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Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
The FTC requests that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) extend for three years the current Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) clearance for information collection requirement...
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title:
R-value Rule, 16 CFR part 460.
OMB Control Number:
3084-0109.
Type of Review:
Extension of a currently approved collection.
Likely Respondents:
Insulation manufacturers, installers, home builders, home sellers, insulation sellers.
Estimated Annual Hours Burden:
132,707 hours.
Estimated Annual Cost Burden:
$2,732,510 (solely related to labor costs).
Abstract:
The R-value Rule establishes uniform standards for the substantiation and disclosure of accurate, material product information about the thermal performance characteristics of home insulation products. The R-value of an insulation signifies the insulation's degree of resistance to the flow of heat. This information tells consumers how well a product is likely to perform as an insulator and allows consumers to determine whether the cost of the insulation is justified.
Request for Comment
On October 27, 2020, the FTC sought public comment on the information collection requirements associated with the Rule. 85 FR 68068. The Commission received no germane comments. Pursuant to the OMB regulations, 5 CFR part 1320, that implement the PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.,
the FTC is providing this second opportunity for public comment while seeking OMB approval to renew the pre-existing clearance for the Rule.
Your comment—including your name and your state—will be placed on the public record of this proceeding. 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, 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.
Josephine Liu,
Assistant General Counsel for Legal Counsel.