Procedures for Implementation of the Fastener Quality Act

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.

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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.

[FR Doc. 00-701 Filed 1-10-00; 8:45 am]

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