Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension, 1229-1231 [2023-00180]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 5 / Monday, January 9, 2023 / Notices opportunity to be heard by the Commission during the audit process? Has the audit process become more complex, costly, or inefficient? What can the Commission do to improve the audit process? The Commission welcomes comments on how it might increase fairness, substantive and procedural due process, efficiency, and effectiveness of the Commission’s auditing of political committees, and how the audit function could best serve the Commission’s mission and enhance disclosure and compliance with the Act. The Commission is particularly interested in hearing from committees that have directly interacted with the Commission in the audit process, and their counsel, on how the Commission’s audit policies and procedures have facilitated or hindered committees’ productive interaction with the agency and substantial compliance with the Act. Draft Advisory Opinion 2022–25: Senator Mike Crapo/Mike Crapo for U.S. Senate Management and Administrative Matters CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Judith Ingram, Press Officer. Telephone: (202) 694–1220. Individuals who plan to attend in person and who require special assistance, such as sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, should contact Laura E. Sinram, Secretary and Clerk, at (202) 694–1040, at least 72 hours prior to the meeting date. (Authority: Government in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b) Laura E. Sinram, Secretary and Clerk of the Commission. [FR Doc. 2023–00286 Filed 1–5–23; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 6715–01–P On behalf of the Commission. Dara S. Lindenbaum, Chair, Federal Election Commission. FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE [FR Doc. 2023–00128 Filed 1–6–23; 8:45 am] Training Evaluation BILLING CODE 6715–01–P Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS). ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for comments. AGENCY: FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meetings FMCS requests evaluations from clients to create tailored training as well as post-training evaluations to continue to provide world-class training PLACE: Hybrid meeting: 1050 First Street to all sectors. NE, Washington, DC (12th Floor) and DATES: Comments must be submitted on virtual. or before February 8, 2023. Note: For those attending the meeting in ADDRESSES : You may submit comments, person, current COVID–19 safety protocols identified by Training Evaluation, for visitors, which are based on the CDC through one of the following methods: COVID–19 community level in Washington, DC, will be updated on the commission’s • Email: register@fmcs.gov; contact page by the Monday before the • Mail: Office of the General Counsel, meeting. See the contact page at https:// One Independence Square, 250 E. Street www.fec.gov/contact/. If you would like to SW, Washington, DC 20427. Please note virtually access the meeting, see the that at this time, mail is sometimes instructions below. delayed. Therefore, we encourage STATUS: This meeting will be open to the emailed comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: public, subject to the above-referenced Krystil Smith, ksmith@fmcs.gov, 202– guidance regarding the COVID–19 606–5137. community level and corresponding health and safety procedures. To access SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of the meeting virtually, go to the the agency questions are available here. commission’s website www.fec.gov and I. Information Collection Request click on the banner to be taken to the meeting page. Agency: Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Form Number: Not yet assigned. Audit Division Recommendation Type of Request: New collection. Memorandum on the Jim Risch for Affected Entities: Federal U.S. Senate Committee (A21–06) Government, households and Audit Division Recommendation individuals, private sector (private Memorandum on Sheila Jackson Lee sector, not-for-profit institutions), State for Congress (A21–05) and local governments. SUMMARY: Thursday, January 12, 2023 at 10:30 a.m. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 TIME AND DATE: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:21 Jan 06, 2023 Jkt 259001 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 1229 Frequency: All affected entities are requested to complete the information collection on occasion. The information collection takes approximately 2 minutes to complete. Abstract: FMCS provides training services to minimize workplace conflict. To continue to provide the best training, FMCS needs to solicit feedback on its training services. Burden: We expect to solicit 1,500 information collections annually, with an estimated 2 minutes for completion. We expect a response rate of 35%. The respondent is asked to respond on occasion (before or after the training). Therefore, the estimated burden is 1,050 minutes. II. Request for Comments FMCS solicits comments to: i. Evaluate whether the proposed collections of information are necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility. ii. Enhance the accuracy of the agency’s estimates of the burden of the proposed collection of information. iii. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected. iv. Minimize the burden of the collections of information on those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic collection technologies or other forms of information technology. III. 60-Day Comment Period This information was previously published in the Federal Register on October 20, 2022, allowing for a 60-day public comment period under Document 2022–22729 at 87 FR 63776. FMCS received no comments. IV. The Official Record The official records are both electronic and paper records. List of Subjects Labor-Management Relations. Dated: January 4, 2023. Anna Davis, General Counsel. [FR Doc. 2023–00183 Filed 1–6–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6732–01–P FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension Federal Trade Commission. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: E:\FR\FM\09JAN1.SGM 09JAN1 1230 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 5 / Monday, January 9, 2023 / Notices The Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) is seeking public comment on its proposal to extend an additional three years the Office of Management and Budget clearance for information collection requirements of its the FTC’s Rule Governing Pre-Sale Availability of Written Warranty Terms. The current clearance expires on May 31, 2023. DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 10, 2023. 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 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: Pre-Sale Availability of Written Warranty Terms (Pre-Sale Availability Rule or Rule), 16 Part CFR 702. OMB Control Number: 3084–0112. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Background: The Pre-Sale Availability Rule, 16 CFR part 702, is one of three rules 1 that the FTC issued as required by the Magnuson Moss Warranty Act, 15 U.S.C. 2301 et seq. (Warranty Act or Act).2 The Pre-Sale Availability Rule requires sellers and warrantors to make the text of any written warranty on a consumer product costing more than $15 available to the consumer before sale. Among other things, the Rule requires sellers to make the text of the warranty readily available either by (1) lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: 1 The other two rules relate to the information that must appear in a written warranty on a consumer product costing more than $15 if a warranty is offered and minimum standards for informal dispute settlement mechanisms that are incorporated into a written warranty. 2 40 FR 60168 (Dec. 31, 1975). VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:21 Jan 06, 2023 Jkt 259001 displaying it in close proximity to the product or (2) furnishing it on request and posting signs in prominent locations advising consumers that the warranty is available. The Rule requires warrantors to provide materials to enable sellers to comply with the Rule’s requirements and also sets out the methods by which warranty information can be made available before the sale if the product is sold through catalogs, mail order, or door to door sales. In addition, in 2016, the FTC revised the Rule to allow warrantors to post warranty terms on internet websites if they also provide a non-internet based method for consumers to obtain the warranty terms and satisfy certain other conditions.3 The revised Rule also allows certain sellers to display warranty terms pre-sale in an electronic format if the warrantor has used the online method of disseminating warranty terms. 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 Pre-Sale Availability Rule. Burden Statement Total annual hours burden: 2,764,837. In its 2019 submission to OMB, FTC staff estimated that the information collection burden of making the disclosures required by the Pre-sale Availability Rule was approximately 3,069,314 hours per year. Although there has been no change in the Rule’s information collection requirements since 2019, staff has adjusted downward its previous estimate of the number of manufacturers subject to the Rule based on recent Census data. Based on that data, staff now estimates that there are approximately 27,094 manufacturers subject to the Rule.4 In addition, staff has adjusted downward its previous estimate of the number of retailers subject to the Rule based on recent Census data. There are now an estimated 523,164 retailers impacted by the Rule.5 These estimates likely overstate the number of manufacturers and retailers because some of the included manufacturers and retailers may make and sell products that are not covered by the Rule. In prior years, staff categorized retailers and manufacturers based on 3 81 FR 63664–70 (Sept. 15, 2016). 2019 estimate was that 31,029 manufacturers were subject to the Rule. 5 The 2019 estimate was that 575,177 retailers were subject to the Rule. 4 The PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 their size, and applied different time estimates for complying with the Rule based on whether the entity was large or small. This year, staff instead applies a single time estimate to all retailers and another to all manufacturers, regardless of size. These estimates are intended to be an average time burden, reflecting the typical burden across the full spectrum of retailers and manufacturers, and taking into account the number of large and small entities from prior years. This approach is consistent with how staff have estimated the time burden for the Warranty Rule, 16 CFR part 701, another rule the FTC issued under the Act. Staff estimates that retailers spend, on average, 5 hours per year to comply with the Rule. Accordingly, the total annual burden for retailers is approximately 2,615,820 hours (523,164 retailers x 5 burden hours). Staff estimates that manufacturers spend an average of 5.5 hours per year to comply with the Rule. Accordingly, the total annual burden incurred by manufacturers is approximately 149,017 hours (27,094 manufacturers × 5.5 hours). Thus, the total annual burden for all covered entities is approximately 2,764,837 hours (2,615,820 hours for retailers + 149,017 hours for manufacturers). Total annual labor cost: $67,738,531. The work required to comply with the Pre-Sale Availability Rule entails a mix of clerical work and work performed by sales associates. Staff estimates that half of the total burden hours would likely be performed by sales associates. At the manufacturing level, this work would entail ensuring that the written warranty is available for every warranted consumer product. At the retail level, this work would entail ensuring that the written warranty is made available to the consumer prior to sale. The remaining half of the work required to comply with the Pre-Sale Availability Rule is clerical in nature, e.g., shipping or otherwise providing copies of manufacturer warranties to retailers, along with retailer maintenance of the warranties. Applying a sales associate wage rate of $26/hour to half of the burden hours and a clerical wage rate of $23/hour to half of the burden hours, the total annual labor cost burden is approximately $67,738,531 (1,382,419 hours × $26 per hour) + (1,382,419 hours × $23 per hour).6 Total annual capital or other nonlabor costs: De minimis. 6 The wage rates are derived from occupational data found in the National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates—May 2021, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, released March 31, 2022: https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm. E:\FR\FM\09JAN1.SGM 09JAN1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 5 / Monday, January 9, 2023 / Notices lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 The vast majority of retailers and warrantors already have developed systems to provide the information the Rule requires. Compliance by retailers typically entails keeping warranties on file electronically, in binders or otherwise, and posting an inexpensive sign indicating warranty availability. Warrantor compliance under the 2016 amendments entails providing retailers, together with the warranted good, a copy of the warranty or the address of the warrantor’s internet website where the consumer can review and obtain the warranty terms, along with the contact information where the consumer may use a non-internet based method to obtain a free copy of the warranty terms. Commission staff believes that, in light of the amendments, annual capital or other non-labor costs will remain de minimis. 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 March 10, 2023. You can file a comment online or on paper. For the FTC to consider your comment, we must receive it on or before March 10, 2023. 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– VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:21 Jan 06, 2023 Jkt 259001 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 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 PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 1231 appropriate. The Commission will consider all timely and responsive public comments that it receives on or before March 10, 2023. 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. 2023–00180 Filed 1–6–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6750–01–P FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension Federal Trade Commission. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (‘‘PRA’’), the Federal Trade Commission (‘‘FTC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’) is seeking public comment on its proposal to extend for an additional three years the Office of Management and Budget (‘‘OMB’’) clearance for information collection requirements in its Informal Dispute Settlement Procedures Rule (‘‘the Dispute Settlement Rule’’ or ‘‘the Rule’’). The current clearance expires on July 31, 2023. DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 10, 2023. 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 ‘‘Dispute Settlement Rule; PRA 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, General Attorney, Division of Marketing Practices, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20580, (202) 326– 2343, lbasford@ftc.gov. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\09JAN1.SGM 09JAN1

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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 an additional three years the 
Office of Management and Budget clearance for information collection 
requirements of its the FTC's Rule Governing Pre-Sale Availability of 
Written Warranty Terms. The current clearance expires on May 31, 2023.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 10, 2023.

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: Pre-Sale Availability of Written Warranty Terms (Pre-Sale 
Availability Rule or Rule), 16 Part CFR 702.
    OMB Control Number: 3084-0112.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Background: The Pre-Sale Availability Rule, 16 CFR part 702, is one 
of three rules \1\ that the FTC issued as required by the Magnuson Moss 
Warranty Act, 15 U.S.C. 2301 et seq. (Warranty Act or Act).\2\ The Pre-
Sale Availability Rule requires sellers and warrantors to make the text 
of any written warranty on a consumer product costing more than $15 
available to the consumer before sale. Among other things, the Rule 
requires sellers to make the text of the warranty readily available 
either by (1) displaying it in close proximity to the product or (2) 
furnishing it on request and posting signs in prominent locations 
advising consumers that the warranty is available. The Rule requires 
warrantors to provide materials to enable sellers to comply with the 
Rule's requirements and also sets out the methods by which warranty 
information can be made available before the sale if the product is 
sold through catalogs, mail order, or door to door sales. In addition, 
in 2016, the FTC revised the Rule to allow warrantors to post warranty 
terms on internet websites if they also provide a non-internet based 
method for consumers to obtain the warranty terms and satisfy certain 
other conditions.\3\ The revised Rule also allows certain sellers to 
display warranty terms pre-sale in an electronic format if the 
warrantor has used the online method of disseminating warranty terms.
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    \1\ The other two rules relate to the information that must 
appear in a written warranty on a consumer product costing more than 
$15 if a warranty is offered and minimum standards for informal 
dispute settlement mechanisms that are incorporated into a written 
warranty.
    \2\ 40 FR 60168 (Dec. 31, 1975).
    \3\ 81 FR 63664-70 (Sept. 15, 2016).
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    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 Pre-Sale 
Availability Rule.

Burden Statement

    Total annual hours burden: 2,764,837.
    In its 2019 submission to OMB, FTC staff estimated that the 
information collection burden of making the disclosures required by the 
Pre-sale Availability Rule was approximately 3,069,314 hours per year. 
Although there has been no change in the Rule's information collection 
requirements since 2019, staff has adjusted downward its previous 
estimate of the number of manufacturers subject to the Rule based on 
recent Census data. Based on that data, staff now estimates that there 
are approximately 27,094 manufacturers subject to the Rule.\4\ In 
addition, staff has adjusted downward its previous estimate of the 
number of retailers subject to the Rule based on recent Census data. 
There are now an estimated 523,164 retailers impacted by the Rule.\5\ 
These estimates likely overstate the number of manufacturers and 
retailers because some of the included manufacturers and retailers may 
make and sell products that are not covered by the Rule.
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    \4\ The 2019 estimate was that 31,029 manufacturers were subject 
to the Rule.
    \5\ The 2019 estimate was that 575,177 retailers were subject to 
the Rule.
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    In prior years, staff categorized retailers and manufacturers based 
on their size, and applied different time estimates for complying with 
the Rule based on whether the entity was large or small. This year, 
staff instead applies a single time estimate to all retailers and 
another to all manufacturers, regardless of size. These estimates are 
intended to be an average time burden, reflecting the typical burden 
across the full spectrum of retailers and manufacturers, and taking 
into account the number of large and small entities from prior years. 
This approach is consistent with how staff have estimated the time 
burden for the Warranty Rule, 16 CFR part 701, another rule the FTC 
issued under the Act.
    Staff estimates that retailers spend, on average, 5 hours per year 
to comply with the Rule. Accordingly, the total annual burden for 
retailers is approximately 2,615,820 hours (523,164 retailers x 5 
burden hours). Staff estimates that manufacturers spend an average of 
5.5 hours per year to comply with the Rule. Accordingly, the total 
annual burden incurred by manufacturers is approximately 149,017 hours 
(27,094 manufacturers x 5.5 hours).
    Thus, the total annual burden for all covered entities is 
approximately 2,764,837 hours (2,615,820 hours for retailers + 149,017 
hours for manufacturers).
    Total annual labor cost: $67,738,531.
    The work required to comply with the Pre-Sale Availability Rule 
entails a mix of clerical work and work performed by sales associates. 
Staff estimates that half of the total burden hours would likely be 
performed by sales associates. At the manufacturing level, this work 
would entail ensuring that the written warranty is available for every 
warranted consumer product. At the retail level, this work would entail 
ensuring that the written warranty is made available to the consumer 
prior to sale. The remaining half of the work required to comply with 
the Pre-Sale Availability Rule is clerical in nature, e.g., shipping or 
otherwise providing copies of manufacturer warranties to retailers, 
along with retailer maintenance of the warranties. Applying a sales 
associate wage rate of $26/hour to half of the burden hours and a 
clerical wage rate of $23/hour to half of the burden hours, the total 
annual labor cost burden is approximately $67,738,531 (1,382,419 hours 
x $26 per hour) + (1,382,419 hours x $23 per hour).\6\
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    \6\ The wage rates are derived from occupational data found in 
the National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates--May 2021, 
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, released March 31, 2022: https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm.
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    Total annual capital or other non-labor costs: De minimis.

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    The vast majority of retailers and warrantors already have 
developed systems to provide the information the Rule requires. 
Compliance by retailers typically entails keeping warranties on file 
electronically, in binders or otherwise, and posting an inexpensive 
sign indicating warranty availability. Warrantor compliance under the 
2016 amendments entails providing retailers, together with the 
warranted good, a copy of the warranty or the address of the 
warrantor's internet website where the consumer can review and obtain 
the warranty terms, along with the contact information where the 
consumer may use a non-internet based method to obtain a free copy of 
the warranty terms. Commission staff believes that, in light of the 
amendments, annual capital or other non-labor costs will remain de 
minimis.

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 March 10, 2023.
    You can file a comment online or on paper. For the FTC to consider 
your comment, we must receive it on or before March 10, 2023. 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 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 March 10, 
2023. 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. 2023-00180 Filed 1-6-23; 8:45 am]
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