Federal Trade Commission 2015 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Oracle Corporation; Analysis of Proposed Consent Order To Aid Public Comment
Document Number: 2015-32634
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-12-29
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices. The attached Analysis to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the draft complaint and the terms of the consent orderembodied in the consent agreementthat would settle these allegations.
Drug Testing Compliance Group, LLC; Analysis To Aid Public Comment
Document Number: 2015-31822
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-12-18
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair methods of competition. The attached Analysis to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the draft complaint and the terms of the consent order embodied in the consent agreementthat would settle these allegations.
Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules
Document Number: 2015-31670
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-12-17
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Telemarketing Sales Rule
Document Number: 2015-30761
Type: Rule
Date: 2015-12-14
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
In this document, the Commission adopts amendments to the Telemarketing Sales Rule (``TSR'' or ``Rule''). These amendments define and prohibit the use of certain payment methods in all telemarketing transactions; expand the scope of the advance fee ban for recovery services; and clarify certain provisions of the Rule. The amendments are necessary to protect consumers from deceptive or abusive practices in telemarketing.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Review; Comment Request; Extension
Document Number: 2015-30935
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-12-09
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The FTC intends to ask the Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') to extend for an additional three years the current Paperwork Reduction Act (``PRA'') clearance for information collection requirements contained in the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act Rule (``COPPA Rule'' or ``Rule''), which will expire on February 29, 2016.
NXP Semiconductors N.V.; Analysis To Aid Public Comment
Document Number: 2015-30894
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-12-08
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair methods of competition. The attached Analysis to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the draft complaint and the terms of the consent order embodied in the consent agreementthat would settle these allegations.
Rules and Regulations Under the Trade Regulation Rule Concerning Preservation of Consumers' Claims and Defenses
Document Number: 2015-30359
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2015-12-01
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Trade Commission (``Commission'') requests public comment on the overall costs and benefits, and regulatory and economic impact, of its Rules and Regulations under the Trade Regulation Rule Concerning Preservation of Consumers' Claims and Defenses, commonly known as the ``Holder Rule,'' as part of the agency's regular review of all its regulations and guides.
Progressive Chevrolet Company and Progressive Motors, Inc.; Analysis of Proposed Consent Order To Aid Public Comment
Document Number: 2015-30358
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-12-01
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices. The attached Analysis to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the draft complaint and the terms of the consent orderembodied in the consent agreementthat would settle these allegations.
Rules, Regulations, Statements of General Policy or Interpretation and Exemptions Under the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act
Document Number: 2015-28918
Type: Rule
Date: 2015-11-17
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commission amends the rules and regulations promulgated under the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act (``Rules'') to: Modernize the place-of-business listing requirement; incorporate a more comprehensive metric chart; address the use of exponents with customary inch/pound measurements; delete outdated prohibitions on retail price sales representations; and acknowledge the role of the weights-and-measures laws of individual states.
Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules
Document Number: 2015-28858
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-16
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Mylan N.V.; Analysis To Aid Public Comment
Document Number: 2015-28522
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-10
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair methods of competition. The attached Analysis to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the draft complaint and the terms of the consent ordersembodied in the consent agreementthat would settle these allegations.
Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules
Document Number: 2015-27992
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-03
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Step N Grip, LLC; Analysis To Aid Public Comment
Document Number: 2015-27934
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-03
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair methods of competition. The attached Analysis to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the draft complaint and the terms of the consent order embodied in the consent agreementthat would settle these allegations.
Energy Labeling
Document Number: 2015-27773
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2015-11-02
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commission proposes amendments to the Energy Labeling Rule to create requirements related to a new label database on the Department of Energy's (DOE's) Web site, redesign ceiling fan labels, improve and update the comparability ranges for refrigerator labels, revise central air conditioner labels in response to new DOE enforcement requirements, improve water heater labels, and update current plumbing disclosures.
Energy Labeling Rule
Document Number: 2015-27772
Type: Rule
Date: 2015-11-02
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commission issues final amendments to expand coverage of the Lighting Facts label, require room air conditioner labels on packaging instead of the units themselves, enhance the durability of appliance labels, and improve plumbing disclosure requirements. This Notice completes the Commission's recent regulatory review of the Energy Labeling Rule.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Extension
Document Number: 2015-27446
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-10-28
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The FTC intends to ask the Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') to extend for an additional three years the current Paperwork Reduction Act (``PRA'') clearance \1\ for the FTC's shared enforcement with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (``CFPB'') of the disclosure requirements in subpart N of Regulation V (``Rule''). That clearance expires on December 31, 2015.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2015-27194
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-10-27
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The FTC seeks public comments on proposed information requests to marketers of electronic cigarettes. These comments will be considered before the Commission submits a request for Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') review under the Paperwork Reduction Act (``PRA'') of compulsory process orders to those marketers. The information sought from those companies would include, among other things, data on annual sales and marketing expenditures. The Commission intends to ask OMB for a three-year clearance to collect this information.
Keystone Orthopaedic Specialists, LLC and Orthopaedic Associates of Reading, Ltd.; Analysis To Aid Public Comment
Document Number: 2015-26690
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-10-21
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair methods of competition. The attached Analysis to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the draft complaint and the terms of the consent order embodied in the consent agreementthat would settle these allegations.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2015-26362
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-10-16
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The information collection requirements described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The FTC seeks public comments on its proposal to extend, for three years, the current PRA clearance for information collection requirements contained in the rules and regulations under the Health Breach Notification Rule. This clearance expires on March 31, 2016.
Miscellaneous Rules
Document Number: 2015-25605
Type: Rule
Date: 2015-10-08
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Trade Commission published final rules on May 6, 2015, revising certain of its rules of practice. This document makes a technical correction to those final rules.
Wright Medical Group, Inc. and Tornier N.V.; Analysis To Aid Public Comment
Document Number: 2015-25604
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-10-08
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair methods of competition. The attached Analysis to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the draft complaint and the terms of the consent order embodied in the consent agreementthat would settle these allegations.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Extension
Document Number: 2015-25257
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-10-05
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The FTC intends to ask the Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') to extend for an additional three years the current Paperwork Reduction Act (``PRA'') clearance \1\ for the information collection requirements in the FTC Red Flags, Card Issuers, and Address Discrepancies Rules \2\ (``Rules''). That clearance expires on December 31, 2015.\3\
Telemarketing Sales Rule Fees
Document Number: 2015-25081
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-10-02
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Trade Commission (the ``Commission'' or ``FTC'') is giving notice that there will be no fee increase for entities accessing the National Do Not Call Registry (the ``Registry'') for fiscal year 2016.
National Association of Animal Breeders, Inc.; Analysis To Aid Public Comment
Document Number: 2015-24874
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-10-01
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair methods of competition. The attached Analysis to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the draft complaint and the terms of the consent order embodied in the consent agreementthat would settle these allegations.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2015-24350
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-09-25
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The FTC intends to ask the Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') to extend for an additional three years the current Paperwork Reduction Act (``PRA'') clearance for information collection requirements contained in the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act Rule (``COPPA Rule'' or ``Rule''), which will expire on February 29, 2016.
Carrot Neurotechnology, Inc.; Analysis of Proposed Consent Order To Aid Public Comment
Document Number: 2015-24220
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-09-24
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices. The attached Analysis to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the draft complaint and the terms of the consent orderembodied in the consent agreementthat would settle these allegations.
Statement of Enforcement Principles Regarding “Unfair Methods of Competition” Under Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act
Document Number: 2015-23498
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-09-21
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Trade Commission has issued a Statement of Enforcement Principles Regarding ``Unfair Methods of Competition'' Under Section 5 of the FTC Act. The Statement describes the underlying antitrust principles that guide the Commission's application of its statutory authority to take action against ``unfair methods of competition'' prohibited by Section 5 of the FTC Act but not necessarily by the Sherman Act or the Clayton Act.
TC Dealership, L.P.; Analysis of Proposed Consent Order To Aid Public Comment
Document Number: 2015-16618
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-07-07
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices. The attached Analysis to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the draft complaint and the terms of the consent orderembodied in the consent agreementthat would settle these allegations.
JS Autoworld, Inc.; Analysis of Proposed Consent Order To Aid Public Comment
Document Number: 2015-16617
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-07-07
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices. The attached Analysis to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the draft complaint and the terms of the consent orderembodied in the consent agreementthat would settle these allegations.
Amendment to the Privacy of Consumer Financial Information Rule Under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
Document Number: C1-2015-14328
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2015-07-06
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Zimmer Holdings, Inc. and Biomet, Inc.; Analysis of Proposed Consent Order To Aid Public Comment
Document Number: 2015-16081
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-06-30
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair methods of competition. The attached Analysis to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the draft complaint and the terms of the consent order embodied in the consent agreementthat would settle these allegations.
Amendment to the Privacy of Consumer Financial Information Rule Under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
Document Number: 2015-14328
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2015-06-24
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The FTC proposes to amend the Privacy of Consumer Financial Information Rule (Privacy Rule or Rule), which among other things requires that certain motor vehicle dealers provide an annual disclosure of their privacy policies to their customers by hand delivery, mail, electronic delivery, or, alternatively through a Web site, but only with the consent of the consumer. The amendment would allow motor vehicle dealers instead to notify their customers that a privacy policy is available on their Web site, under certain circumstances. The amendment would also revise the scope and definitions in this rule in light of the transfer of part of the Commission's rulemaking authority to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or the Bureau) in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, but retains certain examples for purposes of the FTC's Safeguards Rule.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission; Comment Request; Extension
Document Number: 2015-14802
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-06-16
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The FTC intends to ask the Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') to extend for an additional three years the current Paperwork Reduction Act (``PRA'') clearance for the FTC's enforcement of the information collection requirements in four consumer financial regulations enforced by the Commission. Those clearances expire on June 30, 2015.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2015-14707
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-06-16
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commission plans to conduct a remedy study to update and expand on the divestiture study it conducted in the mid-1990s to: (1) Assess the effectiveness of the Commission's policies and practices regarding remedial orders where the Commission has permitted a merger but required a divestiture or other remedy, and (2) identify the factors that contributed to the Commission successfully or unsuccessfully achieving the remedial goals of the orders. This is the second of two notices required under the Paperwork Reduction Act (``PRA'') in which the FTC seeks public comments on its proposed study in connection with Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') review of, and clearance for, the collection of information discussed herein.
Reynolds American Inc. and Lorillard Inc.; Analysis of Proposed Consent Order To Aid Public Comment
Document Number: 2015-13861
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-06-08
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair methods of competition. The attached Analysis to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the draft complaint and the terms of the consent order embodied in the consent agreementthat would settle these allegations.
Nice-Pak Products, Inc.; Analysis of Proposed Consent Order To Aid Public Comment
Document Number: 2015-12462
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-05-22
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices. The attached Analysis to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the draft complaint and the terms of the consent orderembodied in the consent agreementthat would settle these allegations.
Holcim Ltd. and Lafarge S.A.; Analysis of Proposed Consent Orders To Aid Public Comment
Document Number: 2015-11724
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-05-15
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair methods of competition. The attached Analysis to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the draft complaint and the terms of the consent ordersembodied in the consent agreementthat would settle these allegations.
ZF Friedrichshafen AG and TRW Automotive Holdings Corp; Analysis of Proposed Consent Order To Aid Public Comment
Document Number: 2015-11721
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-05-15
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair methods of competition. The attached Analysis to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the draft complaint and the terms of the consent order embodied in the consent agreementthat would settle these allegations.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2015-11434
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-05-12
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the FTC is seeking public comments on its request to OMB to extend for three years the current PRA clearance for the information collection requirements contained in the Pay-Per-Call Rule (Rule), 16 CFR part 308. That clearance expires on May 31, 2015 (OMB Control No. 3084- 0102).
Revisions to Rules of Practice
Document Number: 2015-10517
Type: Rule
Date: 2015-05-06
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commission is revising certain of its rules of practice to accommodate changes to the Commission's electronic filing system, to eliminate outdated requirements, and to improve clarity.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2015-10424
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-05-05
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The FTC plans to conduct a study to examine consumer perception of class action notices. This is the first of two notices required under the Paperwork Reduction Act (``PRA'') seeking public comments on proposed research before requesting Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') review of, and clearance for, the collection of information discussed herein.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2015-10419
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-05-05
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The FTC plans to conduct a study to examine the factors influencing consumers' decisions to participate in a class action settlement, opt out of a class action settlement, or object to the settlement. This is the first of two notices required under the Paperwork Reduction Act (``PRA'') seeking public comments on proposed research before requesting Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') review of, and clearance for, the collection of information discussed herein.
Nomi Technologies, Inc.; Analysis of Proposed Consent Order To Aid Public Comment
Document Number: 2015-10154
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-05-01
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices. The attached Analysis to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the draft complaint and the terms of the consent orderembodied in the consent agreementthat would settle these allegations.
ECM BioFilms, Inc., et al. Oral Argument Before the Commission
Document Number: 2015-09392
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-04-22
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Trade Commission (``FTC'' or ``Commission'') will meet on Thursday, May 14, 2015, in Room 532 of the FTC Building for an Oral Argument In the Matter of ECM BioFilms, Inc., et al. The public is invited to attend and observe the open portion of the meeting, which is scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m. The remainder of the meeting will be closed to the public.
American International Mailing, Inc.; Analysis of Proposed Consent Order To Aid Public Comment
Document Number: 2015-08480
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-04-13
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices. The attached Analysis to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the draft complaint and the terms of the consent orderembodied in the consent agreementthat would settle these allegations.
Network Solutions, LLC; Analysis of Proposed Consent Order To Aid Public Comment
Document Number: 2015-08386
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-04-13
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices. The attached Analysis to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the draft complaint and the terms of the consent orderembodied in the consent agreementthat would settle these allegations.
TES Franchising, LLC; Analysis of Proposed Consent Order To Aid Public Comment
Document Number: 2015-08385
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-04-13
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices. The attached Analysis to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the draft complaint and the terms of the consent orderembodied in the consent agreementthat would settle these allegations.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2015-08151
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-04-09
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the FTC is seeking public comments on its request to OMB to extend for three years the current PRA clearances for information collection requirements contained in the rules and regulations under the Fur Products Labeling Act (``Fur Rules''), 16 CFR 301. This clearance expires on April 30, 2015.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension
Document Number: 2015-07552
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-04-02
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The FTC intends to ask the Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') to extend for an additional three years the current Paperwork Reduction Act (``PRA'') clearance for the FTC's enforcement of the information collection requirements in four consumer financial regulations enforced by the Commission. Those clearances expire on June 30, 2015.
Jim Burke Automotive, Inc.; Proposed Consent Order To Aid Public Comment
Document Number: 2015-07409
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-04-01
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices. The attached Analysis to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the draft complaint and the terms of the consent orderembodied in the consent agreementthat would settle these allegations.
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