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10 CFR Parts 2, 9, 40, 50, 61, 71, 73, 

and 110 

RIN 3150–AK08 

[NRC–2017–0170] 

Miscellaneous Corrections 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) is amending its 

regulations to make miscellaneous 

corrections. The amendments include 

correcting references, an address and a 

misspelling. The amendments will also 

make references to persons in one part 

of the NRC’s regulations gender neutral. 

This document is necessary to inform 

the public of these non-substantive 

amendments to the NRC’s regulations. 

DATES: This rule is effective December 

15, 2017. The material incorporated by 

reference was previously approved by 

the Director of the Federal Register. 

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID 

NRC–2017–0170 when contacting the 

NRC about the availability of 

information for this final rule. You may 

obtain publicly-available information 

related to this final rule by any of the 

following methods: 

• Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and search 

for Docket ID NRC–2017–0170. Address 

questions about NRC dockets to Carol 

Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; 

email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For 

technical questions, please contact the 

individual listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 

final rule. 

• NRC’s Agencywide Documents 

Access and Management System 

(ADAMS): You may obtain publiclyavailable NRC documents online in the 

ADAMS Public Documents collection at 

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ 

adams.html. To begin the search, select 

‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then 

select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS 

Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, 

please contact the NRC’s Public 

Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 

1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by 

email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. There 

are no NRC documents referenced in 

this document. 

• NRC’s PDR: You may examine and 

purchase copies of public documents at 

the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One 

White Flint North, 11555 Rockville 

Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dawn Forder, Office of Nuclear Material 

Safety and Safeguards, telephone: 301– 

415–3407, email: Dawn.Forder@nrc.gov; 

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 

Washington, DC 20555–0001. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction 

The NRC is amending its regulations 

in parts 2, 9, 40, 50, 61, 71, 73, and 110 

of title 10 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations (10 CFR) to make 

miscellaneous corrections. The 

amendments include correcting 

references, an address and a 

misspelling. The amendments will also 

make references to persons in one part 

of the NRC’s regulations gender neutral. 

Future NRC miscellaneous corrections 

rules will amend other parts of the 

regulations for gender neutral references 

until all references have been amended. 

This document is necessary to inform 

the public of these non-substantive 

amendments to the NRC’s regulations. 

II. Summary of Changes 

10 CFR Part 2 

Correct Reference. In § 2.1200, this 

final rule removes the incorrect 

reference to § 2.101(f)(8) and replaces it 

with the correct reference § 2.101(e)(8). 

10 CFR Part 9 

Revise Nomenclature. This final rule 

revises all gender references in 10 CFR 

part 9 to include both male and female 

genders. Future miscellaneous 

corrections rules will revise additional 

male only gender references throughout 

10 CFR Chapter I. 

10 CFR Part 40 

Correct Reference. In § 40.35(f), this 

final rule removes the incorrect 

reference ‘‘§ 40.31(i)’’ and replaces it 

with the correct reference ‘‘§ 40.31(j)(1)– 

(4)’’. 

10 CFR Part 50 

Correct Omission. In § 50.43(e), this 

final rule adds standard design 

approvals (SDAs) to the requirements 

for certain reactor applicants performing 

demonstrations or tests prior to NRC 

approval of the design, per the SDA 

content of applications requirement at 

§ 52.137(b). The SDA requirements were 

discussed as part of the Statements of 

Consideration for the previous 

amendment to § 50.43(e); however, the 

addition was omitted from the 

regulatory text (72 FR 49352). This final 

rule corrects that omission. 

Correct Reference. In 

§ 50.55a(b)(2)(ix)(B), this final rule 

revises the rule language to correctly 

reference the relevant table. The table 

designation in Section XI, Division 1, of 

the American Society of Mechanical 

Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel 

Code changed from Table IWA–2210–1 

to IWA–2211–1 starting with the 2005 

Addenda, which was approved for 

incorporation by reference in 2011 (76 

FR 36232; June 21, 2011). 

10 CFR Parts 61, 71, and 73 

Correct Reference. Title 25 of the 

United States Code (25 U.S.C.) was 

reclassified and renumbered, which 

changed the location of some of the 

citations used in the NRC’s regulations. 

These changes will update the citations 

used, but not make substantive changes. 

Title 25 U.S.C. 479a is now located at 

25 U.S.C. 5130. Title 25 U.S.C. 450 is 

now 25 U.S.C. 5301; however, the actual 

section with the definition is 25 U.S.C. 

5304. 

Correct Address. In part 73, appendix 

A, the incorrect zip code ‘‘30303–1245’’ 

for Region II is corrected to read 

‘‘30303–1257’’. 

10 CFR Part 110 

Correct Spelling. In part 110, this final 

rule removes all instances of the 

misspelled term ‘‘terabequeral’’ and 

replaces them with the correct term 

‘‘terabecquerel’’. 

III. Rulemaking Procedure 

Under the Administrative Procedure 

Act (5 U.S.C. 553(b)), an agency may 

waive publication in the Federal 

Register of a notice of proposed 

rulemaking and opportunity for 

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good cause, that they are impracticable, 

unnecessary, or contrary to the public 

interest. As authorized by 5 U.S.C. 

553(b)(3)(B), the NRC finds good cause 

to waive notice and opportunity for 

comment on these amendments, 

because notice and opportunity for 

comment are unnecessary. The 

amendments will have no substantive 

impact and are of a minor and 

administrative nature dealing with 

corrections to certain CFR sections 

related only to management, 

organization, procedure, and practice. 

Specifically, the revisions include 

correcting references, correcting an 

address and correcting a misspelling. 

The Commission is exercising its 

authority under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B) to 

publish these amendments as a final 

rule. The amendments are effective 

December 15, 2017. These amendments 

do not require action by any person or 

entity regulated by the NRC, and do not 

change the substantive responsibilities 

of any person or entity regulated by the 

NRC. 

IV. Environmental Impact: Categorical 

Exclusion 

The NRC has determined that this 

final rule is the type of action described 

in 10 CFR 51.22(c)(2), which 

categorically excludes from 

environmental review rules that are 

corrective or of a minor, nonpolicy 

nature and do not substantially modify 

existing regulations. Therefore, neither 

an environmental impact statement nor 

an environmental assessment has been 

prepared for this rule. 

V. Paperwork Reduction Act Statement 

This final rule does not contain a 

collection of information as defined in 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and, therefore, 

is not subject to the requirements of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

Public Protection Notification 

The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, 

and a person is not required to respond 

to, a collection of information unless the 

document requesting or requiring the 

collection displays a currently valid 

OMB control number. 

VI. Plain Writing 

The Plain Writing Act of 2010 (Pub. 

L. 111–274) requires Federal agencies to 

write documents in a clear, concise, and 

well-organized manner. The NRC has 

written this document to be consistent 

with the Plain Writing Act as well as the 

Presidential Memorandum, ‘‘Plain 

Language in Government Writing,’’ 

published June 10, 1998 (63 FR 31883). 

VII. Backfitting and Issue Finality 

The NRC has determined that the 

corrections in this final rule do not 

constitute backfitting and are not 

inconsistent with any of the issue 

finality provisions in 10 CFR part 52. 

The amendments are non-substantive in 

nature, including correcting references, 

correcting an address and correcting a 

misspelling. They impose no new 

requirements and make no substantive 

changes to the regulations. The 

corrections do not involve any 

provisions that would impose backfits 

as defined in 10 CFR chapter I, or would 

be inconsistent with the issue finality 

provisions in 10 CFR part 52. For these 

reasons, the issuance of the rule in final 

form would not constitute backfitting or 

represent a violation of any of the issue 

finality provisions in 10 CFR part 52. 

Therefore, the NRC has not prepared 

any additional documentation for this 

correction rulemaking addressing 

backfitting or issue finality. 

List of Subjects 

10 CFR Part 2 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Antitrust, Byproduct 

material, Classified information, 

Confidential business information, 

Freedom of information, Environmental 

protection, Hazardous waste, Nuclear 

energy, Nuclear materials, Nuclear 

power plants and reactors, Penalties, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Sex discrimination, 

Source material, Special nuclear 

material, Waste treatment and disposal. 

10 CFR Part 9 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Courts, Criminal penalties, 

Freedom of information, Government 

employees, Privacy, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, Sunshine 

Act. 

10 CFR Part 40 

Criminal penalties, Exports, 

Government contracts, Hazardous 

materials transportation, Hazardous 

waste, Nuclear energy, Nuclear 

materials, Penalties, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, Source 

material, Uranium, Whistleblowing. 

10 CFR Part 50 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Antitrust, Classified 

information, Criminal penalties, 

Education, Fire prevention, Fire 

protection, Incorporation by reference, 

Intergovernmental relations, Nuclear 

power plants and reactors, Penalties, 

Radiation protection, Reactor siting 

criteria, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Whistleblowing. 

10 CFR Part 61 

Criminal penalties, Hazardous waste, 

Indians, Intergovernmental relations, 

Low-level waste, Nuclear energy, 

Nuclear materials, Penalties, Reporting 

and recordkeeping requirements, Waste 

treatment and disposal, Whistleblowing. 

10 CFR Part 71 

Criminal penalties, Hazardous 

materials transportation, Incorporation 

by reference, Intergovernmental 

relations, Nuclear materials, Packaging 

and containers, Penalties, Radioactive 

materials, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

10 CFR Part 73 

Criminal penalties, Exports, 

Hazardous materials transportation, 

Incorporation by reference, Imports, 

Nuclear energy, Nuclear materials, 

Nuclear power plants and reactors, 

Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Security measures. 

10 CFR Part 110 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Classified information, 

Criminal penalties, Exports, 

Incorporation by reference, Imports, 

Intergovernmental relations, Nuclear 

energy, Nuclear materials, Nuclear 

power plants and reactors, Penalties, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Scientific equipment. 

For the reasons set out in the 

preamble and under the authority of the 

Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended; 

the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, 

as amended; and 5 U.S.C. 552 and 553, 

the NRC is adopting the following 

amendments to 10 CFR parts 2, 9, 40, 

50, 61, 71, 73, and 110: 

PART 2—AGENCY RULES OF 

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 2 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 

secs. 29, 53, 62, 63, 81, 102, 103, 104, 105, 

161, 181, 182, 183, 184, 186, 189, 191, 234 

(42 U.S.C. 2039, 2073, 2092, 2093, 2111, 

2132, 2133, 2134, 2135, 2201, 2231, 2232, 

2233, 2234, 2236, 2239, 2241, 2282); Energy 

Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 201, 206 

(42 U.S.C. 5841, 5846); Nuclear Waste Policy 

Act of 1982, secs. 114(f), 134, 135, 141 (42 

U.S.C. 10134(f), 10154, 10155, 10161); 

Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 552, 

553, 554, 557, 558); National Environmental 

Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332); 44 U.S.C. 

3504 note. Section 2.205(j) also issued under 

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§ 2.1200 [Amended] 

■ 2. In § 2.1200, remove the reference 

‘‘2.101(f)(8)’’ and add in its place the 

reference ‘‘2.101(e)(8)’’. 

PART 9—PUBLIC RECORDS 

■ 3. The authority citation for part 9 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 

sec. 161 (42 U.S.C. 2201); Energy 

Reorganization Act of 1974, sec. 201 (42 

U.S.C. 5841); 44 U.S.C. 3504 note. 

Subpart A also issued under 31 U.S.C. 

9701. 

Subpart B also issued under 5 U.S.C. 552a. 

Subpart C also issued under 5 U.S.C. 552b. 

■ 4. In part 9, wherever it may appear 

remove the word ‘‘he’’ and add in its 

place the phrase, ‘‘he or she’’; wherever 

it may appear remove the word ‘‘him’’ 

and add in its place the phrase, ‘‘him or 

her’’; wherever it may appear remove 

the word ‘‘himself’’ and add in its place 

the phrase, ‘‘himself or herself’’; and 

wherever it may appear remove the 

word ‘‘his’’ and add in its place the 

phrase, ‘‘his or her’’. 

PART 40—DOMESTIC LICENSING OF 

SOURCE MATERIAL 

■ 5. The authority citation for part 40 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 

secs. 62, 63, 64, 65, 69, 81, 83, 84, 122, 161, 

181, 182, 183, 184, 186, 187, 193, 223, 234, 

274, 275 (42 U.S.C. 2092, 2093, 2094, 2095, 

2099, 2111, 2113, 2114, 2152, 2201, 2231, 

2232, 2233, 2234, 2236, 2237, 2243, 2273, 

2282, 2021, 2022); Energy Reorganization Act 

of 1974, secs. 201, 202, 206, 211 (42 U.S.C. 

5841, 5842, 5846, 5851); Uranium Mill 

Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978, sec. 

104 (42 U.S.C. 7914); 44 U.S.C. 3504 note. 

§ 40.35 [Amended] 

■ 6. In § 40.35(f), remove the reference 

‘‘§ 40.31(i)’’ and add in its place the 

reference ‘‘§ 40.31(j)(1)–(4)’’. 

PART 50—DOMESTIC LICENSING OF 

PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION 

FACILITIES 

■ 7. The authority citation for part 50 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 

secs. 11, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 108, 122, 

147, 149, 161, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 

187, 189, 223, 234 (42 U.S.C. 2014, 2131, 

2132, 2133, 2134, 2135, 2138, 2152, 2167, 

2169, 2201, 2231, 2232, 2233, 2234, 2235, 

2236, 2237, 2239, 2273, 2282); Energy 

Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 201, 202, 

206, 211 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5842, 5846, 5851); 

Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, sec. 306 

(42 U.S.C. 10226); National Environmental 

Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332); 44 U.S.C. 

3504 note; Sec. 109, Pub. L. 96–295, 94 Stat. 

783. 

■ 8. Revise § 50.43(e) introductory text 

to read as follows: 

§ 50.43 Additional standards and 

provisions affecting class 103 licenses and 

certifications for commercial power. 

* * * * * 

(e) Applications for a design 

certification, combined license, 

manufacturing license, operating license 

or standard design approval that 

propose nuclear reactor designs which 

differ significantly from light-water 

reactor designs that were licensed before 

1997. Or use simplified, inherent, 

passive, or other innovative means to 

accomplish their safety functions will 

be approved only if: 

* * * * * 

■ 9. Revise § 50.55a(b)(2)(ix)(B) to read 

as follows: 

§ 50.55a Codes and standards. 

* * * * * 

(b) * * * 

(2) * * * 

(ix) * * * 

(B) Metal containment examinations: 

Second provision. When performing 

remotely the visual examinations 

required by Subsection IWE, the 

maximum direct examination distance 

specified in Table IWA–2210–1 (1992 

Edition through 2004 Edition) or Table 

IWA–2211–1 (2005 Addenda through 

the latest edition and addenda 

incorporated by reference in paragraph 

(a)(1) of this section) may be extended 

and the minimum illumination 

requirements specified may be 

decreased provided that the conditions 

or indications for which the visual 

examination is performed can be 

detected at the chosen distance and 

illumination. 

* * * * * 

PART 61—LICENSING 

REQUIREMENTS FOR LAND 

DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE 

■ 10. The authority citation for part 61 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 

secs. 53, 57, 62, 63, 65, 81, 161, 181, 182, 

183, 223, 234 (42 U.S.C. 2073, 2077, 2092, 

2093, 2095, 2111, 2201, 2231, 2232, 2233, 

2273, 2282); Energy Reorganization Act of 

1974, secs. 201, 206, 211 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 

5846, 5851); Low-Level Radioactive Waste 

Policy Amendments Act of 1985, sec. 2 (42 

U.S.C. 2021b); 44 U.S.C. 3504 note. 

§ 61.2 [Amended] 

■ 11. In § 61.2, wherever it may appear 

remove the reference ‘‘25 U.S.C. 450’’ 

and add in its place the reference ‘‘25 

U.S.C. 5301’’. 

PART 71—PACKAGING AND 

TRANSPORTATION OF RADIOACTIVE 

MATERIAL 

■ 12. The authority citation for part 71 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 

secs. 53, 57, 62, 63, 81, 161, 182, 183, 223, 

234, 1701 (42 U.S.C. 2073, 2077, 2092, 2093, 

2111, 2201, 2232, 2233, 2273, 2282, 2297f); 

Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 201, 

202, 206, 211 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5842, 5846, 

5851); Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, sec. 

180 (42 U.S.C. 10175); 44 U.S.C. 3504 note. 

§ 71.4 [Amended] 

■ 13. In § 71.4, remove the reference ‘‘25 

U.S.C. 479a’’ from the definition of 

‘‘Indian tribe’’ and add in its place the 

reference ‘‘25 U.S.C. 5130’’. 

PART 73—PHYSICAL PROTECTION OF 

PLANTS AND MATERIALS 

■ 14. The authority citation for part 73 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 

secs. 53, 147, 149, 161, 170D, 170E, 170H, 

170I, 223, 229, 234, 1701 (42 U.S.C. 2073, 

2167, 2169, 2201, 2210d, 2210e, 2210h, 

2210i, 2273, 2278a, 2282, 2297f); Energy 

Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 201, 202 

(42 U.S.C. 5841, 5842); Nuclear Waste Policy 

Act of 1982, secs. 135, 141 (42 U.S.C. 10155, 

10161); 44 U.S.C. 3504 note. 

Section 73.37(b)(2) also issued under Sec. 

301, Public Law 96–295, 94 Stat. 789 (42 

U.S.C. 5841 note). 

§ 73.2 [Amended] 

■ 15. In § 73.2, remove the reference ‘‘25 

U.S.C. 479a’’ from the definition of 

‘‘Indian tribe’’ and add in its place the 

reference ‘‘25 U.S.C. 5130’’. 

Appendix A to Part 73 [Amended] 

■ 16. In appendix A to part 73, remove 

the zip code ‘‘30303–1245’’ from the 

‘‘Region II’’ entry in the first table, and 

add in its place the zip code ‘‘30303– 

1257’’. 

PART 110—EXPORT AND IMPORT OF 

NUCLEAR EQUIPMENT AND 

MATERIAL 

■ 17. The authority citation for part 110 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 

secs. 11, 51, 53, 54, 57, 62, 63, 64, 65, 81, 

82, 103, 104, 109, 111, 121, 122, 123, 124, 

126, 127, 128, 129, 133, 134, 161, 170h, 181, 

182, 183, 184, 186, 187, 189, 223, 234 (42 

U.S.C. 2014, 20710, 2073, 2074, 2077, 2092, 

2093, 2094, 2095, 2111, 2112, 2133, 2134, 

2139, 2141, 2151, 2152, 2153, 2154, 2155, 

2156, 2157, 2158, 2160C, 2160D, 2201, 

2210H, 2231, 2232, 2233, 2234, 2236, 2237, 

2239, 2273, 2282); Energy Reorganization Act 

of 1974, secs. 201 (42 U.S.C. 5841); 

Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 552, 


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553); 42 U.S.C. 2139a, 2155a; 44 U.S.C. 3504 

note. 

Section 110.1(b) also issued under 22 

U.S.C. 2403; 22 U.S.C. 2778a; 50 App. U.S.C. 

2401 et seq. 

§ 110.2 [Amended] 

■ 18. In § 110.2, remove the word 

‘‘Terabequerels’’ from the definition of 

‘‘Specific activity’’ and add in its place 

the word ‘‘terabecquerels’’. 

§ 110.23 [Amended] 

■ 19. In § 110.23(a)(3), remove the word 

‘‘terabequeral’’ and add in its place the 

word ‘‘terabecquerel’’. 

§ 110.32 [Amended] 

■ 20. In § 110.32(f)(1), remove the word 

‘‘terabequerels’’ and add in its place the 

word ‘‘terabecquerels’’. 

Appendix P to Part 110 [Amended] 

■ 21. In Appendix P to Part 110, remove 

the word ‘‘Terabequerels’’ wherever it 

appears in Table 1 and add in its place 

the word ‘‘Terabecquerels’’. 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 2nd day 

of November, 2017. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Cindy Bladey, 

Chief, Regulatory Analysis and Rulemaking 

Support Branch, Division of Rulemaking, 

Office of Nuclear Material Safety and 

Safeguards. 

[FR Doc. 2017–24259 Filed 11–14–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 21 

[Docket No. FAA–2017–0851] 

Airworthiness Criteria: Glider Design 

Criteria for DG Flugzeugbau GmbH 

Model DG–1000M Glider 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Airworthiness design criteria. 

SUMMARY: These airworthiness design 

criteria are for the DG Flugzeugbau 

GmbH model DG–1000M glider. The 

Administrator finds the design criteria, 

which make up the certification basis 

for the DG–1000M glider, acceptable. 

DATES: These airworthiness design 

criteria are effective December 15, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Jim Rutherford, AIR–692, Federal 

Aviation Administration, Policy & 

Innovation Division, Small Airplane 

Standards Branch, 901 Locust, Room 

301, Kansas City, MO 64106, telephone 

(816) 329–4165, facsimile (816) 329– 

4090. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On May 18, 2011, DG Flugzeugbau 

GmbH submitted an application for type 

validation of the DG–1000M glider in 

accordance with the Technical 

Implementation Procedures for 

Airworthiness and Environmental 

Certification Between the FAA and the 

European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), dated May 05, 2011. This 

model is a variant of the DG–1000T 

powered glider and will be added to 

existing Type Certificate No. G20CE. 

The model DG–1000M is a two-seat, 

mid-wing, self-launching, powered 

glider with a retractable engine and 

fixed-pitch propeller. It is constructed 

from carbon and glass fiber reinforced 

plastic, and features a conventional Ttype tailplane. The glider also features 

a 65.6 foot (20 meter) wingspan and a 

maximum weight of 1,742 pounds (790 

kilograms). 

The EASA type certificated the DG– 

1000M powered glider under Type 

Certificate Number (No.) EASA.A.072 

on March 17, 2011. The associated 

EASA Type Certificate Data Sheet 

(TCDS) No. EASA.A.072 defines the DG 

Flugzeubau GmbH certification basis 

submitted to the FAA for review and 

acceptance. 

The applicable requirements for glider 

certification in the United States can be 

found in FAA Advisory Circular (AC) 

21.17–2A, ‘‘Type Certification—FixedWing Gliders (Sailplanes), Including 

Powered Gliders,’’ dated February 10, 

1993. AC 21.17–2A has been the basis 

for certification of gliders and powered 

gliders in the United States for many 

years. AC 21.17–2A states that 

applicants may utilize the Joint Aviation 

Requirements (JAR)–22, ‘‘Sailplanes and 

Powered Sailplanes,’’ or another 

accepted airworthiness criteria, or a 

combination of both, as the accepted 

means for showing compliance for 

glider type certification. 

Type Certification Basis 

The certification basis is based on 

JAR–22, amendment 6, dated August 01, 

2001. In addition to JAR–22 

requirements, the applicant will comply 

with other requirements from the 

certification basis referenced in EASA 

TCDS No. EASA.A.072, including an 

equivalent safety finding. 

Discussion of Comments 

Notice of proposed airworthiness 

design criteria for the DG Flugzeugbau 

GmbH model DG–1000M glider was 

published in the Federal Register on 

September 21, 2017 (82 FR 44126). No 

comments were received; therefore, 

these airworthiness design criteria are 

adopted as proposed. 

The Proposed Design Criteria 

Applicable Airworthiness Criteria 

under § 21.17(b). 

Based on the Special Class provisions 

of § 21.17(b), the following 

airworthiness requirements form the 

FAA Certification Basis for this design: 

1. 14 CFR part 21, effective February 

1, 1965, including amendments 21–1 

through 21–92 as applicable. 

2. JAR–22, amendment 6, dated 

August 01, 2001. 

3. EASA Equivalent Safety Finding to 

JAR 22.207(c)—Stall warning. (FAA 

issued corresponding Equivalent Level 

of Safety (ELOS) Memorandum No. 

ACE–07–01A, dated April 02, 2012, as 

an extension to an existing ELOS 

finding). 

4. ‘‘Standards for Structural 

Substantiation of Sailplane and 

Powered Sailplane Parts Consisting of 

Glass or Carbon Fiber Reinforced 

Plastics,’’ Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (LBA) 

document no. I4–FVK/91, issued July 

1991. 

5. ‘‘Guideline for the analysis of the 

electrical system for powered 

sailplanes,’’ LBA document no. I334– 

MS 92, issued September 15, 1992. 

6. Operations allowed: VFR-Day, and 

‘‘Cloud Flying’’ where ‘‘Cloud Flying’’ is 

considered flying in Instrument 

Meteorological Conditions (IMC) and 

requires an Instrument Flight Rules 

(IFR) clearance in the United States. 

This is permissible provided the pilot 

has the appropriate rating per 14 CFR 

61.3, the glider contains the necessary 

equipment specified under 14 CFR 

91.205, and the pilot complies with IFR 

requirements. 

7. EASA Type Certificate Data Sheet 

No. EASA.A.072, Issue 03, dated March 

17, 2011. 

8. Date of application for FAA Type 

Certificate: May 18, 2011. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on 

November 8, 2017. 

Pat Mullen, 

Manager, Small Airplane Standards Branch, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–24742 Filed 11–14–17; 8:45 am] 

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