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58016 Federal Register/Vol. 85, No. 181/Thursday, September 17, 2020/Proposed Rules
responsibilities among the various (g) Requirements +49 221 8999 000; email ADs@
levels of government. Except as specified in paragraph (h) of this easa.europa.eu; internet
For the reasons discussed above, I AD: Comply with all required actions and www.easa.europa.eu. You may find this
certify this proposed regulation: compliance times specified in, and in EASA AD on the EASA website at https://
(1) Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory accordance with, EASA AD 2020–0122. ad.easa.europa.eu. You may view this
action’’ under Executive Order 12866, material at the FAA, Airworthiness Products
(2) Will not affect intrastate aviation (h) Exceptions to EASA AD 2020–0122 Section, Operational Safety Branch, 2200
in Alaska, and (1) Where EASA AD 2020–0122 refers to its South 216th St., Des Moines, WA. For
(3) Will not have a significant effective date, this AD requires using the information on the availability of this
economic impact, positive or negative, effective date of this AD. material at the FAA, call 206–231–3195. This
(2) The ‘‘Remarks’’ section of EASA AD material may be found in the AD docket on
on a substantial number of small entities 2020–0122 does not apply to this AD. the internet at https://www.regulations.gov
under the criteria of the Regulatory (i) No Reporting Requirement by searching for and locating Docket No.
Flexibility Act. FAA–2020–0845.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 Although the service information (2) For more information about this AD,
referenced in EASA AD 2020–0122 specifies contact Sanjay Ralhan, Aerospace Engineer,
Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation to submit certain information to the Large Aircraft Section, International
safety, Incorporation by reference, manufacturer, this AD does not include that Validation Branch, FAA, 2200 South 216th
Safety. requirement. St., Des Moines, WA 98198; telephone and
(j) Other FAA AD Provisions fax 206–231–3223; email Sanjay.Ralhan@
The Proposed Amendment faa.gov.
Accordingly, under the authority The following provisions also apply to this Issued on September 11, 2020.
delegated to me by the Administrator, AD: Lance T. Gant,
(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance
the FAA proposes to amend 14 CFR part (AMOCs): The Manager, Large Aircraft Director, Compliance & Airworthiness
39 as follows: Section, International Validation Branch, Division, Aircraft Certification Service.
FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs [FR Doc. 2020–20481 Filed 9–16–20; 8:45 am]
PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS for this AD, if requested using the procedures BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
DIRECTIVES found in 14 CFR 39.19. In accordance with
14 CFR 39.19, send your request to your
■ 1. The authority citation for part 39 principal inspector or local Flight Standards DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
continues to read as follows: District Office, as appropriate. If sending
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701. information directly to the Large Aircraft Bureau of the Census
Section, International Validation Branch,
§39.13 [Amended] send it to the attention of the person
■ 2. The FAA amends §39.13 by adding identified in paragraph (k)(2) of this AD. 15 CFR Part 30
the following new airworthiness Information may be emailed to: 9-AVS-AIR- [Docket Number: 200810–0213]
directive (AD): 730-AMOC@faa.gov. Before using any
approved AMOC, notify your appropriate RIN 0607–AA58
Airbus SAS: Docket No. FAA–2020–0845; principal inspector, or lacking a principal
Product Identifier 2020–NM–102–AD. inspector, the manager of the local flight Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR):
(a) Comments Due Date standards district office/certificate holding Request for Public Comments on the
district office. Overall Impact of the Removal of
The FAA must receive comments by (2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any Electronic Export Information (EEI)
November 2, 2020. requirement in this AD to obtain instructions Filing Requirements for Shipments
(b) Affected ADs from a manufacturer, the instructions must Between the United States and Puerto
be accomplished using a method approved Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
None. by the Manager, Large Aircraft Section,
(c) Applicability International Validation Branch, FAA; or AGENCY: Bureau of the Census,
This AD applies to Airbus SAS Model EASA; or Airbus SAS’s EASA Design Commerce Department.
A320–271N, A321–211 and A321–271N Organization Approval (DOA). If approved by ACTION: Advance notice of proposed
airplanes, certificated in any category, as the DOA, the approval must include the
identified in European Union Aviation Safety DOA-authorized signature. rulemaking.
Agency (EASA) AD 2020–0122, dated May (3) Required for Compliance (RC): For any SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census
29, 2020 (‘‘EASA AD 2020–0122’’). service information referenced in EASA AD (Census Bureau) is seeking public
2020–0122 that contains RC procedures and
(d) Subject tests: Except as required by paragraph (j)(2) comments on its consideration to
Air Transport Association (ATA) of of this AD, RC procedures and tests must be remove the Electronic Export
America Code 25, Equipment/furnishings. done to comply with this AD; any procedures Information (EEI) filing requirement for
or tests that are not identified as RC are shipments between the United States
(e) Reason recommended. Those procedures and tests and Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin
This AD was prompted by reports of that are not identified as RC may be deviated Islands. For many years, the Census
missing overhead stowage compartment from using accepted methods in accordance Bureau has received requests, from both
(OHSC) X-fixation brackets or brackets that with the operator’s maintenance or the government of Puerto Rico and
were incorrectly installed during assembly. inspection program without obtaining members of the international trade
The FAA issuing this AD to address this approval of an AMOC, provided the
condition, which could lead to OHSC failure procedures and tests identified as RC can be community, to eliminate the
under certain loading conditions, and done and the airplane can be put back in an requirement to file EEI for shipments
possibly result in injury to occupants and airworthy condition. Any substitutions or between the United States and Puerto
impede egress during an emergency changes to procedures or tests identified as Rico in the Automated Export System.
evacuation. RC require approval of an AMOC. One of the reasons for requesting
(f) Compliance (k) Related Information removal of the filing requirement is that
Comply with this AD within the (1) For information about EASA AD 2020– it seems to treat Puerto Rico like a
compliance times specified, unless already 0122, contact the EASA, Konrad-Adenauer- foreign country, when in fact Puerto
done. Ufer 3, 50668 Cologne, Germany; telephone Rico is a U.S. territory and part of the
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U.S. customs area. Arguments have also United States, Puerto Rico, and other Through this notice, the Census
been made that the requirement imposes territories is, however, part of the Bureau is seeking public comments to
a burden on what should be treated as Census Bureau’s monthly processing of assess the overall impact that the
interstate commerce, discourages EEI. Ultimately, these statistics are removal of the filing requirement for
manufacturers in the 50 states to ship to published in the FT–895 report, ‘‘U.S. shipments between the United States
Puerto Rico, and impedes economic Trade with Puerto Rico and U.S. and Puerto Rico would have on the
development on the island. However, Possessions.’’ This annual report availability and quality of statistical
removal of the filing requirement could presents total quantity and value of data, as well as on trade. The Census
impact the quality and availability of commodities shipped between the Bureau also welcomes comments on the
key federal statistics. The Census United States, Puerto Rico, and U.S. potential impact of a similar filing
Bureau is requesting information to possessions, including the U.S. Virgin requirement removal for shipments
assess potential impacts of a regulatory Islands. between the United States and the U.S.
change in the filing requirements and to Data on trade between the United Virgin Islands.
identify stakeholder priorities for data States and its territories is used by other Request for Comments
quality and availability. government agencies and private
DATES: Written comments must be organizations. For example, the Bureau The Census Bureau is seeking public
received on or before November 16, of Economic Analysis (BEA), within the comments in order to assess the possible
2020. U.S. Department of Commerce, uses the impact on statistics, data users, and
data to compile the U.S. Gross Domestic businesses of removal of the filing
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments Product (GDP), one of the most requirement, and to identify any other
by any of the following methods: anticipated economic indicators and the possible impacts. Considering the
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// primary measure of the nation’s known positive and negative impacts of
www.regulations.gov. The identification economy. The BEA also uses the data in removing the filing requirement, below
number for this rulemaking is identified its initiative to estimate Puerto Rico are questions to consider when
by RIN number 0607–AA58; or GDP statistics, which are anticipated in providing feedback to this proposed
• By email directly to 2020. Given the magnitude of Puerto rule. Any pertinent feedback not
gtmd.ftrnotices@census.gov. Include Rico trade with states, estimates of captured by these questions is also
RIN number 0607–AA58 in the subject Puerto Rico GDP would be significantly welcome.
line. compromised without the trade data 1. What Census Bureau statistical data
All comments received are part of the from the filings. The Puerto Rico on shipments between the 50 states and
public record. No comments will be Planning Board, tasked with overseeing Puerto Rico (e.g., the FT–895 U.S. Trade
posted to http://www.regulations.gov for and promoting development in Puerto with Puerto Rico and U.S. Possessions
public viewing until after the comment Rico, uses the trade statistics to produce publications and digital datasets) are
period has closed. Comments will statistical reports for the Puerto Rican useful and how are they useful?
generally be posted without change. All government and businesses to make 2. What information in the Census
Personally Identifiable Information (for sound policy and business decisions, Bureau’s statistical data on shipments
example, name and address) voluntarily respectively. between the 50 states and Puerto Rico
submitted by the commenter may be Although eliminating the mandatory is most relevant? What characteristics of
publicly accessible. Do not submit requirement to file EEI for shipments data on trade for Puerto Rico are most
confidential business information or between the United States and Puerto relevant (e.g., consistency and
otherwise sensitive or protected Rico would remove an additional step comparability, timeliness, monthly
information. in the shipping process, there would be publication)?
FORFURTHERINFORMATIONCONTACT: Lisa other implications associated with this 3. The Congressional Task Force on
E. Donaldson, Division Chief, Economic change. For example, the loss of data Economic Growth in Puerto Rico
Management Division, Census Bureau, involving petroleum trade between the requested an assessment of whether
4600 Silver Hill Road, Room 6K064, United States and Puerto Rico is a alternative datasets could be used, with
Washington, DC 20233–6010, by phone concern for the Department of Energy. or without modification, to achieve the
(301) 763–7296, by fax (301) 763–8835, There is currently no other source of same statistical objective of the current
or by email lisa.e.donaldson@ information or method for tracking trade reporting requirement for Puerto Rico,
census.gov. flows of oil and other energy-related while imposing a lesser burden on
commodities between the United States businesses. Are there additional or
SUPPLEMENTARYINFORMATION: and Puerto Rico. The U.S. statistical alternative datasets that you believe
Background system does not measure state-to-state could be used for this assessment?
imports and exports, only trade between 4. If the EEI reporting requirement
The Census Bureau is responsible for states and the rest of the world. were eliminated and replaced by an
collecting, compiling, and publishing There is no alternative data source to alternative data collection intended to
export trade statistics for the United collect this information because Puerto reduce burden, which information
States under the provisions of Title 13, Rico is not included in many other should be considered essential for
United States Code (U.S.C.), Chapter 9, Census Bureau economic surveys. The inclusion in that alternative collection?
Section 301. For these statistics, the Census Bureau is exploring options to 5. Shipments from the 50 states to the
Census Bureau uses data from the include Puerto Rico in existing surveys U.S. Virgin Islands have a similar filing
Electronic Export Information (EEI) to mitigate the significant loss of requirement that enables the Census
filings in the Automated Export System. information about the economy of Bureau to produce trade statistics for
Trade between the United States and its Puerto Rico that would result from shipments from the 50 states to the U.S.
territories is considered domestic and eliminating the filing requirement. Virgin Islands (also included in the FT–
therefore statistics on such trade are not However, using other existing surveys to 895). Do you have any feedback on these
tabulated as a part of the Census Bureau collect data on the economy of Puerto statistical products, the information
foreign trade statistics. Collecting and Rico would not result in the same data provided in them, and possible
compiling trade statistics between the set that is currently available. alternative datasets that would achieve
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58018 Federal Register/Vol. 85, No. 181/Thursday, September 17, 2020/Proposed Rules
the same statistical objective as the should be included on the subject line issues related to EDGAR submissions.
current reporting requirement, if the if email is used. To help us process and For example, Rule 13 of Regulation S–
reporting requirement for the U.S. review comments more efficiently, T allows a filer to request that the
Virgin Islands also was eliminated? please use only one method of Commission adjust a filing date when
Steven D. Dillingham, Director, submission. We will post all comments the filing is delayed due to technical
Bureau of the Census, approved the 3
on our website (http://www.sec.gov/ difficulties beyond the filer’s control.
publication of this Notice in the Federal rules/other.shtml). Comments also are In addition, pursuant to Rule 106, the
Register. available for website viewing and Commission may remove from EDGAR
Dated: September 4, 2020. printing in the Commission’s Public an entire accepted submission or
Sheleen Dumas, Reference Room, 100 F Street NE, document if it contains executable
Washington, DC 20549, on official 4
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of code. Regulation S–T further allows a
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce business days between the hours of filer to submit an amendment or a
Department. 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time. notice of withdrawal of the filer’s
[FR Doc. 2020–19986 Filed 9–16–20; 8:45 am] All comments received will be posted submission to remedy a submission
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without change. Persons submitting issue (‘‘filer corrective disclosure’’).
BILLING CODE 3510–07–P comments are cautioned that the In recent years, as the volume of
Commission does not redact or edit EDGAR submissions has grown, the
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE personal identifying information from Commission has increasingly
COMMISSION comment submissions. Please submit confronted administrative issues that
only information that you wish to make impact the Commission’s ability to
17 CFR Part 232 available publicly. promote the reliability and integrity of
We or the staff may add studies, EDGAR submissions and that are not
[Release Nos. 33–10821, 34–89633, 39–2532, memoranda, or other substantive items easily addressed by existing rules or
IC–33974, S7–11–20] to the comment file during this filer corrective disclosure. When these
RIN 3235–AM77 rulemaking. A notification of the issues arise, they can create confusion
inclusion in the comment file of any for filers, investors, and other users of
Administration of the Electronic Data such materials will be made available EDGAR. To promote the reliability and
Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval on our website. To ensure direct integrity of EDGAR submissions and to
System electronic receipt of such notifications, provide transparency about our
AGENCY: Securities and Exchange sign up through the ‘‘Stay Connected’’ practices, we are proposing to specify
Commission. option at www.sec.gov to receive actions that the Commission may take to
notifications by email. facilitate the resolution of such issues.
ACTION: Proposed rule. FORFURTHERINFORMATIONCONTACT: The proposed rule would confirm and
SUMMARY: We are publishing for Rosemary Filou, Chief Counsel; Monica clarify the Commission’s existing
comment a proposed new rule under Lilly, Senior Special Counsel; or Jane approach to addressing the
Regulation S–T. The proposal would Patterson, Senior Counsel; EDGAR administrative issues that arise in
specify several actions that the Business Office at 202–551–3900, connection with EDGAR submissions.
Commission, in its administration of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Specifically, proposed Rule 15 would
Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549. provide that in its administration of
Retrieval system (‘‘EDGAR’’), may take SUPPLEMENTARYINFORMATION: We are EDGAR, the Commission may take the
to promote the reliability and integrity proposing to add 17 CFR 232.15 (new following actions to promote the
‘‘Rule 15’’) to Regulation S–T, General reliability and integrity of EDGAR
of EDGAR submissions. In addition, the submissions:6
proposed rule would set forth a process Rules and Regulations for Electronic
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for the Commission to notify filers and Filings. 3See 17 CFR 232.13(b).
other relevant persons of its actions I. Introduction 4See 17 CFR 232.106. Rule 106 of Regulation S–
under the proposed rule as soon as T prohibits submissions to EDGAR that contain
reasonably practicable. In 1993, the Commission adopted executable code, and indicates that attempted
DATES: Comments should be received on rules mandating that certain filings be submissions identified as containing executable
made with the Commission code will be suspended unless the code is in a PDF
or before October 19, 2020. electronically through the newly document that may be deleted.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be 5Regulation S–T anticipates that filers may
launched EDGAR system.2 Since then, address their own substantive, and in some cases,
submitted by any of the following the Commission has further prescribed administrative, submission issues through filer
methods: requirements and procedures for corrective disclosure. See, e.g., 17 CFR 232.103
EDGAR submissions. (providing that filers are not subject to the liability
Electronic Comments and anti-fraud provisions of the federal securities
• Use the Commission’s internet Regulation S–T addresses, among laws with respect to errors or omissions resulting
other things, certain administrative solely from electronic transmission errors beyond
comment form (https://www.sec.gov/ the control of the filer if such filer files an
rules/proposed.shtml); or amendment as soon as reasonably practicable after
• Send an email to rule-comments@ 117 CFR 232.10 et seq. becoming aware of the error or omission); 17 CFR
sec.gov. Please include File Number S7– 2See, e.g., Release No. 33–6977 (Mar. 18, 1993) 232.105, Instruction 2 to paragraph (d) (providing
[58 FR 14628] (establishing rules and procedures that filers must correct an inaccurate or
11–20 on the subject line. applicable to electronic submissions processed by nonfunctioning link or hyperlink to an exhibit in
Paper Comments the Divisions of Corporation Finance and certain circumstances by filing an amendment to
Investment Management); Release No. IC–19284 the registration statement containing the inaccurate
• Send paper comments to Vanessa (Mar. 18, 1993) [58 FR 14848] (adopting electronic or nonfunctioning link or hyperlink); 17 CFR
A. Countryman, Secretary, Securities submission filing rules applicable to investment 232.501(a)(3) and 17 CFR 232.501(b)(3) (providing
companies and institutional investment managers that filers may correct or amend a modular
and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street under the Investment Company Act of 1940 submission or a segmented filing only by
NE, Washington, DC 20549. (‘‘Investment Company Act’’) and the Securities resubmitting the entire modular submission or
All submissions should refer to File Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Exchange Act’’)); and segmented filing).
Release No. 33–6986 (Apr. 9, 1993) [58 FR 18638] 6The Commission may delegate certain functions
Number S7–11–20. This file number (adoption of the EDGAR Filer Manual). of proposed Rule 15 to the Commission staff.
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