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1 73 FR 44939 (Aug. 1, 2008). 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2008–0908; Directorate 

Identifier 2007–NM–190–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model 

A310 Series Airplanes 

Correction 

In proposed rule document E8–19715 

beginning on page 50250 in the issue of 

Tuesday, August 26, 2008, make the 

following correction: 

§39.13 [Corrected] 

On page 50253, in §39.13, Table 1 

should read as set forth below: 

TABLE 1—REVISED REPETITIVE INTERVALS FOR CERTAIN DETAILED INSPECTIONS

For model— Repeat the inspection at the later of the following times— And thereafter at intervals not 

to exceed— 

(1) A310–200 series 

airplanes 

Within 950 flight cycles or 1,900 flight 

hours since the last inspection required 

by paragraph (f)(1)(i) or (i) of this AD, 

whichever occurs first.

Within 50 flight cycles or 250 flight hours 

after the effective date of this AD, 

whichever occurs first.

950 flight cycles or 1,900 flight 

hours, whichever occurs first. 

(2) A310–300 series 

airplanes (short 

range) 

Within 900 flight cycles or 2,550 flight 

hours since the last inspection required 

by paragraph (f)(1)(ii) or (i) of this AD, 

whichever occurs first.

Within 50 flight cycles or 250 flight hours 

after the effective date of this AD, 

whichever occurs first.

900 flight cycles or 2,550 flight 

hours, whichever occurs first. 

(3) A310–300 series 

airplanes (long 

range) 

Within 800 flight cycles or 4,000 flight 

hours since the last inspection required 

by paragraph (f)(1)(ii) or (i) of this AD, 

whichever occurs first.

Within 50 flight cycles or 250 flight hours 

after the effective date of this AD, 

whichever occurs first.

800 flight cycles or 4,000 flight 

hours, whichever occurs first. 

[FR Doc. Z8–19715 Filed 9–5–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 1505–01–D 

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

17 CFR Parts 40, 41 and 145 

RIN 3038–AC44 

Confidential Information and 

Commission Records and Information 

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission. 

ACTION: Extension of comment period. 

SUMMARY: On August 1, 2008, the 

Commission published in the Federal 

Register a notice of proposed 

rulemaking to amend the procedures 

under which designated contract 

markets, derivatives clearing 

organizations and derivatives 

transaction execution facilities 

(collectively, ‘‘registered entities’’) may 

request confidential treatment for 

products and rules submitted via 

certification procedures or for 

Commission review and approval 

pursuant to parts 40 and 41 of the 

Commission’s regulations.1 Comments 

on the proposal originally were due on 

September 2, 2008. The Commission is 

extending the comment period in order 

to give interested persons additional 

time to comment on the proposed 

amendments. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

September 17, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

• Mail/Hand Deliver: David Stawick, 

Secretary of the Commission, 

Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 

1155 21st Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20581. 

• E-mail: secretary@cftc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Susan Nathan, Senior Special Counsel, 

(202) 418–5133; Division of Market 

Oversight, Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 

1155 21st Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20581. E-mail: snathan@cftc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 

1, 2008, the Commission published and 

sought public comment on proposed 

amendments to part 40 of the 

Commission’s regulations to establish 

the exclusive procedure to be followed 

by registered entities when requesting 

confidential treatment for information 

required to be filed under parts 40 and 

41, and to clarify the circumstances 

under which requests for confidential 

treatment will not be considered. Most 

confidential treatment requests are 

made pursuant to Commission 

regulation 145, 17 CFR 145, which 

implements the Freedom of Information 

Act, 5 U.S.C. 552 (FOIA). The FOIA 

provides generally that the public has a 

right of access to agency records except 

to the extent that the records, or 

portions of them, are protected from 

disclosure by one or more of nine 

exemptions. 

A registered entity requesting 

confidential treatment typically invokes 

FOIA exemption (b)(4) on the ground 

that release of its information will cause 

it commercial or competitive harm. 

Although registered entities are required 

to make public much of the information 

required by parts 40 and 41 of the 

Commission’s regulations, registered 

entities frequently request confidential 

treatment for filings submitted under 

these parts. The confidential treatment 

procedures established by Commission 

regulation 145.9 provide that requests 

for confidentiality are not considered on 

the merits unless and until a FOIA 

request is received for the specific 


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material. Accordingly, the Commission 

frequently is unable to act on requests 

for confidential treatment of information 

it believes should be made publicly 

available. The proposed amendments 

are intended to permit staff to promptly 

resolve confidentiality issues in 

connection with material submitted 

pursuant to parts 40 and 41 by creating, 

as permitted by part 145, a separate 

procedure from that specified in 

regulation 145.9. The proposed 

procedure would not be triggered by a 

FOIA request but instead would require 

that registered entities desiring 

confidential treatment for information 

submitted under parts 40 and 41 

simultaneously file a detailed written 

justification in support of such a 

request. Commission staff would make 

an initial determination to grant or deny 

confidential treatment. The proposed 

amendments to part 40 provide a 

process under which a registered entity 

may appeal the staff’s decision and 

further provide that in the event of a 

subsequent FOIA request, both the 

requester and the submitter would have 

the appeal rights specified in 

Commission regulation 145.9. 

The comment period closes on 

September 2, 2008. By letter dated 

August 29, 2008, The Chicago 

Mercantile Exchange requested 

additional time to address the issues 

raised in the proposed rulemaking. In 

order to encourage the submission of 

meaningful comments and to assure that 

all views are considered in its final 

determination, the Commission has 

determined to grant the request and to 

give full consideration to any comment 

received during the extension period. 

Accordingly, the comment period for 

the Commission’s proposed 

amendments to parts 40, 41 and 145 is 

hereby extended to September 17, 2008. 

Issued in Washington, DC on September 2, 

2008, by the Commission. 

Sauntia S. Warfield, 

Staff Assistant. 

[FR Doc. E8–20684 Filed 9–5–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6351–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Bureau of Customs and Border 

Protection 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

19 CFR Parts 4, 7, 10, 102, 134, and 177 

[USCBP–2007–0100] 

RIN 1505–AB49 

Uniform Rules of Origin for Imported 

Merchandise 

AGENCIES: Customs and Border 

Protection, Department of Homeland 

Security; Department of the Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; 

extension of comment period. 

SUMMARY: This document provides an 

additional 30 days for interested parties 

to submit comments on the proposed 

rule to amend the Customs and Border 

Protection (‘‘CBP’’) regulations to 

establish uniform rules governing CBP 

determinations of the country of origin 

of imported merchandise. The proposed 

rule was published in the Federal 

Register on July 25, 2008 (73 FR 43385), 

and the comment period was scheduled 

to expire on September 23, 2008. 

DATES: Comments on the proposed rule 

must be received on or before October 

23, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number, by one of 

the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments 

via docket number USCBP–2007–0100. 

• Mail: Trade and Commercial 

Regulations Branch, Regulations and 

Rulings, Office of International Trade, 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 

1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., (Mint 

Annex), Washington, DC 20229. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

docket number for this rulemaking. All 

comments received will be posted 

without change to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. For 

detailed instructions on submitting 

comments and additional information 

on the rulemaking process, see the 

‘‘Public Participation’’ heading of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this document. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Submitted 

comments may be inspected during 

regular business days between the hours 

of 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at the Trade and 

Commercial Regulations Branch, 

Regulations and Rulings, Office of 

International Trade, U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection, 799 9th Street, NW., 

5th Floor, Washington, DC. 

Arrangements to inspect submitted 

comments should be made in advance 

by calling Mr. Joseph Clark at (202) 572–

8768. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Monika Brenner, Valuation and Special 

Programs, Office of International Trade, 

202–572–8835; Heather K. Pinnock, 

Tariff Classification and Marking, Office 

of International Trade, 202–572–8828. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Participation 

Interested persons are invited to 

participate in this rulemaking by 

submitting written data, views, or 

arguments on all aspects of the 

proposed rule. CBP also invites 

comments that relate to the economic, 

environmental, or federalism effects that 

might result from this proposed rule. 

Comments that will provide the most 

assistance to CBP will reference a 

specific portion of the proposed rule, 

explain the reason for any 

recommended change, and include data, 

information, or authority that support 

such recommended change. See 

ADDRESSES above for information on 

how to submit comments. 

Background 

CBP published a notice of proposed 

rulemaking in the Federal Register (73 

FR 43385) on July 25, 2008, proposing 

to amend the CBP regulations to 

establish uniform rules of origin for 

imported merchandise. The proposed 

rule would extend application of the 

country of origin rules codified in 19 

CFR part 102. Those rules have proven 

to be more objective and transparent 

and provide greater predictability in 

determining the country of origin of 

imported merchandise than the system 

of case-by-case adjudication they would 

replace. The proposed change also will 

aid an importer’s exercise of reasonable 

care. In addition, the document 

proposes to amend the country of origin 

rules applicable to pipe fitting and 

flanges, printed greeting cards, glass 

optical fiber, and rice preparations. 

Finally, the proposed rule would amend 

the textile regulations set forth in 

§ 102.21 to make corrections so that the 

regulations reflect the language of 

section 334(b)(5) of the Uruguay Round 

Agreements Act. 

The notice of proposed rulemaking 

invited the public to comment on the 

proposal. Comments on the proposed 


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