80 FR 19086 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 68 (April 9, 2015)

Page Range		19086-19087
FR Document		2015-08151

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the FTC is seeking public comments on its request to OMB to extend for three years the current PRA clearances for information collection requirements contained in the rules and regulations under the Fur Products Labeling Act (``Fur Rules''), 16 CFR 301. This clearance expires on April 30, 2015.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 68 (Thursday, April 9, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 68 (Thursday, April 9, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19086-19087]
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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission).

ACTION: Notice and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 
the FTC is seeking public comments on its request to OMB to extend for 
three years the current PRA clearances for information collection 
requirements contained in the rules and regulations under the Fur 
Products Labeling Act (``Fur Rules''), 16 CFR 301. This clearance 
expires on April 30, 2015.

DATES: Comments must be received by May 11, 2015.

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. Write ``Fur Rules: FTC File 
No. P074201'' on your comment, and file your comment online at https://ftcpublic.commentworks.com/ftc/furrulespra2 by following the 
instructions on the web-based form. If you prefer to file your comment 
on paper, mail or deliver your comment to the following address: 
Federal Trade Commission, Office of the Secretary, 600 Pennsylvania 
Avenue NW., Suite CC-5610 (Annex J), Washington, DC 20580, or deliver 
your comment to the following address: Federal Trade Commission, Office 
of the Secretary, Constitution Center, 400 7th Street SW., 5th Floor, 
Suite 5610 (Annex J), Washington, DC 20024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for copies of the collection 
of information and supporting documentation should be addressed to 
Robert M. Frisby, 202-326-2098, or Lemuel Dowdy, 202-326-2981, 
Attorneys, Division of Enforcement, Bureau of Consumer Protection, 600 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Room CC-9528, Washington, DC 20580.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Rules and Regulations under the Fur Products Labeling Act 
(``Fur Rules''), 16 CFR part 301.
    OMB Control Number: 3084-0099.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The Fur Products Labeling Act (``Fur Act'') \1\ prohibits 
the misbranding and false advertising of fur products. The Fur Rules 
establish disclosure requirements that assist consumers in making 
informed purchasing decisions, and recordkeeping requirements that 
assist the Commission in enforcing the Rules. The Rules also provide a 
procedure for exemption from certain disclosure provisions under the 
Fur Act.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 69 et seq.
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    On January 27, 2015, the Commission sought comment on the 
information collection requirements in the Fur Rules. 80 FR 4264. No 
comments were received. As required by OMB regulations, 5 CFR part 
1320, the FTC is providing this second opportunity for public comment.
    Likely Respondents: Retailers, manufacturers, processors, and 
importers of furs and fur products.
    Frequency of Response: Third party disclosure; recordkeeping 
requirement.
    Estimated Annual Hours Burden: 249,541 hours (64,440 hours for 
recordkeeping + 185,101 hours for disclosure).
    Recordkeeping: 64,440 hours [1,230 retailers incur an average 
recordkeeping burden of about 18 hours per year (22,140 hours total); 
90 manufacturers incur an average recordkeeping burden

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of about 60 hours per year (5,400 hours total); and 1,230 importers of 
furs and fur products incur an average recordkeeping burden of 30 hours 
per year (36,900 hours total)]
    Disclosure: 185,101 hours [(107,585 hours for labeling + 28,316 
hours for invoices + 49,200 hours for advertising).]
    Estimated annual cost burden: $4,658,000, rounded to the nearest 
thousand (solely relating to labor costs).
    Request for Comments
    You can file a comment online or on paper. For the Commission to 
consider your comment, we must receive it on or before May 11, 2015. 
Write ``Fur Rules: FTC File No. P074201'' on your comment. Your 
comment--including your name and your state--will be placed on the 
public record of this proceeding, including, to the extent practicable, 
on the public Commission Web site, at http://www.ftc.gov/os/publiccomments.shtm. As a matter of discretion, the Commission tries to 
remove individuals' home contact information from comments before 
placing them on the Commission Web site.
    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, like medical records or other 
individually identifiable health information. In addition, do not 
include any ``[t]rade secret or any commercial or financial information 
which is . . . privileged or confidential,'' as discussed 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). In particular, do not include competitively sensitive 
information such as costs, sales statistics, inventories, formulas, 
patterns, devices, manufacturing processes, or customer names.
    If you want the Commission to give your comment confidential 
treatment, you must file it in paper form, with a request for 
confidential treatment, and you are required to follow the procedure 
explained in FTC Rule 4.9(c), 16 CFR 4.9(c). Your comment will be kept 
confidential only if the FTC General Counsel grants your request in 
accordance with the law and the public interest.
    Postal mail addressed to the Commission is subject to delay due to 
heightened security screening. As a result, we encourage you to submit 
your comment online, or to send it to the Commission by courier or 
overnight service. To make sure that the Commission considers your 
online comment, you must file it at https://ftcpublic.commentworks.com/ftc/furrulespra2, by following the instructions on the web-based form. 
If this Notice appears at http://www.regulations.gov, you also may file 
a comment through that Web site.
    If you file your comment on paper, write ``Fur Rules: FTC File No. 
P074201'' on your comment and on the envelope, and mail or deliver it 
to the following address: Federal Trade Commission, Office of the 
Secretary, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Suite CC-5610 (Annex J), 
Washington, DC 20580, or deliver your comment to the following address: 
Federal Trade Commission, Office of the Secretary, Constitution Center, 
400 7th Street SW., 5th Floor, Suite 5610 (Annex J), Washington, DC 
20024. If possible, submit your paper comment to the Commission by 
courier or overnight service.
    The FTC Act and other laws that the Commission administers permit 
the collection of public comments to consider and use in this 
proceeding as appropriate. The Commission will consider all timely and 
responsive public comments that it receives on or before May 11, 2015. 
You can find more information, including routine uses permitted by the 
Privacy Act, in the Commission's privacy policy, at http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/privacy.shtm.
    Comments on the information collection requirements subject to 
review under the PRA should also be submitted to OMB. If sent by U.S. 
mail, address comments to: Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for 
the Federal Trade Commission, New Executive Office Building, Docket 
Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. 
Comments sent to OMB by U.S. postal mail, however, are subject to 
delays due to heightened security precautions. Thus, comments instead 
should be sent by facsimile to (202) 395-5167.

David C. Shonka,
Principal Deputy General Counsel.
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The Foundation develops, supports, March 2000, subsequently serving as ftcpublic.commentworks.com/ftc/
and/or operates programs and projects Program Director and Vice President furrulespra2 by following the
to educate and train educational and before being named President in March instructions on the web-based form. If
environmental professionals, and to 2010. Throughout her tenure she has you prefer to file your comment on
assist them in the development and spearheaded partnerships with such paper, mail or deliver your comment to
delivery of environmental education education leaders as the College Board, the following address: Federal Trade
and training programs and studies. Discovery Education, the National Commission, Office of the Secretary,
The Foundation has a governing Science Teachers Association and Oak 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Suite
Board of Directors (hereafter referred to Ridge Associated Universities to CC–5610 (Annex J), Washington, DC
in this section as ‘the Board’), which broaden the reach and impact of the 20580, or deliver your comment to the
consists of 13 directors, each of whom Foundation’s programs. following address: Federal Trade
shall be knowledgeable or experienced Ms. Harper-Taylor is a charter Commission, Office of the Secretary,
in the environment, education and/or member of the Advisory Board for the Constitution Center, 400 7th Street SW.,
training. The Board oversees the Association of Public and Land-grant 5th Floor, Suite 5610 (Annex J),
activities of the Foundation and assures Universities (APLU) Office for Access Washington, DC 20024.
that the activities of the Foundation are and the Advancement of Public Black FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
consistent with the environmental and Universities. She also serves on The Requests for copies of the collection of
education goals and policies of the Conference Board’s Contributions information and supporting
Environmental Protection Agency and Council, a group dedicated to advancing documentation should be addressed to
with the intents and purposes of the the practice of corporate philanthropy. Robert M. Frisby, 202–326–2098, or
Act. The membership of the Board, to Previously, she served as the Diversity Lemuel Dowdy, 202–326–2981,
the extent practicable, represents Council Chairperson for Siemens Attorneys, Division of Enforcement,
diverse points of view relating to Corporation, USA. Bureau of Consumer Protection, 600
environmental education and training. Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia,
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Room CC–
Members of the Board are appointed by Ms. Harper-Taylor has played an active
9528, Washington, DC 20580.
the Administrator of the Environmental role in various community organizations
in her hometown, including the Atlanta SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Protection Agency. Title: Rules and Regulations under the
Within 90 days of the date of the chapter of Big Brothers and Big Sisters
and membership in the NAACP and Fur Products Labeling Act (‘‘Fur
enactment of the National Rules’’), 16 CFR part 301.
Environmental Education Act, and as Urban League. She takes pride in the
legacy of Historically Black Colleges and OMB Control Number: 3084–0099.
appropriate thereafter, the Type of Review: Extension of a
Administrator will publish in the Universities as a graduate of Southern
University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, currently approved collection.
Federal Register an announcement of Abstract: The Fur Products Labeling
appointments of Directors of the Board. where she earned her Bachelor’s degree.
[FR Doc. 2015–08214 Filed 4–8–15; 8:45 am] Act (‘‘Fur Act’’) 1 prohibits the
Such appointments become final and misbranding and false advertising of fur
effective 90 days after publication in the BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
products. The Fur Rules establish
Federal Register. The directors are disclosure requirements that assist
appointed for terms of 4 years. The consumers in making informed
Administrator shall appoint an FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
purchasing decisions, and
individual to serve as a director in the recordkeeping requirements that assist
event of a vacancy on the Board within Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB the Commission in enforcing the Rules.
60 days of said vacancy in the manner The Rules also provide a procedure for
in which the original appointment was Review; Comment Request
exemption from certain disclosure
made. No individual may serve more AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission provisions under the Fur Act.
than 2 consecutive terms as a director. (FTC or Commission). On January 27, 2015, the Commission
Dated: April 2, 2015. ACTION: Notice and request for comment. sought comment on the information
Gina McCarthy, collection requirements in the Fur
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Administrator. Rules. 80 FR 4264. No comments were
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received. As required by OMB
Jeniffer Harper-Taylor 1995, the FTC is seeking public
regulations, 5 CFR part 1320, the FTC is
comments on its request to OMB to
As President of the Siemens providing this second opportunity for
extend for three years the current PRA
Foundation, Ms. Harper-Taylor leads public comment.
clearances for information collection
one of the nation’s preeminent nonprofit Likely Respondents: Retailers,
requirements contained in the rules and
organizations dedicated to STEM manufacturers, processors, and
regulations under the Fur Products
education. During more than a decade of importers of furs and fur products.
Labeling Act (‘‘Fur Rules’’), 16 CFR 301.
service she has impacted students, Frequency of Response: Third party
This clearance expires on April 30,
teachers and schools on a national scale, disclosure; recordkeeping requirement.
2015.
introducing tens of thousands of young Estimated Annual Hours Burden:
people to opportunities in STEM. Today DATES: Comments must be received by 249,541 hours (64,440 hours for
she oversees an annual investment of May 11, 2015. recordkeeping + 185,101 hours for
more than $7 million in innovative ADDRESSES: Interested parties may file a disclosure).
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education programs that support, comment online or on paper, by Recordkeeping: 64,440 hours [1,230
recognize and encourage the scientists following the instructions in the retailers incur an average recordkeeping
and engineers of tomorrow. Request for Comment part of the burden of about 18 hours per year
Ms. Harper-Taylor joined Siemens in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section (22,140 hours total); 90 manufacturers
1999 as a university recruitment below. Write ‘‘Fur Rules: FTC File No. incur an average recordkeeping burden
manager. She then joined the Siemens P074201’’ on your comment, and file
Foundation as Program Manager in your comment online at https:// 1 15 U.S.C. 69 et seq.

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice and request for comment.
Dates		Comments must be received by May 11, 2015.
Contact		Requests for copies of the collection
FR Citation		80 FR 19086