[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 59 (Tuesday, March 26, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 20972]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-06355]


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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Extension

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 contained in the Fair 
Packaging and Labeling Act regulations (``FPLA Rules''). That clearance 
expires on May 31, 2024.

DATES: Comments must be filed by April 25, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties may file a comment online or on paper, by 
following the instructions in the Request for Comment part of the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below. 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 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using 
the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jock Chung, Attorney, Division of 
Enforcement, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission, 
Room CC-9543, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20580, (202) 
326-2984.

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.
    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.
    Affected Public: Private Sector: Businesses and other for-profit 
entities.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 7,436,580.
    Estimated Annual Labor Costs: $188,799,893.
    Estimated Annual Non-Labor Costs: $0.
    Request for Comment: On August 30, 2023, the FTC sought public 
comment on the information collection requirements contained in the 
FPLA Rules. 88 FR 59925 (Aug. 30, 2023). No relevant comments were 
received during the public comment period. Pursuant to 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. 
For more details about the Rule requirements and the basis for the 
calculations summarized below, see 88 FR 59925.
    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 ensuring 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 ``[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)--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.
[FR Doc. 2024-06355 Filed 3-25-24; 8:45 am]
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