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