The Fur Products Labeling Act (Fur
Act) prohibits the misbranding and false advertising of fur
products. The Fur Rules establish disclosure requirements that
assist consumers in making informed purchasing decisions, and
recordkeeping requirements that assist the Commission in enforcing
the Rules. The Rules also provide a procedure for exemption from
certain disclosure provisions under the Fur Act.
The Federal Trade Commission is
requesting a change from its burden estimate of 121,000 hours under
its current OMB clearance up to 168,098 hours. The increase of
47,098 hours is mostly attributable to a program change, which is
an increase of 39,024 hours derived from recent statutory changes.
There is a separate increase of 8,424 hours for an adjustment in
agency estimates derived from changing market conditions and a
revised burden estimate for the automatic attachment of labels
(which increased from 2 seconds to 5 seconds). Amendments to the
Fur Act in 2010 are expected to increase the cost of complying with
the Fur Rules. Congress eliminated the Commission's power to exempt
from the labeling requirements items where either the cost of the
fur trim to the manufacturer or the manufacturer's selling price
for the finished product is less than $150. As a result, more
garments will be subject to the Fur Act and Rules, which will
impose higher recordkeeping and labeling costs on manufacturers,
importers, and retailers. Because the requirements started to apply
to the previously exempted garments last year, the Commission has
only limited information on the extent to which compliance costs
will increase
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Fur SS - 2012 - FINAL_mtd.pdf
Recordkeeping-Manufacturers and Fur Processors