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allowable charge for the year 2023 will
increase to $14.50.
III. Procedural Requirements
A. Administrative Procedure Act
Under the Administrative Procedure
Act (APA), notice and opportunity for
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Bureau finds that notice and public
comment are impracticable,
unnecessary, or contrary to the public
interest.6 Pursuant to this final rule, in
Regulation V, Appendix O is amended
to update the maximum allowable
charge for 2023 under section 612(f).
The amendments in this final rule are
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merely apply the method previously
established in Regulation V for
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thresholds. For these reasons, the
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providing opportunity for public
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amendments therefore are adopted in
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approval for this control number expires
on November 30, 2023. In accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995,8 the Bureau reviewed this final
rule. The Bureau has determined that
this rule does not create any new
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Pursuant to the Congressional Review
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will submit a report containing this rule
and other required information to the
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House of Representatives, and the
Comptroller General of the United
States prior to the rule taking effect. The
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U.S.C. 553(b)(B).
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Banks, banking, Consumer protection,
Credit unions, Holding companies,
National banks, Privacy, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Savings
associations.
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For the reasons set forth in the
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Regulation V, 12 CFR part 1022, as set
forth below:
PART 1022—FAIR CREDIT
REPORTING (REGULATION V)
1. The authority citation for part 1022
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 12 U.S.C. 5512, 5581; 15 U.S.C.
1681a, 1681b, 1681c, 1681c–1, 1681e, 1681g,
1681i, 1681j, 1681m, 1681s, 1681s–2, 1681s–
3, and 1681t; sec. 214, Public Law 108–159,
117 Stat. 1952.
2. Appendix O is revised to read as
follows:
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Appendix O to Part 1022—Reasonable
Charges for Certain Disclosures
Section 612(f) of the FCRA, 15 U.S.C.
1681j(f), directs the Bureau to increase the
maximum allowable charge a consumer
reporting agency may impose for making a
disclosure to the consumer pursuant to
section 609 of the FCRA, 15 U.S.C. 1681g, on
January 1 of each year, based proportionally
on changes in the Consumer Price Index,
with fractional changes rounded to the
nearest fifty cents. The Bureau will publish
notice of the maximum allowable charge
each year by amending this appendix. For
calendar year 2023, the maximum allowable
charge is $14.50. For historical purposes:
1. For calendar year 2012, the maximum
allowable disclosure charge was $11.50.
2. For calendar year 2013, the maximum
allowable disclosure charge was $11.50.
3. For calendar year 2014, the maximum
allowable disclosure charge was $11.50.
4. For calendar year 2015, the maximum
allowable disclosure charge was $12.00.
5. For calendar year 2016, the maximum
allowable disclosure charge was $12.00.
6. For calendar year 2017, the maximum
allowable disclosure charge was $12.00.
7. For calendar year 2018, the maximum
allowable disclosure charge was $12.00.
8. For calendar year 2019, the maximum
allowable disclosure charge was $12.50.
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9. For calendar year 2020, the maximum
allowable disclosure charge was $12.50.
10. For calendar year 2021, the maximum
allowable disclosure charge was $13.00.
11. For calendar year 2022, the maximum
allowable disclosure charge was $13.50.
12. For calendar year 2023, the maximum
allowable disclosure charge is $14.50.
Grace Feola,
Federal Register Liaison, Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 25
[Docket No. FAA–2022–1283; Special
Conditions No. 25–833–SC]
Special Conditions: Airbus SAS Model
A380–800 Series Airplanes; Electronic
System Security Protection From
Unauthorized Internal Access
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final special conditions; request
for comments.
AGENCY:
These special conditions are
issued for Airbus SAS (Airbus) Model
A380–800 series airplanes. These
airplanes will have a novel or unusual
design feature when compared to the
state of technology envisioned in the
airworthiness standards for transportcategory airplanes. This design feature
is associated with the installation of a
digital system that contains a wireless
and hardwired network with hosted
application functionality that allows
access, from sources internal to the
airplane, to the airplane’s internal
electronic components. The applicable
airworthiness regulations do not contain
adequate or appropriate safety standards
for this design feature. These 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: This action is effective on Airbus
on November 25, 2022. Send comments
on or before January 9, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Send comments identified
by Docket No. FAA–2022–1283 using
any of the following methods:
• Federal eRegulations Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/ and follow
the online instructions for sending your
comments electronically.
• Mail: Send comments to Docket
Operations, M–30, U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey
SUMMARY:
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Avenue SE, Room W12–140, West
Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC
20590–0001.
• Hand Delivery or Courier: Take
comments to Docket Operations in
Room W12–140 of the West Building
Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
• Fax: Fax comments to Docket
Operations at 202–493–2251.
Privacy: Except for Confidential
Business Information (CBI) as described
in the following paragraph, and other
information as described in title 14,
Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR)
11.35, the FAA will post all comments
received without change to https://
www.regulations.gov/, including any
personal information you provide. The
FAA will also post a report
summarizing each substantive verbal
contact received about these special
conditions.
Confidential Business Information:
Confidential Business Information (CBI)
is commercial or financial information
that is both customarily and actually
treated as private by its owner. Under
the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
(5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt from
public disclosure. If your comments
responsive to these special conditions
contain commercial or financial
information that is customarily treated
as private, that you actually treat as
private, and that is relevant or
responsive to these special conditions, it
is important that you clearly designate
the submitted comments as CBI. Please
mark each page of your submission
containing CBI as ‘‘PROPIN.’’ The FAA
will treat such marked submissions as
confidential under the FOIA, and the
indicated comments will not be placed
in the public docket of these special
conditions. Send submissions
containing CBI to Thuan T. Nguyen,
Aircraft Information Systems, AIR–622,
Technical Innovation Policy Branch,
Policy and Innovation Division, Aircraft
Certification Service, Federal Aviation
Administration, 2200 South 216th
Street, Des Moines, Washington 98198;
telephone and fax 206–231–3365; email
Thuan.T.Nguyen@faa.gov. Comments
the FAA receives, which are not
specifically designated as CBI, will be
placed in the public docket for these
special conditions.
Docket: Background documents or
comments received may be read at
https://www.regulations.gov/ at any
time. Follow the online instructions for
accessing the docket or go to Docket
Operations in Room W12–140 of the
West Building Ground Floor at 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington,
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DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thuan T. Nguyen, Aircraft Information
Systems, AIR–622, Technical
Innovation Policy Branch, Policy and
Innovation Division, Aircraft
Certification Service, Federal Aviation
Administration, 2200 South 216th
Street, Des Moines, Washington 98198;
telephone and fax 206–231–3365; email
Thuan.T.Nguyen@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
substance of these special conditions
has been published in the Federal
Register for public comment in several
prior instances with no substantive
comments received. Therefore, the FAA
finds, pursuant to § 11.38(b), that new
comments are unlikely, and notice and
comment prior to this publication are
unnecessary.
Comments Invited
The FAA invites interested people to
take part in this rulemaking by sending
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.
The FAA will consider all comments
received by the closing date for
comments. The FAA may change these
special conditions based on the
comments received.
Background
On August 26, 2021, Airbus applied
for a change to Type Certificate No.
A58NM for the installation of a digital
system that contains a wireless and
hardwired network with hosted
application functionality that allows
access, from sources internal to the
airplane, to the airplane’s internal
electronic components. The Model
A380–800 series are transport category
airplanes and are powered by four
engines. The maximum passenger
seating capacity is 868 and maximum
takeoff weight is 1,234,600 to 1,265,000
pounds, depending on the specific
variant.
Type Certification Basis
Under the provisions of title 14, Code
of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 21.101,
Airbus must show that the Model A380–
800 series airplane, as changed,
continues to meet the applicable
provisions of the regulations listed in
Type Certificate No. A58NM or the
applicable regulations in effect on the
date of application for the change,
except for earlier amendments as agreed
upon by the FAA.
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If the Administrator finds that the
applicable airworthiness regulations
(e.g., 14 CFR part 25) do not contain
adequate or appropriate safety standards
for the Airbus Model A380–800 series
airplanes, because of a novel or unusual
design feature, special conditions are
prescribed under the provisions of
§ 21.16.
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, or should any other
model already included on the same
type certificate be modified to
incorporate the same novel or unusual
design feature, these special conditions
would also apply to the other model
under § 21.101.
In addition to the applicable
airworthiness regulations and special
conditions, the Airbus Model A380–800
series airplanes 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.
The FAA issues special conditions, as
defined in 14 CFR 11.19, in accordance
with § 11.38, and they become part of
the type certification basis under
§ 21.101.
Novel or Unusual Design Features
The Airbus Model A380–800 series
airplanes will incorporate the following
novel or unusual design feature, which
is the installation of a digital system that
contains a wireless and hardwired
network with hosted application
functionality that allows access, from
sources internal to the airplane, to the
airplane’s internal electronic
components.
Discussion
The Airbus Model A380–800 series
airplane electronic system architecture
and network configuration change is
novel or unusual for commercial
transport airplanes because it is
composed of several connected wireless
and hardwired networks. This proposed
system and network architecture is used
for a diverse set of airplane functions,
including:
• Flight-safety related control and
navigation systems;
• Airline business and administrative
support; and
• Passenger entertainment.
The airplane’s control domain and
airline information-services domain of
these networks perform functions
required for the safe operation and
maintenance of the airplane. Previously,
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these domains had very limited
connectivity with other network
sources. This network architecture
creates a potential for unauthorized
persons to access the aircraft control
domain and airline information services
domain from sources internal to the
airplane, and presents security
vulnerabilities related to the
introduction of computer viruses and
worms, user errors, and intentional
sabotage of airplane electronic assets
(networks, systems, and databases)
critical to the safety and maintenance of
the airplane.
The existing FAA regulations did not
anticipate these networked airplanesystem architectures. Furthermore, these
regulations and the current guidance
material do not address potential
security vulnerabilities, which could be
exploited by unauthorized access to
airplane networks, data buses, and
servers. Therefore, these special
conditions ensure that the security (i.e.,
confidentiality, integrity, and
availability) of airplane systems will not
be compromised by unauthorized
hardwired or wireless electronic
connections from within the airplane.
These special conditions also require
the applicant to provide appropriate
instructions to the operator to maintain
all electronic-system safeguards that
have been implemented as part of the
original network design so that this
feature does not allow or reintroduce
security threats.
These 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.
Applicability
As discussed above, these special
conditions are applicable to Airbus
Model A380–800 series airplanes.
Should Airbus 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.
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Conclusion
This action affects only a certain
novel or unusual design feature on one
model series of airplane. It is not a rule
of general applicability.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 25
Aircraft, Aviation safety, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements.
Authority Citation
The authority citation for these
special conditions is as follows:
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Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 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 type
certification basis for the Airbus A380–
800 series airplanes for airplane
electronic-system internal access.
1. The applicant must ensure that the
design provides isolation from, or
airplane electronic-system security
protection against, access by
unauthorized sources internal to the
airplane. The design must prevent
inadvertent and malicious changes to,
and all adverse impacts upon, airplane
equipment, systems, networks, and
other assets required for safe flight and
operations.
2. The applicant must establish
appropriate procedures to allow the
operator to ensure that continued
airworthiness of the airplane is
maintained, including all post-typecertification modifications that may
have an impact on the approved
electronic-system security safeguards.
Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on
November 18, 2022.
Patrick R. Mullen,
Manager, Technical Innovation Policy
Branch, Policy and Innovation Division,
Aircraft Certification Service.
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BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 25
[Docket No. FAA–2022–1282; Special
Conditions No. 25–832–SC]
Special Conditions: Airbus SAS Model
A380–800 Series Airplanes; Electronic
System Security Protection From
Unauthorized External Access
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final special conditions; request
for comments.
AGENCY:
These special conditions are
issued for Airbus SAS (Airbus) Model
A380–800 series airplanes. These
airplanes will have a novel or unusual
design feature when compared to the
state of technology envisioned in the
airworthiness standards for transportcategory airplanes. This design feature
is a digital systems architecture with
several connected networks that will
allow access from external sources (e.g.,
SUMMARY:
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operator networks, wireless devices,
internet connectivity, service provider
satellite communications, electronic
flight bags, etc.) to the airplane’s
internal electronic components. The
applicable airworthiness regulations do
not contain adequate or appropriate
safety standards for this design feature.
These 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: This action is effective on Airbus
on November 25, 2022. Send comments
on or before January 9, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Send comments identified
by Docket No. FAA–2022–1282 using
any of the following methods:
• Federal eRegulations Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/ and follow
the online instructions for sending your
comments electronically.
• Mail: Send comments to Docket
Operations, M–30, U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Room W12–140, West
Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC
20590–0001.
• Hand Delivery or Courier: Take
comments to Docket Operations in
Room W12–140 of the West Building
Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
• Fax: Fax comments to Docket
Operations at 202–493–2251.
Privacy: Except for Confidential
Business Information (CBI) as described
in the following paragraph, and other
information as described in title 14,
Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR)
11.35, the FAA will post all comments
received without change to https://
www.regulations.gov/, including any
personal information you provide. The
FAA will also post a report
summarizing each substantive verbal
contact received about these special
conditions.
Confidential Business Information:
Confidential Business Information (CBI)
is commercial or financial information
that is both customarily and actually
treated as private by its owner. Under
the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
(5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt from
public disclosure. If your comments
responsive to these special conditions
contain commercial or financial
information that is customarily treated
as private, that you actually treat as
private, and that is relevant or
responsive to these special conditions, it
is important that you clearly designate
the submitted comments as CBI. Please
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 25
[Docket No. FAA-2022-1283; Special Conditions No. 25-833-SC]
Special Conditions: Airbus SAS Model A380-800 Series Airplanes;
Electronic System Security Protection From Unauthorized Internal Access
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final special conditions; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: These special conditions are issued for Airbus SAS (Airbus)
Model A380-800 series airplanes. These airplanes will have a novel or
unusual design feature when compared to the state of technology
envisioned in the airworthiness standards for transport-category
airplanes. This design feature is associated with the installation of a
digital system that contains a wireless and hardwired network with
hosted application functionality that allows access, from sources
internal to the airplane, to the airplane's internal electronic
components. The applicable airworthiness regulations do not contain
adequate or appropriate safety standards for this design feature. These
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: This action is effective on Airbus on November 25, 2022. Send
comments on or before January 9, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by Docket No. FAA-2022-1283 using
any of the following methods:
Federal eRegulations Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/ and follow the online instructions for sending
your comments electronically.
Mail: Send comments to Docket Operations, M-30, U.S.
Department of Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey
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Avenue SE, Room W12-140, West Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC
20590-0001.
Hand Delivery or Courier: Take comments to Docket
Operations in Room W12-140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Fax: Fax comments to Docket Operations at 202-493-2251.
Privacy: Except for Confidential Business Information (CBI) as
described in the following paragraph, and other information as
described in title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 11.35, the
FAA will post all comments received without change to https://www.regulations.gov/, including any personal information you provide.
The FAA will also post a report summarizing each substantive verbal
contact received about these special conditions.
Confidential Business Information: Confidential Business
Information (CBI) is commercial or financial information that is both
customarily and actually treated as private by its owner. Under the
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt from
public disclosure. If your comments responsive to these special
conditions contain commercial or financial information that is
customarily treated as private, that you actually treat as private, and
that is relevant or responsive to these special conditions, it is
important that you clearly designate the submitted comments as CBI.
Please mark each page of your submission containing CBI as ``PROPIN.''
The FAA will treat such marked submissions as confidential under the
FOIA, and the indicated comments will not be placed in the public
docket of these special conditions. Send submissions containing CBI to
Thuan T. Nguyen, Aircraft Information Systems, AIR-622, Technical
Innovation Policy Branch, Policy and Innovation Division, Aircraft
Certification Service, Federal Aviation Administration, 2200 South
216th Street, Des Moines, Washington 98198; telephone and fax 206-231-
3365; email [email protected]. Comments the FAA receives, which
are not specifically designated as CBI, will be placed in the public
docket for these special conditions.
Docket: Background documents or comments received may be read at
https://www.regulations.gov/ at any time. Follow the online
instructions for accessing the docket or go to Docket Operations in
Room W12-140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thuan T. Nguyen, Aircraft Information
Systems, AIR-622, Technical Innovation Policy Branch, Policy and
Innovation Division, Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation
Administration, 2200 South 216th Street, Des Moines, Washington 98198;
telephone and fax 206-231-3365; email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The substance of these special conditions
has been published in the Federal Register for public comment in
several prior instances with no substantive comments received.
Therefore, the FAA finds, pursuant to Sec. 11.38(b), that new comments
are unlikely, and notice and comment prior to this publication are
unnecessary.
Comments Invited
The FAA invites interested people to take part in this rulemaking
by sending 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.
The FAA will consider all comments received by the closing date for
comments. The FAA may change these special conditions based on the
comments received.
Background
On August 26, 2021, Airbus applied for a change to Type Certificate
No. A58NM for the installation of a digital system that contains a
wireless and hardwired network with hosted application functionality
that allows access, from sources internal to the airplane, to the
airplane's internal electronic components. The Model A380-800 series
are transport category airplanes and are powered by four engines. The
maximum passenger seating capacity is 868 and maximum takeoff weight is
1,234,600 to 1,265,000 pounds, depending on the specific variant.
Type Certification Basis
Under the provisions of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14
CFR) 21.101, Airbus must show that the Model A380-800 series airplane,
as changed, continues to meet the applicable provisions of the
regulations listed in Type Certificate No. A58NM or the applicable
regulations in effect on the date of application for the change, except
for earlier amendments as agreed upon by the FAA.
If the Administrator finds that the applicable airworthiness
regulations (e.g., 14 CFR part 25) do not contain adequate or
appropriate safety standards for the Airbus Model A380-800 series
airplanes, because of a novel or unusual design feature, special
conditions are prescribed under the provisions of Sec. 21.16.
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, or should any other model already included on
the same type certificate be modified to incorporate the same novel or
unusual design feature, these special conditions would also apply to
the other model under Sec. 21.101.
In addition to the applicable airworthiness regulations and special
conditions, the Airbus Model A380-800 series airplanes 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.
The FAA issues special conditions, as defined in 14 CFR 11.19, in
accordance with Sec. 11.38, and they become part of the type
certification basis under Sec. 21.101.
Novel or Unusual Design Features
The Airbus Model A380-800 series airplanes will incorporate the
following novel or unusual design feature, which is the installation of
a digital system that contains a wireless and hardwired network with
hosted application functionality that allows access, from sources
internal to the airplane, to the airplane's internal electronic
components.
Discussion
The Airbus Model A380-800 series airplane electronic system
architecture and network configuration change is novel or unusual for
commercial transport airplanes because it is composed of several
connected wireless and hardwired networks. This proposed system and
network architecture is used for a diverse set of airplane functions,
including:
Flight-safety related control and navigation systems;
Airline business and administrative support; and
Passenger entertainment.
The airplane's control domain and airline information-services
domain of these networks perform functions required for the safe
operation and maintenance of the airplane. Previously,
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these domains had very limited connectivity with other network sources.
This network architecture creates a potential for unauthorized persons
to access the aircraft control domain and airline information services
domain from sources internal to the airplane, and presents security
vulnerabilities related to the introduction of computer viruses and
worms, user errors, and intentional sabotage of airplane electronic
assets (networks, systems, and databases) critical to the safety and
maintenance of the airplane.
The existing FAA regulations did not anticipate these networked
airplane-system architectures. Furthermore, these regulations and the
current guidance material do not address potential security
vulnerabilities, which could be exploited by unauthorized access to
airplane networks, data buses, and servers. Therefore, these special
conditions ensure that the security (i.e., confidentiality, integrity,
and availability) of airplane systems will not be compromised by
unauthorized hardwired or wireless electronic connections from within
the airplane. These special conditions also require the applicant to
provide appropriate instructions to the operator to maintain all
electronic-system safeguards that have been implemented as part of the
original network design so that this feature does not allow or
reintroduce security threats.
These 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.
Applicability
As discussed above, these special conditions are applicable to
Airbus Model A380-800 series airplanes. Should Airbus 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.
Conclusion
This action affects only a certain novel or unusual design feature
on one model series of airplane. It is not a rule of general
applicability.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 25
Aircraft, Aviation safety, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Authority Citation
The authority citation for these special conditions is as follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 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 type certification basis for the Airbus A380-800 series airplanes
for airplane electronic-system internal access.
1. The applicant must ensure that the design provides isolation
from, or airplane electronic-system security protection against, access
by unauthorized sources internal to the airplane. The design must
prevent inadvertent and malicious changes to, and all adverse impacts
upon, airplane equipment, systems, networks, and other assets required
for safe flight and operations.
2. The applicant must establish appropriate procedures to allow the
operator to ensure that continued airworthiness of the airplane is
maintained, including all post-type-certification modifications that
may have an impact on the approved electronic-system security
safeguards.
Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on November 18, 2022.
Patrick R. Mullen,
Manager, Technical Innovation Policy Branch, Policy and Innovation
Division, Aircraft Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-25593 Filed 11-23-22; 8:45 am]
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