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will lead to a modest burden reduction, 

however, the Commission does not 

expect that the economic impact of the 

Rule will be significant. 

Accordingly, this document serves as 

notice to the Small Business 

Administration of the FTC’s 

certification of no effect. Although the 

Commission certifies under the RFA 

that the Rule will not have a significant 

impact on a substantial number of small 

entities, the Commission has 

determined, nonetheless, that it is 

appropriate to publish an FRFA. 

Therefore, the Commission has prepared 

the following analysis: 

A. Description of the Reasons That 

Action by the Agency Is Being Taken 

To provide clear disclosures to 

consumers and reduce labeling burden, 

the final rule directs manufacturers to 

use EPA fuel economy labels in lieu of 

the existing FTC label. Section 406(a) of 

EPAct 92 directs the Commission to 

establish uniform labeling requirements, 

to the greatest extent practicable, for 

alternative fuels and AFVs. 

B. Issues Raised by Comments in 

Response to the IRFA 

No comments raised concerns with 

the impacts of the amendments on small 

businesses. By consolidating FTC labels 

with EPA’s labels for new AFVs and 

eliminating the used vehicle label 

requirement, the amendments are likely 

to reduce impacts on small businesses. 

C. Estimate of Number of Small Entities 

to Which the Amendments Will Apply 

Under the Small Business Size 

Standards issued by the Small Business 

Administration, automobile 

manufacturers qualify as small 

businesses if they have fewer than 1,000 

employees. The Commission estimates 

that approximately six vehicle 

manufacturers or commercial importers 

subject to the Rule qualify as small 

businesses. 

D. Projected Reporting, Recordkeeping, 

and Other Compliance Requirements 

The final rule does not impose any 

additional reporting, recordkeeping, or 

compliance requirements. Rather, it 

eliminates FTC labeling requirements 

for certain vehicles. The classes of small 

entities affected by the Rule include fuel 

distributors, vehicle manufacturers, and 

fuel retailers. 

E. Description of Steps Taken To 

Minimize Significant Economic Impact, 

If Any, on Small Entities, Including 

Alternatives 

As discussed in the Paperwork 

Reduction Act analysis of this Notice, 

the final rule eliminates duplicative 

labeling burden for alternative fueled 

vehicles. 

Final Rule 

List of Subjects in 16 CFR Part 309 

Alternative fuel, Alternative fueled 

vehicle, Energy conservation, Labeling, 

reporting and recordkeeping, Trade 

practices. 

For the reasons set forth in the 

preamble, the Federal Trade 

Commission amends Title 16, Chapter 1, 

Subchapter C of the Code of Federal 

Regulations, part 309, as follows: 

PART 309—LABELING 

REQUIREMENTS FOR ALTERNATIVE 

FUELS AND ALTERNATIVE FUELED 

VEHICLES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 309 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 13232(a). 

■ 2. In § 309.1, revise paragraph 

(f)(2)(ii), add paragraph (f)(3), remove 

paragraphs (dd), (ee), and (ff), and 

redesignate (gg) as (dd). 

The revision and addition read as 

follows: 

§ 309.1 Definitions. 

* * * * * 

(f) * * * 

(2) * * * 

(ii) Designed primarily for 

transportation of persons and has a 

capacity of more than 12 persons; or 

(3) Any vehicle that is— 

(i) A new qualified fuel cell motor 

vehicle (as defined in 26 U.S.C. 

30B(b)(3)); 

(ii) A new advanced lean burn 

technology motor vehicle (as defined in 

26 U.S.C. 30B(c)(3)); 

(iii) A new qualified hybrid motor 

vehicle (as defined in 26 U.S.C. 

30B(d)(3)); or 

(iv) Any other type of vehicle that the 

Administrator of the Environmental 

Protection Agency demonstrates to the 

Secretary would achieve a significant 

reduction in petroleum consumption. 

* * * * * 

■ 3. Revise § 309.20 to read as follows: 

§ 309.20 Labeling requirements for new 

covered vehicles. 

(a) Before offering a new covered 

vehicle for acquisition to consumers, 

manufacturers shall affix or cause to be 

affixed, and new vehicle dealers shall 

maintain or cause to be maintained, fuel 

economy labels as required by 40 CFR 

part 600. For dual fueled vehicles, such 

labels must include driving range 

information for alternative fuel and 

gasoline operation and be otherwise 

consistent with provisions in 40 CFR 

part 600. 

(b) If an aftermarket conversion 

system is installed on a vehicle by a 

person other than the manufacturer 

prior to such vehicle’s being acquired by 

a consumer, the manufacturer shall 

provide that person with the vehicle’s 

fuel economy label prepared pursuant to 

40 CFR part 600 and ensure that new 

fuel economy vehicle labels are affixed 

to such vehicles as required by 

paragraph (a) of this section. 

§§ 309.21 and 309.22 [Removed] 

■ 4. Remove §§ 309.21 and 309.22. 

§ 309.23 [Redesignated as § 309.21] 

■ 5. Redesignate § 309.23 as § 309.21. 

Appendix A to part 309 [Amended] 

■ 6. In Appendix A to part 309, remove 

figures 4, 5, 5.1, and 6. 

By direction of the Commission. 

Donald S. Clark, 

Secretary. 

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COURT SERVICES AND OFFENDER 

SUPERVISION AGENCY FOR THE 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 

28 CFR Part 811 

RIN 3225–AA10 

Sex Offender Registration 

Amendments 

AGENCY: Court Services and Offender 

Supervision Agency for the District of 

Columbia. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Court Services and 

Offender Supervision Agency for the 

District of Columbia (‘‘CSOSA’’) is 

amending its regulations which set forth 

procedures and requirements relating to 

periodic verification of registration 

information for sex offenders. 

Furthermore, the rule permits CSOSA to 

verify addresses of sex offenders by 

conducting home visits on its own 

accord and with its law enforcement 

partners. The rule also clarifies the 

schedule for verifying home addresses, 

even for those sex offenders who are 

required to register but are not under 

CSOSA’s supervision. 

DATES: Effective April 23, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Office of the General 

Counsel, CSOSA, 633 Indiana Avenue 

NW., Room 1380, Washington, DC 

20004. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rorey Smith, Deputy General Counsel, 


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(202) 220–5797, or 

rorey.smith@csosa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

CSOSA is responsible under the 

District of Columbia Sex Offender 

Registration Act of 1999, D.C. Law 13– 

137, D.C. Official Code Sections 22– 

4001 et seq., for carrying out the sex 

offender registration functions in the 

District of Columbia, including 

verification of information maintained 

on sex offenders. In addition, the Sex 

Offender Registration and Notification 

Act (SORNA), Title I of the Adam Walsh 

Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, 

(Pub. L. 109–248), provides a 

comprehensive set of minimum 

standards for sex offender registration 

and notification in the United States. 

SORNA is designed to strengthen and 

increase the effectiveness of sex 

offender registration and notification for 

the protection of the public and to 

reduce the risk that sex offenders could 

evade registration requirements or the 

consequences of registration violations. 

On December 11, 2012, CSOSA 

published a proposed rule to amend 

part 811, Title 28 of the Code of the 

Federal Regulations, and it can be found 

at 77 FR 73558. The proposed rule was 

published to allow CSOSA to better 

meet the requirements of the District of 

Columbia Sex Offender Registration Act 

of 1999 and SORNA. CSOSA now 

adopts the proposed rule as a final rule 

without change. 

II. Statutory Authority 

The District of Columbia Sex Offender 

Registration Act of 1999 

The District of Columbia Sex Offender 

Registration Act of 1999, D.C. Law 13– 

137, D.C. Official Code Sections 22– 

4001 et seq., grants CSOSA the authority 

to adopt and implement procedures and 

requirements for verification of address 

information and other information 

required for registration. 

The Sex Offender Registration and 

Notification Act (SORNA) 

The Sex Offender Registration and 

Notification Act (SORNA), Title I of the 

Adam Walsh Child Protection and 

Safety Act of 2006, (Pub. L. 109–248), 

requires a sex offender to appear in 

person, allowing the jurisdiction to take 

a current photograph and verify the 

information in the sex offender registry 

on a scheduled frequency. Jurisdictions 

may require verification of registration 

information with greater frequency than 

that required by SORNA and may wish 

to include in their systems additional 

means of verification for registration 

information, such as mailing address 

verification forms to the registered 

residence address, requesting that the 

sex offender to sign and return a 

verification form, crosschecking 

information provided by the sex 

offender for inclusion in the registry 

against other records systems, and 

verifying home addresses through home 

visits. 

Jurisdictions are required to notify 

appropriate law enforcement agencies of 

failures by sex offenders to comply with 

registration requirements, and such 

registration violations must be reflected 

in the sex offender registry. SORNA 

requires that jurisdictions and the 

appropriate law enforcement agencies 

take any appropriate action to ensure 

compliance. Federal law enforcement 

resources, including those of the United 

States Marshals Service, are permitted 

to assist jurisdictions in locating and 

apprehending sex offenders who violate 

registration requirements. 

III. Matters of Regulatory Procedure 

Executive Order 12866 

CSOSA has determined that this rule 

is not a significant rule within the 

meaning of Executive Order 12866. 

Executive Order 13132 

This rule will not have substantial 

direct effects on the States, on the 

relationship between the national 

government and the States, or on the 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. Under Executive 

Order 13132, this rule does not have 

sufficient federalism implications 

requiring a Federalism Assessment. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

The rule will not have a significant 

economic impact upon a substantial 

number of small entities within the 

meaning of the Regulatory Flexibility 

Act, 5 U.S.C. 605(b). 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 

The rule will not cause State, local, or 

tribal governments, or the private sector, 

to spend $100,000,000 or more in any 

one year, and it will not significantly or 

uniquely affect small governments. No 

action under the Unfunded Mandates 

Reform Act of 1995 is necessary. 

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act of 1996 (Subtitle E— 

Congressional Review Act) 

This rule is not a ‘‘major rule’’ as 

defined by Section 804 of the Small 

Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act of 1996 Subtitle E— 

Congressional Review Act), now 

codified at 5 U.S.C. 804(2). The rule will 

not result in an annual effect on the 

economy of $100,000,000 or more; a 

major increase in costs or prices; or 

significant adverse effects on the ability 

of United States-based companies to 

compete with foreign-based companies. 

List of Subjects in 28 CFR Part 811 

Probation and parole. 

For the reasons set forth in the 

preamble, the Court Services and 

Offender Supervision Agency for the 

District of Columbia amends 28 CFR 

part 811 as follows: 

PART 811—[AMENDED] 

■ 1. The authority citation for 28 CFR 

part 811 is revised to read as follows: 

Authority: DC ST sec. 24–133 and the 

District of Columbia Sex Offender 

Registration Act of 1999, D.C. Law 13–137. 

■ 2. In § 811.9, revise paragraph (c) and 

add paragraph (e) to read as follows: 

§ 811.9 Periodic verification of registration 

information. 

* * * * * 

(c) Quarterly or annually, as 

appropriate, CSOSA will send a 

certified letter with return receipt 

requested to the home of the sex 

offender. 

* * * * * 

(e) CSOSA, either on its own accord 

or with its law enforcement partners, 

will conduct home verifications of 

registered sex offenders pursuant to the 

following schedule: 

(1) Semi-annually, at least every six 

months, for all registered Class A sex 

offenders without supervision 

obligation. 

(2) Annually, for all registered Class B 

sex offenders without a supervision 

obligation. 

(3) As directed by CSOSA and 

consistent with Agency policy for all 

Class A and B sex offenders with 

supervision obligation. 

May 28, 2013. 

Dated: April 16, 2013. 

Nancy M. Ware, 

Director, CSOSA. 

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