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Because your comment will be made
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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.
[FR Doc. 2023–09276 Filed 5–1–23; 8:45 am]
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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Extension
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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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.
[FR Doc. 2023–09293 Filed 5–1–23; 8:45 am]
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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
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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: 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/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, [email protected].
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\
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\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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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.
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.
[FR Doc. 2023-09293 Filed 5-1-23; 8:45 am]
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