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Procedures for Oversight of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority's Annual Budget
Document Number: 2024-02290
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-02-08
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Trade Commission (``FTC'' or ``Commission'') is amending its rules pursuant to the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (``Act'') regarding the Commission's procedures for its oversight of the annual budget of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (``Authority''). The amendments to the Authority's budget oversight rules will streamline and improve the process for approving or disapproving the Authority's annual budget.
Premerger Notification; Reporting and Waiting Period Requirements
Document Number: 2024-02228
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-02-05
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Trade Commission (``Commission'' or ``FTC'') is amending the Hart-Scott-Rodino (``HSR'') Premerger Notification Rules (``Rules'') that require the parties to certain mergers and acquisitions to file reports with the FTC and the Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (``the Assistant Attorney General'') (together the ``Antitrust Agencies'' or ``Agencies'') and to wait a specified period of time before consummating such transactions. In a separate document published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register, the Commission is announcing the annual adjustment of the filing fee thresholds and amounts required by the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022 (``2022 Amendments''), contained within the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023. In this document, the Commission amends Parts 801 and 803 of the Rules to make the ministerial changes required to reflect the annual adjustment of the filing fee thresholds and amounts required by the 2022 Amendments.
Revised Jurisdictional Thresholds for Section 7A of the Clayton Act
Document Number: 2024-02227
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-02-05
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Trade Commission announces the revised thresholds for the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 required by the 2000 amendment of section 7A of the Clayton Act; and the revised filing fee schedule for the same Act required by division GG of the 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act.
Energy Labeling Rule
Document Number: 2024-01601
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2024-02-02
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Trade Commission (``FTC'' or ``Commission'') proposes amendments to improve the Energy Labeling Rule (``Rule''), including energy labels for several new consumer product categories and changes to label display requirements. Specifically, the Notice seeks comment on labels for air cleaners, clothes dryers, miscellaneous refrigeration products, and portable electric spas; modifications to existing labels for clothes washers, televisions, and several heating products; revisions to the current requirements for affixing labels on showroom models; and several minor amendments to improve the Rule as discussed below.
Energy Labeling Rule
Document Number: 2024-02036
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-02-02
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Trade Commission (``Commission'') amends its Energy Labeling Rule (``Rule'') by publishing new ranges of comparability for required EnergyGuide labels on televisions.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; New Collection
Document Number: 2024-01798
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-01-30
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 submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') its proposal to seek OMB clearance for information collection requirements contained in the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act (``FCLAA''). The FCLAA requires the FTC to review plans for the rotation of health warnings on cigarette packaging and advertising. The current provisional clearance expires on January 31, 2024, and the FTC intends to seek OMB renewal for three years.
InMarket Media LLC; Analysis of Proposed Consent Order To Aid Public Comment
Document Number: 2024-01269
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-01-23
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.
Revised Jurisdictional Thresholds for Section 8 of the Clayton Act
Document Number: 2024-00929
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-01-22
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Trade Commission announces the revised thresholds for interlocking directorates required by the 1990 amendment of Section 8 of the Clayton Act.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Extension
Document Number: 2024-01004
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-01-19
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 in the Trade Regulation Rule entitled Labeling and Advertising of Home Insulation (``R-value Rule'' or ``Rule''). That clearance expires on March 31, 2024.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension
Document Number: 2024-01002
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-01-19
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 information collection requirements in the Privacy of Consumer Financial Information Rule (Privacy Rule or Rule). The current clearance expires on January 31, 2024.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension
Document Number: 2024-01001
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-01-19
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 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: 2024-01006
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-01-19
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 the Trade Regulation Rule entitled Power Output Claims for Amplifiers Utilized in Home Entertainment Products (``Amplifier Rule'' or ``Rule''). This clearance expires on April 30, 2024.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension
Document Number: 2024-01005
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-01-19
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 Commission's rules and regulations under the Wool Products Labeling Act of 1939 (``Wool Rules''). That clearance expires on June 30, 2024.
X-Mode Social, Inc.; Public Comment
Document Number: 2024-00928
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-01-18
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.
Rule on the Use of Consumer Reviews and Testimonials
Document Number: 2024-00678
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2024-01-16
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 the Use of Consumer Reviews and Testimonials'' (``Reviews and Testimonials Rule'' or ``Rule''), which would prohibit certain specified unfair or deceptive acts or practices involving consumer reviews or testimonials. The NPRM announced the opportunity for interested parties to present their positions orally at an informal hearing. Three commenters requested to present their positions orally at the informal hearing.
Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule
Document Number: 2023-28569
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2024-01-11
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commission proposes to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule, consistent with the requirements of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. The proposed modifications are intended to respond to changes in technology and online practices, and where appropriate, to clarify and streamline the Rule. The proposed modifications, which are based on the FTC's review of public comments and its enforcement experience, are intended to clarify the scope of the Rule and/or strengthen its protection of personal information collected from children.
Adjustments to Civil Penalty Amounts
Document Number: 2024-00301
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-01-10
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Trade Commission (``FTC'' or ``Commission'') is implementing adjustments to the civil penalty amounts within its jurisdiction to account for inflation, as required by law.
Combating Auto Retail Scams Trade Regulation Rule
Document Number: 2023-27997
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-01-04
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Trade Commission (``FTC'' or ``Commission'') is issuing this Combating Auto Retail Scams Trade Regulation Rule (``CARS Rule,'' ``Rule,'' or ``Final Rule'') and Statement of Basis and Purpose (``SBP'') related to the sale, financing, and leasing of covered motor vehicles by covered motor vehicle dealers. The Final Rule, among other things, prohibits motor vehicle dealers from making certain misrepresentations in the course of selling, leasing, or arranging financing for motor vehicles, requires accurate pricing disclosures in dealers' advertising and sales communications, requires dealers to obtain consumers' express, informed consent for charges, prohibits the sale of any add-on product or service that confers no benefit to the consumer, and requires dealers to keep records of certain advertisements and customer transactions.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Extension
Document Number: 2023-28899
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-01-03
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 FTC's Use of Prenotification Negative Option Plans (``Negative Option Rule'' or ``Rule''). That clearance expires on January 31, 2024.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Extension
Document Number: 2023-28898
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-01-03
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 FTC's Business Opportunity Rule (``Rule''). That clearance expires on January 31, 2024.
Petition for Rulemaking of PIRG and iFixit
Document Number: 2023-28874
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2024-01-03
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Please take notice that the Federal Trade Commission (``Commission'') received a petition for rulemaking from the U.S. Public Interest Research Group Education Fund and iFixit. This petition requests that the Commission initiate a rulemaking to protect consumers' right to repair products they have purchased. 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.
Trade Regulation Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees
Document Number: 2023-28669
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2024-01-02
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'') concerning its trade regulation rule entitled the ``Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees.''
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension
Document Number: 2023-27877
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-12-20
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 the Contact Lens Rule (the Rule). The current clearance expires on December 31, 2023.
Care Labeling Rule
Document Number: 2023-26966
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-12-08
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
As part of its ongoing, systematic review of all Federal Trade Commission rules and guides, the Commission terminates the Care Labeling Rule review.
Negative Option Rule
Document Number: 2023-26946
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-12-08
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Trade Commission (``FTC'' or ``Commission'') has proposed amendments to the ``Rule Concerning the Use of Prenotification Negative Option Plans,'' to be retitled the ``Rule Concerning Subscriptions and Other Negative Option Plans'' (``Negative Option Rule'' or ``Rule''). The proposed changes are calculated to combat unfair or deceptive business practices, including recurring charges for products or services consumers do not want and cannot cancel without undue difficulty. In response to the notice of proposed rulemaking, several commenters requested an informal hearing. The informal hearing will be conducted virtually on January 16, 2024, at 10 a.m. Eastern, and the Commission's Chief Presiding Officer, the Chair, has appointed Administrative Law Judge for the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Honorable Carol Fox Foelak, to serve as the presiding officer of the informal hearing.
ExotoUSA LLC-Old Southern Brass; Analysis of Proposed Consent Order To Aid Public Comment
Document Number: 2023-26945
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-12-08
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: 2023-26602
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-12-05
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 clearance from the Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') for information collection requirements in the Energy Labeling Rule (``Rule''). That clearance expires on February 29, 2024.
Regulatory Review Schedule
Document Number: 2023-26064
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-11-30
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
As part of its ongoing, systematic review of all Federal Trade Commission rules and guides, the Commission announces an updated ten- year regulatory review schedule. No Commission determination on the need for, or the substance of, the rules and guides listed below should be inferred from this notification.
Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information
Document Number: 2023-24412
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-11-13
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Trade Commission (``FTC'' or ``Commission'') is issuing a final rule (``Final Rule'') to amend the Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information (``Safeguards Rule'' or ``Rule'') to require financial institutions to report to the Commission any notification event where unencrypted customer information involving 500 or more consumers is acquired without authorization.
Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) Proposed 2024 Budget
Document Number: 2023-24939
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-11-13
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Trade Commission (``FTC'' or ``Commission'') publishes the 2024 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.
Trade Regulation Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees
Document Number: 2023-24234
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-11-09
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Trade Commission commences a rulemaking to promulgate a trade regulation rule entitled ``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 Commission finds these unfair or deceptive practices relating to fees to be prevalent based on prior enforcement, the comments it received in response to an advance notice of proposed rulemaking, and other information discussed in this proposal. The Commission now solicits written comment, data, and arguments concerning the utility and scope of the trade regulation rule proposed in this notice of proposed rulemaking to prevent the identified unfair or deceptive practices.
Senior Executive Service Performance Review Board
Document Number: 2023-23993
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-10-31
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice is hereby given of the appointment of members to the FTC Performance Review Board.
Labeling Requirements for Alternative Fuels and Alternative Fueled Vehicles
Document Number: 2023-23621
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-10-26
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
As part of the Commission's systematic review of all FTC rules and guides, the Federal Trade Commission (``FTC'' or ``Commission'') seeks public comment on the overall costs, benefits, necessity, and regulatory and economic impact of its Labeling Requirements for Alternative Fuels and Alternative Fueled Vehicles (``Alternative Fuels Rule'' or ``Rule'').
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension
Document Number: 2023-22965
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-10-18
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 the Privacy of Consumer Financial Information Rule (Privacy Rule or Rule). This clearance expires on January 31, 2024.
HISA Proposed Budget
Document Number: 2023-22058
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-10-04
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Trade Commission (``FTC'' or ``Commission'') publishes the 2023 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.
Petition for Rulemaking of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Document Number: 2023-20422
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-09-26
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Please take notice that the Federal Trade Commission (``Commission'') received a petition for rulemaking from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. This petition requests to amend the Commission's rule regarding the disqualification of Commissioners. 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.
Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority Anti-Doping and Medication Control Rule Modification
Document Number: 2023-20631
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-09-25
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
As required by the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (``FTC'' or ``Commission'') publishes a proposed rule modification related to the equine Anti- Doping and Medication Control Program of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (``HISA'' or the ``Authority''). Specifically, the proposed rule modification would designate iron dextran as a banned substance and thereby prohibit its use. This publication contains the Authority's proposed rule's text and explanation, and it seeks public comment on whether the Commission should approve the proposed rule.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension
Document Number: 2023-19982
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-09-15
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 its Fuel Rating Rule (the Rule). The current clearance expires on September 30, 2023.
Amgen Inc. and Horizon Therapeutics plc; Analysis of Agreement Containing Consent Order To Aid Public Comment
Document Number: 2023-19809
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-09-13
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.
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. and Black Knight, Inc.; Analysis of Agreement Containing Consent Order To Aid Public Comment
Document Number: 2023-19534
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-09-11
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 Orders to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the complaint and the terms of the consent ordersembodied in the consent agreementthat would settle these allegations.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension
Document Number: 2023-18769
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-08-30
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 FTC's trade regulation rule entitled ``Use of Prenotification Negative Option Plans'' (``Negative Option Rule'' or ``Rule''). That clearance expires on January 31, 2024.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension
Document Number: 2023-18767
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-08-30
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 the Trade Regulation Rule entitled Labeling and Advertising of Home Insulation (``R-value Rule'' or ``Rule''). That clearance expires on March 31, 2024.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension
Document Number: 2023-18766
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-08-30
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 Fair Packaging and Labeling Act regulations (``FPLA Rules''). That clearance expires on March 31, 2024.
EQT and Quantum; Analysis of Agreement Containing Consent Order To Aid Public Comment
Document Number: 2023-18272
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-08-25
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 Orders to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the complaint and the terms of the consent ordersembodied in the consent agreementthat would settle these allegations.
Telemarketing Sales Rule Fees
Document Number: 2023-18085
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-08-23
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 Relating to Power Output Claims for Amplifiers Utilized in Home Entertainment Products
Document Number: 2023-16792
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-08-21
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Trade Commission (``FTC'' or ``Commission'') seeks public comment on proposed amendments to the Trade Regulation Rule Relating to Power Output Claims for Amplifiers Utilized in Home Entertainment Products (``Amplifier Rule'' or ``Rule''). The proposed amendments modify the previous proposal by updating a required test condition (total harmonic distortion), improving differentiation between power output disclosures that comply with the Rule's testing methods and those that do not, and modernizing as well as clarifying Rule language considering the foregoing modifications. Additionally, the proposed amendments now formalize prior Commission guidance on applying the Rule to multichannel amplifiers.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension
Document Number: 2023-17420
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-08-14
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 Contact Lens Rule (or Rule). That clearance expires on October 31, 2023.
Premerger Notification; Reporting and Waiting Period Requirements
Document Number: 2023-17143
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-08-10
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 Premerger Notification; Reporting and Waiting Period Requirements.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension
Document Number: 2023-16454
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-08-02
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 FTC's Business Opportunity Rule (``Rule''). That clearance expires on January 31, 2024.
Trade Regulation Rule on the Use of Consumer Reviews and Testimonials
Document Number: 2023-15581
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-07-31
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Trade Commission (``FTC or ``Commission'') commences a rulemaking to promulgate a trade regulation rule entitled ``Rule on the Use of Consumer Reviews and Testimonials,'' which would prohibit certain specified unfair or deceptive acts or practices involving consumer reviews or testimonials. The Commission finds such practices to be prevalent based on the comments it received in response to an advance notice of proposed rulemaking and other information discussed in this publication. The Commission now solicits written comment, data, and arguments concerning the utility and scope of the proposed trade regulation rule to prohibit the specified unfair or deceptive acts or practices.
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