[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 2, 2024)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 38-39]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28669]


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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

16 CFR Part 464


Trade Regulation Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees

AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Trade Commission (``FTC'' or ``Commission'') is 
extending the deadline for filing comments on its notice of proposed 
rulemaking (``NPRM'') concerning its trade regulation rule entitled the 
``Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees.''

DATES: For the NPRM published November 9, 2023 (88 FR 77420), the 
comment deadline is extended from January 8, 2024, to February 7, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties may file a comment online or on paper by 
following the instructions in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 
the NPRM published at 88 FR 77420. Write ``Unfair or Deceptive Fees 
NPRM, R207011'' on your comment and file your comment online at https://www.regulations.gov. If you prefer to file your comment on paper, 
please mail your comment to: Federal Trade Commission, Office of the 
Secretary, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Stop H-144 (Annex J), 
Washington, DC 20580.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janice Kopec or Stacy Cammarano, 
Division of Advertising Practices, Bureau of Consumer Protection, 
Federal Trade Commission, 202-326-2550 (Kopec), 202-326-3308 
(Cammarano), [email protected], [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Comment Period Extension

    On November 9, 2023 (88 FR 77420), the Commission published in the 
Federal Register an NPRM with a January 8, 2024, deadline for filing 
comments. The Commission published the NPRM to solicit comments about 
the proposed Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees and, specifically, on the 
questions set forth in Section X of the NPRM.
    Interested parties have subsequently requested an extension of the 
public comment period to give them additional time to respond to the 
NPRM's request for comment. While the original comment period affords 
the public a meaningful opportunity to provide the Commission with 
comments regarding its rulemaking proposal, the Commission will extend 
the period for public comment on its NPRM an additional 30 days to 
February 7, 2024.

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II. Request for Comment

    The Federal Trade Commission (``FTC'' or ``Commission'') invites 
interested parties to submit data, views, and arguments on the proposed 
Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees and, specifically, on the questions 
set forth in Section X of the NPRM. The comment period will remain open 
until February 7, 2024.\1\ To the extent practicable, all comments will 
be available on the public record and posted at the docket for this 
rulemaking at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FTC-2023-0064. For 
additional detail regarding comment submission, see the information in 
the NPRM published at 88 FR 77420.
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    \1\ The Commission elects not to provide a separate, second 
comment period for rebuttal comments. See 16 CFR 1.11(e) (``The 
Commission may in its discretion provide for a separate rebuttal 
period following the comment period.'').

    By direction of the Commission.
Joel Christie,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-28669 Filed 12-29-23; 8:45 am]
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