83_FR_10529 83 FR 10482 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request

83 FR 10482 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 47 (March 9, 2018)

Page Range10482-10484
FR Document2018-04825

The information collection requirements described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The FTC seeks public comments on its proposal 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 or Rules). The clearance expires on May 31, 2018.

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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The information collection requirements described below will 
be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, 
as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The FTC seeks public 
comments on its proposal 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 or 
Rules). The clearance expires on May 31, 2018.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 8, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties may file a comment online or on paper by 
following the instructions in the Request for Comments part of the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below. Write ``Paperwork Reduction 
Act: FTC File No. P072108'' on your comment, and file your comment 
online at https://ftcpublic.commentworks.com/ftc/furrulespra1 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 Jock 
K. Chung, Attorney, Division of Enforcement, Bureau of Consumer 
Protection, Federal Trade Commission, Mail Code CC-9528, 600 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20580, (202) 326-2984.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Proposed Information Collection Activities

    Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520, 
federal agencies must get OMB approval for each collection of 
information they conduct, sponsor, or require. ``Collection of 
information'' means agency requests or requirements to submit reports, 
keep records, or provide information to a third party. 44 U.S.C. 
3502(3); 5 CFR 1320.3(c). As required by section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
PRA, the FTC is providing this opportunity for public comment before 
requesting that OMB extend the existing PRA clearance for the 
information collection requirements associated with the Commission's 
rules and regulations under the Fur Products Labeling Act (Fur Rules or 
Rules), 16 CFR part 301 (OMB Control Number 3084-0099).\1\ The FTC 
invites comments on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information 
is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology 
and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 
clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize 
the burden of the collection of information on those who are to 
respond. All comments must be received on or before May 8, 2018.
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    \1\ The Commission issued the Fur Rules to implement the Fur 
Products Labeling Act, 15 U.S.C. 69 et seq.
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Burden Estimates

    Staff's burden estimates are based on data from the Department of 
Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and data or other input from 
the Fur Industry Council of America. The relevant information 
collection requirements in these rules and staff's corresponding burden 
estimates follow. The estimates address the number of hours needed and 
the labor costs incurred to comply with the requirements.
    The Fur Products Labeling Act (Fur Act) \2\ 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

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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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    \2\ 15 U.S.C. 69 et seq.
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    The Commission expects that recent amendments to the Fur Act have 
increased the cost of complying with the Fur Rules as amended.\3\ 
Congress eliminated the Commission's power to exempt from the labeling 
requirements items where either the cost of the fur trim to the 
manufacturer or the manufacturer's selling price for the finished 
product is less than $150.\4\ As a result, more garments are now 
subject to the Fur Act and Rules, which will impose higher 
recordkeeping and labeling costs on manufacturers, importers, and 
retailers.
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    \3\ Final Rule, 79 FR 30445 (May 28, 2014) (effective date of 
November 19, 2014).
    \4\ Truth in Fur Labeling Act, Public Law 111-313.
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    Estimated annual hours burden: 249,541 hours (64,440 hours for 
recordkeeping + 185,101 hours for disclosure).
    Recordkeeping: The Fur Rules require that retailers, manufacturers, 
processors, and importers of furs and fur products keep certain records 
in addition to those they may keep in the ordinary course of business. 
Staff estimates that 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 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). The combined recordkeeping burden for the 
industry is approximately 64,440 hours annually.
    Disclosure: Staff estimates that 1,320 respondents (90 
manufacturers + 1,230 retail sellers of fur garments) each require an 
average of 30 hours per year to determine label content (39,600 hours 
total), and an average of ten hours per year to draft and order labels 
(13,200 hours total). Staff estimates that the total number of garments 
subject to the fur labeling requirements annually is approximately 
1,610,000.\5\ Staff estimates that for approximately 50 percent of 
these garments (805,000) labels are attached manually, requiring 
approximately four minutes per garment for a total of 53,667 hours 
annually. For the remaining 805,000, the process of attaching labels is 
semi-automated and requires an average of approximately five seconds 
per item, for a total of 1,118 hours. Thus, the total burden for 
attaching labels is 54,785 hours, and the total burden for labeling 
garments is 107,585 hours per year (39,600 hours to determine label 
content + 13,200 hours to draft and order labels + 54,785 hours to 
attach labels).
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    \5\ The total number of imported fur garments, fur-trimmed 
garments, and fur accessories is estimated to be approximately 
1,400,000 based on industry data. Estimated domestic production 
totals 210,000.
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    Staff estimates that the incremental burden associated with the Fur 
Rules' invoice disclosure requirement, beyond the time that would be 
devoted to preparing invoices in the absence of the Rules, is 
approximately one minute per invoice for garments and thirty seconds 
per invoice for pelts.\6\ The invoice disclosure requirement applies to 
fur garments, which are generally sold individually, and fur pelts, 
which are generally sold in groups of at least 50, on average. Assuming 
invoices are prepared for sales of 1,610,000 garments, the invoice 
disclosure requirement entails an estimated burden of 26,833 hours 
(1,610,000 invoices x one minute). Based on information from the Fur 
Industry Council of America, staff estimates total sales of 8,900,000 
pelts annually. Assuming invoices are prepared for sales of 178,000 
groups (derived from an estimated 8,900,000 pelts / 50) of imported and 
domestic pelts, the invoice disclosure requirement entails an estimated 
total burden of 1,483 hours (178,000 total invoices x thirty seconds). 
Thus, the total burden for invoice disclosures is 28,316 hours.
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    \6\ The invoice disclosure burden for PRA purposes excludes the 
time that respondents would spend for invoicing, apart from the Fur 
Rules, in the ordinary course of business. See 5 CFR 1320.3(b)(2).
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    Staff estimates that the Fur Rules' advertising disclosure 
requirements impose an average burden of 40 hours per year for each of 
the approximately 1,230 domestic fur retailers, or a total of 49,200 
hours.
    Thus, staff estimates the total disclosure burden to be 
approximately 185,101 hours (107,585 hours for labeling + 28,316 hours 
for invoices + 49,200 hours for advertising).
    Estimated annual cost burden: $4,996,243 (solely relating to labor 
costs). The chart below summarizes the total estimated costs.

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                              Task                                  Hourly rate    Burden hours     Labor cost
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Determine label content.........................................          $28.00          39,600      $1,108,800
Draft and order labels..........................................           18.00          13,200         237,600
Attach labels...................................................         7 11.00          54,785         602,635
Invoice disclosures.............................................           18.00          28,316         509,688
Prepare advertising disclosures.................................           28.00          49,200       1,377,600
Recordkeeping...................................................           18.00          64,440       1,159,920
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    Total.......................................................  ..............  ..............       4,996,243
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    Staff believes that there are no current start-up costs or other 
capital costs associated with the Fur Rules. Because the labeling of 
fur products has been an integral part of the manufacturing process for 
decades, manufacturers have in place the capital equipment necessary to 
comply with the Rules' labeling requirements.\8\ Industry sources 
indicate that much of the information required by the Fur Act and Rules 
would be included on the product label even absent the Rules. 
Similarly, invoicing, recordkeeping, and advertising disclosures are 
tasks performed in the ordinary course of business so that covered 
firms would incur no additional capital or other non-labor costs as a 
result of the Act or the Rules.
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    \7\ Per industry sources, most fur labeling is done in the 
United States. This rate is reflective of an average domestic hourly 
wage for such tasks performed in the United States, which is derived 
from recent BLS statistics.
    \8\ Although items previously exempt from the labeling 
requirements must now be labeled regarding their fur content, the 
Textile and Wool Rules, found at 16 CFR 303 and 16 CFR 300, 
respectively, already required many such items to have fiber content 
labels. Hence, manufacturers likely have in place the equipment 
needed to comply with the additional labeling requirements.
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Request for Comments

    You can file a comment online or on paper. May 8, 2018. Write 
``Paperwork Reduction Act: FTC File No. P072108'' 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 website, at https://www.ftc.gov/policy/

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public-comments. 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/furrulespra1 by following the 
instructions on the web based form. If this Notice appears at https://www.regulations.gov, you also may file a comment through that website.
    If you file your comment on paper, write ``Paperwork Reduction Act: 
FTC File No. P072108'' on your comment and on the envelope, and mail 
your comment to the following address: Federal Trade Commission, Office 
of the Secretary, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite CC-5610 (Annex C), 
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, Washington, DC 20024. If 
possible, submit your paper comment to the Commission by courier or 
overnight service.
    Because your comment will be placed on the publicly accessible FTC 
website at https://www.ftc.gov, you are solely responsible for making 
sure that your comment does not include any sensitive or confidential 
information. In particular, your comment should not include any 
sensitive personal information, such as your or anyone else's Social 
Security number; date of birth; driver's license number or other state 
identification number, or foreign country equivalent; passport number; 
financial account number; or credit or debit card number. You are also 
solely responsible for making sure that your comment does not include 
any sensitive health information, such as medical records or other 
individually identifiable health information. In addition, your comment 
should not include any ``trade secret or any commercial or financial 
information which . . . is privileged or confidential''--as provided by 
Section 6(f) of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. 46(f), and FTC Rule 4.10(a)(2), 
16 CFR 4.10(a)(2)--including in particular competitively sensitive 
information such as costs, sales statistics, inventories, formulas, 
patterns, devices, manufacturing processes, or customer names.
    Comments containing material for which confidential treatment is 
requested must be filed in paper form, must be clearly labeled 
``Confidential,'' and must comply with FTC Rule 4.9(c). 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). Your comment will be kept 
confidential only if the General Counsel grants your request in 
accordance with the law and the public interest. Once your comment has 
been posted on the public FTC website--as legally required by FTC Rule 
4.9(b)--we cannot redact or remove your comment from the FTC website, 
unless you submit a confidentiality request that meets the requirements 
for such treatment under FTC Rule 4.9(c), and the General Counsel 
grants that request.
    Visit the Commission website at https://www.ftc.gov to read this 
Notice. 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 8, 2018. 
You can find more information, including routine uses permitted by the 
Privacy Act, in the Commission's privacy policy, at https://www.ftc.gov/site-information/privacy-policy.

David C. Shonka,
Acting General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2018-04825 Filed 3-8-18; 8:45 am]
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                                               2. Whether, and if so, when, the                        1. Juniata Valley Financial Corp.,                  Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20580, (202)
                                             carrier or MTO has tendered cargo to the                Mifflintown, Pennsylvania; to acquire                 326–2984.
                                             shipper and consignee.                                  voting shares of Liverpool Community                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                               3. Billing practices for invoicing                    Bank Liverpool, Pennsylvania.
                                             demurrage or detention.                                                                                       Proposed Information Collection
                                                                                                       Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve           Activities
                                               4. Practices with respect to delays                   System, March 6, 2018.
                                             caused by various outside or intervening                                                                         Under the Paperwork Reduction Act
                                                                                                     Ann E. Misback,
                                             events.                                                                                                       (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520, federal
                                               5. Practices for resolution of                        Secretary of the Board.
                                                                                                                                                           agencies must get OMB approval for
                                             demurrage and detention disputes                        [FR Doc. 2018–04768 Filed 3–8–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                           each collection of information they
                                             between carriers or MTOs and shippers.                  BILLING CODE P
                                                                                                                                                           conduct, sponsor, or require.
                                               The Order may be viewed in its                                                                              ‘‘Collection of information’’ means
                                             entirety at https://www.fmc.gov/ff_no._                                                                       agency requests or requirements to
                                             28/.                                                    FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION                              submit reports, keep records, or provide
                                             Rachel E. Dickon,                                                                                             information to a third party. 44 U.S.C.
                                                                                                     Agency Information Collection
                                             Secretary.                                                                                                    3502(3); 5 CFR 1320.3(c). As required by
                                                                                                     Activities; Proposed Collection;
                                             [FR Doc. 2018–04816 Filed 3–8–18; 8:45 am]                                                                    section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, the
                                                                                                     Comment Request
                                             BILLING CODE 6731–AA–P
                                                                                                                                                           FTC is providing this opportunity for
                                                                                                     AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission                      public comment before requesting that
                                                                                                     (FTC or Commission).                                  OMB extend the existing PRA clearance
                                             FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM                                  ACTION: Notice.                                       for the information collection
                                                                                                                                                           requirements associated with the
                                             Formations of, Acquisitions by, and                     SUMMARY:    The information collection                Commission’s rules and regulations
                                             Mergers of Bank Holding Companies                       requirements described below will be                  under the Fur Products Labeling Act
                                                                                                     submitted to the Office of Management                 (Fur Rules or Rules), 16 CFR part 301
                                               The companies listed in this notice                   and Budget (OMB) for review, as                       (OMB Control Number 3084–0099).1
                                             have applied to the Board for approval,                 required by the Paperwork Reduction                   The FTC invites comments on: (1)
                                             pursuant to the Bank Holding Company                    Act (PRA). The FTC seeks public                       Whether the proposed collection of
                                             Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.)                    comments on its proposal to extend for                information is necessary for the proper
                                             (BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR part                    three years the current PRA clearances                performance of the functions of the
                                             225), and all other applicable statutes                 for information collection requirements               agency, including whether the
                                             and regulations to become a bank                        contained in the rules and regulations                information will have practical utility;
                                             holding company and/or to acquire the                   under the Fur Products Labeling Act                   (2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
                                             assets or the ownership of, control of, or              (Fur Rules or Rules). The clearance                   of the burden of the proposed collection
                                             the power to vote shares of a bank or                   expires on May 31, 2018.                              of information, including the validity of
                                             bank holding company and all of the                     DATES: Comments must be received on                   the methodology and assumptions used;
                                             banks and nonbanking companies                          or before May 8, 2018.                                (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility,
                                             owned by the bank holding company,                                                                            and clarity of the information to be
                                                                                                     ADDRESSES: Interested parties may file a
                                             including the companies listed below.                                                                         collected; and (4) ways to minimize the
                                               The applications listed below, as well                comment online or on paper by
                                                                                                     following the instructions in the                     burden of the collection of information
                                             as other related filings required by the
                                                                                                     Request for Comments part of the                      on those who are to respond. All
                                             Board, are available for immediate
                                                                                                     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section                     comments must be received on or before
                                             inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank
                                                                                                     below. Write ‘‘Paperwork Reduction                    May 8, 2018.
                                             indicated. The applications will also be
                                             available for inspection at the offices of              Act: FTC File No. P072108’’ on your                   Burden Estimates
                                             the Board of Governors. Interested                      comment, and file your comment online
                                                                                                     at https://ftcpublic.commentworks.com/                   Staff’s burden estimates are based on
                                             persons may express their views in                                                                            data from the Department of Labor’s
                                             writing on the standards enumerated in                  ftc/furrulespra1 by following the
                                                                                                     instructions on the web-based form. If                Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and
                                             the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the                                                                       data or other input from the Fur
                                             proposal also involves the acquisition of               you prefer to file your comment on
                                                                                                     paper, mail or deliver your comment to                Industry Council of America. The
                                             a nonbanking company, the review also                                                                         relevant information collection
                                             includes whether the acquisition of the                 the following address: Federal Trade
                                                                                                     Commission, Office of the Secretary,                  requirements in these rules and staff’s
                                             nonbanking company complies with the                                                                          corresponding burden estimates follow.
                                             standards in section 4 of the BHC Act                   600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite
                                                                                                     CC–5610 (Annex J), Washington, DC                     The estimates address the number of
                                             (12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise                                                                            hours needed and the labor costs
                                             noted, nonbanking activities will be                    20580, or deliver your comment to the
                                                                                                     following address: Federal Trade                      incurred to comply with the
                                             conducted throughout the United States.                                                                       requirements.
                                               Unless otherwise noted, comments                      Commission, Office of the Secretary,
                                                                                                     Constitution Center, 400 7th Street SW,                  The Fur Products Labeling Act (Fur
                                             regarding each of these applications
                                                                                                     5th Floor, Suite 5610 (Annex J),                      Act) 2 prohibits the misbranding and
                                             must be received at the Reserve Bank
                                                                                                     Washington, DC 20024.                                 false advertising of fur products. The
                                             indicated or the offices of the Board of
                                                                                                                                                           Fur Rules establish disclosure
                                             Governors not later than April 6, 2018.                 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                                                                           requirements that assist consumers in
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                                               A. Federal Reserve Bank of                            Requests for copies of the collection of
                                             Philadelphia (William Spaniel, Senior                                                                         making informed purchasing decisions,
                                                                                                     information and supporting
                                             Vice President) 100 North 6th Street,                                                                         and recordkeeping requirements that
                                                                                                     documentation should be addressed to
                                             Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19105–                       Jock K. Chung, Attorney, Division of                    1 The Commission issued the Fur Rules to
                                             1521. Comments can also be sent                         Enforcement, Bureau of Consumer                       implement the Fur Products Labeling Act, 15 U.S.C.
                                             electronically to                                       Protection, Federal Trade Commission,                 69 et seq.
                                             Comments.applications@phil.frb.org:                     Mail Code CC–9528, 600 Pennsylvania                     2 15 U.S.C. 69 et seq.




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                                             assist the Commission in enforcing the                                      recordkeeping burden for the industry is                                     disclosure requirement applies to fur
                                             Rules. The Rules also provide a                                             approximately 64,440 hours annually.                                         garments, which are generally sold
                                             procedure for exemption from certain                                           Disclosure: Staff estimates that 1,320                                    individually, and fur pelts, which are
                                             disclosure provisions under the Fur Act.                                    respondents (90 manufacturers + 1,230                                        generally sold in groups of at least 50,
                                                The Commission expects that recent                                       retail sellers of fur garments) each                                         on average. Assuming invoices are
                                             amendments to the Fur Act have                                              require an average of 30 hours per year                                      prepared for sales of 1,610,000
                                             increased the cost of complying with the                                    to determine label content (39,600 hours                                     garments, the invoice disclosure
                                             Fur Rules as amended.3 Congress                                             total), and an average of ten hours per                                      requirement entails an estimated burden
                                             eliminated the Commission’s power to                                        year to draft and order labels (13,200                                       of 26,833 hours (1,610,000 invoices ×
                                             exempt from the labeling requirements                                       hours total). Staff estimates that the total                                 one minute). Based on information from
                                             items where either the cost of the fur                                      number of garments subject to the fur                                        the Fur Industry Council of America,
                                             trim to the manufacturer or the                                             labeling requirements annually is                                            staff estimates total sales of 8,900,000
                                             manufacturer’s selling price for the                                        approximately 1,610,000.5 Staff                                              pelts annually. Assuming invoices are
                                             finished product is less than $150.4 As                                     estimates that for approximately 50                                          prepared for sales of 178,000 groups
                                             a result, more garments are now subject                                     percent of these garments (805,000)                                          (derived from an estimated 8,900,000
                                             to the Fur Act and Rules, which will                                        labels are attached manually, requiring                                      pelts ÷ 50) of imported and domestic
                                             impose higher recordkeeping and                                                                                                                          pelts, the invoice disclosure
                                                                                                                         approximately four minutes per garment
                                             labeling costs on manufacturers,                                                                                                                         requirement entails an estimated total
                                                                                                                         for a total of 53,667 hours annually. For
                                             importers, and retailers.                                                                                                                                burden of 1,483 hours (178,000 total
                                                Estimated annual hours burden:                                           the remaining 805,000, the process of
                                                                                                                         attaching labels is semi-automated and                                       invoices × thirty seconds). Thus, the
                                             249,541 hours (64,440 hours for                                                                                                                          total burden for invoice disclosures is
                                             recordkeeping + 185,101 hours for                                           requires an average of approximately
                                                                                                                         five seconds per item, for a total of 1,118                                  28,316 hours.
                                             disclosure).
                                                Recordkeeping: The Fur Rules require                                     hours. Thus, the total burden for                                              Staff estimates that the Fur Rules’
                                             that retailers, manufacturers, processors,                                  attaching labels is 54,785 hours, and the                                    advertising disclosure requirements
                                             and importers of furs and fur products                                      total burden for labeling garments is                                        impose an average burden of 40 hours
                                             keep certain records in addition to those                                   107,585 hours per year (39,600 hours to                                      per year for each of the approximately
                                             they may keep in the ordinary course of                                     determine label content + 13,200 hours                                       1,230 domestic fur retailers, or a total of
                                             business. Staff estimates that 1,230                                        to draft and order labels + 54,785 hours                                     49,200 hours.
                                             retailers incur an average recordkeeping                                    to attach labels).                                                             Thus, staff estimates the total
                                             burden of about 18 hours per year                                              Staff estimates that the incremental                                      disclosure burden to be approximately
                                             (22,140 hours total); 90 manufacturers                                      burden associated with the Fur Rules’                                        185,101 hours (107,585 hours for
                                             incur an average recordkeeping burden                                       invoice disclosure requirement, beyond                                       labeling + 28,316 hours for invoices +
                                             of about 60 hours per year (5,400 hours                                     the time that would be devoted to                                            49,200 hours for advertising).
                                             total); and 1,230 importers of furs and                                     preparing invoices in the absence of the                                       Estimated annual cost burden:
                                             fur products incur an average                                               Rules, is approximately one minute per                                       $4,996,243 (solely relating to labor
                                             recordkeeping burden of 30 hours per                                        invoice for garments and thirty seconds                                      costs). The chart below summarizes the
                                             year (36,900 hours total). The combined                                     per invoice for pelts.6 The invoice                                          total estimated costs.

                                                                                                                 Task                                                                                Hourly rate              Burden hours              Labor cost

                                             Determine label content ...............................................................................................................                          $28.00                     39,600          $1,108,800
                                             Draft and order labels ..................................................................................................................                          18.00                    13,200             237,600
                                             Attach labels ................................................................................................................................                   7 11.00                    54,785             602,635
                                             Invoice disclosures ......................................................................................................................                         18.00                    28,316             509,688
                                             Prepare advertising disclosures ..................................................................................................                                 28.00                    49,200           1,377,600
                                             Recordkeeping .............................................................................................................................                        18.00                    64,440           1,159,920

                                                   Total ......................................................................................................................................   ........................   ........................     4,996,243



                                               Staff believes that there are no current                                  required by the Fur Act and Rules                                            Request for Comments
                                             start-up costs or other capital costs                                       would be included on the product label                                         You can file a comment online or on
                                             associated with the Fur Rules. Because                                      even absent the Rules. Similarly,                                            paper. May 8, 2018. Write ‘‘Paperwork
                                             the labeling of fur products has been an                                    invoicing, recordkeeping, and                                                Reduction Act: FTC File No. P072108’’
                                             integral part of the manufacturing                                          advertising disclosures are tasks                                            on your comment. Your comment—
                                             process for decades, manufacturers have                                     performed in the ordinary course of                                          including your name and your state—
                                             in place the capital equipment                                              business so that covered firms would                                         will be placed on the public record of
                                             necessary to comply with the Rules’                                         incur no additional capital or other non-                                    this proceeding, including, to the extent
                                             labeling requirements.8 Industry sources                                    labor costs as a result of the Act or the                                    practicable, on the public Commission
                                             indicate that much of the information                                       Rules.                                                                       website, at https://www.ftc.gov/policy/
                                                3 Final Rule, 79 FR 30445 (May 28, 2014)                                   6 The invoice disclosure burden for PRA purposes                              8 Although items previously exempt from the
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                                             (effective date of November 19, 2014).                                      excludes the time that respondents would spend for                           labeling requirements must now be labeled
                                                4 Truth in Fur Labeling Act, Public Law 111–313.                         invoicing, apart from the Fur Rules, in the ordinary                         regarding their fur content, the Textile and Wool
                                                5 The total number of imported fur garments, fur-
                                                                                                                         course of business. See 5 CFR 1320.3(b)(2).                                  Rules, found at 16 CFR 303 and 16 CFR 300,
                                                                                                                           7 Per industry sources, most fur labeling is done
                                             trimmed garments, and fur accessories is estimated                                                                                                       respectively, already required many such items to
                                                                                                                         in the United States. This rate is reflective of an
                                             to be approximately 1,400,000 based on industry                                                                                                          have fiber content labels. Hence, manufacturers
                                                                                                                         average domestic hourly wage for such tasks
                                             data. Estimated domestic production totals 210,000.                         performed in the United States, which is derived                             likely have in place the equipment needed to
                                                                                                                         from recent BLS statistics.                                                  comply with the additional labeling requirements.




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                                             10484                           Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 47 / Friday, March 9, 2018 / Notices

                                             public-comments. Postal mail addressed                  the comment must include the factual                  to allow an additional 30 days for public
                                             to the Commission is subject to delay                   and legal basis for the request, and must             and affected agency comments.
                                             due to heightened security screening. As                identify the specific portions of the                    CDC will accept all comments for this
                                             a result, we encourage you to submit                    comment to be withheld from the public                proposed information collection project.
                                             your comments online. To make sure                      record. See FTC Rule 4.9(c). Your                     The Office of Management and Budget
                                             that the Commission considers your                      comment will be kept confidential only                is particularly interested in comments
                                             online comment, you must file it at                     if the General Counsel grants your                    that:
                                             https://ftcpublic.commentworks.com/                     request in accordance with the law and                   (a) Evaluate whether the proposed
                                             ftc/furrulespra1 by following the                       the public interest. Once your comment                collection of information is necessary
                                             instructions on the web based form. If                  has been posted on the public FTC                     for the proper performance of the
                                             this Notice appears at https://                         website—as legally required by FTC                    functions of the agency, including
                                             www.regulations.gov, you also may file                  Rule 4.9(b)—we cannot redact or                       whether the information will have
                                             a comment through that website.                         remove your comment from the FTC                      practical utility;
                                                If you file your comment on paper,                   website, unless you submit a                             (b) Evaluate the accuracy of the
                                             write ‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act: FTC                    confidentiality request that meets the                agencies estimate of the burden of the
                                             File No. P072108’’ on your comment                      requirements for such treatment under                 proposed collection of information,
                                             and on the envelope, and mail your                      FTC Rule 4.9(c), and the General                      including the validity of the
                                             comment to the following address:                       Counsel grants that request.                          methodology and assumptions used;
                                             Federal Trade Commission, Office of the                    Visit the Commission website at                       (c) Enhance the quality, utility, and
                                             Secretary, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue                      https://www.ftc.gov to read this Notice.              clarity of the information to be
                                             NW, Suite CC–5610 (Annex C),                            The FTC Act and other laws that the                   collected;
                                             Washington, DC 20580, or deliver your                   Commission administers permit the                        (d) Minimize the burden of the
                                             comment to the following address:                       collection of public comments to                      collection of information on those who
                                             Federal Trade Commission, Office of the                 consider and use in this proceeding as                are to respond, including, through the
                                             Secretary, Constitution Center, 400 7th                 appropriate. The Commission will                      use of appropriate automated,
                                             Street SW, 5th Floor, Suite 5610,                       consider all timely and responsive                    electronic, mechanical, or other
                                             Washington, DC 20024. If possible,                      public comments that it receives on or                technological collection techniques or
                                             submit your paper comment to the                        before May 8, 2018. You can find more                 other forms of information technology,
                                             Commission by courier or overnight                      information, including routine uses                   e.g., permitting electronic submission of
                                             service.                                                permitted by the Privacy Act, in the                  responses; and
                                                Because your comment will be placed                  Commission’s privacy policy, at https://                 (e) Assess information collection
                                             on the publicly accessible FTC website                  www.ftc.gov/site-information/privacy-                 costs.
                                             at https://www.ftc.gov, you are solely                  policy.                                                  To request additional information on
                                             responsible for making sure that your                                                                         the proposed project or to obtain a copy
                                             comment does not include any sensitive                  David C. Shonka,                                      of the information collection plan and
                                             or confidential information. In                         Acting General Counsel.                               instruments, call (404) 639–7570 or
                                             particular, your comment should not                     [FR Doc. 2018–04825 Filed 3–8–18; 8:45 am]            send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Direct
                                             include any sensitive personal                          BILLING CODE 6750–01–P                                written comments and/or suggestions
                                             information, such as your or anyone                                                                           regarding the items contained in this
                                             else’s Social Security number; date of                                                                        notice to the Attention: CDC Desk
                                             birth; driver’s license number or other                 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                              Officer, Office of Management and
                                             state identification number, or foreign                 HUMAN SERVICES                                        Budget, 725 17th Street NW,
                                             country equivalent; passport number;                                                                          Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202)
                                             financial account number; or credit or                  Centers for Disease Control and                       395–5806. Provide written comments
                                             debit card number. You are also solely                  Prevention                                            within 30 days of notice publication.
                                             responsible for making sure that your
                                                                                                     [30Day–18–0199]                                       Proposed Project
                                             comment does not include any sensitive
                                             health information, such as medical                     Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork                       Import Permit Applications (42 CFR
                                             records or other individually                           Reduction Act Review                                  71.54) (OMB Control Number 0920–
                                             identifiable health information. In                                                                           0199, expires 12/31/2019)—Revision—
                                             addition, your comment should not                          In accordance with the Paperwork                   Office of Public Health Preparedness
                                             include any ‘‘trade secret or any                       Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers for                and Response (OPHPR), Centers for
                                             commercial or financial information                     Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)                  Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
                                             which . . . is privileged or                            has submitted the information
                                                                                                     collection request titled Application for             Background and Brief Description
                                             confidential’’—as provided by Section
                                             6(f) of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. 46(f), and               Permit to Import Biological Agents and                   On September 26, 2017, CDC
                                             FTC Rule 4.10(a)(2), 16 CFR 4.10(a)(2)—                 Vectors of Human Disease into the                     published a 60-day Federal Register
                                             including in particular competitively                   United States and Application for                     notice (82 FR 44795) seeking public
                                             sensitive information such as costs,                    Permit to Import or Transport Live Bats               comments to initiate a revision of the
                                             sales statistics, inventories, formulas,                (42 CFR 71.54) to the Office of                       information collection projects titled
                                             patterns, devices, manufacturing                        Management and Budget (OMB) for                       ‘‘Application for Permit to Import
                                             processes, or customer names.                           review and approval. CDC previously                   Biological Agents, Infectious Substances
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                                                Comments containing material for                     published a ‘‘Proposed Data Collection                and Vectors of Human Disease into the
                                             which confidential treatment is                         Submitted for Public Comment and                      United States’’ and ‘‘Application for
                                             requested must be filed in paper form,                  Recommendations’’ notice on                           Permit to Import or Transport Live
                                             must be clearly labeled ‘‘Confidential,’’               September 26, 2017 to obtain comments                 Bats.’’ As a result of this notice, CDC
                                             and must comply with FTC Rule 4.9(c).                   from the public and affected agencies.                received three comments. One
                                             In particular, the written request for                  CDC received three comments related to                commenter requested that we make the
                                             confidential treatment that accompanies                 the previous notice. This notice serves               ‘‘Application for Permit to Import


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Document Created: 2018-03-09 03:48:53
Document Modified: 2018-03-09 03:48:53
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesComments must be received on or before May 8, 2018.
ContactRequests for copies of the collection
FR Citation83 FR 10482 

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