Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
| Published date | 10 March 2021 |
| Citation | 86 FR 13718 |
| Record Number | 2021-04993 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Federal Trade Commission |
Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 45 (Wednesday, March 10, 2021)
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 10, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13718-13719]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-04993]
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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Trade Commission (``FTC'' or ``Commission'')
requests that the Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') extend for
an additional three years the current Paperwork Reduction Act (``PRA'')
clearance for the information collection requirements in the Fair
Packaging and Labeling Act regulations (``FPLA Rules''). That clearance
expires on April 30, 2021.
DATES: Comments must be filed by April 9, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hampton Newsome, Attorney, Division of
Enforcement, Bureau of Consumer Protection, (202) 326-2889, 600
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20580.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: Regulations Under Section 4 of the Fair
Packaging and Labeling Act (FPLA), 16 CFR parts 500-503.
OMB Control Number: 3084-0110.
Type of Review: Extension without change of currently approved
collection.
Affected Public: Private Sector: Businesses and other for-profit
entities.
Abstract: The Fair Packaging and Labeling Act, 15 U.S.C. 1451 et
seq., was enacted to enable consumers to obtain accurate package
quantity information to facilitate value comparisons and prevent unfair
or deceptive packaging and labeling of consumer commodities. Section 4
of the FPLA requires packages or labels to be marked with: (1) A
statement of identity; (2) a net quantity of contents disclosure; and
(3) the name and place of business of the company responsible for the
product. The FPLA regulations, 16 CFR parts 500-503, specify how
manufacturers, packagers, and distributors of ``consumer commodities''
must comply with the Act's labeling requirements.\1\
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\1\ The term consumer commodity or commodity means any article,
product, or commodity of any kind or class which is customarily
produced or distributed for sale through retail sales agencies or
instrumentalities for consumption by individuals, or use by
individuals for purposes of personal care or in the performance of
services ordinarily rendered within the household, and which usually
is consumed or expended in the course of such consumption or use. 16
CFR 500.2(c). For the precise scope of the term's coverage, see 16
CFR 500.2(c); 503.2; 503.5.
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Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 6,832,210.
Estimated Annual Labor Costs: $163,973,040.
Estimated Annual Non-Labor Costs: $0.
Request for Comment: On October 22, 2020, the Commission sought
comment on the information collection requirements associated with the
FPLA Rules. 85 FR 67350 (Oct. 22, 2020). No relevant comments were
received. Pursuant to the OMB regulations, 5 CFR part 1320, the FTC is
providing this second opportunity for public comment while seeking OMB
approval to renew clearance for the Rules' information collection
requirements.
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, like 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 provided 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.
Josephine Liu,
Assistant General Counsel for Legal Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2021-04993 Filed 3-9-21; 8:45 am]
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