Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Publication: Federal Register Agency: Federal Trade Commission Byline: Josephine Liu Date: 25 February 2022 Subject: American Government

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 38 (Friday, February 25, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10791-10792]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03956]


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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION


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

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 the information collection

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requirements in the Alternative Fuels Rule (``Rule''). That clearance 
expires on March 30, 2022.

DATES: Comments must be submitted by March 28, 2022.

ADDRESSES: 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 Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hampton Newsome, Attorney, (202) 326-
2889, Division of Enforcement, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal 
Trade Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20580.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Labeling Requirements for Alternative Fuels and Alternative 
Fueled Vehicles (``Alternative Fuels Rule''), 16 CFR part 309.
    OMB Control Number: 3084-0094.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of currently approved 
collection.
    Affected Public: Private Sector: Businesses and other for-profit 
entities.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 6,000 hours.
    Estimated Annual Labor Costs: $175,298.
    Estimated Non-Labor Costs: $3,040.
    Abstract: The Energy Policy Act of 1992 established federal 
programs to encourage the development of alternative fuels and 
alternative fueled vehicles (``AFVs''). Section 406(a) of the Act 
directed the Commission to establish uniform labeling requirements for 
alternative fuels and AFVs. 42 U.S.C. 13232(a). Such labels must 
provide ``appropriate information with respect to costs and benefits 
[of alternative fuels and AFVs], so as to reasonably enable the 
consumer to make choices and comparisons.'' The required labels must be 
``simple and, where appropriate, consolidated with other labels 
providing information to the consumer.''
    Pursuant to the Act, the Commission published the Alternative Fuels 
Rule in 1995, and the Rule was later amended in 2013. The Rule requires 
disclosure of specific information on labels posted on fuel dispensers 
for non-liquid alternative fuels. To ensure the accuracy of these 
disclosures, the Rule also requires that sellers maintain records 
substantiating product-specific disclosures they include on these 
labels. In addition, the Rule requires that distributors of non-liquid 
alternative vehicle fuel provide certifications of the fuel rating in 
each transfer to anyone who is not a consumer.
    Request for Comment: On October 6, 2021, the Commission sought 
comment on the information collection requirements associated with the 
Privacy Rule. 86 FR 55607 (Oct. 6, 2021). No relevant comments were 
received. Pursuant to the OMB regulations, 5 CFR part 1320, the FTC is 
providing this second opportunity for public comment while seeking OMB 
approval to renew clearance for the Rule's information collection 
requirements.
    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, like 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 making sure that your comment does not 
include any sensitive health information, like medical records or other 
individually identifiable health information. In addition, do 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). In particular, do not include 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. 2022-03956 Filed 2-24-22; 8:45 am]
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