Search Results for keywords:"petition for rulemaking"

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  • 2025-04295 — Petition for Rulemaking of American Apparel & Footwear Association
    Type:Proposed Rule
    Citation:90 FR 12693
    Reading Time:about 2 minutes

    The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced that it received a petition for rulemaking from the American Apparel & Footwear Association. The petition requests changes to allow digital labeling of apparel, pursuant to the authority under the Wool Act and Fiber Act. The FTC has published the petition online and is inviting public comments until April 18, 2025. The comments will help the FTC decide whether to take further action on the petition.

    Simple Explanation

    The FTC got a special request from a clothing group to make rules for using digital labels on clothes, and they want everyone to share their thoughts about it before they decide what to do next.

  • 2025-02022 — Petition for Rulemaking of Central Office of Reform and Efficiency (Rules of Practice)
    Type:Proposed Rule
    Citation:90 FR 8692
    Reading Time:about 2 minutes

    The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has received a petition for rulemaking from the Central Office of Reform and Efficiency. This petition seeks to amend existing regulations to create clear timelines for acknowledging and responding to rulemaking petitions to improve transparency and accountability. The FTC is welcoming public comments on this petition and will review all feedback before deciding whether to take action. Comments must be submitted by March 3, 2025, and they should not contain sensitive or confidential information.

    Simple Explanation

    The people in charge of making sure everyone follows the rules for trading things want to know if they should change how they handle requests for new rules, asking everyone what they think about this and giving them time until March 3, 2025, to share their ideas. They want to be sure everything is fair, but they don't tell us how they'll decide what ideas are best, and they remind people not to tell any secrets when sharing their thoughts.

  • 2025-01532 — Petition for Rulemaking of Central Office of Reform and Efficiency (Impersonation Rule)
    Type:Proposed Rule
    Citation:90 FR 8375
    Reading Time:about 2 minutes

    The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has received a petition from the Central Office of Reform and Efficiency, which is available online. The petition seeks to clarify and remove vague terms in regulations regarding government and business impersonation to improve enforcement and to add a requirement for intent, known as scienter, to protect consumers and businesses. The FTC is inviting the public to submit comments on this petition until February 28, 2025, and people can find more information or submit comments through https://www.regulations.gov. The FTC will review comments before deciding whether to proceed with changing the rules, but the publication of this petition does not mean any rule changes have been made yet.

    Simple Explanation

    The FTC got a request to clear up some confusing rules about pretending to be someone else, like a government or business, and to add a rule about doing it on purpose to protect everyone better. They're asking people to share their thoughts online until the end of February 2025.