81_FR_35768 81 FR 35661 - Labeling and Advertising of Home Insulation

81 FR 35661 - Labeling and Advertising of Home Insulation

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 107 (June 3, 2016)

Page Range35661-35662
FR Document2016-13097

The FTC is extending the deadline for filing public comments on its recent Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the ``Trade Regulation Rule Concerning the Labeling and Advertising of Home Insulation'' (the ``R-value Rule'' or ``Rule'').

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 107 (Friday, June 3, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 107 (Friday, June 3, 2016)]
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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

16 CFR Part 460


Labeling and Advertising of Home Insulation

AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission (``FTC'' or ``Commission'').

ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of deadline 
for submission of public comments.

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SUMMARY: The FTC is extending the deadline for filing public comments 
on its recent Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the ``Trade 
Regulation Rule Concerning the Labeling and Advertising of Home 
Insulation'' (the ``R-value Rule'' or ``Rule'').

DATES: The comment period for the advance notice of proposed rulemaking 
published April 6, 2016 (81 FR 19936), is extended. Comments must be 
received on or before September 6, 2016.

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 ``16 CFR part 460--R-
value Rule Review, File No. R811001'' on your comment, and file your 
comment online at https://ftcpublic.commentworks.com/ftc/rvaluerule, by 
following the instructions on the web-based form. If you prefer to file 
your comment on paper, mail your comment to the following address: 
Federal Trade Commission, Office of the Secretary, 600 Pennsylvania 
Avenue NW., Suite CC-5610 (Annex B), Washington, DC 20580, or deliver 
your comment to the following address: Federal Trade Commission, Office 
of the Secretary, Constitution Center, 400 7th St. SW., 5th Floor, 
Suite 5610 (Annex B), Washington, DC 20024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hampton Newsome, (202) 326-2889, 
Attorney, Division of Enforcement, Bureau of Consumer Protection, 
Federal Trade Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20580.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Comment Period Extension

    On April 6, 2016 (81 FR 19936), as part of the Commission's 
systematic review of its rules and guides, the FTC published an Advance 
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) in the Federal Register requesting 
public comments on the R-value Rule. The ANPR set June 6, 2016 as the 
deadline for filing comments. On May 12, 2016, the American Chemistry 
Council's (ACC) Center for the Polyurethanes Industry and Spray Foam 
Coalition requested a 90-day extension to the comment period. ACC 
represents manufacturers of various types of home insulation products, 
including spray polyurethane foam (SPF) and rigid polyurethane foam 
board insulation. The requesters explained that the insulation industry 
and certain insulation products have changed substantially since the 
Commission completed its last regulatory review in 2005. In particular, 
new industry research has become available on the short-term and long-
term thermal performance of SPF products. ACC also noted that new 
research exists about the energy efficiency benefits of insulation 
products that combine air sealing with high thermal resistance 
properties. Accordingly, it asserted that additional time is necessary 
for companies and industry trade organizations to present this new 
information in a useful manner through comments.
    Given the complexity and range of issues raised in the ANPR, the 
Commission agrees that allowing additional time for filing comments 
would help facilitate the creation of a more complete record. Moreover, 
this extension would not harm consumers because the current Rule will 
remain in effect during the review process. The Commission agrees that 
extending the comment period to allow interested parties adequate time 
to address issues raised by the ANPR will facilitate a more complete 
record. Therefore, the Commission has decided to extend the comment 
period to September 6, 2016.

II. Request for Comment

    You can file a comment online or on paper. For the Commission to 
consider your comment, we must receive it on or before September 6, 
2016. Write ``16 CFR part 460--R-value Rule Review, File No. R811001'' 
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

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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, 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 must follow the procedure explained in 
FTC Rule 4.9(c), 16 CFR 4.9(c).\1\ Your comment will be kept 
confidential only if the FTC General Counsel grants your request in 
accordance with the law and the public interest.
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    \1\ In particular, the written request for confidential 
treatment that accompanies the comment must include the factual and 
legal basis for the request, and must identify the specific portions 
of the comment to be withheld from the public record. See FTC Rule 
4.9(c), 16 CFR 4.9(c).
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    Postal mail addressed to the Commission is subject to delay due to 
heightened security screening. As a result, we encourage you to submit 
your comments online. To make sure that the Commission considers your 
online comment, you must file it at https://ftcpublic.commentworks.com/ftc/rvaluerule, by following the instruction 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 prefer to file your comment on paper, mail your comment to 
the following address: Federal Trade Commission, Office of the 
Secretary, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Suite CC-5610 (Annex B), 
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 B), Washington, DC 
20024. If possible, submit your paper comment to the Commission by 
courier or overnight service.
    Visit the Commission Web site at http://www.ftc.gov to read this 
ANPR and the news release describing it. 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 September 6, 2016. 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.htm.

    By direction of the Commission.
Donald S. Clark,
Secretary.
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 107 / Friday, June 3, 2016 / Proposed Rules 35661 ELT other than a Model AK–450–( ) and AK– FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION Industry and Spray Foam Coalition 451–( ) series ELT produced by Ameri-King requested a 90-day extension to the Corporation. 16 CFR Part 460 comment period. ACC represents (j) Optional Terminating Action manufacturers of various types of home Labeling and Advertising of Home insulation products, including spray Doing the applicable action specified in Insulation paragraph (j)(1) or (j)(2) of this AD terminates polyurethane foam (SPF) and rigid the actions required by paragraphs (g) and (h) AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission polyurethane foam board insulation. of this AD. (‘‘FTC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’). The requesters explained that the (1) For aircraft required by operating ACTION: Advance notice of proposed insulation industry and certain regulations to be equipped with an ELT: rulemaking; extension of deadline for insulation products have changed Replace the ELT with a serviceable FAA- submission of public comments. substantially since the Commission approved ELT as specified in paragraph (i) of completed its last regulatory review in this AD (‘‘Definition of Serviceable FAA- SUMMARY: The FTC is extending the 2005. In particular, new industry approved ELT’’). deadline for filing public comments on research has become available on the (2) For aircraft not required by operating its recent Advance Notice of Proposed short-term and long-term thermal regulations to be equipped with an ELT: Rulemaking for the ‘‘Trade Regulation performance of SPF products. ACC also Replace the ELT with a serviceable FAA- Rule Concerning the Labeling and noted that new research exists about the approved ELT as specified in paragraph (i) of Advertising of Home Insulation’’ (the energy efficiency benefits of insulation this AD (‘‘Definition of Serviceable FAA- ‘‘R-value Rule’’ or ‘‘Rule’’). products that combine air sealing with approved ELT’’). The ELT may be removed DATES: The comment period for the high thermal resistance properties. as an alternative to the ELT replacement; if an ELT is re-installed, it must be a advance notice of proposed rulemaking Accordingly, it asserted that additional serviceable ELT as specified in paragraph (i) published April 6, 2016 (81 FR 19936), time is necessary for companies and of this AD (‘‘Definition of Serviceable FAA- is extended. Comments must be industry trade organizations to present approved ELT’’). received on or before September 6, this new information in a useful manner 2016. through comments. (k) Alternative Methods of Compliance Given the complexity and range of (AMOCs) ADDRESSES: Interested parties may file a issues raised in the ANPR, the (1) The Manager, Los Angeles Aircraft comment online or on paper, by Commission agrees that allowing Certification Office, FAA, has the authority to following the instructions in the additional time for filing comments approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested Request for Comment part of the would help facilitate the creation of a using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section more complete record. Moreover, this In accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, send your below. Write ‘‘16 CFR part 460—R-value extension would not harm consumers request to your principal inspector or local Rule Review, File No. R811001’’ on your because the current Rule will remain in Flight Standards District Office, as comment, and file your comment online effect during the review process. The appropriate. If sending information directly at https://ftcpublic.commentworks.com/ to the manager of the ACO, send it to the Commission agrees that extending the ftc/rvaluerule, by following the comment period to allow interested attention of the person identified in instructions on the web-based form. If paragraph (l)(1) of this AD. parties adequate time to address issues you prefer to file your comment on raised by the ANPR will facilitate a (2) Before using any approved AMOC, paper, mail your comment to the more complete record. Therefore, the notify your appropriate principal inspector, or lacking a principal inspector, the manager following address: Federal Trade Commission has decided to extend the of the local flight standards district office/ Commission, Office of the Secretary, comment period to September 6, 2016. certificate holding district office. 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Suite CC–5610 (Annex B), Washington, DC II. Request for Comment (l) Related Information 20580, or deliver your comment to the You can file a comment online or on (1) For more information about this AD, following address: Federal Trade paper. For the Commission to consider contact Gilbert Ceballos, Aerospace Engineer, Commission, Office of the Secretary, your comment, we must receive it on or Systems and Equipment Branch, ANM–130L, Constitution Center, 400 7th St. SW., before September 6, 2016. Write ‘‘16 FAA, Los Angeles Aircraft Certification 5th Floor, Suite 5610 (Annex B), Office (ACO), 3960 Paramount Boulevard, CFR part 460—R-value Rule Review, Washington, DC 20024. File No. R811001’’ on your comment. Lakewood, California 90712–4137; phone: 562–627–5372; fax: 562–627–5210; email: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Your comment—including your name gilbert.ceballos@faa.gov. Hampton Newsome, (202) 326–2889, and your state—will be placed on the (2) For service information identified in Attorney, Division of Enforcement, public record of this proceeding, this AD, contact Ameri-King Corporation, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal including, to the extent practicable, on 17881 Sampson Lane, Huntington Beach, CA Trade Commission, 600 Pennsylvania the public Commission Web site, at 92648; telephone: 714–842–8555; fax: 714– Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20580. http://www.ftc.gov/os/ 842–4235; Internet: http://ameri-king.com; SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: publiccomments.shtm. As a matter of email: ameriking9@aol.com. You may view discretion, the Commission tries to this referenced service information at the I. Comment Period Extension remove individuals’ home contact FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601 On April 6, 2016 (81 FR 19936), as information from comments before Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA. For part of the Commission’s systematic placing them on the Commission Web information on the availability of this review of its rules and guides, the FTC site. mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with PROPOSALS material at the FAA, call 425–227–1221. published an Advance Notice of Because your comment will be made Issued in Renton, Washington, on May 20, Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) in the public, you are solely responsible for 2016. Federal Register requesting public making sure that your comment does Victor Wicklund, comments on the R-value Rule. The not include any sensitive personal Acting Manager, Transport Airplane ANPR set June 6, 2016 as the deadline information, such as anyone’s Social Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. for filing comments. 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35662 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 107 / Friday, June 3, 2016 / Proposed Rules equivalent, passport number, financial collection of public comments to 0360; and if by overnight mail, to account number, or credit or debit card consider and use in this proceeding, as Commission Secretary, DRBC, 25 State number. You are also solely responsible appropriate. The Commission will Police Drive, West Trenton, NJ 08628– for making sure that your comment does consider all timely and responsive 0360. Comments also may be delivered not include any sensitive health public comments that it receives on or by hand at any time during the information, such as medical records or before September 6, 2016. You can find Commission’s regular office hours other individually identifiable health more information, including routine (Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. information. In addition, do not include uses permitted by the Privacy Act, in through 5:00 p.m. except on national any ‘‘[t]rade secret or any commercial or the Commission’s privacy policy, at holidays) until the close of the comment financial information which is . . . http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/privacy.htm. period at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August privileged or confidential,’’ as discussed By direction of the Commission. 12, 2016. In all cases, please include the in section 6(f) of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. commenter’s name, address and Donald S. Clark, 46(f), and FTC Rule 4.10(a)(2), 16 CFR affiliation, if any, in the comment 4.10(a)(2). In particular, do not include Secretary. document and ‘‘Fees Rulemaking’’ in competitively sensitive information [FR Doc. 2016–13097 Filed 6–2–16; 8:45 am] the subject line. such as costs, sales statistics, BILLING CODE 6750–01–P FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: An inventories, formulas, patterns, devices, FAQ document explaining this proposal manufacturing processes, or customer in further detail is available on the names. DELAWARE RIVER BASIN Commission’s Web site, www.drbc.net. If you want the Commission to give COMMISSION For queries about the rulemaking your comment confidential treatment, process, please contact Pamela Bush at you must file it in paper form, with a 18 CFR Parts 401 and 420 609–477–7203. request for confidential treatment, and Rules of Practice and Procedure SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: you must follow the procedure explained in FTC Rule 4.9(c), 16 CFR Concerning Regulatory Program Fees Background. The Delaware River 4.9(c).1 Your comment will be kept and Basin Regulations—Water Supply Basin Commission (‘‘DRBC’’ or confidential only if the FTC General Charges Concerning Rates ‘‘Commission’’) is a Federal interstate Counsel grants your request in compact agency charged with managing AGENCY: Delaware River Basin the water resources of the Delaware accordance with the law and the public Commission. interest. River Basin on a regional basis without ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of public regard to political boundaries. Its Postal mail addressed to the Commission is subject to delay due to hearing. members are the governors of the four heightened security screening. As a basin states—Delaware, New Jersey, SUMMARY: The Commission is proposing New York and Pennsylvania—and the result, we encourage you to submit your amendments to the Rules of Practice comments online. To make sure that the North Atlantic Division Commander of and Procedure to adopt a new project the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Commission considers your online review fee structure and to the Basin comment, you must file it at https:// representing the federal government. Regulations—Water Supply Charges to DRBC is proposing a comprehensive ftcpublic.commentworks.com/ftc/ provide for automatic inflation rvaluerule, by following the instruction revision of its project review fee adjustments. These changes also are structure, including an automatic on the web-based form. If this Notice proposed to be incorporated into the appears at http://www.regulations.gov, annual indexed inflation adjustment for Commission’s Comprehensive Plan. most fees. The inflation adjustment is you also may file a comment through DATES: The Commission will hold a also proposed for DRBC’s water supply that Web site. If you prefer to file your comment on public hearing at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, charges rates applicable to consumptive paper, mail your comment to the July 27, 2016. The hearing will continue and non-consumptive surface water following address: Federal Trade until all those wishing to testify have withdrawals. Commission, Office of the Secretary, had an opportunity to do so. Written Current fees. DRBC’s current project 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Suite comments will be accepted and must be review fee structure was adopted by the CC–5610 (Annex B), Washington, DC received by 5 p.m. on Friday, August 12, Commission in 2009 by (uncodified) 20580, or deliver your comment to the 2016. Resolution No. 2009–2. For projects following address: Federal Trade ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be involving total costs of $250,000 or less, Commission, Office of the Secretary, held in the Goddard Conference Room it consists of a flat project review fee of Constitution Center, 400 7th Street SW., at the Commission’s office building $1,000 for privately sponsored projects 5th Floor, Suite 5610 (Annex B), located at 25 State Police Drive, West and $500 for publically sponsored Washington, DC 20024. If possible, Trenton, NJ. As Internet mapping tools projects. For projects with total costs submit your paper comment to the are inaccurate for this location, please greater than $250,000, DRBC’s current Commission by courier or overnight use the driving directions posted on the project review fee is based upon a service. Commission’s Web site. percentage of the costs of the project Visit the Commission Web site at Oral Testimony and Written attributable to project components http://www.ftc.gov to read this ANPR Comments: Persons wishing to testify at physically located within the basin, and and the news release describing it. The the hearing are asked to register in is capped at $75,000. However, projects mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with PROPOSALS FTC Act and other laws that the advance by phoning Paula Schmitt at for which the review is exceptionally Commission administers permit the 609–883–9500, ext. 224. Written involved may be charged DRBC’s actual comments may be submitted as follows: costs, which may exceed $75,000. The 1 In particular, the written request for confidential If by email, to paula.schmitt@ current fee structure generates an treatment that accompanies the comment must drbc.nj.gov; if by fax, to Commission uneven revenue stream that between include the factual and legal basis for the request, and must identify the specific portions of the Secretary at 609–883–9522; if by U.S. 2011 and 2015 produced average annual comment to be withheld from the public record. See Mail, to Commission Secretary, DRBC, revenues of $610,843. The FTC Rule 4.9(c), 16 CFR 4.9(c). P.O. Box 7360, West Trenton, NJ 08628– Commission’s total cost associated with VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:06 Jun 02, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\03JNP1.SGM 03JNP1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionProposed Rules
ActionAdvance notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of deadline for submission of public comments.
DatesThe comment period for the advance notice of proposed rulemaking published April 6, 2016 (81 FR 19936), is extended. Comments must be received on or before September 6, 2016.
ContactHampton Newsome, (202) 326-2889, Attorney, Division of Enforcement, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20580.
FR Citation81 FR 35661 
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