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[FR Doc. 2019–00798 Filed 3–5–19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6325–39–P
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
16 CFR Part 24
Guides for Select Leather and Imitation
Leather Products
Federal Trade Commission.
Regulatory review; request for
public comment.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Federal Trade
Commission (‘‘FTC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’)
requests public comments on its Guides
for Select Leather and Imitation Leather
SUMMARY:
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Products (‘‘Leather Guides’’ or
‘‘Guides’’). The Commission is soliciting
the comments as part of the
Commission’s systematic review of all
current Commission regulations and
guides.
DATES: Comments must be received by
April 22, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties may file a
comment online or on paper by
following the instructions in the
Request for Comment part of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
below. Write ‘‘Leather Guides Review,
P188014’’ on your comment, and file
your comment online at https://
www.regulations.gov by following the
instructions of that website. If you
prefer to file your comment on paper,
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mail your comment to the following
address: Federal Trade Commission,
Office of the Secretary, 600
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite CC–
5610 (Annex J), Washington, DC 20580;
or deliver your comment to the
following address: Federal Trade
Commission, Office of the Secretary,
Constitution Center, 400 7th Street SW,
5th Floor, Suite 610, Washington, DC
20024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
James R. Golder (214–979–9376),
jgolder@ftc.gov, Attorney, Southwest
Region, Federal Trade Commission,
1999 Bryan Street, Suite 2150, Dallas,
Texas 75201.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Background
The Commission’s Leather Guides
address misrepresentations about the
composition and characteristics of
specific leather and imitation leather
products.1 The Guides apply to the
manufacture, sale, distribution,
marketing, or advertising of all kinds of
leather or simulated leather purses,
luggage, wallets, footwear, and other
similar products. Importantly, the
Leather Guides state that disclosure of
non-leather content should be made for
material that has the appearance of
leather but is not leather.
The Commission adopted the Leather
Guides in 1996, as part of its periodic
review of its rules and guides.2 On May
23, 2007, the Commission published a
Federal Register notice seeking public
comment on the Guides.3 On June 18,
2008, the Commission published its
conclusion that there was a continuing
need for the Guides, and it approved
retention of the Guides in their current
form.4
II. Regulatory Review Program
The Commission periodically reviews
all Commission rules and guides. These
reviews seek information about the costs
and benefits of the Commission’s rules
and guides and their economic impact.
The information obtained assists the
Commission in identifying rules and
guides that warrant modification or
rescission. Therefore, the Commission
solicits comment on, among other
things, the economic impact of and the
continuing need for its Leather Guides;
possible conflict between the Guides
and state, local, federal, or international
laws; and the effect of any
technological, economic,
environmental, or other industry
changes on the Guides.
III. Request for Comment
The Commission is particularly
interested in comments and supporting
1 The Leather Guides ‘‘are administrative
interpretations of laws administered by the
Commission for the guidance of the public in
conducting its affairs in conformity with legal
requirements. They provide the basis for voluntary
and simultaneous abandonment of unlawful
practices by members of industry.’’ 16 CFR 1.5.
Conduct inconsistent with the Guides may result in
corrective action by the Commission under Section
5 of the FTC Act (15 U.S.C. 45).
2 61 FR 51577 (October 3, 1996). When adopted,
the Leather Guides consolidated portions of the
Guides for the Luggage and Related Products
Industry, the Guides for Shoe Content Labeling and
Advertising, and the Guides for the Ladies’
Handbag Industry. The Leather Guides also
included provisions previously contained in the
Commission’s Trade Regulation Rule Concerning
Misbranding and Deception as to Leather Content
of Waist Belts. See 72 FR 28907 (May 23, 2007).
3 72 FR 28906 (May 23, 2007).
4 73 FR 34630 (June 18, 2008).
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data on the following questions. These
questions are designed to assist the
public and should not be construed as
a limitation on the issues on which
public comment may be submitted. In
their replies to each of these questions,
commenters should provide any
available evidence and data, such as
empirical data, consumer perception
studies, or consumer complaints, that
support the commenter’s asserted
position.
(1) Is there a continuing need for the
Leather Guides as currently
promulgated?
(2) Are any specific provisions of the
Leather Guides no longer necessary?
(3) Are the deceptive or unfair
practices addressed by the Leather
Guides prevalent in the marketplace?
Are the Guides effective in addressing
those practices?
(4) Are there deceptive or unfair
practices in the selling of leather or
imitation leather products in other
industries that are not covered by the
Leather Guides, such as automotive and
furniture upholstery products? If so,
what is the extent of misrepresentations
in those industries? How do consumers
interpret or perceive the appearance of
leather or simulated leather in those
industries? Should the Commission
expand the Guides to cover these or
other products? What compliance costs
would be imposed on these industries if
the Commission were to expand the
Guides? Are there any special
considerations for those industries? Are
there alternatives, such as individual
enforcement actions under the FTC Act,
that would be more effective or equally
effective in addressing those practices?
(5) Have covered businesses adopted
the Leather Guides as part of their
routine business practice? Have
uncovered businesses adopted the
Leather Guides as part of their routine
business practice? What is the degree of
compliance with the Guides? How, and
what effect, if any, does this have on the
continuing need for the Guides? Do
covered or uncovered businesses selfregulate or have voluntary standards or
guidance, such as through trade
associations, which overlap with the
Guides?
(6) What benefits, if any, have the
Leather Guides provided to consumers
of the products affected by the Guides?
Do the Guides impose any significant
costs on consumers?
(7) What impact, if any, have the
Leather Guides had on the flow of
truthful or deceptive information to
consumers?
(8) What changes, if any, should be
made to the Leather Guides to increase
their benefits to consumers? How would
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these changes affect consumer benefits
or business costs?
(9) What burdens or costs, including
costs of compliance, have the Leather
Guides imposed on covered businesses?
What burdens or costs have the Guides
imposed on small businesses in
particular? Have the Guides provided
benefits to businesses? If so, what
benefits?
(10) What changes, if any, should be
made to the Leather Guides to reduce
the burdens or costs imposed on
businesses? How would these changes
affect consumer benefits or business
costs?
(11) Do the Leather Guides overlap or
conflict with federal, state, or local laws
or regulations? Do the Guides overlap or
conflict with any international laws or
regulations?
(12) Have consumer perceptions
changed since the Leather Guides were
issued and, if so, do these changes
warrant revising the Guides?
(13) Since the Leather Guides were
issued, what effects, if any, have
changes in relevant technological,
economic, or environmental conditions
had on the need for or usefulness of the
Guides?
You can file a comment online or on
paper. For the Commission to consider
your comment, we must receive it on or
before April 22, 2019. Write ‘‘Leather
Guides Review, P188014’’ on your
comment. Your comment—including
your name and your state—will be
placed on the public record of this
proceeding at https://
wwwregulations.gov.
Postal mail addressed to the
Commission is subject to delay due to
heightened security screening. As a
result, we encourage you to submit your
comments online. To ensure the
Commission considers your online
comment, you must file it at https://
www.regulations.gov by following the
instructions of that website.
If you file your comment on paper,
write ‘‘Leather Guides Review,
P188014’’ on your comment and on the
envelope, and mail it to the following
address: Federal Trade Commission,
Office of the Secretary, 600
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite CC–
5610 (Annex J), Washington, DC 20580;
or deliver your comment to the
following address: Federal Trade
Commission, Office of the Secretary,
Constitution Center, 400 7th Street SW,
5th Floor, Suite 5610, Washington, DC
20024. If possible, please submit your
paper comment to the Commission by
courier or overnight service.
Because your comment will be placed
on a publicly accessible website at
https://www.regulations.gov, you are
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solely responsible for making sure that
your comment does not include any
sensitive personal information, such as
your or anyone’s Social Security
number; date of birth; driver’s license
number or other state identification
number or foreign country equivalent;
passport number; financial account
number; or credit or debit card number.
You are also solely responsible for
ensuring your comment does not
include any sensitive health
information, such as medical records or
other individually identifiable health
information. In addition, your comment
should not include any ‘‘[t]rade secret or
any commercial or financial information
which . . . is privileged or
confidential’’—as provided in Section
(f) of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. 46(f), and
FTC Rule 4.10(a)(2), 16 CFR 4.10(a)(2)—
including in particular competitively
sensitive information such as costs,
sales statistics, inventories, formulas,
patterns, devices, manufacturing
processes, or customer names.
Comments containing material for
which confidential treatment is
requested must be filed in paper form,
must be clearly labeled ‘‘Confidential,’’
and must comply with FTC Rule 4.9(c).
In particular, the written request for
confidential treatment that accompanies
the comment must include the factual
and legal basis for the request, and must
identify the specific portions of the
comment to be withheld from the public
record. See FTC Rule 4.9(c). Your
comment will be kept confidential only
if the General Counsel grants your
request in accordance with the law and
the public interest. Once your comment
has been posted publicly—as legally
required by FTC Rule 4.9(b)—we cannot
redact or remove your comment from
the www.regulations.gov website, unless
you submit a confidentiality request that
meets the requirements for such
treatment under FTC Rule 4.9(c), and
the General Counsel grants that request.
Visit the FTC website to read this
Notice and the news release describing
it. The FTC Act and other laws that the
Commission administers permit the
collection of public comments to
consider and use in this proceeding as
appropriate. The Commission will
consider all timely and responsive
public comments that it receives on or
before April 22, 2019. For information
on the Commission’s privacy policy,
including routine uses permitted by the
Privacy Act, see https://www.ftc.gov/
site-information/privacy-policy.
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By direction of the Commission.
April Tabor,
Acting Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
21 CFR Part 864
[Docket No. FDA–2018–N–4394]
Medical Devices; Exemption From
Premarket Notification: Class II
Devices; Flow Cytometer Instruments;
Request for Comments
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
Proposed order; request for
comments.
ACTION:
The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA or Agency) is
announcing its intention to exempt
certain flow cytometer instruments from
premarket notification requirements,
subject to conditions and limitations.
The Agency has determined based on
established factors that these devices,
which are currently regulated by FDA
under product code OYE, no longer
require premarket notification to
provide reasonable assurance of safety
and effectiveness. All other class II
devices classified under FDA’s
automated differential cell counter
regulation would continue to be subject
to premarket notification requirements.
FDA is publishing this proposed order
to obtain comments regarding this
proposed exemption, in accordance
with the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act).
DATES: Submit either electronic or
written comments on the notice by May
6, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
as follows. Please note that late,
untimely filed comments will not be
considered. Electronic comments must
be submitted on or before May 6, 2019.
The https://www.regulations.gov
electronic filing system will accept
comments until midnight Eastern Time
at the end of May 6, 2019. Comments
received by mail/hand delivery/courier
(for written/paper submissions) will be
considered timely if they are
postmarked or the delivery service
acceptance receipt is on or before that
date.
SUMMARY:
Electronic Submissions
Submit electronic comments in the
following way:
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• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Comments submitted electronically,
including attachments, to https://
www.regulations.gov will be posted to
the docket unchanged. Because your
comment will be made public, you are
solely responsible for ensuring that your
comment does not include any
confidential information that you or a
third party may not wish to be posted,
such as medical information, your or
anyone else’s Social Security number, or
confidential business information, such
as a manufacturing process. Please note
that if you include your name, contact
information, or other information that
identifies you in the body of your
comments, that information will be
posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
• If you want to submit a comment
with confidential information that you
do not wish to be made available to the
public, submit the comment as a
written/paper submission and in the
manner detailed (see ‘‘Written/Paper
Submissions’’ and ‘‘Instructions’’).
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Submit written/paper submissions as
follows:
• Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for
written/paper submissions): Dockets
Management Staff (HFA–305), Food and
Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers
Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
• For written/paper comments
submitted to the Dockets Management
Staff, FDA will post your comment, as
well as any attachments, except for
information submitted, marked and
identified, as confidential, if submitted
as detailed in ‘‘Instructions.’’
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the Docket No. FDA–
2018–N–4394 for ‘‘Medical Devices;
Exemptions from Premarket
Notification: Class II Devices; Flow
Cytometer Instruments; Request for
Comments.’’ Received comments, those
filed in a timely manner (see
ADDRESSES), will be placed in the docket
and, except for those submitted as
‘‘Confidential Submissions,’’ publicly
viewable at https://www.regulations.gov
or at the Dockets Management Staff
between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday.
• Confidential Submissions—To
submit a comment with confidential
information that you do not wish to be
made publicly available, submit your
comments only as a written/paper
submission. You should submit two
copies total. One copy will include the
information you claim to be confidential
with a heading or cover note that states
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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
16 CFR Part 24
Guides for Select Leather and Imitation Leather Products
AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission.
ACTION: Regulatory review; request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Trade Commission (``FTC'' or ``Commission'')
requests public comments on its Guides for Select Leather and Imitation
Leather Products (``Leather Guides'' or ``Guides''). The Commission is
soliciting the comments as part of the Commission's systematic review
of all current Commission regulations and guides.
DATES: Comments must be received by April 22, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties may file a comment online or on paper by
following the instructions in the Request for Comment part of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below. Write ``Leather Guides Review,
P188014'' on your comment, and file your comment online at https://www.regulations.gov by following the instructions of that website. If
you prefer to file your comment on paper, mail your comment to the
following address: Federal Trade Commission, Office of the Secretary,
600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite CC-5610 (Annex J), Washington, DC
20580; or deliver your comment to the following address: Federal Trade
Commission, Office of the Secretary, Constitution Center, 400 7th
Street SW, 5th Floor, Suite 610, Washington, DC 20024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James R. Golder (214-979-9376),
jgolder@ftc.gov, Attorney, Southwest Region, Federal Trade Commission,
1999 Bryan Street, Suite 2150, Dallas, Texas 75201.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Background
The Commission's Leather Guides address misrepresentations about
the composition and characteristics of specific leather and imitation
leather products.\1\ The Guides apply to the manufacture, sale,
distribution, marketing, or advertising of all kinds of leather or
simulated leather purses, luggage, wallets, footwear, and other similar
products. Importantly, the Leather Guides state that disclosure of non-
leather content should be made for material that has the appearance of
leather but is not leather.
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\1\ The Leather Guides ``are administrative interpretations of
laws administered by the Commission for the guidance of the public
in conducting its affairs in conformity with legal requirements.
They provide the basis for voluntary and simultaneous abandonment of
unlawful practices by members of industry.'' 16 CFR 1.5. Conduct
inconsistent with the Guides may result in corrective action by the
Commission under Section 5 of the FTC Act (15 U.S.C. 45).
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The Commission adopted the Leather Guides in 1996, as part of its
periodic review of its rules and guides.\2\ On May 23, 2007, the
Commission published a Federal Register notice seeking public comment
on the Guides.\3\ On June 18, 2008, the Commission published its
conclusion that there was a continuing need for the Guides, and it
approved retention of the Guides in their current form.\4\
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\2\ 61 FR 51577 (October 3, 1996). When adopted, the Leather
Guides consolidated portions of the Guides for the Luggage and
Related Products Industry, the Guides for Shoe Content Labeling and
Advertising, and the Guides for the Ladies' Handbag Industry. The
Leather Guides also included provisions previously contained in the
Commission's Trade Regulation Rule Concerning Misbranding and
Deception as to Leather Content of Waist Belts. See 72 FR 28907 (May
23, 2007).
\3\ 72 FR 28906 (May 23, 2007).
\4\ 73 FR 34630 (June 18, 2008).
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II. Regulatory Review Program
The Commission periodically reviews all Commission rules and
guides. These reviews seek information about the costs and benefits of
the Commission's rules and guides and their economic impact. The
information obtained assists the Commission in identifying rules and
guides that warrant modification or rescission. Therefore, the
Commission solicits comment on, among other things, the economic impact
of and the continuing need for its Leather Guides; possible conflict
between the Guides and state, local, federal, or international laws;
and the effect of any technological, economic, environmental, or other
industry changes on the Guides.
III. Request for Comment
The Commission is particularly interested in comments and
supporting data on the following questions. These questions are
designed to assist the public and should not be construed as a
limitation on the issues on which public comment may be submitted. In
their replies to each of these questions, commenters should provide any
available evidence and data, such as empirical data, consumer
perception studies, or consumer complaints, that support the
commenter's asserted position.
(1) Is there a continuing need for the Leather Guides as currently
promulgated?
(2) Are any specific provisions of the Leather Guides no longer
necessary?
(3) Are the deceptive or unfair practices addressed by the Leather
Guides prevalent in the marketplace? Are the Guides effective in
addressing those practices?
(4) Are there deceptive or unfair practices in the selling of
leather or imitation leather products in other industries that are not
covered by the Leather Guides, such as automotive and furniture
upholstery products? If so, what is the extent of misrepresentations in
those industries? How do consumers interpret or perceive the appearance
of leather or simulated leather in those industries? Should the
Commission expand the Guides to cover these or other products? What
compliance costs would be imposed on these industries if the Commission
were to expand the Guides? Are there any special considerations for
those industries? Are there alternatives, such as individual
enforcement actions under the FTC Act, that would be more effective or
equally effective in addressing those practices?
(5) Have covered businesses adopted the Leather Guides as part of
their routine business practice? Have uncovered businesses adopted the
Leather Guides as part of their routine business practice? What is the
degree of compliance with the Guides? How, and what effect, if any,
does this have on the continuing need for the Guides? Do covered or
uncovered businesses self-regulate or have voluntary standards or
guidance, such as through trade associations, which overlap with the
Guides?
(6) What benefits, if any, have the Leather Guides provided to
consumers of the products affected by the Guides? Do the Guides impose
any significant costs on consumers?
(7) What impact, if any, have the Leather Guides had on the flow of
truthful or deceptive information to consumers?
(8) What changes, if any, should be made to the Leather Guides to
increase their benefits to consumers? How would these changes affect
consumer benefits or business costs?
(9) What burdens or costs, including costs of compliance, have the
Leather Guides imposed on covered businesses? What burdens or costs
have the Guides imposed on small businesses in particular? Have the
Guides provided benefits to businesses? If so, what benefits?
(10) What changes, if any, should be made to the Leather Guides to
reduce the burdens or costs imposed on businesses? How would these
changes affect consumer benefits or business costs?
(11) Do the Leather Guides overlap or conflict with federal, state,
or local laws or regulations? Do the Guides overlap or conflict with
any international laws or regulations?
(12) Have consumer perceptions changed since the Leather Guides
were issued and, if so, do these changes warrant revising the Guides?
(13) Since the Leather Guides were issued, what effects, if any,
have changes in relevant technological, economic, or environmental
conditions had on the need for or usefulness of the Guides?
You can file a comment online or on paper. For the Commission to
consider your comment, we must receive it on or before April 22, 2019.
Write ``Leather Guides Review, P188014'' on your comment. Your
comment--including your name and your state--will be placed on the
public record of this proceeding at https://wwwregulations.gov.
Postal mail addressed to the Commission is subject to delay due to
heightened security screening. As a result, we encourage you to submit
your comments online. To ensure the Commission considers your online
comment, you must file it at https://www.regulations.gov by following
the instructions of that website.
If you file your comment on paper, write ``Leather Guides Review,
P188014'' on your comment and on the envelope, and mail it to the
following address: Federal Trade Commission, Office of the Secretary,
600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite CC-5610 (Annex J), Washington, DC
20580; or deliver your comment to the following address: Federal Trade
Commission, Office of the Secretary, Constitution Center, 400 7th
Street SW, 5th Floor, Suite 5610, Washington, DC 20024. If possible,
please submit your paper comment to the Commission by courier or
overnight service.
Because your comment will be placed on a publicly accessible
website at https://www.regulations.gov, you are
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solely responsible for making sure that your comment does not include
any sensitive personal information, such as your or anyone's Social
Security number; date of birth; driver's license number or other state
identification number or foreign country equivalent; passport number;
financial account number; or credit or debit card number. You are also
solely responsible for ensuring your comment does not include any
sensitive health information, such as medical records or other
individually identifiable health information. In addition, your comment
should not include any ``[t]rade secret or any commercial or financial
information which . . . is privileged or confidential''--as provided in
Section (f) of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. 46(f), and FTC Rule 4.10(a)(2),
16 CFR 4.10(a)(2)--including in particular competitively sensitive
information such as costs, sales statistics, inventories, formulas,
patterns, devices, manufacturing processes, or customer names.
Comments containing material for which confidential treatment is
requested must be filed in paper form, must be clearly labeled
``Confidential,'' and must comply with FTC Rule 4.9(c). In particular,
the written request for confidential treatment that accompanies the
comment must include the factual and legal basis for the request, and
must identify the specific portions of the comment to be withheld from
the public record. See FTC Rule 4.9(c). Your comment will be kept
confidential only if the General Counsel grants your request in
accordance with the law and the public interest. Once your comment has
been posted publicly--as legally required by FTC Rule 4.9(b)--we cannot
redact or remove your comment from the www.regulations.gov website,
unless you submit a confidentiality request that meets the requirements
for such treatment under FTC Rule 4.9(c), and the General Counsel
grants that request.
Visit the FTC website to read this Notice and the news release
describing it. The FTC Act and other laws that the Commission
administers permit the collection of public comments to consider and
use in this proceeding as appropriate. The Commission will consider all
timely and responsive public comments that it receives on or before
April 22, 2019. For information on the Commission's privacy policy,
including routine uses permitted by the Privacy Act, see https://www.ftc.gov/site-information/privacy-policy.
By direction of the Commission.
April Tabor,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-03970 Filed 3-5-19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6750-01-P