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what, changes may be necessary to
reflect current industry practices. As a
result, regulatory changes have been
made to the Standards to reflect current
industry operations and procedures, and
continue to meet the industry’s needs.
Based upon our review, AMS has
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rulemaking by USDA. All comments
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appropriate.
Dated: February 3, 2011.
Rayne Pegg,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service.
[FR Doc. 2011–2879 Filed 2–8–11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410–02–P
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
13 CFR Parts 120 and 121
[Docket No. SBA–2010–0015]
Dealer Floor Plan Pilot Program
U.S. Small Business
Administration (SBA).
ACTION: Program implementation with
request for comments.
AGENCY:
SBA is introducing a new
Dealer Floor Plan Pilot Program to make
available 7(a) loan guaranties for lines of
credit that provide floor plan financing.
This new Dealer Floor Plan Pilot
Program was created in the Small
Business Jobs Act of 2010. Under the
new Dealer Floor Plan Pilot Program,
which will be available through
September 30, 2013, SBA will guarantee
75 percent of a floor plan line of credit
between $500,000 and $5,000,000 to
eligible dealers of new and used
titleable inventory, including but not
limited to automobiles, motorcycles,
boats (including boat trailers),
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recreational vehicles and manufactured
housing (mobile homes).
DATES: Effective Date: The Dealer Floor
Plan Pilot Program will be effective on
February 9, 2011, and will remain in
effect through September 30, 2013.
Comment Date: Comments must be
received on or before March 11, 2011.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by SBA docket number SBA–
2010–0015 by any of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Dealer Floor Plan Pilot
Program Comments—Office of Financial
Assistance, U.S. Small Business
Administration, 409 Third Street, SW.,
Suite 8300, Washington, DC 20416.
• Hand Delivery/Courier: Patrick
Kelley, Senior Advisor to the Associate
Administrator, Office of Capital Access,
U.S. Small Business Administration,
409 Third Street, SW., Washington, DC
20416.
SBA will post all comments on
https://www.regulations.gov. If you wish
to submit confidential business
information (CBI) as defined in the User
Notice at https://www.regulations.gov,
please submit the information to Patrick
Kelley, Senior Advisor to the Associate
Administrator, Office of Capital Access,
U.S. Small Business Administration,
409 Third Street, SW., Washington, DC
20416, or send an e-mail to
dealerfloorplancomments@sba.gov.
Highlight the information that you
consider to be CBI and explain why you
believe SBA should hold this
information as confidential. SBA will
review the information and make the
final determination whether it will
publish the information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Patrick Kelley, Senior Advisor to the
Associate Administrator, Office of
Capital Access, U.S. Small Business
Administration, 409 Third Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20416; (202) 205–0067;
patrick.kelley@sba.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
September 27, 2010, President Obama
signed the Small Business Jobs Act of
2010 (‘‘Small Business Jobs Act’’)
(Pub. L. 111–240). Section 1133(a) of the
Small Business Jobs Act authorized a
new, expanded Dealer Floor Plan (DFP)
Pilot Program, which will remain
available until September 30, 2013.
1. Comments
Although the new DFP Pilot will be
effective February 9, 2011, comments
are solicited from interested members of
the public on all aspects of the new DFP
Pilot. These comments must be
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submitted on or before the deadline for
comments listed in the DATES section.
The SBA will consider these comments
and the need for making any revisions
as a result of these comments.
2. Dealer Floor Plan Pilot Program
Overview
Under the DFP Pilot, SBA is
implementing a 7(a) loan guaranty
product targeted to retail dealers of new
and used titleable inventory, including
but not limited to automobiles,
motorcycles, boats (including boat
trailers), recreational vehicles and
manufactured housing (mobile homes).
Key features of the new DFP Pilot are set
forth below. More detailed guidance on
the new DFP Pilot will be provided in
a procedural guide (‘‘DFP Procedural
Guide’’) that will be available on SBA’s
Web site.
Eligibility
In addition to standard 7(a) eligibility
requirements set forth in 13 CFR part
120 and SBA’s Standard Operating
Procedure (SOP) 50 10 5(C), Subpart B,
Chapter 2, the eligibility of applicants
for a floor plan line of credit guaranteed
under the DFP Pilot will be limited to
retail dealers of titleable inventory (both
new and used) that is required to be
licensed and/or registered in at least one
State after acquisition. The inventory
does not need to be licensed and/or
registered in the State where it is sold,
but it does need to be a type of
inventory that could be licensed and/or
registered in at least one State of the
United States, as ‘‘State’’ is defined in
the Small Business Act.
SBA sets size standards that establish
which businesses are considered small
for certain government programs. Size
standards have been established for
types of economic activity or industry
and, depending on the type of industry,
are based on number of employees or
revenues. In addition, SBA has
established an alternative size standard
based on the applicant’s tangible net
worth and net income. The Small
Business Jobs Act established a
temporary alternative size standard of a
maximum tangible net worth of the
applicant of not more than $15,000,000
and an average net income after Federal
income taxes (excluding any carry-over
losses) of the applicant for the 2 full
fiscal years before the date of the
application that is not more than
$5,000,000. SBA’s size regulations,
including those pertaining to affiliation,
are set out in 13 CFR part 121 and apply
to the DFP Pilot. The applicant can
qualify for a DFP line of credit using
either the industry-based size standards
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(set forth in 13 CFR 121.201) or the
alternative size standard set forth in the
Small Business Jobs Act.
Maximum Advance Rates and Guaranty
Percentage
Lenders will be allowed a maximum
advance rate of 100% on new or used
inventory. The maximum SBA guaranty
will be no more than 75% of 100% of
the cost (manufacturer’s invoice) for
new inventory and 75% of 100% of the
cost or industry based wholesale book
value, whichever is less, for used
inventory.
Loan Amount and Maturity
Loans under the DFP Pilot will have
a minimum loan amount of $500,000
and a maximum loan amount
outstanding at any one time of
$5,000,000.
The minimum maturity on DFP lines
of credit will be 1 year. The maximum
maturity on lines of credit approved
under the DFP Pilot will be limited to
five (5) years. The DFP Pilot is
scheduled to expire on September 30,
2013. The expiration of the Pilot will
have no effect on any DFP line of credit
approved by SBA on or before
September 30, 2013.
Use of Proceeds and Repayment
Floor plan lines of credit guaranteed
by SBA will be revolving lines of credit.
The proceeds may be used for the
acquisition of titleable inventory for
retail sales, to refinance existing floor
plan lines of credit with another lender
or to replace existing floor plan lines of
credit with the participating lender.
Proceeds also may be used to pay the
guaranty fee. Proceeds may not be used
for any other purpose. If proceeds are
used to replace a same institution floor
plan line of credit and the borrower
defaults on the SBA-guaranteed DFP
line of credit within 90 days of initial
disbursement, SBA may deny liability
on its guaranty of the DFP line.
Repayment of these lines will occur as
the acquired inventory is sold. The
payment of interest will be due
monthly.
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Interest Rates
DFP lines of credit may have either a
fixed or variable interest rate. The
maximum interest rates for loans under
the DFP Pilot are the same as those
allowed by 13 CFR 120.213–120.214 for
the standard 7(a) loan program.
Collateral
Collateral must be secured by a first
lien on all titleable inventory acquired
with proceeds of the DFP line of credit.
This lien may be perfected by obtaining
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either (i) the title to the inventory
reflecting no prior liens, or (ii) a first
perfected security interest in all titleable
inventory acquired with any portion of
the proceeds from the SBA-guaranteed
floor plan line of credit. The floor plan
line of credit which SBA guarantees
does not have to be the sole floor plan
line. However, if more than one floor
plan line exists to any one dealer, then
the inventory supported by each line is
to be separately accounted for and the
sale proceeds of any inventory acquired
with any portion of the floor plan line
guaranteed by SBA must be used to
directly reduce the balance on that line.
In addition, dealers with multiple floor
plan lines for multiple product lines
(manufacturers or new/used) with
multiple floor plan creditors will be
required to have appropriate delineated
inter-creditor agreements to enable
proper security interest perfection. The
lender may take additional collateral in
accordance with its policies and
procedures governing its similarlysized, non-SBA guaranteed floor plan
lines of credit.
Allowable Fees
The SBA guaranty fee and the lender’s
annual service fee set forth in 13 CFR
120.220 apply to loans approved under
this pilot program. For loans approved
under the DFP Pilot, lenders may charge
the borrower the same fees allowed
under SBA’s 7(a) loan program with the
exception of the extraordinary servicing
fee.
For loans approved under the DFP
Pilot, SBA will allow lenders to charge
an extraordinary servicing fee that is
higher than the 2 percent allowed in 13
CFR 120.221(b), provided that the fee
charged is reasonable and prudent based
on the level of extraordinary effort
required to adequately service the floor
plan line. In addition, if the lender
currently provides floor plan financing
to its customers, the lender may not
charge higher fees for its SBAguaranteed floor plan lines of credit
than it charges for its similarly-sized,
non-SBA guaranteed floor plan lines of
credit. SBA’s guaranty does not extend
to extraordinary servicing fees and, at
time of guaranty purchase, SBA will not
pay any portion of such fees.
Secondary Market and Participating
Lender Financings or Other
Conveyances
SBA loan guaranties made under the
DFP Pilot may not be sold under Agency
regulations at 13 CFR part 120, Subpart
F—Secondary Market.
SBA loan guaranties approved under
the DFP Pilot may be included in any
participating lender financings or other
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conveyances, including securitizations,
participations and pledges, provided the
lender complies with 13 CFR 120.420
through 120.435.
Eligible Lenders
All SBA lenders with an executed
Loan Guaranty Agreement (SBA Form
750) may participate in the DFP Pilot.
Any delegated authority the lender has
as a 7(a) lender, such as Preferred
Lender Program (PLP) or SBA Express
authority, will not apply to the DFP
Pilot.
If a lender has at least $1 billion in
floor plan lines of credit in its current
portfolio, the lender may qualify for
delegated authority under the DFP Pilot.
The process for requesting delegated
authority will be set forth in the DFP
Procedural Guide. Lenders that are
approved for delegated authority under
the DFP Pilot will be required to execute
a separate Supplemental Guaranty
Agreement. Lenders with delegated
authority must have existing policies
and procedures governing floor plan
financing, including risk management
policies and procedures, and must
administer their SBA-guaranteed floor
plan lines of credit in conformance with
the existing policies and procedures
used for their similarly-sized, non-SBA
guaranteed floor plan lines.
Lenders who have not participated in
floor plan financing must develop
policies and procedures specific to floor
plan financing, including risk
management policies and procedures.
When developing policies and
procedures specific to floor plan
financing, lenders may follow guidance
provided by their primary Federal
regulator or, if none is available, lenders
may follow the guidance on floor plan
financing provided by the Office of the
Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) in
Section 210 of its Examiner’s Handbook.
(The OCC Examiner’s Handbook can be
found at https://www.occ.gov/static/
publications/handbook/floorplan1.pdf.)
Lenders participating in the pilot
initiative must have trained and/or
experienced personnel who are
responsible for making, servicing and
liquidating floor plan lines of credit.
Application Forms, Authorization and
Reporting Requirements
Each lender participating in the DFP
Pilot must submit its first application
under the pilot following Standard 7(a)
procedures to the LGPC. SBA will begin
accepting applications under the DFP
Pilot on February 9, 2011.
After the initial application under the
DFP Pilot is approved by the LGPC, a
lender with delegated authority may
submit subsequent applications for DFP
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lines of credit using its delegated
authority. After OCRM has approved the
lender’s policies and procedures
governing floor plan financing, nondelegated lenders may submit
subsequent applications for DFP lines of
credit to the LGPC. SBA will provide
instructions for lenders on how to
complete existing SBA application
forms to include floor plan lines of
credit in the DFP Procedural Guide.
SBA will incorporate into the
Standard 7(a) Authorization Boilerplate
applicable provisions related to floor
plan financing. Lenders with delegated
authority may use the Standard 7(a)
Authorization Boilerplate or the
Authorization for SBA Express and
Patriot Express loans. If the delegated
lender uses the Authorization for SBA
Express and Patriot Express loans, the
lender is responsible for ensuring all
applicable provisions related to floor
plan financing are included in the
Authorization.
In addition to SBA’s servicing and
liquidation requirements set forth in 13
CFR 120.535 and 120.536 and SOPs 50
50 and 50 51, lenders will be required
to service any floor plan line of credit
guaranteed by SBA with the
requirement that as any item of
inventory acquired with the line is sold
the proceeds from the sale must be
submitted to the lender to reduce the
balance on the line pursuant to the sold
inventory item. (SOPs 50 50 and 50 51
can be found at https://www.sba.gov/
about-sba-services/7481.)
In addition to their 1502 reporting on
all SBA-guaranteed loans, lenders will
be required to report quarterly on
disbursement and collection activity on
DFP lines of credit using SBA Form
1502R. (SBA Form 1502R can be found
at https://archive.sba.gov/idc/groups/
public/documents/sba_homepage/
lender_creditresol_form1502.pdf.)
OCRM will review these reports as part
of its regular oversight of lenders
participating in the DFP Pilot.
Guaranty Purchase
Under the DFP Pilot, SBA will allow
the lender to make demand on SBA to
honor its guaranty if the borrower is in
default on any financial covenant for
more than 30 calendar days and the
default has not been cured. Also, under
the DFP Pilot, if a lender discovers that
the borrower is in a sold out of trust
(SOT) situation, the lender may request
that SBA honor its guaranty 30 calendar
days after discovery of an SOT situation
that has not been cured during the 30
day period. In addition, if a lender
discovers an adverse change in the
financial condition, organization,
management, operation, or assets of the
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Borrower, the lender may request that
SBA honor its guaranty 30 calendar
days after discovery of the adverse
change if it has not been remedied
during the 30 day period. While noncompliance with any non-financial loan
covenant other than SOT situations
could trigger the lender discontinuing
disbursements and placing the account
into a payment only status, noncompliance with such non-financial
covenants will not trigger SBA’s
obligation to purchase the guaranteed
portion of the DFP line of credit.
In order to be consistent with industry
practice, liquidation of all business
personal property, while preferred, will
not be required prior to the lender
making demand on SBA to honor its
guaranty. Prior to making demand on
SBA to honor its guaranty, the titleable
inventory securing the DFP lines of
credit must be fully accounted for and
liquidated, with all net proceeds
applied to net balance of the loan in
accordance with SOP 50 51 3. If any
additional collateral has been taken to
secure the DFP line, the lender will not
necessarily have to fully liquidate such
collateral prior to making demand on
SBA, but the lender will be required to
obtain all necessary valuations and
make a determination as to whether the
additional collateral will be liquidated
or, with proper justification, abandoned.
In addition to the standard purchase
documentation required by SBA, with
any guaranty purchase request under
the DFP Pilot lenders will be required
to provide copies of the floor check
reports, the monthly manufacturer’s
dealership financial statements (for
dealers of new inventory) or monthly
financial statements (for dealers of used
inventory), and the monthly
reconciliations of lender’s floor plan
inspection reports with the dealer’s
financials for the twelve (12) months
prior to default. Delegated lenders also
will need to provide a copy of the
lender’s credit memo with any purchase
request. Also, as part of the guaranty
purchase review, SBA will review the
lender’s compliance with its existing
policies and procedures governing floor
plan financing. In addition to the
grounds set forth in 13 CFR 120.524, the
lender’s failure to comply with its
policies and procedures or the terms
and procedures set forth in this Federal
Register notice or the DFP Procedural
Guide may result in denial of SBA’s
guaranty on the loan, in full or in part.
Also, if proceeds of a DFP line of credit
are used to replace a same institution
floor plan line and the borrower defaults
on the DFP line within 90 days of initial
disbursement, SBA may deny liability
on its guaranty of the DFP line.
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Lender Oversight
As part of its ongoing lender oversight
activities, OCRM will review, evaluate
and approve the floor plan lending
policies and procedures of each lender
participating in the DFP Pilot. The
timing of the review of the lender’s
policies and procedures will be set forth
in the DFP Procedural Guide.
Additionally, for lenders participating
in the DFP Pilot, OCRM will follow its
typical oversight practices utilizing a
combination of off-site monitoring and
on-site reviews depending on the size
and risk assessment of the lender’s DFP
portfolio. OCRM also will monitor the
usage and performance of lender DFP
loan portfolios which may include
reviews of lender loan files and reports
provided to SBA by the lender on its
dealer floor plan activities to monitor
and assess how lenders are managing
their DFP portfolios.
Regulatory Waivers
Pursuant to the authority provided to
SBA under 13 CFR 120.3 to suspend,
waive or modify certain regulations in
establishing and testing pilot loan
initiatives for a limited period of time,
SBA will waive or modify, as
appropriate, the following regulations,
which otherwise apply to 7(a) loans, for
the DFP Pilot only: (1) 13 CFR
120.221(b), which limits extraordinary
servicing fees to 2% of the outstanding
balance on an annual basis, is being
waived so lenders can charge more than
2% on loans approved under this pilot
initiative as long as the fees are not
higher than those charged on the
lender’s similarly-sized, non-SBA
guaranteed floor plan lines of credit and
as long as the fees are reasonable and
prudent based on the level of
extraordinary effort required to
adequately service the floor plan line;
(2) 13 CFR part 120, Subpart F—
Secondary Market, is being waived
because loans approved under the DFP
Pilot cannot be sold on the secondary
market; (3) 13 CFR 120.520(a) is being
waived to allow lenders to make
demand on SBA to honor its guaranty
on a DFP line of credit if the borrower
is in default on any financial covenant
for more than 30 calendar days and the
default has not been cured, if a borrower
is in an SOT situation which has not
been cured for more than 30 calendar
days after lender discovers it, and if a
borrower experiences an adverse change
in its financial condition, organization,
management, operation, or assets which
has not been remedied for more than 30
calendar days after lender discovers it;
and (4) 13 CFR 120.524, which
describes when SBA is released from
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liability on its guaranty, is being
modified because, in addition to the
grounds stated in this regulation, the
lender’s failure to comply with its
policies and procedures governing floor
plan financing or the terms and
procedures set forth in this Federal
Register notice or the DFP Procedural
Guide may result in denial of SBA’s
guaranty on the loan, in full or in part.
In addition, if the proceeds of the DFP
line of credit are used to replace a same
institution floor plan line and the
borrower defaults on the DFP line of
credit within 90 days of initial
disbursement, SBA may deny liability
on its guaranty of the DFP line. The
regulation at 13 CFR 120.520(a) is also
being waived to allow lenders to make
demand on SBA to honor its guaranty in
the above situations without being
required to liquidate all business
personal property securing the line of
credit first.
The statutory language creating this
DFP Pilot overrides the regulatory
prohibition against floor plan financing
or other revolving line credit (except
under 120.390) found in 13 CFR
120.130(c).
All other provisions of the Small
Business Act applicable to the 7(a) loan
program apply to loans made under the
DFP Pilot. Unless waived or modified
by this Notice, all the regulations
applicable to the 7(a) loan program
apply to loans made under the DFP
Pilot. All standard operating procedures
applicable to the 7(a) loan program that
are not superseded by any provision of
this Notice or the DFP Procedural Guide
apply to loans made under this pilot.
Lenders must use prudent lending
practices in the making, servicing and
liquidating of SBA-guaranteed floor
plan lines of credit and must comply
with all SBA Loan Program
Requirements that are not superseded
by any provisions of this Notice or the
DFP Procedural Guide.
SBA will provide more detailed
guidance in the form of a procedural
guide which will be available on SBA’s
Web site, https://www.sba.gov. SBA may
also provide additional guidance, if
needed, through SBA notices, which
will also be published on SBA’s Web
site, https://www.sba.gov.
Questions on the DFP Pilot may be
directed to the Lender Relations
Specialist in the local SBA district
office. The local SBA district office may
be found at https://www.sba.gov/
localresources/.
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(34) and 13 CFR
120.3.
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Dated: February 3, 2011.
Karen G. Mills,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2011–2836 Filed 2–8–11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8025–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 39
[Docket No. FAA–2009–0113; Directorate
Identifier 2008–NE–25–AD; Amendment 39–
16602; AD 2011–04–02]
RIN 2120–AA64
Airworthiness Directives; Hamilton
Sundstrand Propellers Model 247F
Propellers
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
We are adopting a new
airworthiness directive (AD) for the
products listed above. This AD requires
removing affected propeller blades from
service. This AD was prompted by
reports of blades with corrosion pits in
the tulip area of the blades. We are
issuing this AD to prevent cracks from
developing in the tulip area of the blade,
which could result in separation of the
blade and possible loss of airplane
control.
SUMMARY:
DATES:
This AD is effective March 16,
2011.
ADDRESSES:
Examining the AD Docket
You may examine the AD docket on
the Internet at https://
www.regulations.gov; or in person at the
Docket Management Facility between
9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD
docket contains this AD, the regulatory
evaluation, any comments received, and
other information. The address for the
Docket Office (phone: 800–647–5527) is
Document Management Facility, U.S.
Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M–30, West Building
Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200
New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington,
DC 20590.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Schwetz, Aerospace Engineer,
Boston Aircraft Certification Office,
FAA, Engine and Propeller Directorate,
12 New England Executive Park,
Burlington, MA 01803; telephone (781)
238–7761; fax (781) 238–7170; e-mail:
michael.schwetz@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Discussion
We issued a supplemental notice of
proposed rulemaking (SNPRM) to
amend 14 CFR part 39 to include an AD
that would apply to the specified
products. That SNPRM published in the
Federal Register on October 8, 2010
(75 FR 62333). That SNPRM proposed to
require removing affected propeller
blades from service.
Comments
We gave the public the opportunity to
participate in developing this AD. We
received no comments on the SNPRM or
on the determination of the cost to the
public.
Conclusion
We reviewed the relevant data and
determined that air safety and the
public interest require adopting the AD
as proposed except for minor changes to
the compliance date for certain serial
number (S/N) propeller blades. The
SNPRM proposed to require removing
propeller blades part number (P/N)
817370–1, S/Ns FR2449 to FR2958
inclusive, FR20010710 to FR20010722
inclusive, and FR20010723RT to
FR20020127RT inclusive, before
December 31, 2010. We determined that
those S/N propeller blades should be
removed within the same compliance
time as propeller blades P/N 817370–1,
S/Ns FR2018, FR2103, FR2108, FR2109,
FR2111, FR2123, FR2183, FR2187,
FR2262, FR2276 through FR2279
inclusive, and FR2398. We have
determined that these minor changes:
• Are consistent with the intent that
was proposed in the SNPRM for
correcting the unsafe condition; and
• Do not add any additional burden
upon the public than was already
proposed in the SNPRM.
Costs of Compliance
We estimate that this AD will affect
10 propellers installed on airplanes of
U.S. registry. We also estimate that it
will take about 16 work-hours per
propeller to perform the required
actions, and that the average labor rate
is $85 per work-hour. Required parts
will cost about $50 per propeller. Based
on these figures, we estimate the total
cost of this AD to U.S. operators to be
$14,100.
Authority for This Rulemaking
Title 49 of the United States Code
specifies the FAA’s authority to issue
rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I,
section 106, describes the authority of
the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII:
Aviation Programs, describes in more
detail the scope of the Agency’s
authority.
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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
13 CFR Parts 120 and 121
[Docket No. SBA-2010-0015]
Dealer Floor Plan Pilot Program
AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).
ACTION: Program implementation with request for comments.
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SUMMARY: SBA is introducing a new Dealer Floor Plan Pilot Program to
make available 7(a) loan guaranties for lines of credit that provide
floor plan financing. This new Dealer Floor Plan Pilot Program was
created in the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010. Under the new Dealer
Floor Plan Pilot Program, which will be available through September 30,
2013, SBA will guarantee 75 percent of a floor plan line of credit
between $500,000 and $5,000,000 to eligible dealers of new and used
titleable inventory, including but not limited to automobiles,
motorcycles, boats (including boat trailers), recreational vehicles and
manufactured housing (mobile homes).
DATES: Effective Date: The Dealer Floor Plan Pilot Program will be
effective on February 9, 2011, and will remain in effect through
September 30, 2013.
Comment Date: Comments must be received on or before March 11,
2011.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by SBA docket number
SBA-2010-0015 by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Dealer Floor Plan Pilot Program Comments--Office of
Financial Assistance, U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 Third
Street, SW., Suite 8300, Washington, DC 20416.
Hand Delivery/Courier: Patrick Kelley, Senior Advisor to
the Associate Administrator, Office of Capital Access, U.S. Small
Business Administration, 409 Third Street, SW., Washington, DC 20416.
SBA will post all comments on https://www.regulations.gov. If you
wish to submit confidential business information (CBI) as defined in
the User Notice at https://www.regulations.gov, please submit the
information to Patrick Kelley, Senior Advisor to the Associate
Administrator, Office of Capital Access, U.S. Small Business
Administration, 409 Third Street, SW., Washington, DC 20416, or send an
e-mail to dealerfloorplancomments@sba.gov. Highlight the information
that you consider to be CBI and explain why you believe SBA should hold
this information as confidential. SBA will review the information and
make the final determination whether it will publish the information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick Kelley, Senior Advisor to the
Associate Administrator, Office of Capital Access, U.S. Small Business
Administration, 409 Third Street, SW., Washington, DC 20416; (202) 205-
0067; patrick.kelley@sba.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 27, 2010, President Obama
signed the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 (``Small Business Jobs
Act'') (Pub. L. 111-240). Section 1133(a) of the Small Business Jobs
Act authorized a new, expanded Dealer Floor Plan (DFP) Pilot Program,
which will remain available until September 30, 2013.
1. Comments
Although the new DFP Pilot will be effective February 9, 2011,
comments are solicited from interested members of the public on all
aspects of the new DFP Pilot. These comments must be submitted on or
before the deadline for comments listed in the DATES section. The SBA
will consider these comments and the need for making any revisions as a
result of these comments.
2. Dealer Floor Plan Pilot Program
Overview
Under the DFP Pilot, SBA is implementing a 7(a) loan guaranty
product targeted to retail dealers of new and used titleable inventory,
including but not limited to automobiles, motorcycles, boats (including
boat trailers), recreational vehicles and manufactured housing (mobile
homes). Key features of the new DFP Pilot are set forth below. More
detailed guidance on the new DFP Pilot will be provided in a procedural
guide (``DFP Procedural Guide'') that will be available on SBA's Web
site.
Eligibility
In addition to standard 7(a) eligibility requirements set forth in
13 CFR part 120 and SBA's Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 50 10
5(C), Subpart B, Chapter 2, the eligibility of applicants for a floor
plan line of credit guaranteed under the DFP Pilot will be limited to
retail dealers of titleable inventory (both new and used) that is
required to be licensed and/or registered in at least one State after
acquisition. The inventory does not need to be licensed and/or
registered in the State where it is sold, but it does need to be a type
of inventory that could be licensed and/or registered in at least one
State of the United States, as ``State'' is defined in the Small
Business Act.
SBA sets size standards that establish which businesses are
considered small for certain government programs. Size standards have
been established for types of economic activity or industry and,
depending on the type of industry, are based on number of employees or
revenues. In addition, SBA has established an alternative size standard
based on the applicant's tangible net worth and net income. The Small
Business Jobs Act established a temporary alternative size standard of
a maximum tangible net worth of the applicant of not more than
$15,000,000 and an average net income after Federal income taxes
(excluding any carry-over losses) of the applicant for the 2 full
fiscal years before the date of the application that is not more than
$5,000,000. SBA's size regulations, including those pertaining to
affiliation, are set out in 13 CFR part 121 and apply to the DFP Pilot.
The applicant can qualify for a DFP line of credit using either the
industry-based size standards
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(set forth in 13 CFR 121.201) or the alternative size standard set
forth in the Small Business Jobs Act.
Maximum Advance Rates and Guaranty Percentage
Lenders will be allowed a maximum advance rate of 100% on new or
used inventory. The maximum SBA guaranty will be no more than 75% of
100% of the cost (manufacturer's invoice) for new inventory and 75% of
100% of the cost or industry based wholesale book value, whichever is
less, for used inventory.
Loan Amount and Maturity
Loans under the DFP Pilot will have a minimum loan amount of
$500,000 and a maximum loan amount outstanding at any one time of
$5,000,000.
The minimum maturity on DFP lines of credit will be 1 year. The
maximum maturity on lines of credit approved under the DFP Pilot will
be limited to five (5) years. The DFP Pilot is scheduled to expire on
September 30, 2013. The expiration of the Pilot will have no effect on
any DFP line of credit approved by SBA on or before September 30, 2013.
Use of Proceeds and Repayment
Floor plan lines of credit guaranteed by SBA will be revolving
lines of credit. The proceeds may be used for the acquisition of
titleable inventory for retail sales, to refinance existing floor plan
lines of credit with another lender or to replace existing floor plan
lines of credit with the participating lender. Proceeds also may be
used to pay the guaranty fee. Proceeds may not be used for any other
purpose. If proceeds are used to replace a same institution floor plan
line of credit and the borrower defaults on the SBA-guaranteed DFP line
of credit within 90 days of initial disbursement, SBA may deny
liability on its guaranty of the DFP line.
Repayment of these lines will occur as the acquired inventory is
sold. The payment of interest will be due monthly.
Interest Rates
DFP lines of credit may have either a fixed or variable interest
rate. The maximum interest rates for loans under the DFP Pilot are the
same as those allowed by 13 CFR 120.213-120.214 for the standard 7(a)
loan program.
Collateral
Collateral must be secured by a first lien on all titleable
inventory acquired with proceeds of the DFP line of credit. This lien
may be perfected by obtaining either (i) the title to the inventory
reflecting no prior liens, or (ii) a first perfected security interest
in all titleable inventory acquired with any portion of the proceeds
from the SBA-guaranteed floor plan line of credit. The floor plan line
of credit which SBA guarantees does not have to be the sole floor plan
line. However, if more than one floor plan line exists to any one
dealer, then the inventory supported by each line is to be separately
accounted for and the sale proceeds of any inventory acquired with any
portion of the floor plan line guaranteed by SBA must be used to
directly reduce the balance on that line. In addition, dealers with
multiple floor plan lines for multiple product lines (manufacturers or
new/used) with multiple floor plan creditors will be required to have
appropriate delineated inter-creditor agreements to enable proper
security interest perfection. The lender may take additional collateral
in accordance with its policies and procedures governing its similarly-
sized, non-SBA guaranteed floor plan lines of credit.
Allowable Fees
The SBA guaranty fee and the lender's annual service fee set forth
in 13 CFR 120.220 apply to loans approved under this pilot program. For
loans approved under the DFP Pilot, lenders may charge the borrower the
same fees allowed under SBA's 7(a) loan program with the exception of
the extraordinary servicing fee.
For loans approved under the DFP Pilot, SBA will allow lenders to
charge an extraordinary servicing fee that is higher than the 2 percent
allowed in 13 CFR 120.221(b), provided that the fee charged is
reasonable and prudent based on the level of extraordinary effort
required to adequately service the floor plan line. In addition, if the
lender currently provides floor plan financing to its customers, the
lender may not charge higher fees for its SBA-guaranteed floor plan
lines of credit than it charges for its similarly-sized, non-SBA
guaranteed floor plan lines of credit. SBA's guaranty does not extend
to extraordinary servicing fees and, at time of guaranty purchase, SBA
will not pay any portion of such fees.
Secondary Market and Participating Lender Financings or Other
Conveyances
SBA loan guaranties made under the DFP Pilot may not be sold under
Agency regulations at 13 CFR part 120, Subpart F--Secondary Market.
SBA loan guaranties approved under the DFP Pilot may be included in
any participating lender financings or other conveyances, including
securitizations, participations and pledges, provided the lender
complies with 13 CFR 120.420 through 120.435.
Eligible Lenders
All SBA lenders with an executed Loan Guaranty Agreement (SBA Form
750) may participate in the DFP Pilot. Any delegated authority the
lender has as a 7(a) lender, such as Preferred Lender Program (PLP) or
SBA Express authority, will not apply to the DFP Pilot.
If a lender has at least $1 billion in floor plan lines of credit
in its current portfolio, the lender may qualify for delegated
authority under the DFP Pilot. The process for requesting delegated
authority will be set forth in the DFP Procedural Guide. Lenders that
are approved for delegated authority under the DFP Pilot will be
required to execute a separate Supplemental Guaranty Agreement. Lenders
with delegated authority must have existing policies and procedures
governing floor plan financing, including risk management policies and
procedures, and must administer their SBA-guaranteed floor plan lines
of credit in conformance with the existing policies and procedures used
for their similarly-sized, non-SBA guaranteed floor plan lines.
Lenders who have not participated in floor plan financing must
develop policies and procedures specific to floor plan financing,
including risk management policies and procedures. When developing
policies and procedures specific to floor plan financing, lenders may
follow guidance provided by their primary Federal regulator or, if none
is available, lenders may follow the guidance on floor plan financing
provided by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) in
Section 210 of its Examiner's Handbook. (The OCC Examiner's Handbook
can be found at https://www.occ.gov/static/publications/handbook/floorplan1.pdf.)
Lenders participating in the pilot initiative must have trained
and/or experienced personnel who are responsible for making, servicing
and liquidating floor plan lines of credit.
Application Forms, Authorization and Reporting Requirements
Each lender participating in the DFP Pilot must submit its first
application under the pilot following Standard 7(a) procedures to the
LGPC. SBA will begin accepting applications under the DFP Pilot on
February 9, 2011.
After the initial application under the DFP Pilot is approved by
the LGPC, a lender with delegated authority may submit subsequent
applications for DFP
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lines of credit using its delegated authority. After OCRM has approved
the lender's policies and procedures governing floor plan financing,
non-delegated lenders may submit subsequent applications for DFP lines
of credit to the LGPC. SBA will provide instructions for lenders on how
to complete existing SBA application forms to include floor plan lines
of credit in the DFP Procedural Guide.
SBA will incorporate into the Standard 7(a) Authorization
Boilerplate applicable provisions related to floor plan financing.
Lenders with delegated authority may use the Standard 7(a)
Authorization Boilerplate or the Authorization for SBA Express and
Patriot Express loans. If the delegated lender uses the Authorization
for SBA Express and Patriot Express loans, the lender is responsible
for ensuring all applicable provisions related to floor plan financing
are included in the Authorization.
In addition to SBA's servicing and liquidation requirements set
forth in 13 CFR 120.535 and 120.536 and SOPs 50 50 and 50 51, lenders
will be required to service any floor plan line of credit guaranteed by
SBA with the requirement that as any item of inventory acquired with
the line is sold the proceeds from the sale must be submitted to the
lender to reduce the balance on the line pursuant to the sold inventory
item. (SOPs 50 50 and 50 51 can be found at https://www.sba.gov/about-sba-services/7481.)
In addition to their 1502 reporting on all SBA-guaranteed loans,
lenders will be required to report quarterly on disbursement and
collection activity on DFP lines of credit using SBA Form 1502R. (SBA
Form 1502R can be found at https://archive.sba.gov/idc/groups/public/documents/sba_homepage/lender_creditresol_form1502.pdf.) OCRM will
review these reports as part of its regular oversight of lenders
participating in the DFP Pilot.
Guaranty Purchase
Under the DFP Pilot, SBA will allow the lender to make demand on
SBA to honor its guaranty if the borrower is in default on any
financial covenant for more than 30 calendar days and the default has
not been cured. Also, under the DFP Pilot, if a lender discovers that
the borrower is in a sold out of trust (SOT) situation, the lender may
request that SBA honor its guaranty 30 calendar days after discovery of
an SOT situation that has not been cured during the 30 day period. In
addition, if a lender discovers an adverse change in the financial
condition, organization, management, operation, or assets of the
Borrower, the lender may request that SBA honor its guaranty 30
calendar days after discovery of the adverse change if it has not been
remedied during the 30 day period. While non-compliance with any non-
financial loan covenant other than SOT situations could trigger the
lender discontinuing disbursements and placing the account into a
payment only status, non-compliance with such non-financial covenants
will not trigger SBA's obligation to purchase the guaranteed portion of
the DFP line of credit.
In order to be consistent with industry practice, liquidation of
all business personal property, while preferred, will not be required
prior to the lender making demand on SBA to honor its guaranty. Prior
to making demand on SBA to honor its guaranty, the titleable inventory
securing the DFP lines of credit must be fully accounted for and
liquidated, with all net proceeds applied to net balance of the loan in
accordance with SOP 50 51 3. If any additional collateral has been
taken to secure the DFP line, the lender will not necessarily have to
fully liquidate such collateral prior to making demand on SBA, but the
lender will be required to obtain all necessary valuations and make a
determination as to whether the additional collateral will be
liquidated or, with proper justification, abandoned.
In addition to the standard purchase documentation required by SBA,
with any guaranty purchase request under the DFP Pilot lenders will be
required to provide copies of the floor check reports, the monthly
manufacturer's dealership financial statements (for dealers of new
inventory) or monthly financial statements (for dealers of used
inventory), and the monthly reconciliations of lender's floor plan
inspection reports with the dealer's financials for the twelve (12)
months prior to default. Delegated lenders also will need to provide a
copy of the lender's credit memo with any purchase request. Also, as
part of the guaranty purchase review, SBA will review the lender's
compliance with its existing policies and procedures governing floor
plan financing. In addition to the grounds set forth in 13 CFR 120.524,
the lender's failure to comply with its policies and procedures or the
terms and procedures set forth in this Federal Register notice or the
DFP Procedural Guide may result in denial of SBA's guaranty on the
loan, in full or in part. Also, if proceeds of a DFP line of credit are
used to replace a same institution floor plan line and the borrower
defaults on the DFP line within 90 days of initial disbursement, SBA
may deny liability on its guaranty of the DFP line.
Lender Oversight
As part of its ongoing lender oversight activities, OCRM will
review, evaluate and approve the floor plan lending policies and
procedures of each lender participating in the DFP Pilot. The timing of
the review of the lender's policies and procedures will be set forth in
the DFP Procedural Guide.
Additionally, for lenders participating in the DFP Pilot, OCRM will
follow its typical oversight practices utilizing a combination of off-
site monitoring and on-site reviews depending on the size and risk
assessment of the lender's DFP portfolio. OCRM also will monitor the
usage and performance of lender DFP loan portfolios which may include
reviews of lender loan files and reports provided to SBA by the lender
on its dealer floor plan activities to monitor and assess how lenders
are managing their DFP portfolios.
Regulatory Waivers
Pursuant to the authority provided to SBA under 13 CFR 120.3 to
suspend, waive or modify certain regulations in establishing and
testing pilot loan initiatives for a limited period of time, SBA will
waive or modify, as appropriate, the following regulations, which
otherwise apply to 7(a) loans, for the DFP Pilot only: (1) 13 CFR
120.221(b), which limits extraordinary servicing fees to 2% of the
outstanding balance on an annual basis, is being waived so lenders can
charge more than 2% on loans approved under this pilot initiative as
long as the fees are not higher than those charged on the lender's
similarly-sized, non-SBA guaranteed floor plan lines of credit and as
long as the fees are reasonable and prudent based on the level of
extraordinary effort required to adequately service the floor plan
line; (2) 13 CFR part 120, Subpart F--Secondary Market, is being waived
because loans approved under the DFP Pilot cannot be sold on the
secondary market; (3) 13 CFR 120.520(a) is being waived to allow
lenders to make demand on SBA to honor its guaranty on a DFP line of
credit if the borrower is in default on any financial covenant for more
than 30 calendar days and the default has not been cured, if a borrower
is in an SOT situation which has not been cured for more than 30
calendar days after lender discovers it, and if a borrower experiences
an adverse change in its financial condition, organization, management,
operation, or assets which has not been remedied for more than 30
calendar days after lender discovers it; and (4) 13 CFR 120.524, which
describes when SBA is released from
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liability on its guaranty, is being modified because, in addition to
the grounds stated in this regulation, the lender's failure to comply
with its policies and procedures governing floor plan financing or the
terms and procedures set forth in this Federal Register notice or the
DFP Procedural Guide may result in denial of SBA's guaranty on the
loan, in full or in part. In addition, if the proceeds of the DFP line
of credit are used to replace a same institution floor plan line and
the borrower defaults on the DFP line of credit within 90 days of
initial disbursement, SBA may deny liability on its guaranty of the DFP
line. The regulation at 13 CFR 120.520(a) is also being waived to allow
lenders to make demand on SBA to honor its guaranty in the above
situations without being required to liquidate all business personal
property securing the line of credit first.
The statutory language creating this DFP Pilot overrides the
regulatory prohibition against floor plan financing or other revolving
line credit (except under 120.390) found in 13 CFR 120.130(c).
All other provisions of the Small Business Act applicable to the
7(a) loan program apply to loans made under the DFP Pilot. Unless
waived or modified by this Notice, all the regulations applicable to
the 7(a) loan program apply to loans made under the DFP Pilot. All
standard operating procedures applicable to the 7(a) loan program that
are not superseded by any provision of this Notice or the DFP
Procedural Guide apply to loans made under this pilot.
Lenders must use prudent lending practices in the making, servicing
and liquidating of SBA-guaranteed floor plan lines of credit and must
comply with all SBA Loan Program Requirements that are not superseded
by any provisions of this Notice or the DFP Procedural Guide.
SBA will provide more detailed guidance in the form of a procedural
guide which will be available on SBA's Web site, https://www.sba.gov.
SBA may also provide additional guidance, if needed, through SBA
notices, which will also be published on SBA's Web site, https://www.sba.gov.
Questions on the DFP Pilot may be directed to the Lender Relations
Specialist in the local SBA district office. The local SBA district
office may be found at https://www.sba.gov/localresources/.
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(34) and 13 CFR 120.3.
Dated: February 3, 2011.
Karen G. Mills,
Administrator.
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