This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER
contains notices to the public of the proposedissuance of rules and regulations. Thepurpose of these notices is to give interestedpersons an opportunity to participate in therule making prior to the adoption of the finalrules.Proposed RulesFederal Register5438 
Vol. 89, No. 19 
Monday, January 29, 2024 
188 FR 78100 (Nov. 14, 2023). 
2The additional data are being made available on 
the Reports and Data Collections page of the 
Regulation II section of the Board’s website. See 
https://www.federalreserve.gov/paymentsystems/ regii-data-collections.htm. FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 
12 CFR Part 235 
[Regulation II; Docket No. R–1818] 
RIN 7100–AG67 
Debit Card Interchange Fees and 
Routing; Extension of Comment Period 
AGENCY : Board of Governors of the 
Federal Reserve System. 
ACTION : Notice of proposed rulemaking; 
extension of comment period. 
SUMMARY : On November 14, 2023, the 
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) published in the Federal Register a proposal that would update all three components of Regulation II’s interchange fee cap based on the latest data reported to the Board by large debit card issuers, update the interchange fee cap every other year going forward by directly linking the interchange fee cap to data from the Board’s biennial survey of large debit card issuers, and implement a set of technical revisions to the regulation. The proposal provided for a comment period ending on February 12, 2024. The Board is extending the comment period for 90 days, until May 12, 2024. Further, additional data concerning the proposed new methodology for determining the base component of the interchange fee cap are being made available on the Board’s website. 
DATES : The comment period for the 
proposed rulemaking published on November 14, 2023 (88 FR 78100) is extended. Comments must be received by May 12, 2024. 
ADDRESSES : You may submit comments 
by any of the methods identified in the proposal. 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : 
Benjamin Snodgrass, Senior Counsel (202–263–4877) or Cody Gaffney, Senior Attorney (202–452–2674), Legal Division; or Krzysztof Wozniak, Section Chief (202–452–3878) or Elena Falcettoni, Senior Economist (202–452– 2528), Division of Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems. For 
users of TTY–TRS, please call 711 from any telephone, anywhere in the United States or (202) 263–4869. 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : On 
November 14, 2023, the Board 
published in the Federal Register a 
proposal that would update all three components of Regulation II’s interchange fee cap based on the latest data reported to the Board by large debit card issuers, update the interchange fee cap every other year going forward by directly linking the interchange fee cap to data from the Board’s biennial survey of large debit card issuers, and implement a set of technical revisions to the regulation.
1 
The proposal provided for a comment 
period ending on February 12, 2024. Since the publication of the proposal, multiple commenters have requested that the Board extend the comment period, while one commenter has expressed opposition to any extension. An extension of the comment period will provide additional opportunity for interested parties to consider the proposal and prepare comments. Therefore, the Board is extending the end of the comment period for the proposal from February 12, 2024, to May 12, 2024. 
In addition, to assist the public in 
commenting on the proposed new methodology for determining the base component of the interchange fee cap, additional data concerning this aspect of the proposal are being made available on the Board’s website.
2 
By order of the Board of Governors of the 
Federal Reserve System, acting through the 
Secretary of the Board under delegated authority, January 22, 2024. 
Ann E. Misback, Secretary of the Board. 
[FR Doc. 2024–01612 Filed 1–26–24; 8:45 am] 
BILLING CODE P CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 
COMMISSION 
16 CFR Part 1263 
[Docket No. CPSC–2024–0004] 
Petition Requesting Rulemaking To 
Amend the Requirement for a ‘‘Keep Out of Reach’’ Icon on Button Cell or 
Coin Battery Packaging 
AGENCY : Consumer Product Safety 
Commission. 
ACTION : Request for comment on 
petition for rulemaking. 
SUMMARY : The U.S. Consumer Product 
Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) received a petition requesting an amendment to its rule on button cell or coin battery packaging to allow for a smaller ‘‘Keep out of Reach’’ icon on the principal display panel for packages of button cell or coin batteries (Petition). The Commission invites written comments concerning this Petition. 
DATES : Submit comments by March 29, 
2024. 
ADDRESSES : Submit comments, 
identified by Docket No. CPSC–2024– 0004, by any of the following methods: 
Electronic Submissions: Submit 
electronic comments to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments. CPSC typically does not accept comments submitted by email, except as described below. CPSC encourages you to submit electronic comments by using the Federal eRulemaking Portal. 
Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier/ 
Confidential Written Submissions: Submit comments by mail, hand delivery, or courier to: Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone: (301) 504–7479. If you wish to submit confidential business information, trade secret information, or other sensitive or protected information that you do not want to be available to the public, you may submit such comments by mail, hand delivery, or courier, or you may email them to: cpsc-os@cpsc.gov. 
Instructions: All submissions must 
include the agency name and docket number. CPSC may post all comments without change, including any personal identifiers, contact information, or other personal information provided, to: 
VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:48 Jan 26, 2024 Jkt 262001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\29JAP1.SGM 29JAP1ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with PROPOSALS15439 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 19 / Monday, January 29, 2024 / Proposed Rules 
1The requirements for battery package labeling 
were published separately from the requirements 
for consumer products that contain or use button cell or coin batteries because the Commission adopted battery compartment requirements for consumer products from ANSI/UL 4200A, Standard 
for Safety for Products Incorporating Button Batteries or Coin Cell Batteries, approved on August 30, 2023 (UL 4200A–2023), which does not address battery package labeling. 
2On January 17, 2024, the Commission voted (3– 
1) to publish this notice. https://www.regulations.gov. Do not 
submit through this website: 
confidential business information, trade secret information, or other sensitive or protected information that you do not want to be available to the public. If you wish to submit such information, please submit it according to the instructions for mail/hand delivery/courier/ confidential written submissions. 
Docket: For access to the docket to 
read background documents or comments received, go to: https://www.regulations.gov, and insert the 
docket number, CPSC–2024–0004, into 
the ‘‘Search’’ box, and follow the prompts. 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : 
Alberta E. Mills, Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East- West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone: 301–504–7479; cpsc-os@cpsc.gov. 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : On 
September 21, 2023, as part of its implementation of Reese’s Law (Pub. L. 117–171, 15 U.S.C. 2056e), the Commission published a Safety Standard for Button Cell or Coin Batteries and Consumer Products Containing Such Batteries, codified at 16 CFR part 1263. 88 FR 65296 (battery package labeling); 88 FR 65274 (consumer products).
12As proposed in 
the notice of proposed rulemaking (88 FR 8692 (Feb. 9, 2023)), the final rule for battery package labeling requires that packages of button cell or coin batteries contain on their principal display panel a warning label with text required to meet Reese’s Law, and a ‘‘Keep out of Reach’’ icon at least 8 mm in diameter. However, if space prohibits the full warning with the ‘‘Keep out of Reach’’ icon in accordance with the text formatting requirements, the packaging is alternatively required to use the ‘‘Keep out of Reach’’ icon on the principal display panel and the warning text must be placed on the secondary display panel. In this instance, the icon must be at least 20 mm (0.79 in.) in diameter for visibility. 16 CFR 1263.4(b)(2)). 
On November 1, 2023, the 
Commission received a petition from Elliott Alexander (Petitioner), President of Micropower Battery Company. The 
Petition requests the Commission to modify the rule for battery package labeling to allow for a smaller ‘‘Keep out of Reach’’ icon when space prohibits the full warning on the principal display panel, suggesting a minimum icon size of 8 mm, and allowing a scaled icon depending on the size of the packaging up to a 20 mm icon. The Petition includes example images of existing battery packaging to demonstrate space limitations. The Petition alleges that existing packaging has been made child- resistant, but if a 20 mm icon is required on the front of the package, then manufacturers will collectively be required to spend millions of dollars on production of larger packages and different package configurations. The Petition also questions why an additional ‘‘Keep out of Reach’’ icon is necessary on the front packaging when batteries 16 mm and larger already include the same icon on each battery, which is visible through the packaging. 
The Petition requests an amendment 
to the final rule to allow ‘‘Keep out of Reach’’ icons on the primary display panel to be between 8 to 20 mm, depending on the packaging, and alternatively to allow the words ‘‘Keep Away from Children’’ on the front of battery packaging. In a December 28, 2023, letter to Commission staff (Follow-Up Letter), the Petitioner further explains why he believes battery packaging cannot be reconfigured to allow space for a 20 mm icon on the principal display panel, and provides a proposed sliding scale for ‘‘Keep out of Reach’’ icon sizes from 7 to 40 mm. 
The Petition and the Follow-Up Letter 
are available at: http://www.regulations.gov, under Docket No. 
CPSC–2024–0004, Supporting and Related Materials. Alternatively, interested parties may obtain a copy of the Petition and the Follow-Up Letter by writing or calling the Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone: 301– 504–7479; cpsc-os@cpsc.gov. The 
Commission seeks comment on all aspects of the Petition and the Follow- Up Letter, including: 
•Whether the Petition presents any 
issues or evidence that could not have been presented to the Commission 
during the comment period on the notice of proposed rulemaking, prior to adoption of the final rule establishing the requirement for a 20 mm ‘‘Keep out of Reach’’ icon. See Comment 
Summaries A and B, 88 FR at 65300 (noting comments stating similar concerns to those identified in the Petition); and •Whether, if a 20 mm ‘‘Keep out of 
Reach’’ icon in sticker format is used on the outside of battery packaging, including over a packaged battery, to meet the requirements of the current rule, the permanency of such a sticker should be tested in accordance with the permanency test in UL 4200A or another standard, and whether such a sticker could be a cost-effective way to meet the product safety requirement for small packages. 
Alberta E. Mills, 
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 
Commission. 
[FR Doc. 2024–01235 Filed 1–26–24; 8:45 am] 
BILLING CODE 6355–01–P 
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 
COMMISSION 
47 CFR Part 1 
[WC Docket No. 17–84; Report No. 3209; 
FR ID 198691] 
Petitions for Reconsideration of Action 
in Rulemaking Proceeding 
AGENCY : Federal Communications 
Commission. 
ACTION : Petition for Reconsideration. 
SUMMARY : Petition for Reconsideration 
(Petitions) have been filed in the Commission’s proceeding Aryeh B. Fishman, on behalf of Edison Electric Institute. 
DATES : Oppositions to the Petitions 
must be filed on or before February 13, 2024. Replies to oppositions must be filed on or before February 8, 2024. 
ADDRESSES : Federal Communications 
Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554. 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : For 
additional information on this proceeding, contact Michael Ray of the Wireline Competition Bureau, Competition Policy Division, at (202) 418–0357 or Michael.Ray@fcc.gov. 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : This is a 
summary of the Commission’s document, Report No. 3209, released January 22, 2024. The full text of the Petitions can be accessed online via the Commission’s Electronic Comment Filing System at: http://apps.fcc.gov/ ecfs/. The Commission will not send a 
Congressional Review Act (CRA) submission to Congress or the Government Accountability Office pursuant to the CRA, 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A), because no rules are being adopted by the Commission. 
Subject: Accelerating Wireline 
Broadband Deployment by Removing 
VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:48 Jan 26, 2024 Jkt 262001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\29JAP1.SGM 29JAP1ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with PROPOSALS1