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15 ‘‘Energy Conservation Standards Rulemaking 

Peer Review Report.’’ 2007. Available at https://

energy.gov/eere/buildings/downloads/energyconservation-standards-rulemaking-peer-reviewreport-0. 

determine will have, or does have, a 

clear and substantial impact on 

important public policies or private 

sector decisions.’’ Id. at 70 FR 2667. 

In response to OMB’s Bulletin, DOE 

conducted formal peer reviews of the 

energy conservation standards 

development process and the analyses 

that are typically used and has prepared 

a report describing that peer review.15

Generation of this report involved a 

rigorous, formal, and documented 

evaluation using objective criteria and 

qualified and independent reviewers to 

make a judgment as to the technical/ 

scientific/business merit, the actual or 

anticipated results, and the productivity 

and management effectiveness of 

programs and/or projects. DOE has 

determined that the peer-reviewed 

analytical process continues to reflect 

current practice, and the Department 

followed that process for developing 

energy conservation standards in the 

case of the present rulemaking. 

VI. Approval of the Office of the 

Secretary 

The Secretary of Energy has approved 

publication of this final determination. 

Signing Authority 

This document of the Department of 

Energy was signed on July 7, 2021, by 

Kelly Speakes-Backman, Principal 

Deputy Assistant Secretary and Acting 

Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency 

and Renewable Energy, pursuant to 

delegated authority from the Secretary 

of Energy. That document with the 

original signature and date is 

maintained by DOE. For administrative 

purposes only, and in compliance with 

requirements of the Office of the Federal 

Register, the undersigned DOE Federal 

Register Liaison Officer has been 

authorized to sign and submit the 

document in electronic format for 

publication, as an official document of 

the Department of Energy. This 

administrative process in no way alters 

the legal effect of this document upon 

publication in the Federal Register. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on July 8, 2021. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2021–14837 Filed 7–13–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 25 

[Docket No. FAA–2021–0582; Special 

Conditions No. FAA–2021–0582–F] 

Special Conditions: Archeion 

Holdings, LLC, Boeing Model No. 777– 

200/–200LR/–300/–300ER Series 

Airplanes; Electronic-System Security 

Protection From Unauthorized External 

Access 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final special conditions; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: These special conditions are 

issued for the Boeing Model 777–200/– 

200LR/–300/–300ER Series Airplanes. 

These airplanes, as modified by 

Archeion Holdings, LLC (Archeion), 

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 digital systems architecture for the 

installation of a system with wireless 

network and hosted application 

functionality that allows access from 

external sources to the airplane’s 

internal electronic components. 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 

Archeion on July 14, 2021. Send 

comments on or before August 30, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified 

by Docket No. FAA–2021–0582 using 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRegulations Portal: Go to 

http://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 14 CFR 

11.35, the FAA will post all comments 

received without change to http://

www.regulations.gov/, including any 

personal information you provide. The 

FAA will also post a report 

summarizing each substantive verbal 

contact received about this proposal. 

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 this Notice 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 

Notice, 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 this Notice. 

Submissions containing CBI should be 

sent to Varun Khanna, Airplane and 

Flight Crew Interface Section, AIR–622, 

Aircraft Information Systems, Technical 

Innovation Policy Branch, Policy and 

Innovation Division, Aircraft 

Certification Service, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 2200 South 216th 

Street, Des Moines, Washington 98198; 

telephone and fax 206–231–3159; email 

Varun.Khanna@faa.gov. 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 

http://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: 

Varun Khanna, Airplane and Flight 

Crew Interface Section, AIR–622, 

Aircraft Information Systems, Technical 

Innovation Policy Branch, Policy and 

Innovation Division, Aircraft 

Certification Service, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 2200 South 216th 

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telephone and fax 206–231–3159; email 

Varun.Khanna@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 14 CFR 11.38(b), that 

new comments are unlikely and prior 

public notice and comment 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 14, 2020, Archeion applied 

for a change to Type Certificate No. 

T00001SE for the installation of an 

Avionica avWIFI system with wireless 

network and hosted application 

functionality in Boeing Model 777–200/ 

–200LR/–300/–300ER series airplanes. 

These airplanes, currently approved 

under Type Certificate No. T00001SE, 

are twin-engine, transport category 

airplanes, with a maximum takeoff 

weight between 535,000 lbs and 775,000 

lbs pounds, and a maximum passenger 

capacity of 550 persons. 

Type Certification Basis 

Under the provisions of title 14, Code 

of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 21.101, 

Archeion must show that the Boeing 

Model 777–200/–200LR/–300/–300ER 

series airplanes, as changed, continue to 

meet the applicable provisions of the 

regulations listed in Type Certificate No. 

T00001SE or the applicable regulations 

in effect on the date of application for 

the change, except for earlier 

amendments as agreed upon by the 

FAA. 

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 Boeing Model 777–200/–200LR/ 

–300/–300ER series airplanes 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 applicant apply 

for a supplemental type certificate to 

modify any other model included on the 

same type certificate to incorporate 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 Boeing Model 777–200/ 

–200LR/–300/–300ER series airplanes 

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 Feature 

The Boeing Model 777–200/–200LR/– 

300/–300ER series airplanes will 

incorporate the following novel or 

unusual design feature: 

A digital systems architecture for the 

installation of a system with wireless 

network and hosted application 

functionality that allows access from 

external sources to the airplane’s 

internal electronic components. 

Discussion 

The digital systems architecture for 

the installation of an Avionica avWIFI 

system with wireless network and 

hosted application functionality on 

these Boeing model 777 airplanes is a 

novel or unusual design feature for 

transport-category airplanes because it 

is composed of several connected 

networks. This proposed network 

architecture is used for a diverse set of 

airplane functions, including: 

• Flight-safety related control and 

navigation systems. 

• airline business and administrative 

support. 

• passenger entertainment, and 

• access by systems external to the 

airplane. 

The airplane-control domain and 

airline information-services domain of 

these networks perform functions 

required for the safe operation and 

maintenance of the airplane. Previously, 

these domains had very limited 

connectivity with external network 

sources. This network architecture 

creates a potential for unauthorized 

persons to access the airplane-control 

domain and airline information-services 

domain from sources external to the 

airplane, and presents security 

vulnerabilities related to the 

introduction of computer viruses and 

worms, user errors, and intentional 

sabotage of airplane electronic assets 

(networks, systems, and databases) 

critical to the safety and maintenance of 

the airplane. 

The existing FAA regulations did not 

anticipate these networked airplane 

system architectures. Furthermore, these 

regulations and the current guidance 

material do not address potential 

security vulnerabilities, which could be 

exploited by unauthorized access to 

airplane networks, data buses, and 

servers. Therefore, these special 

conditions ensure that the security (i.e., 

confidentiality, integrity, and 

availability) of airplane systems will not 

be compromised by unauthorized wired 

or wireless electronic connections. This 

includes ensuring that the security of 

the airplane’s systems is not 

compromised during maintenance of the 

airplane’s electronic systems. These 

special conditions also require the 

applicant to provide appropriate 

instructions to the operator to maintain 

all electronic-system safeguards that 

have been implemented as part of the 

original network design so that this 

feature does not allow or reintroduce 

security threats. 

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 Boeing 

Model 777–200/–200LR/–300/–300ER 

series airplanes. Should Archeion apply 

at a later date for a supplemental type 

certificate to modify any other model 

included on Type Certificate No. 

T00001SE to incorporate the same novel 

or unusual design feature, these special 

conditions would apply to that model as 

well. 

Conclusion 

This action affects only a certain 

novel or unusual design features on one 

model series of airplanes. It is not a rule 

of general applicability and affects only 

the applicant. 

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 


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conditions are issued as part of the type 

certification basis for Boeing Model 

777–200/–200LR/–300/–300ER series 

airplanes, as modified by Archeion 

Holdings, LLC, for airplane electronicsystem security protection from 

unauthorized external access. 

(a) The applicant must ensure 

airplane electronic-system security 

protection from access by unauthorized 

sources external to the airplane, 

including those possibly caused by 

maintenance activity. 

(b) The applicant must ensure that 

electronic-system security threats are 

identified and assessed, and that 

effective electronic-system security 

protection strategies are implemented to 

protect the airplane from all adverse 

impacts on safety, functionality, and 

continued airworthiness. 

(c) The applicant must establish 

appropriate procedures to allow the 

operator to ensure that continued 

airworthiness of the airplane is 

maintained, including all post-typecertification modifications that may 

have an impact on the approved 

electronic-system security safeguards. 

Issued in Des Moines, Washington, on July 

7, 2021. 

Mary A. Schooley, 

Acting Manager, Technical Innovation Policy 

Branch, Policy and Innovation Division, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–14974 Filed 7–13–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 25 

[Docket No. FAA–FAA–2021–0583; Special 

Conditions No. FAA–2021–0583–F] 

Special Conditions: Archeion 

Holdings, LLC, Boeing Model No. 777– 

200/–200LR/–300/–300ER Series 

Airplanes; Electronic-System Security 

Protection From Unauthorized Internal 

Access 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final special conditions; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: These special conditions are 

issued for the Boeing Model No. 777– 

200/–200LR/–300/–300ER series 

airplanes. These airplanes, as modified 

by Archeion Holdings, LLC (Archeion), 

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 digital systems architecture for the 

installation of a system with wireless 

network and hosted application 

functionality that allows access, from 

sources internal to the airplane, to the 

airplane’s internal electronic 

components. 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 

Archeion on July 14, 2021. Send 

comments on or before August 30, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified 

by Docket No. FAA–2021–0583 using 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRegulations Portal: Go to 

http://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 14 CFR 

11.35, the FAA will post all comments 

received without change to http://

www.regulations.gov/, including any 

personal information you provide. The 

FAA will also post a report 

summarizing each substantive verbal 

contact received about this proposal. 

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 this Notice 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 

Notice, 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 this Notice. 

Submissions containing CBI should be 

sent to Varun Khanna, Airplane and 

Flight Crew Interface Section, AIR–622, 

Aircraft Information Systems, Technical 

Innovation Policy Branch, Policy and 

Innovation Division, Aircraft 

Certification Service, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 2200 South 216th 

Street, Des Moines, Washington 98198; 

telephone and fax 206–231–3159; email 

Varun.Khanna@faa.gov. 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 

http://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: 

Varun Khanna, Airplane and Flight 

Crew Interface Section, AIR–622, 

Aircraft Information Systems, Technical 

Innovation Policy Branch, Policy and 

Innovation Division, Aircraft 

Certification Service, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 2200 South 216th 

Street, Des Moines, Washington 98198; 

telephone and fax 206–231–3159; email 

Varun.Khanna@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 14 CFR 11.38(b), that 

new comments are unlikely and prior 

public notice and comment 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 14, 2020, Archeion applied 

for a change to Type Certificate No. 


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