[Federal Register: September 25, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 187)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 55458-55459]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
16 CFR Part 455
[Project No. P087604]
Used Motor Vehicle Trade Regulation Rule
AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission.
ACTION: Reopening of period within which to submit comments in response
to request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: On July 21, 2008, the Federal Trade Commission (``FTC'' or
``Commission'') published a Federal Register document soliciting public
comments in connection with its review of the Used Motor Vehicle Trade
Regulation Rule (``Used Car Rule'' or ``Rule''). The document stated
that comments must be received by September 19, 2008. In response to a
request to extend the comment period received on September 12, 2008,
the Commission has determined to reopen and extend the comment period
until November 19, 2008.
DATES: Comments addressing the Used Car Rule must be received on or
before November 19, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments
electronically or in paper form. Comments should refer to ``Used Car
Regulatory Review, Matter No. P087604'' to facilitate the organization
of comments. Comments containing material for which confidential
treatment is requested must be filed in paper form, must be clearly
labeled ``Confidential,'' and must comply with Commission Rule
4.9(c).\1\ Comments 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 and other
individually identifiable health information. In addition, comments
should not include any ``[t]rade secrets and commercial or financial
information obtained from a person and privileged or confidential. . .
.,'' as provided in Section 6(f) of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. 46(f), and
Commission Rule 4.10(a)(2), 16 CFR 4.10(a)(2) (2008).
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\1\ Commission Rule 4.2(d), 16 CFR 4.2(d). 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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Because paper mail in the Washington area, and specifically 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 weblink:
(https://secure.commentworks.com/ftc-UsedCarRuleReview) (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 weblink: (https://secure.commentworks.com/ftc-
UsedCarRuleReview). If this document appears at http://
www.regulations.gov, you may also file an electronic comment through
that website. The Commission will consider all comments that
regulations.gov forwards to it. You may also visit the FTC website at
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/07/ucr.shtm to read the Federal Register
document announcing the request for public comments and the news
release describing it.
A comment filed in paper form should include the ``Used Car Rule
Regulatory Review, P087604'' 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
H), 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20580.
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
website, to the extent practicable, at (http://www.ftc.gov/os/
publiccomments.shtm). 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 (http://
www.ftc.gov/ftc/privacy.shtm).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John C. Hallerud, Attorney, Midwest
Region, Federal Trade Commission, 55 West Monroe Street, Suite 1825,
Chicago, Illinois 60603, (312) 960-5615.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission's July 21, 2008 Federal
Register document seeks comments on the Rule's costs, benefits, and
effectiveness. The document seeks comments on whether the Rule should
permit used car dealers to use a single bilingual Buyers Guide and, if
so, on how to design a bilingual Buyers Guide. The document also asks
for comments on the Buyers Guide's pre-printed list of systems and
major defects. In addition, the document solicits comments on whether
the Rule should be revised to permit dealers to use alternative Buyers
Guides when disclosing manufacturer's warranties and other third-party
warranties.
On September 12, 2008, the Commission received a joint letter from
Consumer Action, Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety, the
Consumer Federation of America, the National Association of Consumer
Advocates, and the National Consumer Law Center requesting that the
comment period be extended for sixty days. Among other reasons
supporting the request, these organizations cite their need to conduct
research to address the numerous questions raised in the Commission's
Federal Register document and changes that have occurred in the
automotive marketplace and information technologies since the
Commission last
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reviewed the Rule. The organizations argue that they will be able to
present more carefully considered comments if provided an additional
sixty days to comment.
Based on the arguments raised in the joint letter, the Commission
believes that an extension of the initial sixty-day comment period
until November 19, 2008 is reasonable. The additional time should
enable the organizations that sent the letter and other commenters to
submit detailed and thoughtful comments in response to the document.
Accordingly, the Commission has decided to extend the comment period
set forth in the July 21, 2008 Federal Register document until November
19, 2008.
By direction of the Commission.
Donald S. Clark
Secretary
[FR Doc. E8-22415 Filed 9-24-08: 8:45 am]
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