Guides for the Jewelry, Precious Metals, and Pewter Industries, 11697-11698 [2016-04883]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 44 / Monday, March 7, 2016 / Proposed Rules § 71.1 [Amended] 2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.9Z, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2015, and effective September 15, 2015, is amended as follows: ■ Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth. * * * * * ASW NM E5 Taos, NM [Amended] Taos Regional Airport, NM (Lat. 36°27′29″ N., long. 105°40′21″ W.) That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile radius of Taos Regional Airport; and that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface beginning at lat. 36°07′00″ N., long. 105°47′42″ W., thence via the 21.3mile arc of Taos Regional Airport clockwise to lat. 36°48′00″ N., long. 105°47′35″ W., thence to lat. 36°30′00″ N., long. 105°30′02″ W., thence to the point of beginning. Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on February 26, 2016. Robert W. Beck, Manager, Operations Support Group, Central Service Center. [FR Doc. 2016–04848 Filed 3–4–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–13–P FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 16 CFR Part 23 Guides for the Jewelry, Precious Metals, and Pewter Industries Federal Trade Commission (‘‘FTC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’). ACTION: Extension of deadline for submission of public comments. AGENCY: The FTC is extending the deadline for filing public comments on the Guides for the Jewelry, Precious Metals, and Pewter Industries. DATES: Comments will be accepted until June 3, 2016. ADDRESSES: Interested parties may file comments online or on paper by following the instructions at the end of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below. Write ‘‘Jewelry Guides, 16 CFR part 23, Project No. G711001’’ on your comment, and file your comment online at https://ftcpublic.commentworks.com/ ftc/jewelryguidesreview by following the instructions on the web-based form. If you prefer to file your comment on paper, mail your comment to the following address: Federal Trade Commission, Office of the Secretary, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Suite CC–5610 (Annex O), Washington, DC 20580, or deliver your comment to the mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:20 Mar 04, 2016 Jkt 238001 following address: Federal Trade Commission, Office of the Secretary, Constitution Center, 400 7th Street SW., 5th Floor, Suite 5610 (Annex O), Washington, DC 20024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reenah L. Kim, Attorney, (202) 326– 2272, Division of Enforcement, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20580. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:ON JANUARY 12, 2016, AS PART OF THE COMMISSION’S SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF ITS RULES AND GUIDES, THE FTC PUBLISHED A NOTICE IN THE Federal Register (‘‘FRN’’) REQUESTING PUBLIC COMMENTS ON PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE GUIDES FOR THE JEWELRY, PRECIOUS METALS, AND PEWTER INDUSTRIES (‘‘JEWELRY GUIDES’’ OR ‘‘GUIDES’’).1 AS SET FORTH IN THE FRN, THE COMMISSION PROPOSED SEVERAL CHANGES AND ADDITIONS DESIGNED TO HELP PREVENT DECEPTION IN JEWELRY MARKETING. THE FRN INVITED COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED REVISIONS GENERALLY, AND ALSO POSED A SERIES OF 75 QUESTIONS ON SPECIFIC ISSUES. THE FRN SET APRIL 4, 2016 AS THE DEADLINE FOR FILING COMMENTS. A trade association representing jewelry industry members, Jewelers Vigilance Committee (‘‘JVC’’), requests a 60-day extension of the comment deadline. JVC explains that the FRN poses many questions that may require consumer research, metallurgical testing, and other information developed through experts. JVC states that additional time is therefore needed for the committees it has convened to coordinate their work, perform the necessary analysis, and develop meaningful consumer research and other expert information. Given the complexity and range of issues raised in the FRN, including the request for consumer perception evidence, the Commission believes that allowing additional time for filing comments would help facilitate the creation of a more complete record. Moreover, this brief extension would not harm consumers because the current Guides remain in effect during the review process. Therefore, the Commission has decided to extend the comment period to June 3, 2016. You can file a comment online or on paper. For the Commission to consider your comment, we must receive it on or before June 3, 2016. Write ‘‘Jewelry Guides, 16 CFR part 23, Project No. G711001’’ on your comment. Your comment—including your name and your state—will be placed on the public 1 81 PO 00000 FR 1349 (Jan. 12, 2016). Frm 00020 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 11697 record of this proceeding, including, to the extent practicable, on the public Commission Web site, at https:// www.ftc.gov/os/publiccomments.shtm. As a matter of discretion, the Commission tries to remove individuals’ home contact information from comments before placing them on the Commission Web site. Because your comment will be made public, you are solely responsible for making sure that your comment does not include any sensitive personal information, such as anyone’s Social Security number, date of birth, driver’s license number or other state identification number or foreign country equivalent, passport number, financial account number, or credit or debit card number. You are also solely responsible for making sure that your comment does not include any sensitive health information, such as medical records or other individuallyidentifiable health information. In addition, do not include any ‘‘trade secret or any commercial or financial information which . . . is privileged or confidential,’’ as discussed in Section 6(f) of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. 46(f), and FTC Rule 4.10(a)(2), 16 CFR 4.10(a)(2). In particular, do not include competitively sensitive information such as costs, sales statistics, inventories, formulas, patterns, devices, manufacturing processes, or customer names. If you want the Commission to give your comment confidential treatment, you must file it in paper form, with a request for confidential treatment, and you must follow the procedure explained in FTC Rule 4.9(c), 16 CFR 4.9(c).2 Your comment will be kept confidential only if the FTC General Counsel, in his or her sole discretion, grants your request in accordance with the law and the public interest. Postal mail addressed to the Commission is subject to delay due to heightened security screening. Accordingly, we encourage you to submit your comments online. To make sure that the Commission considers your online comment, you must file it at https://ftcpublic.commentworks.com/ ftc/jewelryguidesreview by following the instructions on the web-based form. If this Notice appears at https:// www.regulations.gov, you also may file a comment through that Web site. If you file your comment on paper, write ‘‘Jewelry Guides, 16 CFR part 23, Project No. G711001’’ on your comment 2 In particular, the written request for confidential treatment that accompanies the comment must include the factual and legal basis for the request and must identify the specific portions of the comment to be withheld from the public record. See FTC Rule 4.9(c), 16 CFR 4.9(c). E:\FR\FM\07MRP1.SGM 07MRP1 11698 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 44 / Monday, March 7, 2016 / Proposed Rules [Docket ID: DOD–2014–OS–0020] way and minimize school disruptions for military children transferring from one state school system to another. The compact consists of general policies in four key areas: Eligibility, enrollment, placement and graduation. Children of active duty members of the uniformed services, National Guard and Reserve on active duty orders, and members or veterans who are medically discharged or retired for one year are eligible for assistance under the Compact. DATES: Comments must be received by May 6, 2016. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and/or Regulatory Information Number (RIN) number and title, by any of the following methods: • Federal Rulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. • Mail: Department of Defense, Office of the Deputy Chief Management Officer, Directorate of Oversight and Compliance, Regulatory and Audit Matters Office, 9010 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301–9010. Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name and docket number or RIN for this Federal Register document. The general policy for comments and other submissions from members of the public is to make these submissions available for public viewing on the Internet at https:// www.regulations.gov as they are received without change, including any personal identifiers or contact information. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marcus Beauregard, 571–372–5357. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: RIN 0790–AJ33 Executive Summary and on the envelope, and mail it to the following address: Federal Trade Commission, Office of the Secretary, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Suite CC–5610 (Annex O), Washington, DC 20580, or deliver your comment to the following address: Federal Trade Commission, Office of the Secretary, Constitution Center, 400 7th Street SW., 5th Floor, Suite 5610 (Annex O), Washington, DC 20024. If possible, submit your paper comment to the Commission by courier or overnight service. Visit the Commission Web site at https://www.ftc.gov to read this Notice and the news release describing it. The FTC Act and other laws that the Commission administers permit the collection of public comments to consider and use in this proceeding as appropriate. The Commission will consider all timely and responsive public comments that it receives on or before June 3, 2016. You can find more information, including routine uses permitted by the Privacy Act, in the Commission’s privacy policy at https:// www.ftc.gov/ftc/privacy.htm. By direction of the Commission. Donald S. Clark Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016–04883 Filed 3–4–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6750–01–P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary 32 CFR Part 89 Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, DoD. ACTION: Proposed rule. AGENCY: DOD is establishing policies based on section 539 of Public Law 111– 84 to implement the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children (referred to as the ‘‘Compact’’) within the DoD. The proposed rule provides components with policies to support the intent of the Compact, which is to aid the transition of schoolage children in military families between school districts (to include between Department of Defense Educational Activity schools and state school districts). Each state joining the compact agrees to address specific school transition issues in a consistent mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:20 Mar 04, 2016 Jkt 238001 I. Purpose of This Rulemaking This proposed rule provides components of the DoD with policies to support the intent of the Compact, which is to aid the transition of schoolage children in military families between school districts. The intent of the program is to ensure children are enrolled immediately in their new school, placed in the appropriate academic program, and are able to graduate on time. Each state joining the compact agrees to address specific school transition issues in a consistent way and minimize school disruptions for military children transferring from one state school system to another. The compact consists of general policies in four key areas: Eligibility, enrollment, placement and graduation. As of August 2014, 50 states have passed legislation to become members PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 of the compact, including most of those with large numbers of military residents. The Department of Defense Education Activity cannot be a member of the compact but is complying with its provisions in both overseas and domestic schools. In return, the compact member states have agreed to treat students coming from a DoDEA school as though they were transferring from a member state. The compact has provisions for member states to facilitate enrollment in the following areas: Enrollment • Education records. When a family leaves a school district in a member state, the parents may receive a set of unofficial records to carry to the new school in another member state. It will include all the information the new school needs to enroll and place the child until they receive the official records. In addition, the compact requires all sending school districts within member states to send official transcripts within 10 days of a request from the receiving state school district. • Immunizations. If a child transferring to a member state needs additional immunizations, he or she may enroll and begin school. Parents then have 30 days to see that the child gets the required immunizations. If further immunizations are required, they must be started within 30 calendar days of enrollment. Tuberculosis testing is not covered under the compact since the TB test is not an immunization but rather a health screening. • Kindergarten and first grade entrance age. If the entrance age requirement in the new school system is different, transitioning children may continue in the same grade if they have already started kindergarten or first grade where the family was previously stationed. This provision also allows children to move up to first or second grade, regardless of age requirements, if they have completed kindergarten or first grade in another state. Placement and Attendance Students from military families often miss appropriate placement in required classes, advanced placement and special-needs programs while awaiting evaluation at the new school. The compact requires cooperation in the following areas: • Course and education program placement. A receiving school district in a member state must initially honor placement of a student based on his or her enrollment in the sending state, provided the new school has a similar or equivalent program. The receiving school may evaluate the student after E:\FR\FM\07MRP1.SGM 07MRP1

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 44 (Monday, March 7, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 11697-11698]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-04883]


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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

16 CFR Part 23


Guides for the Jewelry, Precious Metals, and Pewter Industries

AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission (``FTC'' or ``Commission'').

ACTION: Extension of deadline for submission of public comments.

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SUMMARY: The FTC is extending the deadline for filing public comments 
on the Guides for the Jewelry, Precious Metals, and Pewter Industries.

DATES: Comments will be accepted until June 3, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties may file comments online or on paper by 
following the instructions at the end of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section below. Write ``Jewelry Guides, 16 CFR part 23, Project No. 
G711001'' on your comment, and file your comment online at https://ftcpublic.commentworks.com/ftc/jewelryguidesreview by following the 
instructions on the web-based form. If you prefer to file your comment 
on paper, mail your comment to the following address: Federal Trade 
Commission, Office of the Secretary, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Suite 
CC-5610 (Annex O), Washington, DC 20580, or deliver your comment to the 
following address: Federal Trade Commission, Office of the Secretary, 
Constitution Center, 400 7th Street SW., 5th Floor, Suite 5610 (Annex 
O), Washington, DC 20024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reenah L. Kim, Attorney, (202) 326-
2272, Division of Enforcement, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal 
Trade Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20580.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:On January 12, 2016, as part of the 
Commission's systematic review of its rules and guides, the FTC 
published a notice in the Federal Register (``FRN'') requesting public 
comments on proposed revisions to the Guides for the Jewelry, Precious 
Metals, and Pewter Industries (``Jewelry Guides'' or ``Guides'').\1\ As 
set forth in the FRN, the Commission proposed several changes and 
additions designed to help prevent deception in jewelry marketing. The 
FRN invited comments on the proposed revisions generally, and also 
posed a series of 75 questions on specific issues. The FRN set April 4, 
2016 as the deadline for filing comments.
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    \1\ 81 FR 1349 (Jan. 12, 2016).
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    A trade association representing jewelry industry members, Jewelers 
Vigilance Committee (``JVC''), requests a 60-day extension of the 
comment deadline. JVC explains that the FRN poses many questions that 
may require consumer research, metallurgical testing, and other 
information developed through experts. JVC states that additional time 
is therefore needed for the committees it has convened to coordinate 
their work, perform the necessary analysis, and develop meaningful 
consumer research and other expert information.
    Given the complexity and range of issues raised in the FRN, 
including the request for consumer perception evidence, the Commission 
believes that allowing additional time for filing comments would help 
facilitate the creation of a more complete record. Moreover, this brief 
extension would not harm consumers because the current Guides remain in 
effect during the review process. Therefore, the Commission has decided 
to extend the comment period to June 3, 2016.
    You can file a comment online or on paper. For the Commission to 
consider your comment, we must receive it on or before June 3, 2016. 
Write ``Jewelry Guides, 16 CFR part 23, Project No. G711001'' on your 
comment. Your comment--including your name and your state--will be 
placed on the public record of this proceeding, including, to the 
extent practicable, on the public Commission Web site, at https://www.ftc.gov/os/publiccomments.shtm. As a matter of discretion, the 
Commission tries to remove individuals' home contact information from 
comments before placing them on the Commission Web site. Because your 
comment will be made public, you are solely responsible for making sure 
that your comment does not include any sensitive personal information, 
such as anyone's Social Security number, date of birth, driver's 
license number or other state identification number or foreign country 
equivalent, passport number, financial account number, or credit or 
debit card number. You are also solely responsible for making sure that 
your comment does not include any sensitive health information, such as 
medical records or other individually-identifiable health information. 
In addition, do not include any ``trade secret or any commercial or 
financial information which . . . is privileged or confidential,'' as 
discussed in Section 6(f) of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. 46(f), and FTC Rule 
4.10(a)(2), 16 CFR 4.10(a)(2). In particular, do not include 
competitively sensitive information such as costs, sales statistics, 
inventories, formulas, patterns, devices, manufacturing processes, or 
customer names.
    If you want the Commission to give your comment confidential 
treatment, you must file it in paper form, with a request for 
confidential treatment, and you must follow the procedure explained in 
FTC Rule 4.9(c), 16 CFR 4.9(c).\2\ Your comment will be kept 
confidential only if the FTC General Counsel, in his or her sole 
discretion, grants your request in accordance with the law and the 
public interest.
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    \2\ In particular, the written request for confidential 
treatment that accompanies the comment must include the factual and 
legal basis for the request and must identify the specific portions 
of the comment to be withheld from the public record. See FTC Rule 
4.9(c), 16 CFR 4.9(c).
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    Postal mail addressed to the Commission is subject to delay due to 
heightened security screening. Accordingly, we encourage you to submit 
your comments online. To make sure that the Commission considers your 
online comment, you must file it at https://ftcpublic.commentworks.com/ftc/jewelryguidesreview by following the instructions on the web-based 
form. If this Notice appears at https://www.regulations.gov, you also 
may file a comment through that Web site.
    If you file your comment on paper, write ``Jewelry Guides, 16 CFR 
part 23, Project No. G711001'' on your comment

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and on the envelope, and mail it to the following address: Federal 
Trade Commission, Office of the Secretary, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., 
Suite CC-5610 (Annex O), Washington, DC 20580, or deliver your comment 
to the following address: Federal Trade Commission, Office of the 
Secretary, Constitution Center, 400 7th Street SW., 5th Floor, Suite 
5610 (Annex O), Washington, DC 20024. If possible, submit your paper 
comment to the Commission by courier or overnight service.
    Visit the Commission Web site at https://www.ftc.gov to read this 
Notice and the news release describing it. The FTC Act and other laws 
that the Commission administers permit the collection of public 
comments to consider and use in this proceeding as appropriate. The 
Commission will consider all timely and responsive public comments that 
it receives on or before June 3, 2016. You can find more information, 
including routine uses permitted by the Privacy Act, in the 
Commission's privacy policy at https://www.ftc.gov/ftc/privacy.htm.

    By direction of the Commission.
Donald S. Clark
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-04883 Filed 3-4-16; 8:45 am]
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