[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 82 (Thursday, April 30, 2009)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 19912-19913]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-9808]



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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 comment period.

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SUMMARY: On July 21, 2008, the Federal Trade Commission (``FTC'' or 
``Commission'') published a Federal Register notice soliciting public 
comments in connection with its review of the Used Motor Vehicle Trade 
Regulation Rule (``Used Car Rule'' or ``Rule'').\1\ The notice stated 
that comments must be received by September 19, 2008. The Commission 
subsequently extended the time within which to submit comments until 
November 19, 2008.\2\ On March 17, 2009, the Commission received 
supplemental comments from the National Automobile Dealers Association 
and the National Independent Dealers Association responding to comments 
made by other interested parties during the comment period. In response 
to those comments and to provide all interested parties with the same 
opportunity to comment, the Commission has decided to reopen the 
comment period for forty-five days.
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    \1\ 73 Fed. Reg. 42,285 (July 21, 2008).
    \2\ 73 Fed. Reg. 55,458 (Sept. 25, 2008).

DATES: Comments addressing the Used Car Rule must be received on or 
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before June 15, 2009.

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. 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 Website, at (http://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 FTC 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), 16 CFR 4.9(c).\3\
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    \3\ 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 FTC Rule 4.9(c), 16 CFR 
4.9(c).
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    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 weblink: (http://secure.commentworks.com/ftc-UsedCarRuleReopen) (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 (http://secure.commentworks.com/ftc-UsedCarRuleReopen). 
If this Notice appears at (http://www.regulations.gov/search/index.jsp), 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 notice 
announcing the request for public comments and the news release 
describing it.
    A comment filed in paper form should include the ``Used Car 
Regulatory Review, Matter No. 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, 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.
    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 Commission 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 notice sought comments on the Rule's costs, benefits, and 
effectiveness. The notice also requested 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. In addition, it 
asked for comments on the Buyers Guide's pre-printed list of major 
defects that may occur in used motor vehicles. Finally, the notice 
solicited comments on whether the Rule should be revised to permit 
dealers to use alternative Buyers Guides intended to facilitate the 
disclosure of manufacturer's warranties and other third-party 
warranties.
    The comment period closed on November 19, 2008. Twenty comments 
were received during the comment period.
    On March 17, 2009, the Commission received supplemental comments 
from the National Automobile Dealers Association and the National 
Independent Automobile Dealers Association responding to comments made 
by other interested parties during the comment period. To provide all 
interested parties with the same opportunity to comment further, the 
Commission has decided to reopen the comment period. The Commission 
believes that the benefit of enhancing the record by reopening the 
comment period outweighs any delay. Accordingly, the Commission has 
decided to reopen the comment period for forty-five days.

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    By direction of the Commission.

Donald S. Clark,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-9808 Filed 4-29-09: 8:45 am]
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