Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 134 / Thursday, July 14, 2022 / Proposed Rules 42117 

PART 125—CERTIFICATION AND 

OPERATIONS: AIRPLANES HAVING A 

SEATING CAPACITY OF 20 OR MORE 

PASSENGERS OR A MAXIMUM 

PAYLOAD CAPACITY OF 6,000 

POUNDS OR MORE; AND RULES 

GOVERNING PERSONS ON BOARD 

SUCH AIRCRAFT 

■ 7. The authority citation for part 125 

continues to read as follows: 

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

44701–44702, 44705, 44710–44711, 44713, 

44716–44717, 44722. 

■ 8. Amend § 125.71 by revising 

paragraph (f) to read as follows: 

§ 125.71 Preparation. 

* * * * * 

(f) The information and instructions 

contained in the manual must be 

displayed clearly and be retrievable in 

the English language. 

* * * * * 

■ 9. Amend § 125.73 by revising the 

introductory text to read as follows: 

§ 125.73 Contents. 

Each manual accessed in paper format 

must display the date of last revision on 

each page. Each manual accessed in 

electronic format must display the date 

of last revision in a manner in which a 

person can immediately ascertain it. 

The manual must include: 

* * * * * 

PART 135—OPERATING 

REQUIREMENTS: COMMUTER AND 

ON DEMAND OPERATIONS AND 

RULES GOVERNING PERSONS ON 

BOARD SUCH AIRCRAFT 

■ 10. The authority citation for part 135 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 41706, 

40113, 44701–44702, 44705, 44709, 44711– 

44713, 44715–44717, 44722, 44730, 45101– 

45105; Pub. L. 112–95, 126 Stat. 58 (49 U.S.C. 

44730). 

■ 11. Amend § 135.21 by revising 

paragraphs (f) and (g); and removing 

paragraph (h). The revisions read as 

follows: 

§ 135.21 Manual requirements. 

* * * * * 

(f) The certificate holder must ensure 

the appropriate parts of the manual are 

accessible to flight, ground, and 

maintenance personnel at all times 

when such personnel are performing 

their assigned duties. 

(g) The information and instructions 

contained in the manual must be 

displayed clearly and be retrievable in 

the English language. 

■ 12. Amend § 135.23 by revising the 

introductory text to read as follows: 

§ 135.23 Manual contents. 

Each manual accessed in paper format 

must display the date of last revision on 

each page. Each manual accessed in 

electronic format must display the date 

of last revision in a manner in which a 

person can immediately ascertain it. 

The manual must include: 

* * * * * 

Issued in Washington, DC, under authority 

provided by 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), and 

44701(a)(5). 

Robert C. Carty, 

Deputy Executive Director, Flight Standards 

Service. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

16 CFR part 1223 

[Docket No. CPSC–2013–0025] 

Notice of Availability and Request for 

Comment: Revision to the Voluntary 

Standard for Infant and Cradle Swings 

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of availability and 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Consumer Product 

Safety Commission’s (Commission or 

CPSC) mandatory rule, Safety Standard 

for Infant Swings, incorporates by 

reference ASTM F2088–21, Standard 

Consumer Safety Specification for Infant 

and Cradle Swings. The Commission 

has received notice of a revision to this 

incorporated voluntary standard. CPSC 

seeks comment on whether the revision 

improves the safety of the consumer 

product covered by the standard. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

July 28, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments, 

identified by Docket No. CPSC–2013– 

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 electronic mail 

(email), except as described below. 

CPSC encourages you to submit 

electronic comments by using the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal. 

Mail/hand delivery/courier/ 

confidential Written Submissions: 

Submit comments by mail, hand 

delivery, or courier to: Division of the 

Secretariat, 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: 

https://www.regulations.gov. Do not 

submit through this website: 

confidential business information, trade 

secret information, or other sensitive or 

protected information that you do not 

want to be available to the public. If you 

wish to submit such information, please 

submit it according to the instructions 

for mail/hand delivery/courier/ 

confidential written submissions. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to: https://

www.regulations.gov, and insert the 

docket number, CPSC–2013–0025, into 

the ‘‘Search’’ box, and follow the 

prompts. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carlos Torres, Project Manager, Division 

of Mechanical and Combustion 

Engineering, U.S. Consumer Product 

Safety Commission, 5 Research Place, 

Rockville, MD 20850; telephone: (301) 

987–2504; email: ctorres@cpsc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

104(b) of the Consumer Product Safety 

Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) 

requires the Commission to adopt 

mandatory standards for durable infant 

or toddler products. 15 U.S.C. 

2056a(b)(1). Mandatory standards must 

be ‘‘substantially the same as’’ voluntary 

standards, or may be ‘‘more stringent’’ 

than voluntary standards, if the 

Commission determines that more 

stringent requirements would further 

reduce the risk of injury associated with 

the products. Id. Mandatory standards 

may be based, in whole or in part, on 

a voluntary standard. 

Pursuant to section 104(b)(4)(B) of the 

CPSIA, if a voluntary standards 

organization revises a standard that has 

been adopted, in whole or in part, as a 

consumer product safety standard under 

CPSIA section 104, it must notify the 

Commission. The revised voluntary 

standard then shall be considered to be 

a consumer product safety standard 

issued by the Commission under section 

9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act 

(15 U.S.C. 2058), effective 180 days after 

the date on which the organization 


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1The Commission voted (4–0–1) to approve this 

document. Chair Hoehn-Saric, Commissioners 

Baiocco, Feldman, and Boyle voted to approve 

publication of the document as drafted. 

Commissioner Trumka did not vote. 

notifies the Commission (or a later date 

specified by the Commission in the 

Federal Register) unless, within 90 days 

after receiving that notice, the 

Commission responds to the 

organization that it has determined that 

the proposed revision does not improve 

the safety of the consumer product 

covered by the standard, and therefore, 

the Commission is retaining its existing 

mandatory consumer product safety 

standard. 15 U.S.C. 2056a(b)(4)(B). 

Under this authority, in 2012 the 

Commission issued a mandatory safety 

rule for infant swings. The rulemaking 

created 16 CFR part 1223, which 

incorporated by reference ASTM 

F2088–12a, Standard Consumer Safety 

Specification for Infant Swings. 77 FR 

66703 (Nov. 7, 2012). The mandatory 

standard included performance 

requirements and test methods, as well 

as requirements for warning labels and 

instructions, to address hazards to 

children. Since promulgation of the 

final rule, ASTM has revised the 

voluntary standard for infant swings six 

times, and the Commission has issued 

three direct final rules to update the 

mandatory standard for infant swings to 

incorporate by reference the latest 

version of ASTM F2088: 

• On June 24, 2013, the Commission 

published a direct final rule to update 

part 1223 to reflect incorporation of 

ASTM F2088–13, with no modifications 

(78 FR 37706). 

• On January 19, 2021, the 

Commission published a direct final 

rule to update part 1223 to reflect 

incorporation of ASTM F2088–20, with 

no modifications (86 FR 4961). 

• On October 28, 2021, the 

Commission published a direct final 

rule to update part 1223 to reflect 

incorporation of ASTM F2088–21, with 

no modifications (86 FR 59609). 

In May 2022, ASTM published a 

revised version of the incorporated 

voluntary standard. On July 05 2022, 

ASTM notified the Commission that it 

had approved and published the revised 

version of the voluntary standard. CPSC 

staff is assessing the revised voluntary 

standard to determine, consistent with 

section 104(b)(4)(B) of the CPSIA, its 

effect on the safety of consumer 

products covered by the standard. The 

Commission invites public comment on 

that question to inform staff’s 

assessment and any subsequent 

Commission consideration of the 

revisions in ASTM F2088–22.1

The existing voluntary standard and 

the revised voluntary standard are 

available for review in several ways. 

ASTM has provided on its website 

(https://www.astm.org/CPSC.htm), at no 

cost, a read-only copy of ASTM F2088– 

22 and a red-lined version that 

identifies the changes made to ASTM 

F2088–21. Likewise, a read-only copy of 

the existing, incorporated standard is 

available for viewing, at no cost, on the 

ASTM website at: https://

www.astm.org/READINGLIBRARY/. 

Interested parties can also download 

copies of the standards by purchasing 

them from ASTM International, 100 

Barr Harbor Drive, P.O. Box C700, West 

Conshohocken, PA 19428–2959; phone: 

610–832–9585; https://www.astm.org. 

Alternatively, interested parties can 

schedule an appointment to inspect 

copies of the standards at CPSC’s 

Division of the Secretariat, U.S. 

Consumer Product Safety Commission, 

4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 

20814, telephone: 301–504–7479; email: 

cpsc-os@cpsc.gov. 

Comments must be received by July 

28, 2022. Because of the short statutory 

time frame Congress established for the 

Commission to consider revised 

voluntary standards under section 

104(b)(4) of the CPSIA, CPSC will not 

consider comments received after this 

date. 

Alberta E. Mills, 

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2022–15010 Filed 7–13–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6355–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

38 CFR Part 8 

RIN 2900–AR53 

National Service Life Insurance— 

Veterans Affairs Life Insurance 

(VALife) Program Amendments 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans 

Affairs (VA) proposes to amend its 

regulations that govern National Service 

Life Insurance (NSLI), among other 

things, to accomplish the following: 

implement provisions contained in 

legislation that authorized a new 

program of insurance; clarify which 

individuals are eligible to take actions 

on an insurance policy; elucidate on 

various provisions regarding coverage 

and benefits under the new insurance 

program; and state which individuals 

are ineligible to benefit from the 

unlawful and wrongful killing of a 

veteran policyholder. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before September 12, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted through www.regulations.gov. 

Comments should indicate that they are 

submitted in response to ‘‘RIN 2900– 

AR53—National Service Life 

Insurance—Veterans Affairs Life 

Insurance (VALife) Program 

Amendments.’’ Comments received will 

be available at regulations.gov for public 

viewing, inspection or copies. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

Weaver, Insurance Specialist, 

Department of Veterans Affairs 

Insurance Service (310/290B), 5000 

Wissahickon Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 

19144, (215) 842–2000, ext. 4263. (This 

is not a toll-free number.) 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

1922B of title 38, United States Code, 

requires VA to issue policies under a 

new program of veterans’ life insurance 

beginning on January 1, 2023. 

Consistent with 38 U.S.C. 1922B and 

other statutes in the NSLI subchapter 

(38 U.S.C. 1901–1929), VA proposes to 

implement this new program of 

insurance by amending 38 CFR part 8 as 

set forth below. 

1. Definition of Part 8 Terms 

Guardian 

Current 38 CFR 8.0(e) defines the term 

‘‘guardian’’ to mean ‘‘any representative 

certified by the appropriate Veterans 

Service Center Manager, under [38 CFR 

13.55], to receive benefits in a fiduciary 

capacity on behalf of the insured or the 

beneficiary, or to take the actions listed 

in [38 CFR] 8.32.’’ We note that § 13.55 

was removed in 2018, see 83 FR 32716, 

32738 (July 13, 2018), but current 

§ 8.0(e) essentially refers to a VAappointed fiduciary, as defined in 

current § 13.20 (defining the term 

‘‘fiduciary’’ as ‘‘an individual or entity 

appointed by VA to receive VA benefits 

on behalf of a beneficiary for the use 

and benefit of the beneficiary and the 

beneficiary’s dependents’’). The current 

definition of ‘‘guardian,’’ therefore, only 

allows a VA-appointed fiduciary to take 

the actions that are enumerated in 

§ 8.32. Some of these actions include 

applying for a life insurance policy, 

reinstating a lapsed policy, and cash 

surrendering a policy. 38 CFR 8.32(a), 

(b), (f). Private insurers allow stateappointed guardians and attorneys-infact who hold power of attorney for an 

individual as their principal to take 

these same actions. VA proposes to 

revise § 8.0(e) to include within the 


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