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Activities; Proposed Collection;
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Federal Trade Commission.
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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.
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.
Likely Respondents: Manufacturers
and retailers of consumer products.
Estimated Annual Hours Burden:
2,764,837 hours (149,017 hours for
manufacturers + 2,615,820 hours for
retailers).
• Manufacturers account for
approximately 149,017 hours (27,094
manufacturers × 5.5 hours)
• Retailers account for approximately
2,615,820 hours (523,164 retailers ×
5.0 burden hours)
Estimated Annual Cost Burden:
$67,738,531 (which is derived from
$35,942,894 for sales associates +
$31,795,637 for clerical workers).
• Sales Associates: (1,382,419 hours)
($26/hour) = $35,942,894
• Clerical Workers: (1,382,419 hours)
($23/hour) = $31,795,637
Total Annual Capital or Other Nonlabor Costs: De minimis.
Background
Request for Comment
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
On January 9, 2023, the FTC sought
public comment on the information
collection requirements associated with
the Rule. 88 FR 1229. No germane
comments were received. Pursuant to
the OMB regulations, 5 CFR part 1320,
that implement the PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq., the FTC is providing this second
opportunity for public comment while
seeking OMB approval to renew the preexisting clearance for the Rule.
Your comment—including your name
and your state—will be placed on the
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 clearance for
its Rule Governing Pre-Sale Availability
of Written Warranty Terms. The current
clearance expires on May 31, 2023.
DATES: Comments must be filed by June
1, 2023.
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. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function. The reginfo.gov web
link is a United States Government
website produced by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) and the
General Services Administration (GSA).
Under PRA requirements, OMB’s Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs
(OIRA) reviews Federal information
collections.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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).
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public record of this proceeding.
Because your comment will be made
public, you are solely responsible for
making sure that your comment does
not include any sensitive personal
information, such as 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 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.
Josephine Liu,
Assistant General Counsel for Legal Counsel.
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Federal Trade Commission.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Federal Trade
Commission (‘‘FTC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’)
requests that the Office of Management
and Budget (‘‘OMB’’) extend for an
additional three years the current
Paperwork Reduction Act (‘‘PRA’’)
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 filed by June
1, 2023.
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. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
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SUMMARY:
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PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Informal Dispute Settlement
Procedures Rule (the Dispute Settlement
Rule or the Rule), 16 CFR part 703.
OMB Control Number: 3084–0113.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: The Dispute Settlement 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 Dispute Settlement Rule,
16 CFR part 703, specifies the minimum
standards which must be met by any
informal dispute settlement mechanism
(‘‘IDSM’’) that is incorporated into a
written consumer product warranty and
which the consumer is required to use
before pursuing legal remedies under
the Act in court (known as the ‘‘prior
resort requirement’’).3
The Dispute Settlement Rule
standards for IDSMs include
requirements concerning the
mechanism’s structure (e.g., funding,
staffing, and neutrality), the
qualifications of staff or decision
makers, the mechanism’s procedures for
resolving disputes (e.g., notification,
investigation, time limits for decisions,
and follow-up), recordkeeping, and
annual audits. The Rule requires that
IDSMs establish written operating
procedures and provide copies of those
procedures upon request.
Likely Respondents: Warrantors that
Use an IDSM (Automobile
Manufacturers) and Informal Dispute
Settlement Mechanisms.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours:
9,267 (derived from 6,210 recordkeeping
hours in addition to 2,070 reporting
hours and 987 disclosure hours).
Estimated Annual Labor Costs:
$239,093.
1 The
other two rules relate to the information
that must appear in any written warranty offered on
a consumer product costing more than $15 and the
pre-sale availability of warranty terms.
2 40 FR 60168 (Dec. 31, 1975).
3 The Dispute Settlement Rule applies only to
those firms that choose to require consumers to use
an IDSM. Neither the Rule nor the Act requires
warrantors to set up IDSMs. A warrantor is free to
set up an IDSM that does not comply with the Rule
as long as the warranty does not contain a prior
resort requirement.
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Estimated Annual Capital or Other
Non-labor Costs: $344,560.
Request for Comment: On January 9,
2023, the FTC sought public comment
on the information collection
requirements in the Dispute Settlement
Rule. 88 FR 1231 (Jan. 9, 2023). No
relevant comments were received
during the public comment period.
Pursuant to OMB regulations, 5 CFR
part 1320, that implement the PRA, 44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq., the FTC is providing
this second opportunity for public
comment while seeking OMB approval
to renew the pre-existing clearance for
the Rule. For more details about the
Rule requirements and the basis for the
calculations summarized below, see 88
FR 1231.
Your comment—including your name
and your state—will be placed on the
public record of this proceeding.
Because your comment will be made
public, you are solely responsible for
making sure that your comment does
not include any sensitive personal
information, such as 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 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 ‘‘[t]rade secret or
any commercial or financial information
which is . . . privileged or
confidential’’—as provided in 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.
Josephine Liu,
Assistant General Counsel for Legal Counsel.
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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
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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: 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 clearance for its Rule Governing Pre-
Sale Availability of Written Warranty Terms. The current clearance
expires on May 31, 2023.
DATES: Comments must be filed by June 1, 2023.
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. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting
``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using
the search function. The reginfo.gov web link is a United States
Government website produced by the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) and the General Services Administration (GSA). Under PRA
requirements, OMB's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA)
reviews Federal information collections.
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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Likely Respondents: Manufacturers and retailers of consumer
products.
Estimated Annual Hours Burden: 2,764,837 hours (149,017 hours for
manufacturers + 2,615,820 hours for retailers).
Manufacturers account for approximately 149,017 hours (27,094
manufacturers x 5.5 hours)
Retailers account for approximately 2,615,820 hours (523,164
retailers x 5.0 burden hours)
Estimated Annual Cost Burden: $67,738,531 (which is derived from
$35,942,894 for sales associates + $31,795,637 for clerical workers).
Sales Associates: (1,382,419 hours) ($26/hour) = $35,942,894
Clerical Workers: (1,382,419 hours) ($23/hour) = $31,795,637
Total Annual Capital or Other Non-labor Costs: De minimis.
Request for Comment
On January 9, 2023, the FTC sought public comment on the
information collection requirements associated with the Rule. 88 FR
1229. No germane comments were received. Pursuant to the OMB
regulations, 5 CFR part 1320, that implement the PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et
seq., the FTC is providing this second opportunity for public comment
while seeking OMB approval to renew the pre-existing clearance for the
Rule.
Your comment--including your name and your state--will be placed on
the
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public record of this proceeding. Because your comment will be made
public, you are solely responsible for making sure that your comment
does not include any sensitive personal information, such as 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 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.
Josephine Liu,
Assistant General Counsel for Legal Counsel.
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