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volume of trade stimulated by this rule, 

however, will likely be so small as to 

have little effect on supply and prices. 

Consumers, apart from any change in 

prices, would benefit from increased 

choices in the marketplace. 

The costs of this rule will accrue 

primarily to producers in the form of 

greater competition from San Marino. 

Again, it must be noted that the volume 

of trade stimulated by this rule will be 

very small, likely having little effect on 

supply and prices. Nonetheless, it is 

possible that U.S. firms that produce 

products that would compete with San 

Marino imports could face short-term 

difficulty. In the long run, however, 

such firms could adjust their product 

mix in order to compete effectively. 

Executive Order 12988 

This final rule has been reviewed 

under Executive Order 12988, Civil 

Justice Reform. When this final rule is 

adopted: (1) All State and local laws and 

regulations that are inconsistent with 

this rule will be preempted; (2) no 

retroactive effect will be given to this 

rule; and (3) administrative proceedings 

will not be required before parties may 

file suit in court challenging this rule. 

Effect on Small Entities 

The Administrator, FSIS, has made a 

determination that this rule will not 

have a significant impact on a 

substantial number of small entities, as 

defined by the Regulatory Flexibility 

Act (5 U.S.C. 601). This rule will add 

San Marino to the list of countries 

eligible to export meat products into the 

United States. Currently, only one San 

Marino establishment has applied to 

export product to the United States. 

This establishment is planning to export 

approximately 500,000 pounds of nonshelf stable cooked pork products to the 

United States per year. The volume of 

trade stimulated by this rule would be 

very small, likely having little effect on 

supply and prices. Therefore, this rule 

is not expected to have a significant 

impact on small entities that produce 

these types of products domestically. 

Paperwork Requirements 

No new paperwork requirements are 

associated with this rule. A foreign 

country wanting to export livestock 

products to the United States is required 

to provide information to FSIS 

certifying that its inspection system 

provides standards equivalent to those 

of the United States and that the legal 

authority for the system and its 

implementing regulations are equivalent 

to those of the United States before it 

may start exporting such product to the 

United States. FSIS collects this 

information one time only. FSIS gave 

San Marino questionnaires asking for 

detailed information about the country’s 

inspection practices and procedures to 

assist the country in organizing its 

materials. This information collection 

was approved under OMB number 

0583–0094. The proposed rule contains 

no other paperwork requirements. 

Additional Public Notification 

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important. Consequently, in an effort to 

ensure that the public and in particular 

minorities, women, and persons with 

disabilities are aware of this final rule, 

FSIS will announce it on-line through 

the FSIS Web page at http:// 

www.fsis.usda.gov/regulations/ 

2005_Proposed _Rules_Index/. 

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List of Subjects in 9 CFR Part 327 

Imports, Meat and meat products. 

■ For the reasons set out in the 

preamble, 9 CFR part 327 is amended as 

follows: 

PART 327—IMPORTED PRODUCTS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 327 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 601–695; 7 CFR 2.18, 

2.53. 

§ 327.2 [Amended] 

■ 2. Section 327.2 is amended by 

redesignating footnote 1 as footnote 2, 

adding ‘‘San Marino 1’’ in alphabetical 

order to the list of countries in 

paragraph (b), and by adding a new 

footnote 1 to read as follows: 

§ 327.2 Eligibility of foreign countries for 

importation of products into the United 

States. 

* * * * * 

(b) * * * San Marino 1 * * * 

1 Equivalent for processing inspection system 

only. 

Done at Washington, DC, on September 28, 

2005. 

Barbara J. Masters, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 05–19774 Filed 10–3–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 25 

[Docket No. NM327, Special Conditions No. 

25–297–SC] 

Special Conditions: Boeing Model 

720B; High Intensity Radiated Fields 

(HIRF) 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) DOT. 

ACTION: Final special conditions; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: These special conditions are 

issued for the Boeing Model 720B 

airplane. The airplane will have novel 

and unusual design features when 

compared to the state of technology 

envisioned in the airworthiness 

standards for transport category 

airplanes. The modification 

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incorporates the installation of dual 

Honeywell AM–250 digital altimeters. 

The applicable airworthiness 

regulations do not contain adequate or 

appropriate safety standards for the 

protection of these systems from the 

effects of high-intensity radiated fields 

(HIRF). These special conditions 

contain the additional safety standards 

that the Administrator considers 

necessary to establish a level of safety 

equivalent to that provided by the 

existing airworthiness standards. 

DATES: The effective date of these 

special conditions is September 12, 

2005. Comments must be received on or 

before November 3, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Comments on these special 

conditions may be mailed in duplicate 

to: Federal Aviation Administration, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, Attn: 

Rules Docket (ANM–113), Docket No. 

NM327, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., 

Renton, Washington, 98055–4056; or 

delivered in duplicate to the Transport 

Airplane Directorate at the above 

address. All comments must be marked: 

Docket No. NM327. Comments may be 

inspected in the Rules Docket 

weekdays, except Federal holidays, 

between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Greg Dunn, FAA, Airplane & Flight 

Crew Interface Branch, ANM–111, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service, 1601 Lind 

Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington, 

98055–4056; telephone (425) 227–2799; 

facsimile (425) 227–1149. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

The FAA has determined that notice 

and opportunity for prior public 

comment hereon is unnecessary, as the 

substance of these special conditions 

has been subject to the public comment 

process in several prior instances with 

no substantive comments received. The 

FAA therefore finds that good cause 

exists for making these special 

conditions effective upon issuance; 

however, the FAA invites interested 

persons to participate in this rulemaking 

by submitting 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. We ask that 

you send us two copies of written 

comments. 

We will file in the docket all 

comments we receive, as well as a 

report summarizing each substantive 

public contact with FAA personnel 

concerning these special conditions. 

The docket is available for public 

inspection before and after the comment 

closing date. If you wish to review the 

docket in person, go to the address in 

the ADDRESSES section of this preamble 

between 7:30 a.m., and 4 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

We will consider all comments we 

receive on or before the closing date for 

comments. We will consider comments 

filed late if it is possible to do so 

without incurring expense or delay. We 

may change these special conditions in 

light of the comments received. 

If you want the FAA to acknowledge 

receipt of your comments on these 

special conditions, include with your 

comments a pre-addressed, stamped 

postcard on which the docket number 

appears. We will stamp the date on the 

postcard and mail it back to you. 

Background 

On July 5, 2005, Flight Test 

Associates, Inc., of Mojave, California, 

applied to the FAA, Los Angeles 

Aircraft Certification Office for a 

supplemental type certificate (STC) to 

modify a Boeing Model 720B airplane. 

The proposed modification incorporates 

the installation of dual Honeywell AM–

250 digital altimeters as primary 

instruments. The information presented 

is flight critical. The altimeter installed 

in the airplane has the potential to be 

vulnerable to high-intensity radiated 

fields (HIRF) external to the airplane. 

Type Certification Basis 

Under the provisions of 14 CFR 

21.101, Flight Test Associates, Inc., 

must show that the Boeing Model 720B 

airplane, as changed, continues to meet 

the applicable provisions of the 

regulations incorporated by reference in 

Type Certificate No. 4A28, or the 

applicable regulations in effect on the 

date of application for the change. The 

regulations incorporated by reference in 

the type certificate are commonly 

referred to as the ‘‘original type 

certification basis.’’

The regulations incorporated by 

reference in Type Certificate No. 4A28 

include Civil Aeronautics Manual 4b, as 

amended by Amendments 4b–1 through 

4b–6. 

If the Administrator finds that the 

applicable airworthiness regulations 

(i.e., part 25, as amended) do not 

contain adequate or appropriate safety 

standards for the modified Boeing 

Model 720B airplane, because of a novel 

or unusual design feature, special 

conditions are prescribed under the 

provisions of § 21.16. 

In addition to the applicable 

airworthiness regulations and special 

conditions, the Boeing Model 720B 

airplane must comply with the fuel vent 

and exhaust emission requirements of 

14 CFR part 24 and the noise 

certification requirements of 14 CFR 

part 36. 

Special conditions, as defined in 14 

CFR 11.19, are issued in accordance 

with § 11.38 and become part of the type 

certification basis in accordance with 

§ 21.101. 

Special conditions are initially 

applicable to the model for which they 

are issued. Should Flight Test 

Associates, Inc., apply at a later date for 

an STC 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 the provisions of § 21.101. 

Novel or Unusual Design Features 

As noted earlier, the Boeing Model 

720B airplane modified by Flight Test 

Associates, Inc., will incorporate new 

dual primary altimeters that will 

perform critical functions. These 

systems may be vulnerable to HIRF 

external to the airplane. The current 

airworthiness standards of part 25 do 

not contain adequate or appropriate 

safety standards for the protection of 

this equipment from the adverse effects 

of HIRF. Accordingly, this system is 

considered to be a novel or unusual 

design feature. 

Discussion 

There is no specific regulation that 

addresses protection requirements for 

electrical and electronic systems from 

HIRF. Increased power levels from 

ground-based radio transmitters and the 

growing use of sensitive avionics/ 

electronics and electrical systems to 

command and control airplanes have 

made it necessary to provide adequate 

protection. 

To ensure that a level of safety is 

achieved equivalent to that intended by 

the regulations incorporated by 

reference, special conditions are needed 

for the Boeing Model 720B airplane 

modified by Flight Test Associates, Inc. 

These special conditions require that 

new primary altimeters that perform 

critical functions be designed and 

installed to preclude component 

damage and interruption of function 

due to both the direct and indirect 

effects of HIRF. 

High-Intensity Radiated Fields (HIRF) 

With the trend toward increased 

power levels from ground-based 

transmitters, plus the advent of space 

and satellite communications coupled 

with electronic command and control of 

the airplane, the immunity of critical 

digital avionics/electronics and 

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electrical systems to HIRF must be 

established. 

It is not possible to precisely define 

the HIRF to which the airplane will be 

exposed in service. There is also 

uncertainty concerning the effectiveness 

of airframe shielding for HIRF. 

Furthermore, coupling of 

electromagnetic energy to cockpitinstalled equipment through the cockpit 

window apertures is undefined. Based 

on surveys and analysis of existing HIRF 

emitters, an adequate level of protection 

exists when compliance with the HIRF 

protection special condition is shown 

with either paragraph 1 or 2 below: 

1. A minimum threat of 100 volts rms 

(root-mean-square) per meter electric 

field strength from 10 KHz to 18 GHz. 

a. The threat must be applied to the 

system elements and their associated 

wiring harnesses without the benefit of 

airframe shielding. 

b. Demonstration of this level of 

protection is established through system 

tests and analysis. 

2. A threat external to the airframe of 

the field strengths indicated in the 

following table for the frequency ranges 

indicated. Both peak and average field 

strength components from the table are 

to be demonstrated. 

Frequency 

Field strength 

(volts per meter) 

Peak Average 

10 kHz–100 kHz ....... 50 50 

100 kHz–500 kHz ..... 50 50 

500 kHz–2 MHz ........ 50 50 

2 MHz–30 MHz ......... 100 100 

30 MHz–70 MHz ....... 50 50 

70 MHz–100 MHz ..... 50 50 

100 MHz–200 MHz ... 100 100 

200 MHz–400 MHz ... 100 100 

400 MHz–700 MHz ... 700 50 

700 MHz–1 GHz ....... 700 100 

1 GHz–2 GHz ........... 2000 200 

2 GHz–4 GHz ........... 3000 200 

4 GHz–6 GHz ........... 3000 200 

6 GHz–8 GHz ........... 1000 200 

8 GHz–12 GHz ......... 3000 300 

12 GHz–18 GHz ....... 2000 200 

18 GHz–40 GHz ....... 600 200 

The field strengths are expressed in terms 

of peak of the root-mean-square (rms) over 

the complete modulation period. 

The threat levels identified above are 

the result of an FAA review of existing 

studies on the subject of HIRF, in light 

of the ongoing work of the 

Electromagnetic Effects Harmonization 

Working Group of the Aviation 

Rulemaking Advisory Committee. 

Applicability 

As discussed above, these special 

conditions are applicable to Boeing 

Model 720B airplane, modified by 

Flight Test Associates, Inc. Should 

Flight Test Associates, Inc., apply at a 

later date for a change to the type 

certificate to include another model 

incorporating the same novel or unusual 

design feature, these special conditions 

would apply to that model as well as 

under the provisions of 14 CFR 21.101. 

Conclusion 

This action affects only certain design 

features on the Boeing Model 720B 

airplane modified by Flight Test 

Associates, Inc. It is not a rule of general 

applicability and affects only the 

applicant who applied to the FAA for 

approval of these features on the 

airplane. 

The substance of the special 

conditions for these airplanes has been 

subjected to the notice and comment 

procedure in several prior instances and 

has been derived without substantive 

change from those previously issued. 

Because a delay would significantly 

affect the certification of the airplane, 

which is imminent, the FAA has 

determined that prior public notice and 

comment are unnecessary and 

impracticable, and good cause exists for 

adopting these special conditions 

immediately. The FAA is requesting 

comments to allow interested persons to 

submit views that may not have been 

submitted in response to the prior 

opportunities for comment described 

above. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 25 

Aircraft, Aviation safety, Reporting 

and record keeping requirements. 

The authority citation for these 

special conditions is as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701, 

44702, 44704. 

The Special Conditions 

Accordingly, pursuant to the 

authority delegated to me by the 

Administrator, the following special 

conditions are issued as part of the 

supplemental type certification basis for 

the Boeing Model 720B airplane, 

modified by Flight Test Associates, Inc: 

1. Protection from Unwanted Effects 

of High-Intensity Radiated Fields 

(HIRF). Each electrical and electronic 

system that performs critical functions 

must be designed and installed to 

ensure that the operation and 

operational capability of these systems 

to perform critical functions are not 

adversely affected when the airplane is 

exposed to high intensity radiated 

fields. 

2. For the purpose of these special 

conditions, the following definition 

applies: 

Critical Functions: Functions whose 

failure would contribute to or cause a 

failure condition that would prevent the 

continued safe flight and landing of the 

airplane. 

Issued in Renton, Washington. 

Kalene C. Yanamura, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 05–19858 Filed 10–3–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 25 

[Docket No. NM328, Special Conditions No. 

25–298–SC] 

Special Conditions: Raytheon Model 

BH125 Series 400A and 600A 

Airplanes; High Intensity Radiated 

Fields (HIRF) 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) DOT. 

ACTION: Final special conditions; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: These special conditions are 

issued for Raytheon Model BH125 

Series 400A and 600A airplanes. These 

airplanes will have novel and unusual 

design features when compared to the 

state of technology envisioned in the 

airworthiness standards for transport 

category airplanes. The modification 

incorporates the installation of dual 

Honeywell Model AM–250 digital 

altimeters. The applicable airworthiness 

regulations do not contain adequate or 

appropriate safety standards for the 

protection of these systems from the 

effects of high-intensity radiated fields 

(HIRF). These special conditions 

contain the additional safety standards 

that the Administrator considers 

necessary to establish a level of safety 

equivalent to that provided by the 

existing airworthiness standards. 

DATES: The effective date of these 

special conditions is September 12, 

2005. Comments must be received on or 

before November 3, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Comments on these special 

conditions may be mailed in duplicate 

to: Federal Aviation Administration, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, Attn: 

Rules Docket (ANM–113), Docket No. 

NM328, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., 

Renton, Washington, 98055–4056; or 

delivered in duplicate to the Transport 

Airplane Directorate at the above 

address. All comments must be marked: 

Docket No. NM328. Comments may be 

inspected in the Rules Docket 

weekdays, except Federal holidays, 

between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.