This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains notices to the public of the proposed

issuance of rules and regulations. The

purpose of these notices is to give interested

persons an opportunity to participate in the

rule making prior to the adoption of the final

rules.

Proposed Rules Federal Register

5438 

Vol. 89, No. 19 

Monday, January 29, 2024 

1 88 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: 


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Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 19 / Monday, January 29, 2024 / Proposed Rules 5439 

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 EastWest 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).1 2 As 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 childresistant, 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 FollowUp 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 


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