[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 22, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56455-56456]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-22950]
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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; 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 information collection requirements in its Energy
Labeling Rule. The existing clearance expires on November 30, 2019.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 21, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Comments in response to this notice should be submitted to
the OMB Desk Officer for the Federal Trade Commission within 30 days of
this notice. You may submit comments using any of the following
methods:
Electronic: Write ``Energy Labeling Rule, PRA Comment, FTC File No.
R611004,'' on your comment and file your comment online at https://www.regulations.gov, by following the instructions on the web-based
form.
Email: [email protected].
Mail: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for the Federal Trade
Commission, New Executive Office Building, Docket Library, Room 10102,
725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503.
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: Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the FTC has submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (``OMB'') this request for
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extension of the previously approved collection of information
discussed below.
Title: Energy Labeling Rule.
OMB Control Number: 3084-0069.
Type of Review: Extension without change of currently approved
collection.
Estimated Annual Hours Burden: 478,000 hours (rounded).
The estimated hours burden imposed by Section 324 of the Energy
Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 and the Commission's Rule includes
burden for testing (354,802 hours); reporting (1,828 hours);
recordkeeping (1,019 hours); labeling (108,864 hours); retail and
online catalog disclosures (6,800 hours); and online label posting
(4,533 hours). The total burden for these activities is 478,000 hours
(rounded to the nearest thousand).
Testing: 354,802 hours and $10,065,733 in associated labor costs.
Reporting: 1,828 hours and $29,687 in associated labor costs.
Recordkeeping: 1,019 hours and $16,549 in associated labor costs.
Labeling: 108,864 hours and $1,767,951 in associated labor costs.
Online and catalog disclosures: 6,800 hours and $110,432 in
associated labor costs.
Online label posting: 4,533 hours and $73,616 in associated labor
costs.
The total estimated burden is 478,000 hours (rounded) and
$12,063,968 in associated labor costs. Commission staff estimates that
the Energy Labeling Rule imposes negligible capital or other non-labor
costs, as affected entities are likely to have already invested in the
necessary supplies and equipment to comply with the associated
information collection provisions. Manufacturers that elect to submit
required reports to the Commission directly (rather than electronically
or through trade associations) would incur some nominal costs for paper
and postage. Staff estimates that these costs do not exceed $2,500.
Manufacturers must also incur the cost of procuring labels used in
compliance with the Rule. Staff estimates the cost associated with
procuring labels by covered entities is approximately $5,670,000.
Request for Comment: On June 24, 2019, the Commission sought
comment on the information collection requirements associated with the
Energy Labeling Rule. 84 FR 29515. One comment was received. 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 those information collection requirements. An agency may
not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a
collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control
number.
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), 16CFR
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.
Heather Hippsley,
Deputy General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2019-22950 Filed 10-21-19; 8:45 am]
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