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James D. Bradshaw,
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Notice is hereby given that the
following applicants have filed with the
Federal Maritime Commission an
application for a license as a NonVessel-Operating Common Carrier
(NVO) and/or Ocean Freight Forwarder
(OFF)—Ocean Transportation
Intermediary (OTI) pursuant to section
19 of the Shipping Act of 1984 as
amended (46 U.S.C. chapter 409 and 46
CFR part 515). Notice is also hereby
given of the filing of applications to
amend an existing OTI license or the
Qualifying Individual (QI) for a license.
Interested persons may contact the
Office of Transportation Intermediaries,
Federal Maritime Commission,
Washington, DC 20573.
ACS Logistics USA Inc. (NVO & OFF),
7 Elkridge Way, Manalapan, NJ 07726.
Officers: Snejana Pogosyan, Secretary
(Qualifying Individual), Daniel
Gleeson, President/Secretary.
Application Type: Add NVO Service.
Alto Air Freight, Inc. (NVO), 145 Hook
Creek Boulevard, Bldg. B6 A, Valley
Stream, NY 11581. Officers: Corey R.
Morris, Vice President of Ocean
management (Qualifying Individual),
Andrienne Silver, President.
Application Type: QI Change.
Archer Logistics USA LLC (NVO), 6051
Kennedy Boulevard East, PhB, West
New York, NJ 07093. Officers: Pape A.
Ndoye, President (Qualifying
Individual), Papa M. Cisse, Officer.
Application Type: New NVO License.
Averitt Express, Inc. (NVO & OFF), 1415
Neal Street, Cookeville, TN 38502–
3166. Officers: Charles S. McGee, Vice
President International Solutions
(Qualifying Individual), Gary D.
Sasser, President/CEO. Application
Type: QI Change.
Bison International Inc. (NVO & OFF),
2251 Madiera Lane, Buffalo Grove, IL
60089. Officers: Winnie W. Wu, Vice
President/Director (Qualifying
Individual), Larry Y.R. Wu, President/
CEO/Director. Application Type: New
NVO & OFF License.
Braid Logistics (North America), Inc.
(NVO), 5642 Shirley Lane, Houston,
TX 77346. Officers: Michael Ng, Vice
President of Marketing & Operations
(Qualifying Individual), Shane
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Watson, CEO. Application Type: QI
Change and Name Change.
Capital Transportation Customs
Clearance Services, Inc. (NVO & OFF),
6000 NW 97 Avenue, #9–10, Miami,
FL 33178. Officers: Manuel G. Viegas,
President (Qualifying Individual),
Francisco A. Neves, Vice President.
Application Type: License Transfer.
Cargo Brokers International, Inc. dba
Martainer (NVO & OFF), 107 Forest
Parkway, Suite 600, Forest Park, GA
30297. Officers: Carsten O. Steinmetz,
Chief Executive Officer (Qualifying
Individual), Goetz Steinmetz,
President. Application Type: QI
Change.
David A. Knott dba DAK Logistics
Services (NVO), 1010 Bluejay Drive,
Suisun City, CA 94585. Officer: David
A. Knott, Owner (Qualifying
Individual), Application Type: New
NVO License.
Direct Parcel Service, CORP. dba DPS
Cargo (NVO & OFF), 7701 NW 46
Street, Doral, FL 33166. Officers: Juan
Monagas, Director (Qualifying
Individual), Veronica Morales,
Director. Application Type: QI
Change.
EBM Export Services, LLC (NVO &
OFF), 11100 S. Wilcrest Drive, Suite
H, Houston, TX 77099. Officer:
Benjamin E. Mbonu, Managing
Member (Qualifying Individual),
Application Type: New NVO & OFF
License.
EnLog Strategic Services LLC (NVO &
OFF), 363 N Sam Houston Parkway,
#1100, Houston, TX 77060. Officers:
Tracy Ball, Vice President (Qualifying
Individual), Jonathan S. Blankenship,
President. Application Type: New
NVO & OFF License.
Intercontinental Forwarding USA, Corp.
dba Expocoe Corp. (NVO & OFF),
1850 NW 84th Avenue, Suite 100,
Doral, FL 33126. Officers: Byron Baez,
Vice President (Qualifying
Individual), Geovanny N. Coellar,
President. Application Type: Trade
Name Change.
ITO El Paso, International Transport
Organization, Inc. (OFF), 9601
Carnegie Avenue, Suite 100, El Paso,
TX 79925. Officers: Fritz Schult, Vice
President (Qualifying Individual),
George Koenigsmann, President/
Director. Application Type: New OFF
License.
Montero Express Cargo, Inc. (NVO),
7705 NW 29 Street, Suite 101, Doral,
FL 33122. Officers: Enrique A.
Montero, President (Qualifying
Individual), Ricardo J. Valdez
Peguero, Secretary. Application Type:
New NVO License.
Movage, Inc. (NVO & OFF), 135 Lincoln
Avenue, Bronx, NY 10454. Officers:
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Traveler Schinz-DeVico, VP,
International Sales (Qualifying
Individual), Bajo Vujovic, President/
Treasurer. Application Type: New
NVO & OFF License.
North Star Container, LLC (NVO), 7400
Metro Boulevard, Suite 300, Edina,
MN 55439. Officers: Shawn D. Steen,
Assistant Vice President (Qualifying
Individual), Guohe Mao, CEO.
Application Type: QI Change.
Specialty Freight Services, Inc. (NVO &
OFF), 2 Poulson Avenue, Essington,
PA 19029. Officers: Erin N. Goodwin,
Secretary (Qualifying Individual),
William J. Colfer, President/Treasurer.
Application Type: New NVO & OFF
License.
Dated: October 8, 2010.
Karen V. Gregory,
Secretary.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Request for OMB Review;
Comment Request
Federal Trade Commission
(FTC or Commission).
ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
AGENCY:
The information collection
requirements described below will be
submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA). The FTC is seeking public
comments on its proposal to extend
through December 31, 2013, the current
PRA clearance for information
collection requirements contained in its
Consumer Product Warranty Rule.
Those clearances expire on December
31, 2010.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before November 15, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties are
invited to submit written comments
electronically or in paper form, by
following the instructions in the
Request for Comments part of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
below. Comments in electronic form
should be submitted by using the
following Web link: (https://
ftcpublic.commentworks.com/ftc/
consumerwarrantypra2) (and following
the instructions on the Web-based
form). Comments in paper form should
be mailed or delivered to the following
address: Federal Trade Commission,
Office of the Secretary, Room H–135
(Annex J), 600 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20580, in the
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manner detailed in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for copies of the collection of
information and supporting
documentation should be addressed to
Allyson Himelfarb, Investigator,
Division of Marketing Practices, Bureau
of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade
Commission, Room H–286, 600
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20580, (202) 326–2505.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Proposed Information Collection
Activities
Under the PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3521,
federal agencies must obtain approval
from OMB for each collection of
information they conduct or sponsor.
‘‘Collection of information’’ means
agency requests or requirements that
members of the public submit reports,
keep records, or provide information to
a third party. 44 U.S.C. 3502(3), 5 CFR
1320.3(c).
On July 1, 2010, the FTC sought
comment on the information collection
requirements associated with the Rule
Concerning Disclosure of Written
Consumer Product Warranty Terms and
Conditions (the Warranty Rule), 16 CFR
part 701. No comments were received.
Pursuant to the OMB regulations, 5 CFR
part 1320, that implement the PRA, the
FTC is providing this second
opportunity for public comment while
seeking OMB approval to renew the preexisting clearance for the Rule (OMB
Control No. 3084–0111). All comments
should be filed as prescribed herein and
must be received on or before November
15, 2010.
The Warranty Rule is one of three
rules 1 that the FTC implemented
pursuant to requirements of the
Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, 15
U.S.C. 2301 et seq. (Warranty Act or
Act).2 The Warranty Rule specifies the
information that must appear in a
written warranty on a consumer product
costing more than $15. The Rule tracks
Section 102(a) of the Warranty Act,3
specifying information that must appear
in the written warranty and, for certain
disclosures, mandates the exact
language that must be used.4 Neither the
Warranty Rule nor the Act requires that
a manufacturer or retailer warrant a
consumer product in writing, but if they
1 The other two rules relate to the pre-sale
availability of warranty terms and minimum
standards for informal dispute settlement
mechanisms that are incorporated into a written
warranty.
2 40 FR 60168 (Dec. 31, 1975).
3 15 U.S.C. 2302(a).
4 40 FR 60168, 60169–60170.
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choose to do so, the warranty must
comply with the Rule.
Request for Comments
Interested parties are invited to
submit written comments electronically
or in paper form. Comments should
refer to ‘‘Warranty Rules: Paperwork
Comment, FTC File No. P044403’’ to
facilitate the organization of comments.
Please note that your comment—
including your name and your State—
will be placed on the public record of
this proceeding, including on the
publicly accessible FTC Web site, at
https://www.ftc.gov/os/
publiccomments.shtm.
Because comments will be made
public, they should not include any
sensitive personal information, such as
an individual’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. Comments
also should not include any sensitive
health information, such as medical
records or other individually
identifiable health information. In
addition, comments should not include
any ‘‘[t]rade secret or any commercial or
financial information which is obtained
from any person and which is privileged
or confidential’’ as provided in Section
6(f) of the Federal Trade Commission
Act (FTC Act), 15 U.S.C. 46(f), and
Commission Rule 4.10(a)(2), 16 CFR
4.10(a)(2). Comments containing
material for which confidential
treatment is requested must be filed in
paper form, must be clearly labeled
‘‘Confidential,’’ and must comply with
FTC Rule 4.9(c).
Because paper mail addressed to the
FTC is subject to delay due to
heightened security screening, please
consider submitting your comments in
electronic form. Comments filed in
electronic form should be submitted by
using the following Web link: https://
ftcpublic.commentworks.com/ftc/
consumerwarrantypra2 (and following
the instructions on the Web-based
form). If this Notice appears at https://
www.regulations.gov, you may also file
an electronic comment through that
Web site. The Commission will consider
all comments that regulations.gov
forwards to it.
A comment filed in paper form
should include the ‘‘Warranty Rules:
Paperwork Comment, FTC File No.
P044403’’ 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 H–135 (Annex J), 600
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
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Washington, DC 20580. The FTC is
requesting that any comment filed in
paper form be sent by courier or
overnight service, if possible, because
U.S. postal mail in the Washington area
and at the Commission is subject to
delay due to heightened security
precautions.
Comments on any proposed
recordkeeping, or disclosure
requirements that are subject to
Paperwork Reduction Act review by the
OMB should additionally be submitted
via facsimile to OMB at (202) 395–5167
and addressed as follows: Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget,
Attention: Desk Officer for Federal
Trade Commission. Facsimile
submission is preferred over U.S. postal
mail delivery by the OMB, as the latter
type of delivery is subject to delays due
to heightened security precautions. Still,
in case it is needed, the OMB mail
address is: Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, Docket
Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20503. The OMB
requests that any comment filed in
paper form be sent by courier or
overnight service, if possible.
The FTC Act and other laws 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,
whether filed in paper or electronic
form. Comments received will be
available to the public on the FTC’s Web
site, to the extent practicable, at https://
www.ftc.gov/os/publiccomments.shtm.
As a matter of discretion, the
Commission makes every effort to
remove home contact information for
individuals from the public comments it
receives before placing those comments
on the FTC’s Web site. 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.shtm.
Warranty Rule Burden Statement:
Total annual hours burden: 127,000
hours, rounded to the nearest thousand.
In its 2007 submission to OMB, the
FTC estimated that the information
collection burden of including the
disclosures required by the Warranty
Rule was approximately 107,000 hours
per year. Although the Rule’s
information collection requirements
have not changed, this estimate
increases the number of manufacturers
subject to the Rule based on recent
Census data. Nevertheless, because most
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warrantors would now disclose this
information even if there were no
statute or rule requiring them to do so,
staff’s estimates likely overstate the
PRA-related burden attributable to the
Rule. Moreover, the Warranty Rule has
been in effect since 1976, and
warrantors have long since modified
their warranties to include the
information the Rule requires.
Based on conversations with various
warrantors’ representatives over the
years, staff has concluded that eight
hours per year is a reasonable estimate
of warrantors’ PRA-related burden
attributable to the Warranty Rule.5 This
estimate takes into account ensuring
that new warranties and changes to
existing warranties comply with the
Rule. Based on recent Census data, staff
now estimates that there are 15,922
manufacturers covered by the Rule.6
This results in an annual burden
estimate of approximately 127,376
hours (15,922 manufacturers × 8 hours
of burden per year).
Total annual labor costs: $16,941,000,
rounded to the nearest thousand.
Labor costs are derived by applying
appropriate hourly cost figures to the
burden hours described above. The
work required to comply with the
Warranty Rule—ensuring that new
warranties and changes to existing
warranties comply with the Rule—
requires a mix of legal analysis and
clerical support. Staff estimates that half
of the total burden hours (63,688 hours)
requires legal analysis at an average
hourly wage of $250 for legal
professionals,7 resulting in a labor cost
of $15,922,000. Assuming that the
remaining half of the total burden hours
requires clerical work at an average
hourly wage of $16, the resulting labor
cost is approximately $1,019,008. Thus,
the total annual labor cost is
approximately $16,941,008 ($15,922,000
for legal professionals + $1,019,008 for
clerical workers).
Total annual capital or other
nonlabor costs: $0.
The Rule imposes no appreciable
current capital or start-up costs. As
stated above, warrantors have already
5 FTC staff recently contacted two manufacturing
associations—the Association of Home Appliance
Manufacturers and the National Association of
Manufacturers—but we have not received any
additional information that further clarifies this
estimate.
6 Because some manufacturers likely make
products that are not priced above $15 or not
intended for household use—and thus would not be
subject to the Rule—this figure is likely an
overstatement.
7 Staff has derived an hourly wage rate for legal
professionals based upon industry knowledge. The
clerical wage rate used in this Notice is based on
recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
National Compensation Survey.
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modified their warranties to include the
information the Rule requires. Rule
compliance does not require the use of
any capital goods, other than ordinary
office equipment, which providers
would already have available for general
business use.
Willard K. Tom,
General Counsel.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary
5th Annual PHEMCE Stakeholders
Workshop and BARDA Industry Day
Department of Health and
Human Services, Office of the Secretary.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS) is pleased to
announce the upcoming 5th Annual
Public Health Emergency Medical
Countermeasures Enterprise (PHEMCE)
Stakeholders Workshop and BARDA
Industry Day to be held January 10–12,
2011 at the Walter E. Washington
Convention Center in Washington, DC.
This annual PHEMCE event will bring
together private- and public-sector
stakeholders including: Federal
Officials, International Governments,
Industry, Healthcare Providers, First
Responders, Community-Based
Organizations, and other interested
audiences. Attendees will have
opportunities to participate in Medical
Countermeasure focused forums on:
• Pre-Event Positioning of Medical
Countermeasures.
• Emergency Planning for Vulnerable
Populations.
• Industry Feedback on Contracting
Issue.
• Medical Countermeasures
Development: Expanding the Pipeline
and Exploring Multi-Use Potential.
• BARDA Industry Day Presentations.
This free Workshop will also address
current state of public health emergency
medical countermeasure preparedness
plans and opportunities to enhance
national response capabilities. BARDA
Industry Day provides a unique
opportunity for biotechnology and
pharmaceutical industry representatives
to showcase their latest advances in
vaccines, therapeutics, diagnostics, and
platform technologies targeting
chemical, biological, radiological,
nuclear, and naturally emerging threats,
including pandemic influenza.
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The 5th Annual PHEMCE
Stakeholders Workshop and BARDA
Industry Day will be held January 10–
12, 2011. Each day will begin at 9 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The Workshop will be held
at the Walter E. Washington Convention
Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place, NW.,
Washington, DC 20001.
Registration: There is no fee to attend;
however, space is limited and
registration is required. Registration and
the preliminary agenda are available
online at: https://
www.medicalcountermeasures.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: L.
Paige Rogers, Office of Policy and
Planning, Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Preparedness and
Response at 330 Independence Ave.,
SW., Room G640, Washington, DC
20201, e-mail at BARDA@hhs.gov, or by
phone at 202–260–0365.
DATES:
Dated: September 16, 2010.
Nicole Lurie,
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and
Response.
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[Document Identifier: OS–0990–New; 30-day
notice]
Agency Information Collection
Request; 30-Day Public Comment
Request
Office of the Secretary, HHS.
In compliance with the requirement
of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Office of the Secretary (OS), Department
of Health and Human Services, is
publishing the following summary of a
proposed collection for public
comment. Interested persons are invited
to send comments regarding this burden
estimate or any other aspect of this
collection of information, including any
of the following subjects: (1) The
necessity and utility of the proposed
information collection for the proper
performance of the agency’s functions;
(2) the accuracy of the estimated
burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (4) the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology to
minimize the information collection
burden.
To obtain copies of the supporting
statement and any related forms for the
proposed paperwork collections
referenced above, e-mail your request,
including your address, phone number,
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Request for OMB Review;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission).
ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The information collection requirements described below will
be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review,
as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The FTC is seeking
public comments on its proposal to extend through December 31, 2013,
the current PRA clearance for information collection requirements
contained in its Consumer Product Warranty Rule. Those clearances
expire on December 31, 2010.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 15, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments
electronically or in paper form, by following the instructions in the
Request for Comments part of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
below. Comments in electronic form should be submitted by using the
following Web link: (https://ftcpublic.commentworks.com/ftc/consumerwarrantypra2) (and following the instructions on the Web-based
form). Comments in paper form should be mailed or delivered to the
following address: Federal Trade Commission, Office of the Secretary,
Room H-135 (Annex J), 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC
20580, in the
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manner detailed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for copies of the collection
of information and supporting documentation should be addressed to
Allyson Himelfarb, Investigator, Division of Marketing Practices,
Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission, Room H-286,
600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20580, (202) 326-2505.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Proposed Information Collection Activities
Under the PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521, federal agencies must obtain
approval from OMB for each collection of information they conduct or
sponsor. ``Collection of information'' means agency requests or
requirements that members of the public submit reports, keep records,
or provide information to a third party. 44 U.S.C. 3502(3), 5 CFR
1320.3(c).
On July 1, 2010, the FTC sought comment on the information
collection requirements associated with the Rule Concerning Disclosure
of Written Consumer Product Warranty Terms and Conditions (the Warranty
Rule), 16 CFR part 701. No comments were received. Pursuant to the OMB
regulations, 5 CFR part 1320, that implement the PRA, the FTC is
providing this second opportunity for public comment while seeking OMB
approval to renew the pre-existing clearance for the Rule (OMB Control
No. 3084-0111). All comments should be filed as prescribed herein and
must be received on or before November 15, 2010.
The Warranty Rule is one of three rules \1\ that the FTC
implemented pursuant to requirements of the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act,
15 U.S.C. 2301 et seq. (Warranty Act or Act).\2\ The Warranty Rule
specifies the information that must appear in a written warranty on a
consumer product costing more than $15. The Rule tracks Section 102(a)
of the Warranty Act,\3\ specifying information that must appear in the
written warranty and, for certain disclosures, mandates the exact
language that must be used.\4\ Neither the Warranty Rule nor the Act
requires that a manufacturer or retailer warrant a consumer product in
writing, but if they choose to do so, the warranty must comply with the
Rule.
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\1\ The other two rules relate to the pre-sale availability of
warranty terms and minimum standards for informal dispute settlement
mechanisms that are incorporated into a written warranty.
\2\ 40 FR 60168 (Dec. 31, 1975).
\3\ 15 U.S.C. 2302(a).
\4\ 40 FR 60168, 60169-60170.
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Request for Comments
Interested parties are invited to submit written comments
electronically or in paper form. Comments should refer to ``Warranty
Rules: Paperwork Comment, FTC File No. P044403'' to facilitate the
organization of comments. Please note that your comment--including your
name and your State--will be placed on the public record of this
proceeding, including on the publicly accessible FTC Web site, at
https://www.ftc.gov/os/publiccomments.shtm.
Because comments will be made public, they should not include any
sensitive personal information, such as an individual'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. Comments also
should not include any sensitive health information, such as medical
records or other individually identifiable health information. In
addition, comments should not include any ``[t]rade secret or any
commercial or financial information which is obtained from any person
and which is privileged or confidential'' as provided in Section 6(f)
of the Federal Trade Commission Act (FTC Act), 15 U.S.C. 46(f), and
Commission Rule 4.10(a)(2), 16 CFR 4.10(a)(2). Comments containing
material for which confidential treatment is requested must be filed in
paper form, must be clearly labeled ``Confidential,'' and must comply
with FTC Rule 4.9(c).
Because paper mail addressed to the FTC is subject to delay due to
heightened security screening, please consider submitting your comments
in electronic form. Comments filed in electronic form should be
submitted by using the following Web link: https://ftcpublic.commentworks.com/ftc/consumerwarrantypra2 (and following the
instructions on the Web-based form). If this Notice appears at https://www.regulations.gov, you may also file an electronic comment through
that Web site. The Commission will consider all comments that
regulations.gov forwards to it.
A comment filed in paper form should include the ``Warranty Rules:
Paperwork Comment, FTC File No. P044403'' 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 H-135
(Annex J), 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20580. The FTC
is requesting that any comment filed in paper form be sent by courier
or overnight service, if possible, because U.S. postal mail in the
Washington area and at the Commission is subject to delay due to
heightened security precautions.
Comments on any proposed recordkeeping, or disclosure requirements
that are subject to Paperwork Reduction Act review by the OMB should
additionally be submitted via facsimile to OMB at (202) 395-5167 and
addressed as follows: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for Federal
Trade Commission. Facsimile submission is preferred over U.S. postal
mail delivery by the OMB, as the latter type of delivery is subject to
delays due to heightened security precautions. Still, in case it is
needed, the OMB mail address is: Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office
Building, Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington,
DC 20503. The OMB requests that any comment filed in paper form be sent
by courier or overnight service, if possible.
The FTC Act and other laws 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, whether filed in paper or electronic
form. Comments received will be available to the public on the FTC's
Web site, to the extent practicable, at https://www.ftc.gov/os/publiccomments.shtm. As a matter of discretion, the Commission makes
every effort to remove home contact information for individuals from
the public comments it receives before placing those comments on the
FTC's Web site. 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.shtm.
Warranty Rule Burden Statement: Total annual hours burden: 127,000
hours, rounded to the nearest thousand.
In its 2007 submission to OMB, the FTC estimated that the
information collection burden of including the disclosures required by
the Warranty Rule was approximately 107,000 hours per year. Although
the Rule's information collection requirements have not changed, this
estimate increases the number of manufacturers subject to the Rule
based on recent Census data. Nevertheless, because most
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warrantors would now disclose this information even if there were no
statute or rule requiring them to do so, staff's estimates likely
overstate the PRA-related burden attributable to the Rule. Moreover,
the Warranty Rule has been in effect since 1976, and warrantors have
long since modified their warranties to include the information the
Rule requires.
Based on conversations with various warrantors' representatives
over the years, staff has concluded that eight hours per year is a
reasonable estimate of warrantors' PRA-related burden attributable to
the Warranty Rule.\5\ This estimate takes into account ensuring that
new warranties and changes to existing warranties comply with the Rule.
Based on recent Census data, staff now estimates that there are 15,922
manufacturers covered by the Rule.\6\ This results in an annual burden
estimate of approximately 127,376 hours (15,922 manufacturers x 8 hours
of burden per year).
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\5\ FTC staff recently contacted two manufacturing
associations--the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers and
the National Association of Manufacturers--but we have not received
any additional information that further clarifies this estimate.
\6\ Because some manufacturers likely make products that are not
priced above $15 or not intended for household use--and thus would
not be subject to the Rule--this figure is likely an overstatement.
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Total annual labor costs: $16,941,000, rounded to the nearest
thousand.
Labor costs are derived by applying appropriate hourly cost figures
to the burden hours described above. The work required to comply with
the Warranty Rule--ensuring that new warranties and changes to existing
warranties comply with the Rule--requires a mix of legal analysis and
clerical support. Staff estimates that half of the total burden hours
(63,688 hours) requires legal analysis at an average hourly wage of
$250 for legal professionals,\7\ resulting in a labor cost of
$15,922,000. Assuming that the remaining half of the total burden hours
requires clerical work at an average hourly wage of $16, the resulting
labor cost is approximately $1,019,008. Thus, the total annual labor
cost is approximately $16,941,008 ($15,922,000 for legal professionals
+ $1,019,008 for clerical workers).
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\7\ Staff has derived an hourly wage rate for legal
professionals based upon industry knowledge. The clerical wage rate
used in this Notice is based on recent data from the Bureau of Labor
Statistics National Compensation Survey.
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Total annual capital or other nonlabor costs: $0.
The Rule imposes no appreciable current capital or start-up costs.
As stated above, warrantors have already modified their warranties to
include the information the Rule requires. Rule compliance does not
require the use of any capital goods, other than ordinary office
equipment, which providers would already have available for general
business use.
Willard K. Tom,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2010-25983 Filed 10-14-10; 8:45 am]
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