instead of revising 

paragraph (h) of this AD for this credit, 

the FAA has revised paragraph (g)(1) of 

this AD to clarify the requirement to 

inspect for a crack, unless already done. 

UAL stated the proposed AD allows 

credit for previous actions if the 

thickness of the vane was measured 

using previous service bulletin 

revisions. UAL requested the FAA 

clarify that measurement of the buckle 

handle vane thickness or replacement of 

the buckle as required in paragraph 

(g)(2) of the proposed AD would be 

credit for previous actions. 

The FAA agrees. The FAA is allowing 

credit for accomplishing the procedures 

to measure the buckle handle vane 

thickness by following SB 25–1111432 

or SB 25–1111432 Rev 001 if done 

before the effective date of this AD, and 

the FAA is allowing credit for the 

resultant measurement and, if required 

the replacement based on the buckle 

vane thickness. 

Delta Airlines stated the FAA AMOC 

approval letter AIR–730–21–207 

allowed to first inspect the buckle for a 

BLUE logo or a metal configuration, and 

if there was a BLUE logo or the buckle 

was metal, no further inspections were 

required. Delta Airlines further stated 

that Parker Meggitt material specified 

that buckles produced or repaired after 

2007 are marked with a BLUE logo on 

the center button, and these buckles 

along with metal buckles are compliant 

per the previously described AMOC. 

Accordingly, Delta Airlines requested 

the FAA revise paragraph (h) of the 

proposed AD to include credit for 

paragraphs (g)(1) and (g)(2) of the 

proposed AD if the inspection was 

accomplished using FAA AMOC 

approval letter AIR–730–21–207, dated 

June 29, 2021. 

The FAA disagrees. The applicability 

of this AD already limits the 

applicability to plastic buckles and 

exempts buckles marked with a BLUE 

logo on the center button, therefore this 

AD does not apply to metal buckles and 

buckles marked with a BLUE logo on 

the center button. To clarify this, the 

FAA has revised this AD by adding a 

note to the applicability which specifies 

that this AD does not apply to metal 

buckles or buckles with a BLUE logo on 

the center button. Additionally, as 

proposed in the NPRM and as adopted 

in paragraph (j)(3) of this AD, AMOCs 

approved for AD 2021–07–13 are 

approved as AMOCs for the 

corresponding requirements of this AD. 

Therefore, the FAA has made no 

changes to this final rule’s requirements 

based on that comment. 

Conclusion 

The FAA reviewed the relevant data, 

considered any comments received, and 

determined that air safety requires 

adopting the AD as proposed. 

Accordingly, the FAA is issuing this AD 

to address the unsafe condition on these 

products. Except for minor editorial 

changes and any other changes 

described previously, this AD is 

adopted as proposed in the NPRM. 

None of the changes will increase the 

economic burden on any operator. 

Material Incorporated by Reference 

Under 1 CFR Part 51 

The FAA reviewed Parker Meggitt 

Service Bulletin SB 25–1111432, 

Revision 002, dated September 12, 2023 

(SB 25–1111432 Rev 002), which 

specifies procedures for inspecting 

certain buckles for a crack, and 

measuring each buckle handle vane for 

correct thickness. SB 25–1111432 Rev 

002 also specifies procedures for 

corrective actions, including but not 

limited to, removing and returning the 

buckle assembly or restraint assembly to 

Parker Meggitt for overhaul or 

replacement; and removing the buckle 

assembly or restraint assembly and 


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replacing them with spare, new, or 

repaired assemblies. An applicable 

buckle may be included as a component 

of a different part-numbered restraint 

system assembly. Table 1 of SB 25– 

1111432 Rev 002 identifies restraint 

system P/Ns that may be affected. 

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. 

Other Related Material 

The FAA also reviewed Meggitt 

Service Information Letter SIL Restraint25–002–2023, dated September 25, 

2023, which specifies procedures for 

locating the date of manufacture on 

various buckles. 

Differences Between This AD and the 

Related Material 

Where the related material specifies 

sending affected parts to the 

manufacturer, this AD does not require 

that action. The related material does 

not specify a compliance time to inspect 

for a crack or measure for thickness, 

whereas this AD requires inspecting the 

buckle handle for a crack within 6 

months and measuring the buckle 

handle vane thickness within 12 

months. 

Costs of Compliance 

The FAA estimates that this AD 

affects up to 1,435 restraint systems 

installed on aircraft of U.S. registry. 

Labor rates are estimated at $85 per 

work-hour. Based on these numbers, the 

FAA estimates the following costs to 

comply with this AD. 

Inspecting a buckle handle for a crack 

and measuring thickness will take a 

minimal amount of time for a nominal 

cost. 

If required, replacing a buckle will 

take 0.5 work-hour and parts will cost 

$636 for an estimated cost of $679 per 

buckle replacement. As an option, 

replacing a restraint system will take 0.5 

work-hour and parts will cost $1,031 for 

an estimated cost of $1,074 per restraint 

system replacement. 

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 

This AD will not have federalism 

implications under Executive Order 

13132. This AD will 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 that this AD: 

(1) Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ under Executive Order 12866, 

(2) Will not affect intrastate aviation 

in Alaska, and 

(3) Will 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 Amendment 

Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the FAA amends 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: 

■ a. Removing Airworthiness Directive 

2021–07–13, Amendment 39–21490 (86 

FR 17703, April 6, 2021); and 

■ b. Adding the following new 

airworthiness directive: 

2024–26–02 Various Airplanes and 

Helicopters: Amendment 39–22917; 

Docket No. FAA–2024–0996; Project 

Identifier AD–2023–00365–A,Q,R,T. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) is 

effective March 7, 2025. 

(b) Affected ADs 

This AD replaces AD 2021–07–13, 

Amendment 39–21490 (86 FR 17703, April 6, 

2021) (AD 2021–07–13). 

(c) Applicability 

(1) This AD applies to all airplanes and 

helicopters, certificated in any category, with 

a restraint system with a Pacific Scientific 

Company plastic rotary buckle assembly 

(buckle) part number (P/N) 1111430 or P/N 

1111475 (all dash numbers) installed having 

a date of manufacture on or before May 31, 

2007, or an unknown date of manufacture, 

except not those buckles repaired with the 

installation of an airworthy buckle handle 

after May 31, 2007, and marked with a BLUE 

logo on the center button. 

Note 1 to paragraph (c)(1): Information 

about the location of the date of manufacture 

can be found in Meggitt Service Information 

Letter SIL Restraint–25–002–2023, dated 

September 25, 2023. 

Note 2 to paragraph (c)(1): This AD does 

not apply to buckles made of metal or to 

buckles with a BLUE logo on the center 

button. 

(2) The buckles identified in paragraph 

(c)(1) of this AD may be installed on, but not 

limited to, The Boeing Company, Bombardier 

Inc., Learjet Inc., Mitsubishi Heavy 

Industries, Ltd., Textron Aviation, Inc. (type 

certificate (TC) previously held by Cessna 

Aircraft Company), and Viking Air Limited 

(TC previously held by de Havilland, Inc.) 

model airplanes and Airbus Helicopters (TC 

previously held by Eurocopter France) model 

helicopters, certificated in any category. 

(d) Subject 

Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC) 

Code: 2500, Cabin Equipment/Furnishings. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by reports of 

cracked buckle handles and updated 

manufacturer material. The FAA is issuing 

this AD to inspect for cracks and thickness 

of the buckle handle. The unsafe condition, 

if not addressed, could prevent a strap from 

releasing when the buckle is rotated, which 

could result in occupants not being able to 

release the buckle in certain emergency 

landing conditions. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Required Actions 

(1) Within 6 months after the effective date 

of this AD, unless already done, inspect the 

buckle handle for a crack. If there is any 

crack, before further flight, remove the buckle 

from service and replace it with an airworthy 

buckle, or remove the restraint system from 

service and replace it with an airworthy 

restraint system. 

(2) Within 12 months after the effective 

date of this AD, measure the thickness of the 

buckle handle vane as depicted in Figures 3 

and 4 of Parker Meggitt Service Bulletin SB 

25–1111432, Revision 002, dated September 

12, 2023 (SB 25–1111432 Rev 002). If the 

buckle handle vane thickness is greater than 


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0.125 inch, before further flight, remove the 

buckle from service and replace it with an 

airworthy buckle, or remove the restraint 

system from service and replace it with an 

airworthy restraint system. 

Note 3 to paragraph (g)(2): SB 25–1111432 

Rev 002 refers to a buckle as both a buckle 

and buckle assembly, interchangeably. 

Buckles with a buckle handle vane thickness 

equal to or less than 0.125 inch are 

considered airworthy. 

(3) As of the effective date of this AD, do 

not install any plastic buckle P/N 1111430 or 

P/N 1111475 (all dash numbers), with a 

buckle handle vane thickness greater than 

0.125 inch, or any restraint system with a 

buckle P/N 1111430 or 1111475 (all dash 

numbers), with a buckle handle vane 

thickness greater than 0.125 inch installed, 

with the buckle having a date of manufacture 

on or before May 31, 2007, or if the date of 

manufacture cannot be determined, on any 

airplane or helicopter, unless the buckle has 

been repaired with the installation of an 

airworthy buckle handle after May 31, 2007, 

and is marked with a BLUE logo on the 

center button. 

(h) Credit for Previous Actions 

(1) If you inspected the buckle handle for 

a crack as required by paragraph (g)(1) of this 

AD before the effective date of this AD using 

Pacific Scientific Service Bulletin SB 25– 

1111432, dated May 22, 2007 (SB 25– 

1111432), or using Meggitt Service Bulletin 

SB 25–1111432, Revision 001, dated May 20, 

2021 (SB 25–1111432 Rev 001), you have met 

that requirement. 

(2) If you measured the thickness of the 

buckle handle vane and replaced an affected 

buckle as required by paragraph (g)(2) of this 

AD before the effective date of this AD using 

SB 25–1111432 or SB 25–1111432 Rev 001, 

you have met that requirement. 

(i) Special Flight Permits 

Special flight permits may be issued in 

accordance with 14 CFR 21.197 and 21.199, 

provided that there are no passengers 

onboard. 

(j) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, West Certification 

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 local 

Flight Standards District Office, as 

appropriate. If sending information directly 

to the manager of the West Certification 

Branch, send it to the attention of the person 

identified in paragraph (k)(1) of this AD. 

Information may be emailed to: AMOC@

faa.gov. 

(2) Before using any approved AMOC, 

notify your appropriate principal inspector, 

or lacking a principal inspector, the manager 

of the local flight standards district office/ 

certificate holding district office. 

(3) AMOCs approved for AD 2021–07–13 

are approved as AMOCs for the 

corresponding requirements of this AD. 

(k) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Hal Jensen, Aviation Safety Engineer, 

FAA, 3960 Paramount Boulevard, Lakewood, 

CA 90712; phone: (303) 342–1080; email: 

hal.jensen@faa.gov. 

(2) Meggitt and Pacific Scientific material 

identified in this AD that are not 

incorporated by reference can be are 

available at the contact information specified 

in paragraph (l)(3) of this AD. 

(l) 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 the AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) Parker Meggitt Service Bulletin SB 25– 

1111432, Revision 002, dated September 12, 

2023. 

(ii) [Reserved] 

(3) For material identified in this AD, 

contact Parker Meggitt Services, 1785 

Voyager Avenue, Simi Valley, CA 93063; 

phone: (877) 666–0712; email: TechSupport@

meggitt.com. 

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

Office of the Regional Counsel, Southwest 

Region, 10101 Hillwood Pkwy., Room 6N– 

321, Fort Worth, TX 76177. For information 

on the availability of this material at the 

FAA, call: (817) 222–5110. 

(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 18, 2024. 

Victor Wicklund, 

Deputy Director, Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2025–02051 Filed 1–30–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

16 CFR Part 1220 

[Docket No. CPSC–2019–0025] 

Safety Standard for Non-Full-Size Baby 

Cribs 

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

ACTION: Direct final rule. 

SUMMARY: In December 2010, the U.S. 

Consumer Product Safety Commission 

(CPSC or Commission) published a 

consumer product safety standard for 

non-full-size baby cribs (NFS cribs) 

pursuant to section 104 of the Consumer 

Product Safety Improvement Act of 

2008 (CPSIA). The Commission’s 

mandatory standard incorporates by 

reference ASTM F406, Standard 

Consumer Safety Specification for NonFull-Size Baby Cribs/Play Yards, with 

modifications that exclude sections of 

ASTM F406 that apply to play yards 

exclusively. The CPSIA sets forth a 

process for updating mandatory 

standards for durable infant or toddler 

products that are based on a voluntary 

standard, when a voluntary standards 

organization revises the standard. On 

August 1, 2024, ASTM approved a 

revised voluntary standard, and this 

direct final rule updates the mandatory 

standard for NFS cribs to incorporate by 

reference the 2024 version of ASTM 

F406. 

DATES: The rule is effective on April 5, 

2025, unless the Commission receives a 

significant adverse comment by March 

3, 2025. If the Commission receives 

such a comment, it will publish a notice 

in the Federal Register, withdrawing 

this direct final rule before its effective 

date. The incorporation by reference of 

the publication listed in this rule is 

approved by the Director of the Federal 

Register as of April 5, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: You can submit comments, 

identified by Docket No. CPSC–2019– 

0025, by any of the following methods: 

Electronic Submissions: Submit 

electronic comments to the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at: https://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

CPSC typically does not accept 

comments submitted by email, except as 

described below. 

Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier/ 

Confidential Written Submissions: CPSC 

encourages you to submit electronic 

comments by using the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal. You may, however, 

submit comments by mail, hand 

delivery, or courier to: Office of the 

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission, 4330 East West Highway, 

Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone: (301) 

504–7479. If you wish to submit 

confidential business information, trade 

secret information, or other sensitive or 

protected information that you do not 

want to be available to the public, you 

may submit such comments by mail, 

hand delivery, or courier, or you may 

email them to: cpsc-os@cpsc.gov. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the agency name and docket 

number. CPSC may post all comments 

without change, including any personal 

identifiers, contact information, or other 

personal information provided, to: 

www.regulations.gov. Do not submit to 

this website: confidential business 

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