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safety, Incorporation by reference,
Safety.
The Amendment
Accordingly, under the authority
delegated to me by the Administrator,
the FAA amends 14 CFR part 39 as
follows:
PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS
DIRECTIVES
1. The authority citation for part 39
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.
§ 39.13
[Amended]
2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by adding
the following new airworthiness
directive:
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2024–13–04 Dassault Aviation:
Amendment 39–22778; Docket No.
FAA–2024–0998; Project Identifier
MCAI–2023–01212–T.
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(a) Effective Date
This airworthiness directive (AD) is
effective August 16, 2024.
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None.
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Model FALCON 7X airplanes, certificated in
any category, as identified in European
Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD
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2023–0208, dated November 22, 2023 (EASA
AD 2023–0208).
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Air Transport Association (ATA) of
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This AD was prompted by a determination
that non-conforming washers may have been
installed in production on engine 1 and 3
forward yokes. The FAA is issuing this AD
to address a condition that could lead to
cracks in the bolts and the engine forward
yokes. The unsafe condition, if not
addressed, could result in loss of a lateral
engine.
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compliance times specified in, and in
accordance with, EASA AD 2023–0208.
(h) Exceptions to EASA AD 2023–0208
(1) Where paragraph (2) of EASA AD 2023–
0208 specifies to ‘‘accomplish the corrective
actions,’’ replace that text with ‘‘accomplish
a special detailed fatigue inspection to detect
cracking of the engine forward yoke, and
replace before further flight if any cracking is
found.’’
(2) This AD does not adopt the ‘‘Remarks’’
section of EASA AD 2023–0208.
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Validation Branch, FAA, has the authority to
approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested
using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19.
In accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, send your
request to your principal inspector or
responsible Flight Standards Office, as
appropriate. If sending information directly
to the manager of the International Validation
Branch, mail it to the address identified in
paragraph (j) of this AD. Information may be
emailed to: 9-AVS-AIR-730-AMOC@faa.gov.
Before using any approved AMOC, notify
your appropriate principal inspector, or
lacking a principal inspector, the manager of
the responsible Flight Standards Office.
(2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any
requirement in this AD to obtain instructions
from a manufacturer, the instructions must
be accomplished using a method approved
by the Manager, International Validation
Branch, FAA; or EASA; or Dassault
Aviation’s EASA Design Organization
Approval (DOA). If approved by the DOA,
the approval must include the DOAauthorized signature.
(j) Additional Information
For more information about this AD,
contact Tom Rodriguez, Aviation Safety
Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite
410, Westbury, NY 11590; telephone: 206–
231–3226; email: tom.rodriguez@faa.gov.
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(i) European Union Aviation Safety Agency
(EASA) AD 2023–0208, dated November 22,
2023.
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James D. Foltz,
Deputy Director, Compliance & Airworthiness
Division, Aircraft Certification Service.
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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
16 CFR Part 436
Disclosure Requirements and
Prohibitions Concerning Franchising
Federal Trade Commission.
Final rule.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Federal Trade
Commission (‘‘FTC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’)
announces revised monetary thresholds
for three exemptions from the Franchise
Rule. The FTC is required to adjust the
size of the monetary thresholds every
fourth year based upon changes in the
Consumer Price Index for All Urban
Consumers (‘‘CPI–U’’) published by the
Department of Labor.
DATES: This final rule is effective July
12, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christine M. Todaro, Attorney, Division
of Marketing Practices, Bureau of
Consumer Protection, Federal Trade
Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20580, phone:
202–326–3711, email: ctodaro@ftc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FTC’s
Trade Regulation Rule entitled
‘‘Disclosure Requirements and
SUMMARY:
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Prohibitions Concerning Franchising’’
(‘‘Franchise Rule’’ or ‘‘Rule’’) 1 provides
three exemptions based on a monetary
threshold: The ‘‘minimum payment
exemption,’’ 2 the ‘‘large franchise
investment exemption’’ 3 and the ‘‘large
franchisee exemption.’’ 4 The Rule
requires the Commission to ‘‘adjust the
size of the monetary thresholds every
fourth year based upon the . . .
Consumer Price Index for all urban
consumers [CPI–U] published by the
Department of Labor.’’ 5 This
requirement, added by the 2007
amendments to the Rule, took effect on
July 1, 2007, so that franchisors would
have a one-year phase-in period within
which to comply with the amended
Rule’s revised disclosure requirements
before the July 1, 2008, final compliance
deadline.6
As required by the Rule, the
Commission previously revised the
three monetary thresholds to reflect
inflation in the CPI–U in 2012, 2016,
and 2020.7 The Commission bases the
exemption monetary thresholds that
will take effect on July 12, 2024, on the
increase in the CPI–U between 2007 and
2023. During this period, the annual
average value of the Consumer Price
Index for all urban consumers and all
items increased by 46.96%—from an
index value of 207.342 to a value of
304.702.8 Applying the percentage
increase to the three monetary
thresholds increases the thresholds as
follows:
Exemption
2007 Base
Minimum Payment ...............................................................................................................................................
Large Franchise Investment ................................................................................................................................
Large Franchisee .................................................................................................................................................
Because the calculation of these
thresholdsis purely ministerial in nature
and implements the Rule’s mandatory
adjustment mechanism, these
adjustments are exempt from the
rulemaking procedures specified in
section 18 of the FTC Act.10 In addition,
the Commission has determined that
notice and comment are unnecessary
under the Administrative Procedure Act
(‘‘APA’’) for the same reason. The
Commission, therefore, has omitted
notice and comment for ‘‘good cause’’ as
provided by section 553(b)(B) of the
APA.11 For this reason, the
requirements of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act also do not apply.12
Accordingly, the adjusted thresholds
will take effect on July 12, 2024.
Pursuant to the Congressional Review
Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs
designated this rule as not a ‘‘major
rule,’’ as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
List of Subjects for 16 CFR Part 436
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
1. The authority citation for part 436
continues to read as follows:
23 CFR Part 661
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Authority: 15 U.S.C. 41–58.
§ 436.8
[Amended]
2. Amend § 436.8 as follows:
a. In paragraph (a)(1), remove ‘‘$615’’
and, in its place, add ‘‘$735’’;
■ b. In paragraph (a)(5)(i), remove both
references to ‘‘$1,233,000’’ and, in their
place, add ‘‘$1,469,600’’; and
■ c. In paragraph (a)(5)(ii), remove
‘‘$6,165,000’’ and, in its place, add
‘‘$7,348,000.’’
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By direction of the Commission.
April J. Tabor,
Secretary.
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CFR part 436.
CFR 436.8(a)(1).
3 16 CFR 436.8(a)(5)(i).
4 16 CFR 436.8(a)(5)(ii).
5 16 CFR 436.8(b).
6 72 FR 15444 (Mar. 30, 2007).
7 77 FR 36149 (June 18, 2012); 81 FR 31500 (May
19, 2016); 85 FR 38790 (June 29, 2020).
8 Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price
Index: Historical Consumer Price Index for All
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Urban Consumers (CPI–U), available at https://
www.bls.gov/cpi/tables/supplemental-files/
historical-cpi-u-202402.pdf.
9 As in prior adjustments, the Commission has
exercised its inherent discretionary authority to
round the total for the minimum payment
exemption to facilitate compliance and for clarity.
10 See 15 U.S.C. 57a(d)(2)(B); 16 CFR 1.15(b)
(providing that non-substantive amendments to
trade regulation rules are exempt from the
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For the reasons set forth in the
preamble, the Federal Trade
Commission amends 16 CFR part 436 as
follows:
2 16
9 $735
1,469,600
7,348,000
PART 436—DISCLOSURE
REQUIREMENTS AND PROHIBITIONS
CONCERNING FRANCHISING
Advertising, Business and industry,
Franchising, Trade practices.
1 16
$500
1,000,000
5,000,000
Adjusted 2024
threshold
Tribal Transportation Facility Bridge
Program
Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), U.S.
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
This final rule amends the
existing Tribal Transportation Program
Bridge Program, formerly known as the
Indian Reservation Road (IRR) Bridge
Program, by renaming it the Tribal
Transportation Facility Bridge Program
(TTFBP) to comply with the changes
made in the Moving Ahead for Progress
in the 21st Century Act (MAP–21),
carried on through the Fixing America’s
Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, and
the recent changes made by the
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL),
enacted as the Infrastructure Investment
and Jobs Act (IIJA). It also removes
references to terms such as structurally
deficient, functionally obsolete, and
sufficiency rating. These updates
aligned the TTFBP terminology for
bridge conditions with the terminology
used for State departments of
SUMMARY:
rulemaking procedures of section 18 of the FTC
Act).
11 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) (providing that ‘‘good cause’’
exists to forego notice and comment when public
comment is unnecessary).
12 5 U.S.C. 603 and 604 (no regulatory flexibility
analyses required where the APA does not require
public comment).
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[Rules and Regulations]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-15338]
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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
16 CFR Part 436
Disclosure Requirements and Prohibitions Concerning Franchising
AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Trade Commission (``FTC'' or ``Commission'')
announces revised monetary thresholds for three exemptions from the
Franchise Rule. The FTC is required to adjust the size of the monetary
thresholds every fourth year based upon changes in the Consumer Price
Index for All Urban Consumers (``CPI-U'') published by the Department
of Labor.
DATES: This final rule is effective July 12, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christine M. Todaro, Attorney,
Division of Marketing Practices, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal
Trade Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20580,
phone: 202-326-3711, email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FTC's Trade Regulation Rule entitled
``Disclosure Requirements and
[[Page 57078]]
Prohibitions Concerning Franchising'' (``Franchise Rule'' or ``Rule'')
\1\ provides three exemptions based on a monetary threshold: The
``minimum payment exemption,'' \2\ the ``large franchise investment
exemption'' \3\ and the ``large franchisee exemption.'' \4\ The Rule
requires the Commission to ``adjust the size of the monetary thresholds
every fourth year based upon the . . . Consumer Price Index for all
urban consumers [CPI-U] published by the Department of Labor.'' \5\
This requirement, added by the 2007 amendments to the Rule, took effect
on July 1, 2007, so that franchisors would have a one-year phase-in
period within which to comply with the amended Rule's revised
disclosure requirements before the July 1, 2008, final compliance
deadline.\6\
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\1\ 16 CFR part 436.
\2\ 16 CFR 436.8(a)(1).
\3\ 16 CFR 436.8(a)(5)(i).
\4\ 16 CFR 436.8(a)(5)(ii).
\5\ 16 CFR 436.8(b).
\6\ 72 FR 15444 (Mar. 30, 2007).
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As required by the Rule, the Commission previously revised the
three monetary thresholds to reflect inflation in the CPI-U in 2012,
2016, and 2020.\7\ The Commission bases the exemption monetary
thresholds that will take effect on July 12, 2024, on the increase in
the CPI-U between 2007 and 2023. During this period, the annual average
value of the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers and all items
increased by 46.96%--from an index value of 207.342 to a value of
304.702.\8\ Applying the percentage increase to the three monetary
thresholds increases the thresholds as follows:
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\7\ 77 FR 36149 (June 18, 2012); 81 FR 31500 (May 19, 2016); 85
FR 38790 (June 29, 2020).
\8\ Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index: Historical
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), available at
https://www.bls.gov/cpi/tables/supplemental-files/historical-cpi-u-202402.pdf.
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Adjusted 2024
Exemption 2007 Base threshold
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Minimum Payment............................................................... $500 \9\ $735
Large Franchise Investment.................................................... 1,000,000 1,469,600
Large Franchisee.............................................................. 5,000,000 7,348,000
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Because the calculation of these thresholds is purely ministerial
in nature and implements the Rule's mandatory adjustment mechanism,
these adjustments are exempt from the rulemaking procedures specified
in section 18 of the FTC Act.\10\ In addition, the Commission has
determined that notice and comment are unnecessary under the
Administrative Procedure Act (``APA'') for the same reason. The
Commission, therefore, has omitted notice and comment for ``good
cause'' as provided by section 553(b)(B) of the APA.\11\ For this
reason, the requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act also do not
apply.\12\ Accordingly, the adjusted thresholds will take effect on
July 12, 2024. Pursuant to the Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801
et seq.), the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs designated
this rule as not a ``major rule,'' as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
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\9\ As in prior adjustments, the Commission has exercised its
inherent discretionary authority to round the total for the minimum
payment exemption to facilitate compliance and for clarity.
\10\ See 15 U.S.C. 57a(d)(2)(B); 16 CFR 1.15(b) (providing that
non-substantive amendments to trade regulation rules are exempt from
the rulemaking procedures of section 18 of the FTC Act).
\11\ 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) (providing that ``good cause'' exists to
forego notice and comment when public comment is unnecessary).
\12\ 5 U.S.C. 603 and 604 (no regulatory flexibility analyses
required where the APA does not require public comment).
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List of Subjects for 16 CFR Part 436
Advertising, Business and industry, Franchising, Trade practices.
For the reasons set forth in the preamble, the Federal Trade
Commission amends 16 CFR part 436 as follows:
PART 436--DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS AND PROHIBITIONS CONCERNING
FRANCHISING
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1. The authority citation for part 436 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 41-58.
Sec. 436.8 [Amended]
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2. Amend Sec. 436.8 as follows:
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a. In paragraph (a)(1), remove ``$615'' and, in its place, add
``$735'';
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b. In paragraph (a)(5)(i), remove both references to ``$1,233,000''
and, in their place, add ``$1,469,600''; and
0
c. In paragraph (a)(5)(ii), remove ``$6,165,000'' and, in its place,
add ``$7,348,000.''
By direction of the Commission.
April J. Tabor,
Secretary.
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