Fastener Quality Act; implementation,

[Federal Register: January 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 7)]

[Proposed Rules]

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Proposed Rules Federal Register

This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology

15 CFR Part 280

[Docket No. 980623159-9316-03]

RIN 0693-AB47

Procedures for Implementation of the Fastener Quality Act

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Bureau of Export Administration and the Patent and Trademark Office, United States Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

SUMMARY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Bureau of Export Administration (BXA) and the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), United States Department of Commerce, are extending for 15 days the period for submitting comments on the proposed rule amending the regulations pertaining to the implementation of the Fastener Quality Act. NIST, BXA, and PTO are granting this extension based on requests received from the public for an extension of the comment period.

DATES: Comments must be received no later than January 28, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments must be submitted to Dr. Subhas Malghan, Director's Office, Technology Services, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Mail Stop 2000, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-2000; telephone number (301) 975-4510.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Subhas Malghan, Director's Office, Technology Services, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Mail Stop 2000, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-2000; telephone number (301) 975-4510.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of December 15, 1999 (64 FR 69969), NIST, BXA, and PTO proposed changes to their existing Fastener Quality Act (FQA) regulations to implement amendments to the FQA contained in the Fastener Quality Act Amendments of 1999 (Pub. L. 106-234). Interested parties were given until January 14, 2000 to submit written comments on the proposed rule.

Two representatives of the aerospace industry, two representatives of the fastener industry, and two fastener manufacturers have submitted requests to extend the comment period on the proposed rulemaking. The extension is sought because, since the holiday season fell in the middle of the comment period, there was not sufficient time to correlate industry comments and meet the stipulated January 14, 2000 due date.

To be responsive to these requests, and to ensure that the public has sufficient time to formulate appropriate comments, NIST, BXA, and PTO are granting an extension of 15 days. Although this notice is being issued by NIST, the extension applies to comments regarding all subparts of the proposed rule. Comments must be received at the address given above no later than January 28, 2000.

Dated: January 7, 2000. Karen H. Brown, Deputy Director.

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