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**All HPT Stage 2 Disk Tierod and Web Cooling
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All LPT Stage 3–6 Disks and Hubs ........................
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All HPT Stage 1–2 Disks and Hubs .......................
All LPT Stage 3–6 Disks and Hubs ........................
**All HPT Stage 2 Disk Tierod and Web Cooling
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(2) For the purposes of these mandatory
inspections, piece-part opportunity means:
(i) The part is considered completely
disassembled when disassembly is in
accordance with the disassembly instructions
in the manufacturer’s engine shop manual;
and
(ii) The part has accumulated more than
100 cycles-in-service since the last piece-part
opportunity inspection, provided that the
part was not damaged or related to the cause
for its removal from the engine.’’
(g) Except as provided in paragraph (h) of
this AD, and notwithstanding contrary
provisions in section 43.16 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 43.16), these
mandatory inspections shall be performed
only in accordance with the ALS of the
manufacturer’s ICA.
(g) Alternative Methods of Compliance
(AMOC)
(1) You must perform these mandatory
inspections using the ALS of the ICA and the
applicable Engine Manual, unless you
receive approval to use an AMOC under
paragraph (h)(2) of this AD. Section 43.16 of
the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR
43.16) may not be used to approve alternative
methods of compliance or adjustments to the
times in which these inspections must be
performed.
(2) The Manager, Engine Certification
Office, has the authority to approve
alternative methods of compliance for this
AD, if requested using the procedures found
in 14 CFR 39.19.
(h) Maintaining Records of the Mandatory
Inspections
(1) You have met the requirements of this
AD when you revise your copy of the ALS
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of the manufacturer’s ICA as specified in
paragraph (f) of this AD. For air carriers
operating under part 121 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 121), you
have met the requirements of this AD when
you modify your continuous airworthiness
air carrier maintenance program as specified
in paragraph (f) of this AD. You do not need
to record each piece-part inspection as
compliance to this AD, but you must
maintain records of those inspections
according to the regulations governing your
operation. For air carriers operating under
part 121, you may use either the system
established to comply with section 121.369
or an alternative accepted by your principal
maintenance inspector if that alternative:
(i) Includes a method for preserving and
retrieving the records of the inspections
resulting from this AD;
(ii) Meets the requirements of section
121.369(c); and
(iii) Maintains the records either
indefinitely or until the work is repeated.
(2) These record keeping requirements
apply only to the records used to document
the mandatory inspections required as a
result of revising the ALS of the
manufacturer’s ICA as specified in paragraph
(f) of this AD. These record keeping
requirements do not alter or amend the
record keeping requirements for any other
AD or regulatory requirement.
(i) Related Information
For more information about this AD,
contact Stephen Sheely, Aerospace Engineer,
Engine & Propeller Directorate, FAA, 12 New
England Executive Park, Burlington, MA
01803; phone: (781) 238–7750; fax: (781)
238–7199; email: stephen.k.sheely@faa.gov.
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Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on
November 15, 2011.
Peter A. White,
Manager, Engine & Propeller Directorate,
Aircraft Certification Service.
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BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
16 CFR Part 301
Regulations Under The Fur Products
Labeling Act
Federal Trade Commission.
Announcement of public
hearing.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Federal Trade
Commission (‘‘FTC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’)
will hold a public hearing on December
6, 2011, as part of the congressionally
mandated review of its Fur Products
Name Guide. The hearing will allow
interested parties to present views on
whether the Commission should amend
the Fur Products Name Guide.
DATES: The hearing will be held on
Tuesday, December 6, 2011, from 9 a.m.
to 1 p.m. at the FTC’s Satellite Building
Conference Center, located at 601 New
Jersey Avenue NW., Washington, DC
20001.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION: The hearing
is open to the public, and there is no fee
for attendance. If resources are available
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for broadcasting, this hearing will be
available via a webcast (check the FTC
Web site, https://www.ftc.gov, for a
webcast announcement). For admittance
to the Conference Center, all attendees
will be required to show a valid photo
identification, such as a driver’s license.
The FTC will accept pre-registration for
this hearing. Pre-registration is not
necessary to attend, but is encouraged
so that we may better plan this event. To
pre-register, please email your name and
affiliation to mwilshire@ftc.gov. When
you pre-register, we will collect your
name, affiliation, and your email
address. This information will be used
to estimate how many people will
attend. We may use your email address
to contact you with information about
the hearing.
Under the Freedom of Information
Act or other laws, we may be required
to disclose to outside organizations the
information you provide. For additional
information, including routine uses of
your information permitted by the
Privacy Act, see the Commission’s
Privacy Policy at https://www.ftc.gov/ftc/
privacy.htm. The FTC Act and other
laws the Commission administers
permit the collection of this contact
information to consider and use for the
above purposes.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Matthew Wilshire, (202) 326–2976,
Attorney, Division of Enforcement,
Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal
Trade Commission, 600 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20580.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The FTC will hold a public hearing on
December 6, 2011, regarding whether to
amend its Fur Products Name Guide
(‘‘Name Guide’’), 16 CFR 301.0. This
hearing is part of a review of the Name
Guide, which is required by the Truth
in Fur Labeling Act (‘‘TFLA’’).1 On
March 14, 2011, the Commission
published an Advance Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking (‘‘ANPR’’)
initiating the review,2 seeking comment
on the Name Guide as well as all of the
Commission’s regulations (‘‘Fur Rules’’)
under the Fur Products Labeling Act
(‘‘Fur Act’’).3
To implement any change to the
Name Guide, the Fur Act requires the
Commission to hold a public hearing.4
Although the Commission has not
determined whether to amend the Name
Guide, it will hold a public hearing to
consider the significant issues raised by
the comments it received in response to
the ANPR. Accordingly, the
Commission issues this Federal Register
Notice to announce the upcoming
hearing and propose issues that
attending parties should address.
This announcement first provides
background on the Fur Act and Rules,
the Name Guide, and the ANPR and the
comments received in response. It then
suggests issues for discussion at the
hearing.
A. Fur Act and Rules
The Fur Act prohibits misbranding
and false advertising of fur products,
and requires labeling of most fur
products.5 Pursuant to the Act, the
Commission promulgated the Fur Rules
to establish disclosure requirements that
assist consumers in making informed
purchasing decisions.6 Specifically, the
Fur Act and Rules require fur
manufacturers, dealers, and retailers to
place labels on products made entirely
or partly of fur disclosing: (1) The
animal’s name as listed in the Name
Guide; (2) the presence in the fur
product of any used, bleached, dyed, or
otherwise artificially colored fur; (3) the
presence in the fur product of any paws,
tails, bellies, or waste fur; (4) the name
or Registered Identification Number of
the manufacturer or other party
responsible for the garment; and (5) the
garment’s country of origin.7 In
addition, manufacturers must include
an item number or mark on the label for
identification purposes.8
B. The Name Guide
The Fur Act requires the Commission
to maintain ‘‘a register setting forth the
names of hair, fleece, and fur-bearing
animals.’’ 9 The Act further requires
these names to ‘‘be the true English
names for the animals in question, or in
the absence of a true English name for
an animal, the name by which such
animal can be properly identified in the
United States.’’ 10 The Name Guide
provides English names for furproducing animals, listed by genusspecies. For example, the Name Guide
requires covered entities to label vulpes
fulva as fox.11
The Commission first published the
Name Guide in 1952. The Name Guide
can only be amended under the Fur Act
5 15
1 Public
Law 111–313.
2 Federal Trade Commission: Advance notice of
proposed rulemaking: request for comment, 76 FR
13550 (Mar. 14, 2011).
3 15 U.S.C. 69–69j.
4 15 U.S.C. 69e(b).
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U.S.C. 69 et seq.
CFR part 301.
7 15 U.S.C. 69b(2); 16 CFR 301.2(a).
8 16 CFR 301.40.
9 15 U.S.C. 69e(a).
10 Id.
11 16 CFR 301.0.
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‘‘after holding public hearings.’’ 12 The
Commission has done so twice, most
recently in 1967.
C. ANPR and Comments on the Name
Guide
On December 18, 2010, the President
signed TFLA. The law directed the
Commission to begin a review of the
Name Guide and provide the
opportunity to comment on the Name
Guide within 90 days. Accordingly, the
Commission initiated a review of the
Name Guide by publishing the ANPR on
March 14, 2011. The ANPR sought
comment on the Name Guide generally
and on whether the Commission should
alter the Name Guide’s fur names in
particular. As part of the Commission’s
comprehensive regulatory review
program, the ANPR also sought
comment on the Fur Rules.13
The Commission received 15
comments in response to the ANPR,14
seven of which discussed the Name
Guide.15 One of the seven urged the
Commission to add ‘‘sheepskin’’ as an
allowed name.16 The other six focused
on the Name Guide’s name for
nyctereutes procyonoidos.17 Currently,
the Name Guide requires that fur
industry members label this species
‘‘Asiatic Raccoon.’’ The Humane Society
of the United States (‘‘HSUS’’) objected
and asked the Commission to replace it
with ‘‘Raccoon Dog.’’ HSUS first
asserted that the ‘‘true English name’’ of
an animal should be the name ‘‘most
widely accepted by the scientific
community.’’ 18 To gauge scientific
consensus, HSUS suggested that the
Commission use the names specified by
the Integrated Taxonomic Information
System (‘‘ITIS’’), ‘‘a partnership of
federal governmental agencies formed to
12 15
U.S.C. 69e(b).
further discussion of the program, see
www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/07/regreview.shtm.
14 The comments are available at https://
www.ftc.gov/os/comments/furlabeling.
15 The Commission will respond to comments
regarding Fur Rules other than the Name Guide at
a later date.
16 See Deckers Outdoor Corporation Comment at
8–9.
17 Two of these comments also discussed issues
unrelated to nyctereutes procyonoidos. First, the
Fur Information Council of America noted what it
described as ‘‘factual and typographical errors’’ in
the Name Guide and requested that the Commission
remove names of certain prohibited species, such as
dog and cat. See Fur Information Council of
America Comment at 7–8. Second, the Humane
Society of the United States objected to the Name
Guide’s use of one common name for multiple
animals and suggested updating several names that
‘‘are no longer the accepted common name, appear
to have never been the accepted common name, or
even appear to be trade names, and would not
properly inform the consumer.’’ Humane Society of
the United States Comment at 9.
18 HSUS comment at 7 (emphasis in original).
13 For
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satisfy the need for scientifically
credible taxonomic information.’’ 19
HSUS noted that ITIS lists the common
name of nyctereutes procyonoidos as
‘‘Raccoon Dog,’’ and presented evidence
that the scientific community refers to
the species by that name.20 Finally,
HSUS asserted that the name ‘‘Asiatic
Raccoon’’ may confuse consumers
because the animal is also found in
Europe.21
In contrast, the Fur Information
Council of America (‘‘Fur Council’’) and
the National Retail Federation (‘‘NRF’’)
supported retaining ‘‘Asiatic Raccoon.’’
The Fur Council asserted that the name
‘‘Raccoon Dog’’ would mislead
consumers because nyctereutes
procyonoidos is no more closely related
to domestic dogs than foxes, wolves, or
coyotes.22 In addition, the Fur Council
stated that ‘‘[w]ere the Commission to
require the use of the term ‘raccoon
dog,’ there would no longer be a market
for Asiatic/Finnraccoon fur, and
garments with this type of fur would be
eliminated.’’ 23 NRF concurred with the
Fur Council’s view that nyctereutes
procyonoidos is ‘‘not a true-dog or doglike canine,’’ and suggested retaining
‘‘Asiatic Raccoon’’ or changing it to
‘‘Tanuki’’ or ‘‘Magnut.’’ 24
Finally, the Fur Council and Finnish
Fur Sales, supported by the Finnish
Ministry for Foreign Affairs and
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry,
suggested allowing the name
‘‘Finnraccoon’’ for nyctereutes
procyonoidos raised in Finland. These
commenters noted that calling such furs
‘‘Asiatic Raccoon’’ could mislead
consumers because ‘‘finraccoons’’ are
not from Asia and are raised under
different conditions than those that
generally exist in Asia.25
II. Issues for Discussion at the Hearing
The Commission invites attendees to
share views on any aspect of the Name
Guide at the hearing. The Commission
specifically requests views on: (1) The
appropriateness of using the ITIS system
to determine an animal’s true English
name; (2) whether using the name
‘‘Asiatic Raccoon’’ to describe
nyctereutes procyonoidos fur products
accurately informs consumers about the
source, quality, and characteristics of
those products; (3) what, if any,
alternative name, including ‘‘Tanuki’’ or
‘‘Magnut,’’ should the Name Guide
require for nyctereutes procyonoidos; (4)
whether the Name Guide should allow
‘‘Finnraccoon’’ for nyctereutes
procyonoidos raised in Finland; and (5)
whether the Commission should
modify, add, or delete other names.
By direction of the Commission.
Donald S. Clark,
Secretary.
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BILLING CODE 6750–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
18 CFR Part 11
[Docket No. RM11–6–000]
Annual Charges for Use of
Government Lands
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
AGENCY:
The Federal Power Act
requires hydropower licensees to
recompense the United States for the
use, occupancy, and enjoyment of its
lands. The Commission assesses annual
charges for the use of Federal lands
through Part 11 of its regulations. The
Commission is proposing to revise the
methodology used to compute these
annual charges. Under the proposed
rule, the Commission would create a fee
schedule based on the U.S. Bureau of
Land Management’s (BLM) methodology
for calculating rental rates for linear
SUMMARY:
rights of way. This methodology
includes a land value per acre, an
encumbrance factor, a rate of return, and
an annual adjustment factor. The fee
schedule would include all adjustments
described in the BLM rule adopting this
methodology, except the allocation of
county land values into zones. In
addition, the Commission proposes to
eliminate its current practice of
doubling the per-acre rental rate for
non-transmission line lands.
DATES: Comments are due January 6,
2012.
Comments, identified by
docket number, may be filed by the
following methods:
• Electronic Filing through https://
www.ferc.gov. Documents created
electronically using word processing
software should be filed in native
applications or print-to-PDF format and
not in a scanned format.
• Mail/Hand Delivery: Those unable
to file electronically may mail or handdeliver comments to: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the
Commission, 888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20426.
Instructions: For detailed instructions
on submitting comments and additional
information on the rulemaking process,
see the Comment Procedures Section of
this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Doug Foster, Office of the Executive
Director, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502–
6118, doug.foster@ferc.gov.
Kimberly Ognisty, Office of General
Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502–
8565, kimberly.ognisty@ferc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
November 17, 2011.
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I. Background ............................................................................................................................................................................................
II. Comments on Notice of Inquiry ..........................................................................................................................................................
III. Proposed Rule .....................................................................................................................................................................................
A. Per-Acre Land Value ....................................................................................................................................................................
B. Encumbrance Factor .....................................................................................................................................................................
C. Rate of Return ...............................................................................................................................................................................
D. Annual Adjustment Factor ..........................................................................................................................................................
IV. Regulatory Requirements ...................................................................................................................................................................
A. Information Collection Statement ...............................................................................................................................................
B. Environmental Analysis ...............................................................................................................................................................
19 Id.
22 Fur
20 Id.
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at 6.
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at 8–9.
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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
16 CFR Part 301
Regulations Under The Fur Products Labeling Act
AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission.
ACTION: Announcement of public hearing.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Trade Commission (``FTC'' or ``Commission'') will
hold a public hearing on December 6, 2011, as part of the
congressionally mandated review of its Fur Products Name Guide. The
hearing will allow interested parties to present views on whether the
Commission should amend the Fur Products Name Guide.
DATES: The hearing will be held on Tuesday, December 6, 2011, from 9
a.m. to 1 p.m. at the FTC's Satellite Building Conference Center,
located at 601 New Jersey Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20001.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION: The hearing is open to the public, and there
is no fee for attendance. If resources are available
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for broadcasting, this hearing will be available via a webcast (check
the FTC Web site, https://www.ftc.gov, for a webcast announcement). For
admittance to the Conference Center, all attendees will be required to
show a valid photo identification, such as a driver's license. The FTC
will accept pre-registration for this hearing. Pre-registration is not
necessary to attend, but is encouraged so that we may better plan this
event. To pre-register, please email your name and affiliation to
mwilshire@ftc.gov. When you pre-register, we will collect your name,
affiliation, and your email address. This information will be used to
estimate how many people will attend. We may use your email address to
contact you with information about the hearing.
Under the Freedom of Information Act or other laws, we may be
required to disclose to outside organizations the information you
provide. For additional information, including routine uses of your
information permitted by the Privacy Act, see the Commission's Privacy
Policy at https://www.ftc.gov/ftc/privacy.htm. The FTC Act and other
laws the Commission administers permit the collection of this contact
information to consider and use for the above purposes.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Wilshire, (202) 326-2976,
Attorney, Division of Enforcement, Bureau of Consumer Protection,
Federal Trade Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC
20580.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The FTC will hold a public hearing on December 6, 2011, regarding
whether to amend its Fur Products Name Guide (``Name Guide''), 16 CFR
301.0. This hearing is part of a review of the Name Guide, which is
required by the Truth in Fur Labeling Act (``TFLA'').\1\ On March 14,
2011, the Commission published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(``ANPR'') initiating the review,\2\ seeking comment on the Name Guide
as well as all of the Commission's regulations (``Fur Rules'') under
the Fur Products Labeling Act (``Fur Act'').\3\
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\1\ Public Law 111-313.
\2\ Federal Trade Commission: Advance notice of proposed
rulemaking: request for comment, 76 FR 13550 (Mar. 14, 2011).
\3\ 15 U.S.C. 69-69j.
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To implement any change to the Name Guide, the Fur Act requires the
Commission to hold a public hearing.\4\ Although the Commission has not
determined whether to amend the Name Guide, it will hold a public
hearing to consider the significant issues raised by the comments it
received in response to the ANPR. Accordingly, the Commission issues
this Federal Register Notice to announce the upcoming hearing and
propose issues that attending parties should address.
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\4\ 15 U.S.C. 69e(b).
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This announcement first provides background on the Fur Act and
Rules, the Name Guide, and the ANPR and the comments received in
response. It then suggests issues for discussion at the hearing.
A. Fur Act and Rules
The Fur Act prohibits misbranding and false advertising of fur
products, and requires labeling of most fur products.\5\ Pursuant to
the Act, the Commission promulgated the Fur Rules to establish
disclosure requirements that assist consumers in making informed
purchasing decisions.\6\ Specifically, the Fur Act and Rules require
fur manufacturers, dealers, and retailers to place labels on products
made entirely or partly of fur disclosing: (1) The animal's name as
listed in the Name Guide; (2) the presence in the fur product of any
used, bleached, dyed, or otherwise artificially colored fur; (3) the
presence in the fur product of any paws, tails, bellies, or waste fur;
(4) the name or Registered Identification Number of the manufacturer or
other party responsible for the garment; and (5) the garment's country
of origin.\7\ In addition, manufacturers must include an item number or
mark on the label for identification purposes.\8\
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\5\ 15 U.S.C. 69 et seq.
\6\ 16 CFR part 301.
\7\ 15 U.S.C. 69b(2); 16 CFR 301.2(a).
\8\ 16 CFR 301.40.
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B. The Name Guide
The Fur Act requires the Commission to maintain ``a register
setting forth the names of hair, fleece, and fur-bearing animals.'' \9\
The Act further requires these names to ``be the true English names for
the animals in question, or in the absence of a true English name for
an animal, the name by which such animal can be properly identified in
the United States.'' \10\ The Name Guide provides English names for
fur-producing animals, listed by genus-species. For example, the Name
Guide requires covered entities to label vulpes fulva as fox.\11\
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\9\ 15 U.S.C. 69e(a).
\10\ Id.
\11\ 16 CFR 301.0.
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The Commission first published the Name Guide in 1952. The Name
Guide can only be amended under the Fur Act ``after holding public
hearings.'' \12\ The Commission has done so twice, most recently in
1967.
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\12\ 15 U.S.C. 69e(b).
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C. ANPR and Comments on the Name Guide
On December 18, 2010, the President signed TFLA. The law directed
the Commission to begin a review of the Name Guide and provide the
opportunity to comment on the Name Guide within 90 days. Accordingly,
the Commission initiated a review of the Name Guide by publishing the
ANPR on March 14, 2011. The ANPR sought comment on the Name Guide
generally and on whether the Commission should alter the Name Guide's
fur names in particular. As part of the Commission's comprehensive
regulatory review program, the ANPR also sought comment on the Fur
Rules.\13\
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\13\ For further discussion of the program, see www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/07/regreview.shtm.
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The Commission received 15 comments in response to the ANPR,\14\
seven of which discussed the Name Guide.\15\ One of the seven urged the
Commission to add ``sheepskin'' as an allowed name.\16\ The other six
focused on the Name Guide's name for nyctereutes procyonoidos.\17\
Currently, the Name Guide requires that fur industry members label this
species ``Asiatic Raccoon.'' The Humane Society of the United States
(``HSUS'') objected and asked the Commission to replace it with
``Raccoon Dog.'' HSUS first asserted that the ``true English name'' of
an animal should be the name ``most widely accepted by the scientific
community.'' \18\ To gauge scientific consensus, HSUS suggested that
the Commission use the names specified by the Integrated Taxonomic
Information System (``ITIS''), ``a partnership of federal governmental
agencies formed to
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satisfy the need for scientifically credible taxonomic information.''
\19\ HSUS noted that ITIS lists the common name of nyctereutes
procyonoidos as ``Raccoon Dog,'' and presented evidence that the
scientific community refers to the species by that name.\20\ Finally,
HSUS asserted that the name ``Asiatic Raccoon'' may confuse consumers
because the animal is also found in Europe.\21\
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\14\ The comments are available at https://www.ftc.gov/os/comments/furlabeling.
\15\ The Commission will respond to comments regarding Fur Rules
other than the Name Guide at a later date.
\16\ See Deckers Outdoor Corporation Comment at 8-9.
\17\ Two of these comments also discussed issues unrelated to
nyctereutes procyonoidos. First, the Fur Information Council of
America noted what it described as ``factual and typographical
errors'' in the Name Guide and requested that the Commission remove
names of certain prohibited species, such as dog and cat. See Fur
Information Council of America Comment at 7-8. Second, the Humane
Society of the United States objected to the Name Guide's use of one
common name for multiple animals and suggested updating several
names that ``are no longer the accepted common name, appear to have
never been the accepted common name, or even appear to be trade
names, and would not properly inform the consumer.'' Humane Society
of the United States Comment at 9.
\18\ HSUS comment at 7 (emphasis in original).
\19\ Id.
\20\ Id. at 8-9.
\21\ Id. at 9.
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In contrast, the Fur Information Council of America (``Fur
Council'') and the National Retail Federation (``NRF'') supported
retaining ``Asiatic Raccoon.'' The Fur Council asserted that the name
``Raccoon Dog'' would mislead consumers because nyctereutes
procyonoidos is no more closely related to domestic dogs than foxes,
wolves, or coyotes.\22\ In addition, the Fur Council stated that
``[w]ere the Commission to require the use of the term `raccoon dog,'
there would no longer be a market for Asiatic/Finnraccoon fur, and
garments with this type of fur would be eliminated.'' \23\ NRF
concurred with the Fur Council's view that nyctereutes procyonoidos is
``not a true-dog or dog-like canine,'' and suggested retaining
``Asiatic Raccoon'' or changing it to ``Tanuki'' or ``Magnut.'' \24\
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\22\ Fur Council Comment at 5.
\23\ Id. at 6.
\24\ NRF Comment at 4.
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Finally, the Fur Council and Finnish Fur Sales, supported by the
Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Agriculture and
Forestry, suggested allowing the name ``Finnraccoon'' for nyctereutes
procyonoidos raised in Finland. These commenters noted that calling
such furs ``Asiatic Raccoon'' could mislead consumers because
``finraccoons'' are not from Asia and are raised under different
conditions than those that generally exist in Asia.\25\
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\25\ See, e.g., Fur Council Comment at 3-4; Finnish Fur Sales
comment at 1-2.
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II. Issues for Discussion at the Hearing
The Commission invites attendees to share views on any aspect of
the Name Guide at the hearing. The Commission specifically requests
views on: (1) The appropriateness of using the ITIS system to determine
an animal's true English name; (2) whether using the name ``Asiatic
Raccoon'' to describe nyctereutes procyonoidos fur products accurately
informs consumers about the source, quality, and characteristics of
those products; (3) what, if any, alternative name, including
``Tanuki'' or ``Magnut,'' should the Name Guide require for nyctereutes
procyonoidos; (4) whether the Name Guide should allow ``Finnraccoon''
for nyctereutes procyonoidos raised in Finland; and (5) whether the
Commission should modify, add, or delete other names.
By direction of the Commission.
Donald S. Clark,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-30050 Filed 11-21-11; 8:45 am]
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