Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension, 65065-65067 [2022-23419]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 207 / Thursday, October 27, 2022 / Notices khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES be most helpful to the Commission if received within 12 days of the date this notice appears in the Federal Register, and the Commission requests that comments be submitted within 7 days on agreements that request expedited review. Copies of agreements are available through the Commission’s website (www.fmc.gov) or by contacting the Office of Agreements at (202) 523– 5793 or tradeanalysis@fmc.gov. Agreement No.: 201377–001. Agreement Name: CMA CGM/COSCO Brazil—Caribbean U.S. Gulf Vessel Sharing Agreement. Parties: CMA CGM S.A.; COSCO SHIPPING Lines Co., Ltd. Filing Party: Draughn Arbona, CMA CGM (America) LLC. Synopsis: The amendment increases the size of the vessels operating under the agreement, and revises certain administrative terms. The parties have requested expedited review. Proposed Effective Date: 12/2/2022. Location: https://www2.fmc.gov/ FMC.Agreements.Web/Public/ AgreementHistory/58503. express their views in writing on the standards enumerated in the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). Comments regarding each of these applications must be received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of the Board of Governors, Ann E. Misback, Secretary of the Board, 20th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20551–0001, not later than November 28, 2022. A. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (Prabal Chakrabarti, Senior Vice President) 600 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02210–2204. Comments can also be sent electronically to BOS.SRC.Applications.Comments@ bos.frb.org: 1. IFS 1820 Bancorp, MHC, Newburyport, Massachusetts; to become a mutual bank holding company by acquiring Institution for Savings in Newburyport and its Vicinity (‘‘Institution for Savings’’), Newburyport, Massachusetts, upon the conversion of Institution for Savings from mutual to stock form. Dated: October 21, 2022. William Cody, Secretary. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Michele Taylor Fennell, Deputy Associate Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 2022–23358 Filed 10–26–22; 8:45 am] [FR Doc. 2022–23441 Filed 10–26–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6730–02–P BILLING CODE P FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension The companies listed in this notice have applied to the Board for approval, pursuant to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.) (BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR part 225), and all other applicable statutes and regulations to become a bank holding company and/or to acquire the assets or the ownership of, control of, or the power to vote shares of a bank or bank holding company and all of the banks and nonbanking companies owned by the bank holding company, including the companies listed below. The public portions of the applications listed below, as well as other related filings required by the Board, if any, are available for immediate inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank(s) indicated below and at the offices of the Board of Governors. This information may also be obtained on an expedited basis, upon request, by contacting the appropriate Federal Reserve Bank and from the Board’s Freedom of Information Office at https://www.federalreserve.gov/foia/ request.htm. Interested persons may VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:55 Oct 26, 2022 Jkt 259001 Federal Trade Commission. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) is seeking public comment on its proposal to extend for an additional three years the current Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) clearance for information collection requirements contained in the FTC’s Consumer Product Warranty Rule (Warranty Rule or Rule). The current clearance expires on February 28, 2023. DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 27, 2022. ADDRESSES: Interested parties may file a comment online or on paper by following the instructions in the Request for Comments part of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below. Write ‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act Comment: FTC File No. P072108’’ on your comment, and file your comment online at https://www.regulations.gov by following the instructions on the webbased form. If you prefer to file your comment on paper, mail your comment SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 65065 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 (Annex J), Washington, DC 20024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Basford, Attorney, Division of Marketing Practices, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20580, (202) 326– 2343. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Rule Concerning Disclosure of Written Consumer Product Warranty Terms and Conditions. OMB Control Number: 3084–0111. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Abstract: The Warranty Rule is one of three rules 1 that the FTC implemented pursuant to requirements of the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, 15 U.S.C. 2301 et seq. (Warranty Act or Act).2 The Warranty Rule specifies the information that must appear in a written warranty on a consumer product 3 costing more than $15. The Rule tracks Section 102(a) of the Warranty Act,4 specifying information that must appear in the written warranty and, for certain disclosures, mandates the exact language that must be used.5 Neither the Warranty Rule nor the Act requires that a manufacturer or retailer warrant a consumer product in writing, but if they choose to do so, the warranty must comply with the Rule. Estimated Annual Hours Burden: 216,752 hours. Estimated Annual Labor Cost Burden: $29,652,215. As required by Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), the FTC is providing this opportunity for public comment before requesting that OMB extend the existing clearance for the information collection requirements contained in the Warranty Rule. Burden Statement: Total annual hours burden: 216,752 hours. In its 2019 submission to OMB, the FTC estimated that the information 1 The other two rules relate to the pre-sale availability of warranty terms and minimum standards for informal dispute settlement mechanisms that are incorporated into a written warranty. 2 40 FR 60168 (Dec. 31, 1975). 3 The definition of consumer product excludes products purchased solely for commercial or industrial use. 16 CFR 701.1(b). 4 15 U.S.C. 2302(a). 5 40 FR 60168, 60169–60170. E:\FR\FM\27OCN1.SGM 27OCN1 65066 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 207 / Thursday, October 27, 2022 / Notices khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES collection burden of including the disclosures required by the Warranty Rule was 242,296 hours per year. Although the Rule’s information collection requirements have not changed, the current estimate decreases the number of manufacturers subject to the Rule based on recent Census data.6 Further, because most warrantors likely would continue to disclose the information required by the Rule, even if there were no statute or rule requiring them to do so, staff’s estimates likely overstate the PRA-related burden attributable to the Rule. Moreover, the Warranty Rule has been in effect since 1976, and warrantors have long since modified their warranties to include the information the Rule requires. Based on conversations with various warrantors’ representatives over the years, staff has concluded that eight hours per year is a reasonable estimate of warrantors’ PRA-related burden attributable to the Warranty Rule. This estimate includes the number of hours warrantors may need to ensure new warranties and any changes to existing warranties comply with the Rule. Based on recent Census data, staff now estimates that there are 27,094 manufacturers covered by the Rule.7 This results in an annual burden estimate of approximately 216,752 hours (27,094 manufacturers x 8 hours of burden per year). Total annual labor costs: $29,652,215. Labor costs are derived by applying appropriate hourly cost figures to the burden hours described above. The work required to comply with the Warranty Rule—ensuring that new warranties and changes to existing warranties comply with the Rule— requires a mix of legal analysis (50%), legal support (paralegals) (25%) and clerical help (25%). Staff estimates that half of the total burden hours (108,376 hours) requires legal analysis at an average hourly wage of $250 for legal professionals,8 resulting in a labor cost 6 The Number of Firms and Establishments, Employment, and Annual Payroll by State, Industry, and Enterprise Employment Size: 2019, release date: 2/11/2022, available at https:// www.census.gov/programs-surveys/susb/technicaldocumentation/methodology.html. 7 Because some manufacturers likely make products that are not priced above $15 or not intended for household use—and thus would not be subject to the Rule—this figure is likely an overstatement. 8 Staff has derived an hourly wage rate for legal professionals based upon industry knowledge. The hourly wage rates for legal support workers and for clerical support are based on mean hourly wages available at https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ ocwage.htm (‘‘Occupational Employment and Wages–May 2021,’’ U.S. Department of Labor, released March 31, 2022, Table 1 (‘‘National employment and wage data from the Occupational VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:55 Oct 26, 2022 Jkt 259001 of $27,094,000. Assuming that 25% of the total burden hours requires legal support at the average hourly wage of $28.46, and that the remaining 25% requires clerical work at an average hourly wage of $18.75; the resulting labor cost is approximately $2,558,215 ($1,542,190 + $1,016,025). Thus, the total annual labor cost is approximately $29,652,215 ($27,094,000 for legal professionals + $1,542,190 for legal support + $1,016,025 for clerical workers). Total Capital and Start-Up Costs The Rule imposes no appreciable current capital or start-up costs that businesses do not already spend in the normal course of business. To comply with the Warranty Rule, warrantors need only the ordinary office equipment to draft new warranties and to change the wording of existing warranties to include the required disclosures. Thus, compliance requires no capital equipment or special technology apart from what the manufacturer or seller would already be using as part of the normal course of business, such as computer or other word processing equipment, and photocopying equipment. Similarly, distribution of the warranty does not impose any special capital costs apart from the packaging and printing equipment already in use by the business. It is not possible to state with any precision what fraction of the cost of that equipment could be attributed to distributing the warranty. Total Operation/Maintenance/Purchase of Services Costs The only ongoing costs involved with compliance are those costs associated with maintenance and repair of computer word processing and photocopying equipment used to generate the warranty document that contains the required disclosures. These are costs that the seller or manufacturer already bears in the normal cost of business; it is unlikely that Warranty Rule compliance would impose significant incremental costs. Likewise, the cost of distributing warranty information involves such things as the purchase of supplies (such as paper), the maintenance of equipment, or the purchase of services to print, package, and distribute the warranty. These are costs that would be already built into the packaging and distribution of the product itself and which are already assumed as part of the normal course of business. Employment Statistics survey by occupation, May 2021’’). PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Request for Comments Pursuant to Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, the FTC invites comments on: (1) whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of maintaining records and providing disclosures to consumers. All comments must be received on or before December 27, 2022. You can file a comment online or on paper. For the FTC to consider your comment, we must receive it on or before December 27, 2022. Write ‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act Comment: FTC File No. P072108’’ on your comment. Your comment—including your name and your state—will be placed on the public record of this proceeding, including the https:// www.regulations.gov website. Due to the public health emergency in response to the COVID–19 outbreak and the agency’s heightened security screening, postal mail addressed to the Commission will be subject to delay. We encourage you to submit your comments online through the https:// www.regulations.gov website. If you prefer to file your comment on paper, write ‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act Comment: FTC File No. P072108’’ on your comment and on the envelope, and 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 5610 (Annex J), Washington, DC 20024. If possible, submit your paper comment to the Commission by courier or overnight service. Because your comment will become publicly available at https:// www.regulations.gov, you are solely responsible for making sure that your comment does not include any sensitive or confidential information. In particular, your comment should not include any sensitive personal information, such as your or anyone else’s Social Security number; date of birth; driver’s license number or other state identification number, or foreign E:\FR\FM\27OCN1.SGM 27OCN1 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 207 / Thursday, October 27, 2022 / Notices khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES country equivalent; passport number; financial account number; or credit or debit card number. You are also solely responsible for making sure that 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 ‘‘trade secret or any commercial or financial information which . . . . is privileged or confidential’’ —as provided by Section 6(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 at www.regulations.gov, we cannot redact or remove your comment 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. 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 December 27, 2022. 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. Josephine Liu, Assistant General Counsel for Legal Counsel. [FR Doc. 2022–23419 Filed 10–26–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6750–01–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:55 Oct 26, 2022 Jkt 259001 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Community Living Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Public Comment Request; of ACL’s Lifespan Respite Program Grantee Performance Measurement Reporting Tool Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is announcing an opportunity for the public to comment on the proposed collection of information listed above. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish a notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of data or other information and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This information collection (IC) solicits comments on the IC requirements, outlined in the Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2020, Section 2904, which requires Lifespan Respite Care Program grantees to report data, information, and metrics for the purpose of program evaluation. Such data, information, and metrics are to be used to identify ‘‘. . . effective programs and activities funded . . .’’ through ACL’s Lifespan Respite Care Program grants. DATES: Comments on the collection of information must be submitted electronically by 11:59 p.m. (EST) or postmarked by December 27, 2022. ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the collection of information to: Emily Anozie, Email: emily.anozie@acl.hhs.gov, Phone: (202) 795–7347. Submit written comments on the collection of information to Administration for Community Living, 330 C Street SW, Washington, DC, 20201, Attention: Emily Anozie. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily Anozie, Email emily.anozie@ acl.hhs.gov, or Phone (202) 795–7347. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of information they conduct or sponsor. ‘‘Collection of information’’ is defined in the PRA and includes agency requests or requirements that members of the public submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a third party. The PRA requires Federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 65067 the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To comply with this requirement, ACL is publishing a notice of the proposed collection of information set forth in this document. With respect to the following collection of information, ACL invites comments on our burden estimates or any other aspect of this collection of information, including: (1) whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of ACL’s functions, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of ACL’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used to determine burden estimates; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques when appropriate, and other forms of information technology; and (5) this IC collects Caregiver and Care Recipient demographics. Demographic questions include information about age, gender identity, transgender, sexual orientation, geographic location, ethnicity, and race. Racial equity and sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) data elements are consistent with recommendations regulated under Executive Order on Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government and the Executive Order on Advancing Equality for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Individuals. ACL’s Office of Supportive and Caregiver Services aims to improve Lifespan Respite Care Program grantee performance measurement and tracking through a new quantitative grantee reporting tool. The existing reporting template used by most ACL grantees funded from discretionary sources consists of four open-ended, narrative questions related to program implementation and outputs, making comparisons between different grant periods and grantees challenging. The proposed tool will allow ACL to meet the additional requirements stated in Section 2904 of the Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2020, by adding quantitative data elements to the existing reporting requirements in accordance with program statute. This tool will allow for more effective tracking of how federal funds are being E:\FR\FM\27OCN1.SGM 27OCN1

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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Extension

AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) is seeking 
public comment on its proposal to extend for an additional three years 
the current Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) clearance for information 
collection requirements contained in the FTC's Consumer Product 
Warranty Rule (Warranty Rule or Rule). The current clearance expires on 
February 28, 2023.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 27, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties may file a comment online or on paper by 
following the instructions in the Request for Comments part of the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below. Write ``Paperwork Reduction 
Act Comment: FTC File No. P072108'' on your comment, and file your 
comment online at https://www.regulations.gov by following the 
instructions on the web-based form. 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 5610 (Annex 
J), Washington, DC 20024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Basford, Attorney, Division of 
Marketing Practices, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade 
Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20580, (202) 
326-2343.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Rule Concerning Disclosure of Written Consumer Product 
Warranty Terms and Conditions.
    OMB Control Number: 3084-0111.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The Warranty Rule is one of three rules \1\ that the FTC 
implemented pursuant to requirements of the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, 
15 U.S.C. 2301 et seq. (Warranty Act or Act).\2\ The Warranty Rule 
specifies the information that must appear in a written warranty on a 
consumer product \3\ costing more than $15. The Rule tracks Section 
102(a) of the Warranty Act,\4\ specifying information that must appear 
in the written warranty and, for certain disclosures, mandates the 
exact language that must be used.\5\ Neither the Warranty Rule nor the 
Act requires that a manufacturer or retailer warrant a consumer product 
in writing, but if they choose to do so, the warranty must comply with 
the Rule.
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    \1\ The other two rules relate to the pre-sale availability of 
warranty terms and minimum standards for informal dispute settlement 
mechanisms that are incorporated into a written warranty.
    \2\ 40 FR 60168 (Dec. 31, 1975).
    \3\ The definition of consumer product excludes products 
purchased solely for commercial or industrial use. 16 CFR 701.1(b).
    \4\ 15 U.S.C. 2302(a).
    \5\ 40 FR 60168, 60169-60170.
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    Estimated Annual Hours Burden: 216,752 hours.
    Estimated Annual Labor Cost Burden: $29,652,215.
    As required by Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, 44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A), the FTC is providing this opportunity for public comment 
before requesting that OMB extend the existing clearance for the 
information collection requirements contained in the Warranty Rule.
    Burden Statement:
    Total annual hours burden: 216,752 hours.
    In its 2019 submission to OMB, the FTC estimated that the 
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collection burden of including the disclosures required by the Warranty 
Rule was 242,296 hours per year. Although the Rule's information 
collection requirements have not changed, the current estimate 
decreases the number of manufacturers subject to the Rule based on 
recent Census data.\6\ Further, because most warrantors likely would 
continue to disclose the information required by the Rule, even if 
there were no statute or rule requiring them to do so, staff's 
estimates likely overstate the PRA-related burden attributable to the 
Rule. Moreover, the Warranty Rule has been in effect since 1976, and 
warrantors have long since modified their warranties to include the 
information the Rule requires.
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    \6\ The Number of Firms and Establishments, Employment, and 
Annual Payroll by State, Industry, and Enterprise Employment Size: 
2019, release date: 2/11/2022, available at https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/susb/technical-documentation/methodology.html.
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    Based on conversations with various warrantors' representatives 
over the years, staff has concluded that eight hours per year is a 
reasonable estimate of warrantors' PRA-related burden attributable to 
the Warranty Rule. This estimate includes the number of hours 
warrantors may need to ensure new warranties and any changes to 
existing warranties comply with the Rule. Based on recent Census data, 
staff now estimates that there are 27,094 manufacturers covered by the 
Rule.\7\ This results in an annual burden estimate of approximately 
216,752 hours (27,094 manufacturers x 8 hours of burden per year).
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    \7\ Because some manufacturers likely make products that are not 
priced above $15 or not intended for household use--and thus would 
not be subject to the Rule--this figure is likely an overstatement.
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    Total annual labor costs: $29,652,215.
    Labor costs are derived by applying appropriate hourly cost figures 
to the burden hours described above. The work required to comply with 
the Warranty Rule--ensuring that new warranties and changes to existing 
warranties comply with the Rule--requires a mix of legal analysis 
(50%), legal support (paralegals) (25%) and clerical help (25%). Staff 
estimates that half of the total burden hours (108,376 hours) requires 
legal analysis at an average hourly wage of $250 for legal 
professionals,\8\ resulting in a labor cost of $27,094,000. Assuming 
that 25% of the total burden hours requires legal support at the 
average hourly wage of $28.46, and that the remaining 25% requires 
clerical work at an average hourly wage of $18.75; the resulting labor 
cost is approximately $2,558,215 ($1,542,190 + $1,016,025). Thus, the 
total annual labor cost is approximately $29,652,215 ($27,094,000 for 
legal professionals + $1,542,190 for legal support + $1,016,025 for 
clerical workers).
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    \8\ Staff has derived an hourly wage rate for legal 
professionals based upon industry knowledge. The hourly wage rates 
for legal support workers and for clerical support are based on mean 
hourly wages available at https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ocwage.htm (``Occupational Employment and Wages-May 2021,'' U.S. 
Department of Labor, released March 31, 2022, Table 1 (``National 
employment and wage data from the Occupational Employment Statistics 
survey by occupation, May 2021'').
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Total Capital and Start-Up Costs

    The Rule imposes no appreciable current capital or start-up costs 
that businesses do not already spend in the normal course of business. 
To comply with the Warranty Rule, warrantors need only the ordinary 
office equipment to draft new warranties and to change the wording of 
existing warranties to include the required disclosures. Thus, 
compliance requires no capital equipment or special technology apart 
from what the manufacturer or seller would already be using as part of 
the normal course of business, such as computer or other word 
processing equipment, and photocopying equipment. Similarly, 
distribution of the warranty does not impose any special capital costs 
apart from the packaging and printing equipment already in use by the 
business. It is not possible to state with any precision what fraction 
of the cost of that equipment could be attributed to distributing the 
warranty.

Total Operation/Maintenance/Purchase of Services Costs

    The only ongoing costs involved with compliance are those costs 
associated with maintenance and repair of computer word processing and 
photocopying equipment used to generate the warranty document that 
contains the required disclosures. These are costs that the seller or 
manufacturer already bears in the normal cost of business; it is 
unlikely that Warranty Rule compliance would impose significant 
incremental costs. Likewise, the cost of distributing warranty 
information involves such things as the purchase of supplies (such as 
paper), the maintenance of equipment, or the purchase of services to 
print, package, and distribute the warranty. These are costs that would 
be already built into the packaging and distribution of the product 
itself and which are already assumed as part of the normal course of 
business.

Request for Comments

    Pursuant to Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, the FTC invites 
comments on: (1) whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology 
and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 
clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize 
the burden of maintaining records and providing disclosures to 
consumers. All comments must be received on or before December 27, 
2022.
    You can file a comment online or on paper. For the FTC to consider 
your comment, we must receive it on or before December 27, 2022. Write 
``Paperwork Reduction Act Comment: FTC File No. P072108'' on your 
comment. Your comment--including your name and your state--will be 
placed on the public record of this proceeding, including the https://www.regulations.gov website.
    Due to the public health emergency in response to the COVID-19 
outbreak and the agency's heightened security screening, postal mail 
addressed to the Commission will be subject to delay. We encourage you 
to submit your comments online through the https://www.regulations.gov 
website.
    If you prefer to file your comment on paper, write ``Paperwork 
Reduction Act Comment: FTC File No. P072108'' on your comment and on 
the envelope, and 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 
5610 (Annex J), Washington, DC 20024. If possible, submit your paper 
comment to the Commission by courier or overnight service.
    Because your comment will become publicly available at https://www.regulations.gov, you are solely responsible for making sure that 
your comment does not include any sensitive or confidential 
information. In particular, your comment should not include any 
sensitive personal information, such as your or anyone else's Social 
Security number; date of birth; driver's license number or other state 
identification number, or foreign

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country equivalent; passport number; financial account number; or 
credit or debit card number. You are also solely responsible for making 
sure that 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 
``trade secret or any commercial or financial information which . . . . 
is privileged or confidential'' --as provided by Section 6(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 at www.regulations.gov, we cannot redact or remove 
your comment 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.
    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 December 27, 
2022. 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.

Josephine Liu,
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[FR Doc. 2022-23419 Filed 10-26-22; 8:45 am]
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