Federal Trade Commission 2024 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Telemarketing Sales Rule
Document Number: 2024-28399
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-12-10
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission") adopts amendments to the Telemarketing Sales Rule ("TSR" or "Rule") that extend the Rule's applicability to inbound telemarketing calls in response to an advertisement through any medium or direct mail solicitation in which technical support products or services are offered for sale.
Mobilewalla Inc.; Analysis of Proposed Consent Order To Aid Public Comment
Document Number: 2024-28745
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-06
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of Federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices. The attached Analysis of Proposed Consent Order to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the complaint and the terms of the consent orderembodied in the consent agreementthat would settle these allegations.
Gravy Analytics, Inc.; Analysis of Proposed Consent Order to Aid Public Comment
Document Number: 2024-28738
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-06
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of Federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices. The attached Analysis of Proposed Consent Order to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the complaint and the terms of the consent orderembodied in the consent agreementthat would settle these allegations.
Guardian Service Industries, Inc.; Analysis of Agreement Containing Consent Order To Aid Public Comment
Document Number: 2024-28720
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-06
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of Federal law prohibiting unfair methods of competition. The attached Analysis of Proposed Consent Order to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the complaint and the terms of the consent orderembodied in the consent agreementthat would settle these allegations.
IntelliVision Technologies Corp.; Analysis of Proposed Consent Order To Aid Public Comment
Document Number: 2024-28716
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-06
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of Federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices. The attached Analysis of Proposed Consent Order to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the complaint and the terms of the consent orderembodied in the consent agreementthat would settle these allegations.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension
Document Number: 2024-27458
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-11-22
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission") requests that the Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") extend for three years the current Paperwork Reduction Act ("PRA") clearances for information collection requirements contained in four consumer financial regulations enforced by the Commission. Those clearances expire on November 30, 2024.
Sitejabber; Analysis of Proposed Consent Order To Aid Public Comment
Document Number: 2024-26711
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-11-18
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of Federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices. The attached Analysis of Proposed Consent Order to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the complaint and the terms of the consent orderembodied in the consent agreementthat would settle these allegations.
Negative Option Rule
Document Number: 2024-25534
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-11-15
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission") issues final amendments to the Commission's trade regulation "Rule Concerning Use of Prenotification Negative Option Plans," retitled the "Rule Concerning Recurring Subscriptions and Other Negative Option Programs" ("Rule," "final Rule" or "Negative Option Rule"). The final Rule now applies to all negative option programs in any media. This document also contains the text of the final Rule, the Rule's Statement of Basis and Purpose ("SBP"), and a final regulatory analysis.
H&R Block; Analysis of Proposed Consent Order To Aid Public Comment
Document Number: 2024-26695
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-11-15
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of Federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices. The attached Analysis of Proposed Consent Order to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the complaint and the terms of the consent orderembodied in the consent agreementthat would settle these allegations.
Premerger Notification; Reporting and Waiting Period Requirements
Document Number: 2024-25024
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-11-12
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission"), with the concurrence of the Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division, Department of Justice ("Assistant Attorney General" or "Antitrust Division") (together the "Agencies"), is issuing this final rule and Statement of Basis and Purpose ("SBP") to amend the Premerger Notification Rules (the "Rules") that implement the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvement Act ("the HSR Act" or "HSR"), including the Premerger Notification and Report Form for Certain Mergers and Acquisitions ("Form") and Instructions to the Notification and Report Form for Certain Mergers and Acquisitions ("Instructions"). The final rule requires parties to transactions that are reportable under the HSR Act to provide documentary material and information that are necessary and appropriate for the Agencies to efficiently and effectively conduct an initial assessment to determine whether the transaction may violate the antitrust laws and whether to issue a Request for Additional Information ("Second Request") as provided by the HSR Act. In addition, the final rule implements certain requirements of the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022 ("Merger Modernization Act") and ministerial changes to the Rules as well as the necessary amendments to the Instructions to effect the final changes.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension
Document Number: 2024-25559
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-11-04
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
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 information collection requirements contained in the rules and regulations under the Pay-Per-Call Rule (Rule). This clearance expires on January 30, 2024.
Senior Executive Service Performance Review Board
Document Number: 2024-24904
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-10-25
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice is hereby given of the appointment of members to the FTC Performance Review Board.
Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority Assessment Methodology Rule Modification
Document Number: 2024-24567
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-10-23
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
As required by the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2020, the Federal Trade Commission publishes a proposed modification of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority's rules addressing horseracing in the United States. The proposed rule modification would amend the Rule 8500 Series, the Assessment Methodology Rule, which establishes a methodology for determining assessments described in the enabling statute. This document contains the Authority's proposed rule modification's text and explanation, and it seeks public comment on whether the Commission should approve the proposed rule modification.
Marriott International, Inc.; Analysis of Proposed Consent Order To Aid Public Comment
Document Number: 2024-23283
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-10-11
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of Federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices. The attached Analysis of Proposed Consent Order to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the complaint and the terms of the consent orderembodied in the consent agreementthat would settle these allegations.
Petition for Rulemaking of Consumer Technology Association
Document Number: 2024-23272
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2024-10-09
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Please take notice that the Federal Trade Commission ("Commission") received a petition for rulemaking from the Consumer Technology Association ("CTA") and has published that petition online at https://www.regulations.gov. This petition requests that the Commission clarify its application of the amended Trade Regulation Rule Relating to Power Output Claims for Amplifiers Utilized in Home Entertainment Products (the "Amplifier Rule") or amend the Amplifier Rule to apply only prospectively to products designed, tested, and manufactured on or after the August 12, 2024 effective date. The Commission invites written comments concerning the petition. Publication of this petition is pursuant to the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure and does not affect the legal status of the petition or its final disposition.
Chevron Corporation and Hess Corporation; Analysis of Agreement Containing Consent Order To Aid Public Comment
Document Number: 2024-22874
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-10-03
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of Federal law prohibiting unfair methods of competition. The attached Analysis of Proposed Consent Order to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the complaint and the terms of the consent orderembodied in the consent agreementthat would settle these allegations.
Rytr LLC; Analysis of Proposed Consent Order To Aid Public Comment
Document Number: 2024-22767
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-10-03
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of Federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices. The attached Analysis of Proposed Consent Order to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the complaint and the terms of the consent orderembodied in the consent agreementthat would settle these allegations.
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
Document Number: 2024-22391
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-09-30
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The FTC is making technical revisions to several of the notices that it has published under the Privacy Act of 1974 to describe its systems of records. This action is intended to make these notices clearer, more accurate, and up-to-date.
DoNotPay, Inc..; Analysis of Proposed Consent Order To Aid Public Comment
Document Number: 2024-22400
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-09-30
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices. The attached Analysis of Proposed Consent Order to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the complaint and the terms of the consent orderembodied in the consent agreementthat would settle these allegations.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension
Document Number: 2024-22379
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-09-30
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission") is seeking public comments on its proposal to extend for an additional three years the current Paperwork Reduction Act ("PRA") clearance for information collection requirements contained in the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule ("COPPA Rule" or "Rule"). That clearance expires on April 30, 2025.
Petition of Coopharma To Reopen and Set Aside or Modify Order
Document Number: 2024-20811
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-09-13
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Cooperativa de Farmacias Puertorrique[ntilde]as ("Coopharma" or "the company") has requested that the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission") reopen and set aside or modify the Commission's Decision and Order entered on November 6, 2012 (the "Order"), concerning allegations of agreements among Coopharma's member pharmacies to fix prices with insurers and PBMs. The company requests that the FTC either modify or rescind the order given changes in both the applicable law as well as competitive conditions in the relevant marketplace. Publication of the petition from Coopharma is not intended to affect the legal status of the petition or its final disposition.
HISA Proposed 2025 Budget
Document Number: 2024-19468
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-08-29
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Trade Commission publishes the 2025 proposed budget of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority and seeks public comment on whether the Commission should approve, disapprove, or modify the proposed budget.
Telemarketing Sales Rule Fees
Document Number: 2024-19431
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-08-29
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Trade Commission ("Commission") is amending its Telemarketing Sales Rule ("TSR") by updating the fees charged to entities accessing the National Do Not Call Registry ("Registry") as required by the Do-Not-Call Registry Fee Extension Act of 2007.
Trade Regulation Rule on the Use of Consumer Reviews and Testimonials
Document Number: 2024-18519
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-08-22
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission") is issuing this final rule and Statement of Basis and Purpose ("SBP") relating to certain specified unfair or deceptive acts or practices involving consumer reviews or testimonials. This final rule, among other things, prohibits selling or purchasing fake consumer reviews or testimonials, buying positive or negative consumer reviews, certain insiders creating consumer reviews or testimonials without clearly disclosing their relationships, creating a company-controlled review website that falsely purports to provide independent reviews, certain review suppression practices, and selling or purchasing fake indicators of social media influence.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension
Document Number: 2024-18772
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-08-22
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission") is seeking public comments on its proposal to extend for an additional three years the current Paperwork Reduction Act ("PRA") clearance for information collection requirements contained in the Red Flags, Card Issuers, and Address Discrepancy Rules ("Rules"). That clearance expires on January 31, 2025.
Energy Labeling Rule
Document Number: 2024-17105
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2024-08-20
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
In response to a recent notice of proposed rulemaking on the Energy Labeling Rule, one commenter, Dyson, Inc. ("Dyson"), requested an opportunity to present oral comments on proposed air cleaner labeling. In response, the Commission will hold a virtual oral hearing for the requester to provide its comments.
Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
Document Number: 2024-16468
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2024-08-16
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) is publishing its semiannual regulatory agenda in accordance with section 22(d)(1) of the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. 57b-3(d)(1) and the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), 5 U.S.C. 601 to 612, as amended by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act. The Commission's agenda follows guidelines and procedures issued February 20, 2024, by the Office of Management and Budget in accordance with the provisions of Executive Order 12866, "Regulatory Planning and Review," of September 30, 1993, 58 FR 51735 (Oct. 4, 1993). The Government-wide Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions includes a list of all regulatory actions under development or review and is scheduled for publication in its entirety on www.reginfo.gov and www.regulations.gov in a format that offers users a greatly enhanced ability to obtain information from the agenda database. The RFA requires publication in the Federal Register of agenda entries for rules that are likely to have a significant impact on a substantial number of small entities (5 U.S.C. 602) and any such rules that the agency has identified for periodic review under section 610 of the RFA. For spring 2024, the Commission has one rule, the newly issued Non-Compete Clause Rule which will be codified at 16 CFR 910, that meets the RFA's publication requirements. In addition, the Commission has three rules or rulemakings that would be a "significant regulatory action" under the definition in Executive Order 12866: the proposed amendments to the Premerger Notification Rules and Report Form, found at 16 CFR 801-803 and relating to substantive HSR form changes, including implementing congressionally-mandated reporting requirements on foreign subsidies; the recently promulgated Combating Auto Retail Scams Trade Regulation Rule, which will be codified at 16 CFR 463; and the newly issued Non-Compete Clause Rule, which will be codified at 16 CFR 910. The Commission has identified rulemakings that are likely to have some impact on small entities, but do not meet the RFA's publication requirements. The current rulemakings that are likely to have some impact on small entities are: (1) the Energy Labeling Rule, 16 CFR 305; (2) the Alternative Fuels Rule, 16 CFR 309; (3) the Telemarketing Sales Rule, 16 CFR 310; (3) the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule, 16 CFR 312; (4) the Safeguards Rule, 16 CFR 314; (5) the Health Breach Notification Rule, 16 CFR 318; (6) the Care Labeling Rule, 16 CFR 423; (7) the Negative Option Rule, 16 CFR 425; (8) the Cooling-Off Rule, 16 CFR 429; (9) the Amplifier Rule, 16 CFR 432; (10) the Franchise Rule, 16 CFR 436; (11) the Business Opportunity Rule, 16 CFR 437; (12) the Funeral Rule, 16 CFR 453; (13) the Eyeglass Rule, 16 CFR 456; (14) the newly promulgated Trade Regulation Rule on Impersonation of Government and Businesses 16 CFR 461; (15) the newly promulgated Combating Auto Retail Scams Trade Regulation Rule, 16 CFR 463; (16) the Identity Theft Rules, 16 CFR 681; (17) the newly issued Non-Compete Clause Rule, to be codified at 16 CFR 910; (18) the newly proposed Trade Regulation Rule on Earnings Claims; (19) the potential Trade Regulation Rule on Commercial Surveillance; (20) the newly proposed Trade Regulation Rule Concerning Reviews and Endorsements; and (21) the newly proposed Trade Regulation Rule on Unfair and Deceptive Fees. The Commission's rulemaking review process carefully considers regulatory burdens and streamlines rules when feasible and appropriate. The majority of the rulemakings listed in the agenda are being conducted as part of the Commission's systematic review of all of its regulations and guides on a rotating basis. Under the Commission's program, rules are reviewed on a 10-year schedule. In each rule review, the Commission requests public comments on, among other things, the economic impact and benefits of the rule; possible conflict between the rule and state, local, or other federal laws or regulations; and the effect on the rule of any technological, economic, or other industry changes. These reviews incorporate and expand upon the review required by the RFA and regulatory reform initiatives directing agencies to conduct a review of all regulations and eliminate or revise those that are outdated or otherwise in need of reform. Except for notice of completed actions, the information in this agenda represents the judgment of Commission staff, based upon information now available. Each projected date of action reflects FTC staff's assessment that the specified event will occur this year. No final determination by the staff or the Commission respecting the need for or the substance of a rule should be inferred from the notation of projected events in this agenda. In most instances, the dates of future events are listed by month, not by a specific day. The information in this agenda may change as new information, changes of circumstances, or changes in the law occur.
Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority Oversight
Document Number: 2024-18245
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-08-16
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission") is issuing a final rule ("Final Rule") regarding oversight of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority ("Authority"). The Final Rule includes new oversight provisions to ensure that the Authority remains publicly accountable and operates in a fiscally prudent, safe, and effective manner.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension
Document Number: 2024-16970
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-08-01
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
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) clearances for information collection requirements in Regulations B, E, M, and Z, which are enforced by the Commission. These clearances expire on November 30, 2024.
Ophthalmic Practice Rules (Eyeglass Rule)
Document Number: 2024-15620
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-07-26
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission") is publishing a final rule to implement amendments to the Ophthalmic Practice Rules ("Eyeglass Rule" or "Rule"). These amendments require that prescribing eye care practitioners obtain a signed confirmation after releasing an eyeglass prescription to a patient and maintain each such confirmation for a period of not less than three years. The Commission is permitting prescribers to comply with automatic prescription release via electronic delivery if they first obtain verifiable affirmative consent from the patient and maintain a record of such consent for a period of not less than three years. The amendments further clarify that the presentation of proof of insurance coverage shall be deemed to be a payment for the purpose of determining when a prescription must be provided. Finally, the Commission amends the term "eye examination" to "refractive eye examination" throughout the Rule.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Extension
Document Number: 2024-15480
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-07-15
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission") has clearance from the Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") to send information requests, pursuant to compulsory process, to a combined ten or more of the largest cigarette manufacturers and smokeless tobacco manufacturers. The information sought includes, among other things, data on the manufacturers' annual sales and marketing expenditures for cigarettes, smokeless tobacco products, and electronic devices used to heat non-combusted cigarettes, and sales of tobacco-free nicotine lozenges and pouches. The current OMB clearance for this information collection expires on August 31, 2024. Accordingly, the Commission is providing this second opportunity for public comment while seeking OMB approval to renew the pre-existing clearance and to modify the existing clearance to allow for the collection of additional information concerning annual marketing expenditures for tobacco-free nicotine lozenges and pouches by smokeless tobacco manufacturers or related companies.
Disclosure Requirements and Prohibitions Concerning Franchising
Document Number: 2024-15338
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-07-12
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission") announces revised monetary thresholds for three exemptions from the Franchise Rule. The FTC is required to adjust the size of the monetary thresholds every fourth year based upon changes in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers ("CPI-U") published by the Department of Labor.
Petition for Rulemaking of The National HBPA, Inc.
Document Number: 2024-15065
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2024-07-10
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Please take notice that the Federal Trade Commission ("Commission") received a petition for rulemaking from The National HBPA, Inc. and has published that petition online. The Commission invites written comments concerning the petition. Publication of this petition is pursuant to the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure and does not affect the legal status of the petition or its final disposition.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension
Document Number: 2024-13476
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-06-20
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
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 information collection requirements pertaining to the Commission's administrative activities, consisting of: (a) responding to applications to the Commission pursuant to the Commission's Rules of Practice (Parts 1, 4 and 6); (b) the FTC's consumer reporting systems; and (c) the FTC's program evaluation activities. The current clearance expires on June 30, 2024.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Extension
Document Number: 2024-13489
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-06-20
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
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 contained in the Commission's rules and regulations under the Textile Fiber Products Identification Act ("Textile Rules"). That clearance expires on June 30, 2024.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension
Document Number: 2024-13487
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-06-20
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
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 current Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) clearance for its rule governing Care Labeling of Textile Wearing Apparel and Certain Piece Goods As Amended ("Care Labeling Rule"). This clearance expires on June 30, 2024.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Extension
Document Number: 2024-13486
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-06-20
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
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 contained in the Commission's rules and regulations under the Fur Products Labeling Act ("Fur Rules" or "Rules"). That clearance expires on October 31, 2024.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Extension
Document Number: 2024-13485
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-06-20
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
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 contained in the Commission's rules and regulations under the Wool Products Labeling Act of 1939 ("Wool Rules"). That clearance expires on June 30, 2024.
Trade Regulation Rule Relating to Power Output Claims for Amplifiers Utilized in Home Entertainment Products
Document Number: 2024-12744
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-06-12
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission") issues final amendments to its Trade Regulation Rule Relating to Power Output Claims for Amplifiers Utilized in Home Entertainment Products ("Amplifier Rule" or "Rule"). The amendments require sellers making power-related claims to calculate power output using uniform testing methods to allow consumers to easily compare amplifier sound quality; prescribe disclosure language that improves differentiation between power output claims that comply with the Rule's testing methods and those that do not; and modernize as well as clarify Rule language considering the foregoing modifications. Additionally, the amendments formalize prior Commission guidance on applying the Rule to multichannel amplifiers.
Health Breach Notification Rule
Document Number: 2024-10855
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-05-30
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission") is amending the Commission's Health Breach Notification Rule (the "HBN Rule" or the "Rule"). The HBN Rule requires vendors of personal health records ("PHRs") and related entities that are not covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ("HIPAA") to notify individuals, the FTC, and, in some cases, the media of a breach of unsecured personally identifiable health data.
Exxon Mobil Corporation/Pioneer Natural Resources Company; Analysis of Agreement Containing Consent Order To Aid Public Comment
Document Number: 2024-10731
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-05-16
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair methods of competition. The attached Analysis of Proposed Consent Order to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the complaint and the terms of the consent orderembodied in the consent agreementthat would settle these allegations.
Non-Compete Clause Rule
Document Number: 2024-09171
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-05-07
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Pursuant to the Federal Trade Commission Act ("FTC Act"), the Federal Trade Commission ("Commission") is issuing the Non- Compete Clause Rule ("the final rule"). The final rule provides that it is an unfair method of competition for persons to, among other things, enter into non-compete clauses ("non-competes") with workers on or after the final rule's effective date. With respect to existing non-competesi.e., non-competes entered into before the effective datethe final rule adopts a different approach for senior executives than for other workers. For senior executives, existing non-competes can remain in force, while existing non-competes with other workers are not enforceable after the effective date.
Petition for Rulemaking of the American Petroleum Institute
Document Number: 2024-08147
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2024-04-17
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Please take notice that the Federal Trade Commission ("Commission") received a petition for rulemaking from the American Petroleum Institute and has published that petition online at https:// www.regulations.gov. The Commission invites written comments concerning the petition. Publication of this petition is pursuant to the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure and does not affect the legal status of the petition or its final disposition.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension
Document Number: 2024-08012
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-04-16
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
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 current PRA clearance for its information collection requirements in the Power Output Claims for Amplifiers Utilized in Home Entertainment Products ("Amplifier Rule" or "Rule"). This clearance expires on April 30, 2024.
Telemarketing Sales Rule
Document Number: 2024-07182
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2024-04-16
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission") proposes to amend the Telemarketing Sales Rule ("Rule") to extend its coverage to inbound telemarketing calls by consumers to technical support servicesi.e., calls that consumers make in response to an advertisement through any medium or to a direct mail solicitation. The proposed amendment is necessary in light of the widespread deception and consumer injury caused by tech support scams. The amendment would provide the Commission with the ability to obtain stronger relief in cases involving tech support scams, including civil penalties and consumer redress.
Telemarketing Sales Rule
Document Number: 2024-07180
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-04-16
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission") adopts amendments to the Telemarketing Sales Rule ("TSR") that, among other things, require telemarketers and sellers to maintain additional records of their telemarketing transactions, prohibit material misrepresentations and false or misleading statements in business to business ("B2B") telemarketing calls, and add a new definition for the term "previous donor." These amendments are necessary to address technological advances and to continue protecting consumers, including small businesses, from deceptive or abusive telemarketing practices.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension
Document Number: 2024-07569
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-04-10
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
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 information collection requirements in its rule governing Care Labeling of Textile Wearing Apparel and Certain Piece Goods As Amended ("Care Labeling Rule"). This clearance expires on June 30, 2024.
Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority Racetrack Safety Rule Modification
Document Number: 2024-06911
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-04-08
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
As required by the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2020, the Federal Trade Commission publishes a proposed modification of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority's rules addressing horseracing in the United States. The proposed rule modification would amend the Rule Series 2000 Racetrack Safety Rule, which establishes rules concerning racetrack safety and the safety of Covered Horses and Covered Persons. This document contains the Authority's proposed rule modification's text and explanation, and it seeks public comment on whether the Commission should approve the proposed rule modification.
Energy Labeling Rule; Extension of Comment Period
Document Number: 2024-07077
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2024-04-02
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission") is extending the deadline for filing comments on its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("NPRM") regarding the Energy Labeling Rule.
Trade Regulation Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees
Document Number: 2024-06468
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2024-03-27
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Trade Commission (``FTC'' or ``Commission'') recently published a notice of proposed rulemaking (``NPRM'') in the Federal Register, titled ``Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees,'' which would prohibit unfair or deceptive practices relating to fees for goods or services, specifically, misrepresenting the total costs of goods and services by omitting mandatory fees from advertised prices and misrepresenting the nature and purpose of fees. The NPRM announced the opportunity for interested parties to present their positions orally at an informal hearing. Seventeen commenters requested to participate at the informal hearing. The Commission's Chief Presiding Officer, the Chair, has appointed an Administrative Law Judge for the Federal Trade Commission, the Honorable Jay L. Himes to serve as the presiding officer of the informal hearing.
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