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Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 191 / Tuesday, October 4, 2005 / Proposed Rules
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
16 CFR Part 23
Guides for the Jewelry, Precious
Metals, and Pewter Industries
Federal Trade Commission.
Notice of extension of comment
AGENCY:
ACTION:
period.
On July 6, 2005, the Federal
Trade Commission (‘‘FTC’’ or
‘‘Commission’’) requested public
comments on whether the platinum
section of the FTC’s Guides for the
Jewelry, Precious Metals, and Pewter
Industries (‘‘Jewelry Guides’’), 16 CFR
23, should be amended. The
Commission solicited comments until
September 28, 2005. In response to a
request from the Appraisal Information
NetWork (‘‘AI NetWork’’), the
Commission grants an extension of the
comment period until October 12, 2005.
DATES: Written comments will be
accepted until October 12, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties are
invited to submit written comments.
Comments should refer to ‘‘Jewelry
Guides, Matter No. G711001’’ to
facilitate the organization of comments.
A comment filed in paper form should
include this reference both in the text
and on the envelope, and should be
mailed or delivered to the following
address: Federal Trade Commission/
Office of the Secretary, Room 135
(Annex Y), 600 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20580. Comments
containing confidential material must be
filed in paper form, must be clearly
labeled ‘‘Confidential,’’ and must
comply with Commission Rule 4.9(c).
16 CFR 4.9(c) (2004).1
Comments filed in electronic form
should be submitted by clicking on the
following: https://
secure.commentworks.com/ftc-jewelry
and following the instructions on the
web-based form. To ensure that the
Commission considers an electronic
comment, you must file it on the webbased form at the https://
secure.commentworks.com/ftc-jewelry.
You also may visit https://
www.regulations.gov to read this request
for comment, and may file an electronic
comment through that website. The
Commission will consider all comments
that regulations.gov forwards to it.
SUMMARY:
The FTC Act and other laws the
Commission administers permit the
collection of public comments to
consider and use in this proceeding as
appropriate. All timely and responsive
public comments, whether filed in
paper or electronic form, will be
considered by the Commission, and will
be available to the public on the FTC
website, to the extent practicable, at
https://www.ftc.gov. As a matter of
discretion, the FTC makes every effort to
remove home contact information for
individuals from the public comments it
receives before placing those comments
on the FTC website. More information,
including routine uses permitted by the
Privacy Act, may be found in the FTC’s
privacy policy, at https://www.ftc.gov/
ftc/privacy.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Neil
Blickman, Attorney, Division of
Enforcement, Bureau of Consumer
Protection, Federal Trade Commission,
600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20580, (202) 326–3038.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 6,
2005, the Commission published in the
Federal Register a request for public
comments on whether to amend the
platinum section of the Jewelry Guides,
16 CFR Part 23 (70 FR 38834).
Specifically, the Federal Register notice
solicited public comments on whether
the platinum section of the
Commission’s Jewelry Guides should be
amended to provide guidance on how to
mark or non-deceptively describe
products containing between 500 and
850 parts per thousand pure platinum
and no other platinum group metals.
On September 15, 2005, the
Commission staff received a request for
an extension of the comment period
from the AI NetWork.2 The AI NetWork
maintains that many industry members,
including many small businesses, have
received inadequate notice of the
Commission’s request for comment
because the earliest that trade
publications could have included
information about the Commission’s
proceeding was in their September
issues, and because of the adverse
effects of Hurricane Katrina.
The Commission is aware that the
issues raised by the Federal Register
notice are complex and technical.
Accordingly, to provide additional time
2 The
1 The comment must be accompanied by an
explicit request for confidential treatment,
including the factual and legal basis for the request,
and must identify the specific portions of the
comment to be withheld from the public record.
The request will be granted or denied by the
Commission’s General Counsel, consistent with
applicable law and the public interest. See
Commission Rule 4.9(c), 16 CFR 4.9(c).
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AI NetWork is an online professional
network of interactive forums and reference
materials for, among others, the gems and jewelry
trades. Its subscribers include major jewelry
manufacturers, distributors, retailers, designers, and
appraisers, as well as gemologists and antique
dealers. The AI NetWork and its subscribers,
therefore, have a significant interest in the outcome
of the Commission’s proceeding relating to the
Jewelry Guides.
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for interested parties to prepare
comments, the Commission has decided
to extend the deadline for comments
until October 12, 2005.
By direction of the Commission.
Donald S. Clark,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05–19784 Filed 10–3–05; 8:45 am]
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26 CFR Part 1
[REG–106030–98]
RIN 1545–AW50
Source of Income From Certain Space
and Ocean Activities; Source of
Communications Income; Correction
Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.
AGENCY:
Correction to notice of proposed
rulemaking.
ACTION:
SUMMARY: This document corrects the
notice of proposed rulemaking (REG–
106030–98) that was published in the
Federal Register on Monday, September
19, 2005 (70 FR 54859) under section
863(d) governing the source of income
from certain space and ocean activities.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Edward R. Barret, (202) 622–3880 (not a
toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The notice of proposed rulemaking
(REG–106030–98) that is the subject of
this correction is under section 863(d) of
the Internal Revenue Code.
Need for Correction
As published, REG–106030–98
contains an error that may prove to be
misleading and is in need of
clarification.
Correction of Publication
Accordingly, the notice of proposed
rulemaking (REG–106030–98), that was
the subject of FR Doc. 05–18265, is
corrected as follows:
§ 1.863–9
[Corrected]
On page 54875, column 3, § 1.863–9,
paragraph (e), line 2, the language
‘‘communications income. Income’’ is
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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
16 CFR Part 23
Guides for the Jewelry, Precious Metals, and Pewter Industries
AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice of extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: On July 6, 2005, the Federal Trade Commission (``FTC'' or
``Commission'') requested public comments on whether the platinum
section of the FTC's Guides for the Jewelry, Precious Metals, and
Pewter Industries (``Jewelry Guides''), 16 CFR 23, should be amended.
The Commission solicited comments until September 28, 2005. In response
to a request from the Appraisal Information NetWork (``AI NetWork''),
the Commission grants an extension of the comment period until October
12, 2005.
DATES: Written comments will be accepted until October 12, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments.
Comments should refer to ``Jewelry Guides, Matter No. G711001'' to
facilitate the organization of comments. A comment filed in paper form
should include this reference both in the text and on the envelope, and
should be mailed or delivered to the following address: Federal Trade
Commission/Office of the Secretary, Room 135 (Annex Y), 600
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20580. Comments containing
confidential material must be filed in paper form, must be clearly
labeled ``Confidential,'' and must comply with Commission Rule 4.9(c).
16 CFR 4.9(c) (2004).\1\
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\1\ The comment must be accompanied by an explicit request for
confidential treatment, including the factual and legal basis for
the request, and must identify the specific portions of the comment
to be withheld from the public record. The request will be granted
or denied by the Commission's General Counsel, consistent with
applicable law and the public interest. See Commission Rule 4.9(c),
16 CFR 4.9(c).
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Comments filed in electronic form should be submitted by clicking
on the following: https://secure.commentworks.com/ftc-jewelry and
following the instructions on the web-based form. To ensure that the
Commission considers an electronic comment, you must file it on the
web-based form at the https://secure.commentworks.com/ftc-jewelry. You
also may visit https://www.regulations.gov to read this request for
comment, and may file an electronic comment through that website. The
Commission will consider all comments that regulations.gov forwards to
it.
The FTC Act and other laws the Commission administers permit the
collection of public comments to consider and use in this proceeding as
appropriate. All timely and responsive public comments, whether filed
in paper or electronic form, will be considered by the Commission, and
will be available to the public on the FTC website, to the extent
practicable, at https://www.ftc.gov. As a matter of discretion, the FTC
makes every effort to remove home contact information for individuals
from the public comments it receives before placing those comments on
the FTC website. More information, including routine uses permitted by
the Privacy Act, may be found in the FTC's privacy policy, at https://
www.ftc.gov/ftc/privacy.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Neil Blickman, Attorney, Division of
Enforcement, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission,
600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20580, (202) 326-3038.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 6, 2005, the Commission published in
the Federal Register a request for public comments on whether to amend
the platinum section of the Jewelry Guides, 16 CFR Part 23 (70 FR
38834). Specifically, the Federal Register notice solicited public
comments on whether the platinum section of the Commission's Jewelry
Guides should be amended to provide guidance on how to mark or non-
deceptively describe products containing between 500 and 850 parts per
thousand pure platinum and no other platinum group metals.
On September 15, 2005, the Commission staff received a request for
an extension of the comment period from the AI NetWork.\2\ The AI
NetWork maintains that many industry members, including many small
businesses, have received inadequate notice of the Commission's request
for comment because the earliest that trade publications could have
included information about the Commission's proceeding was in their
September issues, and because of the adverse effects of Hurricane
Katrina.
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\2\ The AI NetWork is an online professional network of
interactive forums and reference materials for, among others, the
gems and jewelry trades. Its subscribers include major jewelry
manufacturers, distributors, retailers, designers, and appraisers,
as well as gemologists and antique dealers. The AI NetWork and its
subscribers, therefore, have a significant interest in the outcome
of the Commission's proceeding relating to the Jewelry Guides.
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The Commission is aware that the issues raised by the Federal
Register notice are complex and technical. Accordingly, to provide
additional time for interested parties to prepare comments, the
Commission has decided to extend the deadline for comments until
October 12, 2005.
By direction of the Commission.
Donald S. Clark,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05-19784 Filed 10-3-05; 8:45 am]
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