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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 12 (Tuesday, January 21, 2025)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 6843-6844]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-00634]

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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

16 CFR Part 425

[File No. R507001]

Petition for Rulemaking of Central Office of Reform and 
Efficiency (Negative Option Rule)

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 
at https://www.regulations.gov. This petition requests to clarify vague 
terms for precise enforcement of negative option plan regulations. 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 February 20, 2025.

ADDRESSES: You may view the petition, identified by docket number FTC-
2025-0003, and submit written comments concerning its merits by using 
the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. Follow 
the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit 
sensitive or confidential information. You may read background 
documents or comments received at https://www.regulations.gov at any 
time.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Bunk (phone: 202-326-3476, email: 
[email protected]), Office of General Counsel, Federal Trade Commission,

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600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20580.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This petition requests to amend 16 CFR 425.1 
to clarify vague terms for precise enforcement of negative option plan 
regulations.
    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 https://www.regulations.gov, 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. 2025-00634 Filed 1-17-25; 8:45 am]
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