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Affected Public: Private Sector: Sellers 

of prenotification subscription plans. 

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 

2,500 hours. 

Estimated Annual Labor Costs: 

$152,350 (solely related to labor costs). 

Estimated Annual Non-Labor Costs: 

$0 or de minimis. 

Request for Comment: 

On August 30, 2023, the FTC sought 

public comment on the information 

collection requirements associated with 

the Rule. 88 FR 59922 (Aug. 30, 2023). 

No relevant comments were received 

during the public comment period. 

Pursuant to OMB regulations, 5 CFR 

part 1320, that implement the PRA, 44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq., the FTC is providing 

this second opportunity for public 

comment while seeking OMB approval 

to renew the pre-existing clearance for 

the Rule. For more details about the 

Rule requirements and the basis for the 

calculations summarized below, see 88 

FR 59922. 

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, such as 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 ensuring that 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 ‘‘[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)— 

including, in particular, 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. 

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BILLING CODE 6750–01–P 

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; Extension 

AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 information collection 

requirements contained in the FTC’s 

Business Opportunity Rule (‘‘Rule’’). 

That clearance expires on January 31, 

2024. 

DATES: Comments must be filed by 

February 2, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Interested parties may file a 

comment online or on paper, by 

following the instructions in the 

Request for Comment part of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

below. 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 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christine M. Todaro, Attorney, Division 

of Marketing Practices, Bureau of 

Consumer Protection, 600 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW, CC–6316, Washington, DC 

20580, (202) 326–3711, ctodaro@ftc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title of Collection: Disclosure 

Requirements Concerning Business 

Opportunities, 16 CFR part 437. 

OMB Control Number: 3084–0142. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change of currently approved collection. 

Abstract: The Business Opportunity 

Rule requires business opportunity 

sellers to furnish prospective purchasers 

a disclosure document that provides 

information regarding the seller, the 

seller’s business, and the nature of the 

proposed business opportunity, as well 

as additional information to substantiate 

any claims about actual or potential 

sales, income, or profits for a 

prospective business opportunity 

purchaser. The seller must also preserve 

information that forms a reasonable 

basis for such claims. 

The Rule is designed to ensure that 

prospective purchasers receive 

information to help them evaluate 

business opportunities. Sellers must 

disclose five key items of information in 

a simple, one-page document: (1) The 

seller’s identifying information; (2) 

whether the seller makes a claim about 

the purchaser’s likely earnings (and, if 

yes, the seller must provide information 

supporting any such claims); (3) 

whether the seller, its affiliates, or key 

personnel have been involved in certain 

legal actions (and, if yes, the seller must 

provide a separate list of those actions); 

(4) whether the seller has a cancellation 

or refund policy (and, if yes, the seller 

must provide a separate document 

stating the material terms of such 

policies); and (5) a list of persons who 

have purchased the business 

opportunity within the previous three 

years. Misrepresentations and omissions 

are prohibited under the Rule, and for 

sales conducted in languages other than 

English, all disclosures must be 

provided in the language in which the 

sale is conducted. 

Affected Public: Private Sector: 

Businesses and other for-profit entities. 

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 

10,065. 

Estimated Annual Labor Costs: 

$792,518. 

Estimated Annual Non-Labor Costs: 

$3,361,014. 

Request for Comment: 

On August 2, 2023, the FTC sought 

public comment on the information 

collection requirements associated with 

the Rule. 88 FR 50865 (Aug. 2, 2023). 

No relevant comments were received 

during the public comment period. 

Pursuant to OMB regulations, 5 CFR 

part 1320, that implement the PRA, 44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq., the FTC is providing 

this second opportunity for public 

comment while seeking OMB approval 

to renew the pre-existing clearance for 

the Rule. For more details about the 

Rule requirements and the basis for the 

calculations summarized below, see 88 

FR 50865. 

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, such as 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 ensuring that 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 ‘‘[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)— 

including, in particular, competitively 

sensitive information, such as costs, 


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sales statistics, inventories, formulas, 

patterns devices, manufacturing 

processes, or customer names. 

Josephine Liu, 

Assistant General Counsel for Legal Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2023–28898 Filed 1–2–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6750–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Agency for Healthcare Research and 

Quality 

Solicitation for Nominations for 

Members of the U.S. Preventive 

Services Task Force (USPSTF) 

AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research 

and Quality (AHRQ), HHS. 

ACTION: Solicits nominations for new 

members of the USPSTF. 

SUMMARY: The Agency for Healthcare 

Research and Quality (AHRQ) invites 

nominations of individuals qualified to 

serve as members of the U.S. Preventive 

Services Task Force (USPSTF). 

DATES: Nominations must be received 

electronically by March 15th of a given 

year to be considered for appointment to 

begin in January of the following year. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your responses 

electronically via: https://uspstfnomi

nations.ahrq.gov/register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lydia Hill at (301) 427–1587. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Arrangement for Public Inspection 

Nominations and applications are 

kept on file at the Center for Evidence 

and Practice Improvement, AHRQ, and 

are available for review during business 

hours. AHRQ does not reply to 

individual nominations, but considers 

all nominations in making 

recommendation for appointment. 

Information regarded as private and 

personal, such as a nominee’s social 

security number, home and email 

addresses, home telephone and fax 

numbers, or names of family members 

will not be disclosed to the public in 

accord with the Freedom of Information 

Act. 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(6); 45 CFR 5.31(f). 

Nomination Submissions 

Nominations must be submitted 

electronically, and should include: 

1. The applicant’s current curriculum 

vitae and contact information, including 

mailing address, and email address; and 

2. A letter explaining how this 

individual meets the qualification 

requirements and how he or she would 

contribute to the USPSTF. The letter 

should also attest to the nominee’s 

willingness to serve as a member of the 

USPSTF. 

AHRQ will later ask people under 

serious consideration for USPSTF 

membership to provide detailed 

information that will permit evaluation 

of possible significant conflicts of 

interest. Such information will concern 

matters such as financial holdings, 

consultancies, non-financial scientific 

interests, and research grants or 

contracts. 

To obtain a diversity of perspectives, 

AHRQ particularly encourages 

nominations of women, members of 

underrepresented populations, and 

persons with disabilities. Interested 

individuals can nominate themselves. 

Organizations and individuals may 

nominate one or more people qualified 

for membership on the USPSTF at any 

time. Individuals nominated prior to 

March 15, 2023, who continue to have 

interest in serving on the USPSTF 

should be re-nominated. 

Qualification Requirements 

To qualify for the USPSTF and 

support its mission, an applicant or 

nominee should, at a minimum, 

demonstrate knowledge, expertise, and 

national leadership in the following 

areas: 

1. The critical evaluation of research 

published in peer-reviewed literature 

and in the methods of evidence review; 

2. Clinical prevention, health 

promotion and primary health care; and 

3. Implementation of evidence-based 

recommendations in clinical practice 

including at the clinician-patient level, 

practice level, and health-system level. 

Additionally, the Task Force benefits 

from members with expertise in the 

following areas: 

D Public Health 

D Health Equity and The Reduction of 

Health Disparities 

D Application of Science to Health 

Policy 

D Decision modeling 

D Dissemination and Implementation 

D Behavioral Medicine/Clinical 

Health Psychology 

D Communication of Scientific 

Findings to Multiple Audiences 

Including Health Care Professionals, 

Policy Makers, and the General Public. 

Candidates with experience and skills 

in any of these areas should highlight 

them in their nomination materials. 

Applicants must have no substantial 

conflicts of interest, whether financial, 

professional, or intellectual, that would 

impair the scientific integrity of the 

work of the USPSTF and must be 

willing to complete regular conflict of 

interest disclosures. 

Applicants must have the ability to 

work collaboratively with a team of 

diverse professionals who support the 

mission of the USPSTF. Applicants 

must have adequate time to contribute 

substantively to the work products of 

the USPSTF. 

Nominee Selection 

Nominated individuals will be 

selected for the USPSTF on the basis of 

how well they meet the required 

qualifications and the current expertise 

needs of the USPSTF. It is anticipated 

that new members will be invited to 

serve on the USPSTF beginning in 

January, 2025. All nominated 

individuals will be considered; 

however, strongest consideration will be 

given to individuals with demonstrated 

training and expertise in the areas of 

Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, 

and Obstetrics and Gynecology. AHRQ 

will retain and may consider for future 

vacancies nominations received this 

year and not selected during this cycle. 

Some USPSTF members without 

primary health care clinical experience 

may be selected based on their expertise 

in methodological issues such as metaanalysis, analytic modeling, or clinical 

epidemiology. For individuals with 

clinical expertise in primary health care, 

additional qualifications in 

methodology would enhance their 

candidacy. 

Background 

Under title IX of the Public Health 

Service Act, AHRQ is charged with 

enhancing the quality, appropriateness, 

and effectiveness of health care services 

and access to such services. 42 U.S.C. 

299(b). AHRQ accomplishes these goals 

through scientific research and 

promotion of improvements in clinical 

practice, including clinical prevention 

of diseases and other health conditions. 

See 42 U.S.C. 299(b). 

The USPSTF, an independent body of 

experts in prevention and evidencebased medicine, works to improve the 

health of people nationwide by making 

evidence-based recommendations about 

the effectiveness of clinical preventive 

services and health promotion. The 

recommendations made by the USPSTF 

address clinical preventive services for 

adults and children, and include 

screening tests, counseling services, and 

preventive medications. 

The USPSTF was first established in 

1984 under the auspices of the U.S. 

Public Health Service. AHRQ provides 

ongoing scientific, administrative, and 

dissemination support for the USPSTF’s 

operation. See 42 U.S.C. 299b–4(a)(3). 

Members are appointed by the Secretary 

of the U.S. Department of Health and 


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