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format specified in writing by the 

Director. 

§ 1281.22 Periodic reports. 

Each Bank shall provide to the 

Director such reports, information and 

data as the Director may request from 

time to time, or as may be supplemented 

in the DRM. 

§ 1281.23 Bank data integrity. 

(a) Certification.—(1) The senior 

officer of each Bank who is responsible 

for submitting the annual mortgage 

report, or for submitting any other 

report(s), data or other information for 

which certification is requested in 

writing by the Director, shall certify 

such report(s), data or information. 

(2) The certification shall state as 

follows: ‘‘To the best of my knowledge 

and belief, the information provided 

herein is true, correct and complete.’’ 

(b) Adjustment to correct errors, 

omissions or discrepancies. FHFA shall 

determine on an annual basis the 

official housing goals performance 

figures for a Bank that is subject to the 

housing goals. FHFA may resolve any 

error, omission or discrepancy by 

adjusting the Bank’s official housing 

goals performance figure. If the Director 

determines that the year-end data 

reported by a Bank for a year preceding 

the latest year for which data on 

housing goals performance was reported 

to FHFA contained a material error, 

omission or discrepancy, the Director 

may increase the corresponding housing 

goal for the current year by the number 

of mortgages that the Director 

determines were overstated in the prior 

year’s goal performance. 

Dated: May 24, 2010. 

Edward J. DeMarco, 

Acting Director, Federal Housing Finance 

Agency. 

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BILLING CODE 8070–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 23 

[Docket No. CE308; Notice No. 23–10–02– 

SC] 

Special Conditions: Cirrus Design 

Corporation Model SF50 Airplane; 

Function and Reliability Testing 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed special 

conditions. 

SUMMARY: This action proposes special 

conditions for the Cirrus Design 

Corporation SF50 airplane. This 

airplane will have a novel or unusual 

design feature(s) associated with the 

complex design and performance 

features consistent with larger airplanes. 

The applicable airworthiness 

regulations do not contain adequate or 

appropriate safety standards for this 

design feature. These proposed 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: We must receive your comments 

by June 28, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Mail two copies of your 

comments to: Federal Aviation 

Administration, Regional Counsel, 

ACE–7, 901 Locust, Kansas City, MO 

64106. You may deliver two copies to 

the Regional Counsel at the above 

address. Mark your comments: Docket 

No. CE308. You may inspect comments 

in the Rules Docket weekdays, except 

Federal holidays, between 7:30 a.m. and 

4 p.m. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

J. Lowell Foster, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Small Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification 

Service, 901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas 

City, MO 64106; telephone (816) 329– 

4125; facsimile (816) 329–4090. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite interested persons to take 

submit such written data, views, or 

arguments as they desire. 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 

about these special conditions. You may 

inspect the docket 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 by 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 

based on the comments we receive. 

If you want us to let you know we 

received your comments on these 

special conditions, send us a preaddressed, stamped postcard on which 

the docket number appears. We will 

stamp the date on the postcard and mail 

it back to you. 

Background 

On April 29, 2010, Cirrus Design 

Corporation applied for a type 

certificate for their new Model SF 50 

‘‘Vision’’ Jet. The SF50 is a low-wing, 

five-plus-two-place (2 children), singleengine turbofan-powered aircraft. It 

incorporates an Electronic Flight 

Information System (EFIS), pressurized 

cabin, retractable gear, and a V-tail. The 

turbofan engine is mounted on the 

upper fuselage/tail cone along the 

aircraft centerline. It is constructed 

largely of carbon and fiberglass 

composite materials. Like other Cirrus 

products, the SF50 includes a 

ballistically deployed airframe 

parachute. 

The model SF50 has a maximum 

operating altitude of 28,000 feet, where 

it cruises at speeds up to 300 KTAS. Its 

VMO will not exceed 0.62 Mach. The 

maximum takeoff weight will be at or 

below 6000 pounds with a range at 

economy cruise of roughly 1000 nm. 

Cirrus intends for the model SF50 to be 

certified for single-pilot operations 

under 14 CFR part 91 and 14 CFR part 

135 operating rules. The following 

operating conditions will be included: 

• Day and Night VFR. 

• IFR. 

• Flight into Known Icing. 

Discussion 

Before Amendment 3–4, Section 3.19 

of Civil Air Regulation (CAR) part 3 

required service testing of all airplanes 

type certificated on or after May 15, 

1947. The purpose of the testing was to 

‘‘ascertain whether there is reasonable 

assurance that the airplane, its 

components, and equipment are 

reliable, and function properly.’’ 

Amendment 3–4 to CAR part 3 

became effective January 15, 1951, and 

deleted the service test requirements in 

Section 3.19 for airplanes of 6,000 

pounds maximum weight or less. The 

introductory text published in 

Amendment 3–4 explained that most of 

the significant changes in the 

amendment stemmed from ‘‘the desire 

for simplification of the rules in this 

part with respect to the smaller 

airplanes, specifically those of 6,000 

pounds maximum weight or less, which 

would be expected to be used mainly as 

personal airplanes.’’ The introductory 

material also stated the service test 

requirement was removed for airplanes 

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of 6,000 pounds maximum weight or 

less because ‘‘experience seems to 

indicate that this rule imposes a burden 

upon the manufacturers not 

commensurate with the safety gained.’’ 

The requirement for Function and 

Reliability (F&R) testing, and the 

exception for airplanes of 6,000 pounds 

or less maximum weight, is now found 

in 14 CFR part 21, section 21.35(b)(2). 

The decision to exempt airplanes of 

6,000 pounds maximum weight or less 

from F&R testing was based on the state 

of technology envisioned in 1951. At 

that time, airplanes of 6,000 pounds 

maximum weight or less were expected 

to be used mainly as personal airplanes. 

They used simple, ‘‘stand-alone’’ 

systems whose failure was more likely 

to be an inconvenience than an 

accident. The situation is different 

today. Technological advances allow 

airplanes weighing less than 6,000 

pounds to be more complex and 

integrated than some transports. New 

part 23 airplanes can incorporate 

sophisticated equipment not previously 

used in a part 23 aircraft. Additionally, 

part 23 airplanes are being used for 

business and commercial transportation. 

They should no longer be envisioned 

mainly as personal airplanes. Therefore, 

a special condition to require F&R 

testing for airplanes weighing 6,000 

pounds or less is needed where the level 

of sophistication is beyond evaluating 

failures by inspection. 

Type Certification Basis 

Under the provisions of 14 CFR 21.17, 

Cirrus Design Corporation must show 

that the SF50 meets the applicable 

provisions of part 23, as amended by 

Amendment 23–1 through 23–59 

thereto. 

If the Administrator finds that the 

applicable airworthiness regulations 

(i.e., part 23) do not contain adequate or 

appropriate safety standards for the SF 

50 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 SF50 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; and the FAA must issue a 

finding of regulatory adequacy under 

§ 611 of Public Law 92–574, the ‘‘Noise 

Control Act of 1972.’’ 

The FAA issues special conditions, as 

defined in § 11.19, under § 11.38 and 

they become part of the type 

certification basis under § 21.17(a)(2). 

Special conditions are initially 

applicable to the model for which they 

are issued. Should the type certificate 

for that model be amended later to 

include any other model that 

incorporates the same novel or unusual 

design feature, the special conditions 

would also apply to the other model. 

Novel or Unusual Design Features 

The SF 50 will incorporate the 

following novel or unusual design 

features: Complex design and 

performance features consistent with 

technologically advanced aircraft over 

6,000 pounds. 

Applicability 

As discussed above, these special 

conditions are applicable to the SF50. 

Should Cirrus Design Corporation apply 

at a later date for a change to the type 

certificate to include another model 

incorporating the same novel or unusual 

design feature, the special conditions 

would apply to that model as well. 

Conclusion 

This action affects only certain novel 

or unusual design features on model 

SF50 airplanes. 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. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 23 

Aircraft, Aviation safety, Signs and 

symbols. 

The authority citation for these 

special conditions is as follows: 

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

44701; 14 CFR 21.16 and 21.17; and 14 CFR 

11.38 and 11.19. 

The Proposed Special Conditions 

Accordingly, the Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) proposes the 

following Special conditions as part of 

the type certification basis for Cirrus 

Design Corporation model SF50 

airplanes. 

1. Function and Reliability Testing 

Flight tests: In place of 14 CFR part 

21.35(b)(2), the following applies: 

(b) Upon showing compliance with 

paragraph (a) of 14 CFR part 21.35(a), 

the applicant must make all flight tests 

that the Administrator finds necessary— 

(2) For aircraft to be certificated under 

this subchapter to determine whether 

there is reasonable assurance that the 

aircraft, its components, and its 

equipment are reliable and function 

properly. 

Additionally the provisions of 14 CFR 

part 21.35(c) and 21.35(f) then apply: 

(c) Each applicant must, if practicable, 

make the tests described in paragraph 

(b)(2) of this section upon the aircraft 

that was used to show compliance 

with— 

(1) Paragraph (b)(1) of this section; 

and 

(2) —. 

(f) The flight tests prescribed in 

paragraph (b)(2) of this section must 

include— 

(1) For aircraft incorporating turbine 

engines of a type not previously used in 

a type certificated aircraft, at least 300 

hours of operation with a full 

complement of engines that conform to 

a type certificate; and 

(2) For all other aircraft, at least 150 

hours of operation. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri on May 18, 

2010. 

John Colomy, 

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–12875 Filed 5–27–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2010–0387; Airspace 

Docket No. 10–ANM–1] 

Proposed Revocation of Class E 

Airspace; Eastsound, WA 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

remove Class E surface airspace at Orcas 

Island Airport, Eastsound, WA. 

Controlled airspace already exists in the 

Eastsound, WA, area to accommodate 

the safety and management of aircraft 

operations at Orcas Island Airport. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before July 12, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposal to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202) 

366–9826. You must identify FAA 

Docket No. FAA–2010–0387; Airspace 

Docket No. 10–ANM–1, at the beginning 

of your comments. You may also submit 

comments through the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Eldon Taylor, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Operations Support 

Group, Western Service Center, 1601 

Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, WA 98057; 

telephone (425) 203–4537. 

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