Proposed Rule2025-02022
Petition for Rulemaking of Central Office of Reform and Efficiency (Rules of Practice)
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Published
January 31, 2025
Issuing agencies
Federal Trade Commission
Abstract
Please take notice that the Federal Trade Commission ("Commission") received a petition for rulemaking from the Central Office of Reform and Efficiency and has published that petition online. This petition requests to amend regulations to establish clear timelines for acknowledgment and responses to petitions for rulemaking, ensuring transparency and accountability. The Commission invites written comments concerning the petition. Publication of this petition is pursuant to the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure and does not affect the legal status of the petition or its final disposition.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 20 (Friday, January 31, 2025)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 8692-8693]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-02022]
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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
16 CFR Part 1
[File No. R507002]
Petition for Rulemaking of Central Office of Reform and
Efficiency (Rules of Practice)
AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission.
ACTION: Receipt of petition; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: Please take notice that the Federal Trade Commission
(``Commission'') received a petition for rulemaking from the Central
Office of Reform and Efficiency and has published that petition online.
This petition requests to amend regulations to establish clear
timelines for acknowledgment and responses to petitions for rulemaking,
ensuring transparency and accountability. The Commission invites
written comments concerning the petition. Publication of this petition
is pursuant to the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure and
does not affect the legal status of the petition or its final
disposition.
DATES: Comments must identify the petition docket number and be filed
by March 3, 2025.
ADDRESSES: You may view the petition, identified by docket number FTC-
2025-0017, and submit written comments concerning its merits by using
the
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Federal eRulemaking Portal at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow the
online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit sensitive or
confidential information. You may read background documents or comments
received at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> at any time.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Bunk (phone: 202-326-3476, email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#17767562797c5771637439707861"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fb9a998e9590bb9d8f98d59c948d">[email protected]</span></a>), Office of General Counsel, Federal Trade Commission,
600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20580.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 18(a)(1)(B) of the
Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. 57a(1)(B), and FTC Rule
1.31(f), 16 CFR 1.31(f), notice is hereby given that the above-
captioned petition has been filed with the Secretary of the Commission
and has been placed on the public record for a period of thirty (30)
days. Any person may submit comments in support of or in opposition to
the petition. All timely and responsive comments submitted in
connection with this petition will become part of the public record.
The Commission will not consider the petition's merits until after
the comment period closes. It may grant or deny the petition in whole
or in part, and it may deem the petition insufficient to warrant
commencement of a rulemaking proceeding. The purpose of this document
is to facilitate public comment on the petition to aid the Commission
in determining what, if any, action to take regarding the request
contained in the petition. This document is not intended to start,
stop, cancel, or otherwise affect rulemaking proceedings in any way.
Because your comment will be placed on the publicly accessible
website at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, you are solely responsible for
making sure your comment does not include any sensitive or confidential
information. In particular, your comment should not include any
sensitive personal information, such as your or anyone else'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 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 ``trade secret or any commercial or financial
information which . . . is privileged or confidential''--as provided by
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).
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 46; 15 U.S.C. 57a; 5 U.S.C. 601 note.
April J. Tabor,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-02022 Filed 1-30-25; 8:45 am]
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