The Fur Act Regulations (The Fur Products Labeling Act)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Fur SS - 2015 - FINAL.pdf Supporting Statement A	2015-04-09

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
32282	Recordkeeping-Manufacturers and Fur Processors	Modified
201336	Disclosures-Invoice Disclosures Pelts	Modified
188055	Disclosure-Attach Labels Manually	Modified
188054	Disclosure-Prepare Advertising Disclosures	Modified
188053	Disclosure-Invoice Disclosures Garments	Modified
188052	Disclosure-Attach Labels Semi-Automated	Modified
188051	Disclosure-Draft And Order Labels	Modified
188050	Recordkeeping-Retailers	Modified
188048	Recordkeeping-Importers	Modified
187996	Disclosure-Determine Label Content	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3084-0099	ICR Reference No: 201504-3084-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201202-3084-005
Agency/Subagency: FTC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: The Fur Act Regulations (The Fur Products Labeling Act)
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 05/12/2015
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/09/2015
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2018	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2015
Responses	3,404,420	0	2,828,350
Time Burden (Hours)	249,541	0	168,098
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: 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.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 15 USC 69 et seq. Name of Law: Fur Products Labeling Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 111 - 313 2 Name of Law: Truth in Fur Labeling Act

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 4264	01/27/2015
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 19086	04/09/2015
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 10

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Disclosure-Attach Labels Manually
Recordkeeping-Manufacturers and Fur Processors
Disclosure-Draft And Order Labels
Disclosure-Attach Labels Semi-Automated
Recordkeeping-Retailers
Recordkeeping-Importers
Disclosure-Invoice Disclosures Garments
Disclosure-Prepare Advertising Disclosures
Disclosure-Determine Label Content
Disclosures-Invoice Disclosures Pelts

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	3,404,420	2,828,350	288,020	0	288,050	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	249,541	168,098	40,721	0	40,722	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The Federal Trade Commission is requesting a change from its burden estimate of 168,098 hours under its current OMB clearance up to 249,541 hours, partially from a program change and partially from an upward adjustment. The program change derives from recent statutory amendments to the Fur Act by Congress which 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. This accounts for part of the increase in the number of garments subject to the Fur Act and Rules (1,610,000 in 2015 and 1,336,000 in 2011), which imposes higher recordkeeping and labeling costs on manufacturers, importers, and retailers. In addition, sales of fur garments that would not have fallen under the exemption increased. There was also an upward adjustment derived from updated compliance estimates provided by Fur Information Council of America for recordkeeping and disclosure. For example, it is estimated that entities spend more time on average complying with disclosure requirements that determine label content (30 hours per year in 2015 and 26 hours in 2011) and for drafting and ordering disclosure labels (10 hours in 2015 and 7 hours in 2011).

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $50,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 04/09/2015

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