The Fur Products Labeling Act (Fur
Act) prohibits the misbranding and false advertising of fur
products. The Fur Rules establish disclosure requirements that
assist consumers in making informed purchasing decisions, and
recordkeeping requirements that assist the Commission in enforcing
the Rules. The Rules also provide a procedure for exemption from
certain disclosure provisions under the Fur Act.
The Federal Trade Commission is
requesting a change from its burden estimate of 168,098 hours under
its current OMB clearance up to 249,541 hours, partially from a
program change and partially from an upward adjustment. The program
change derives from recent statutory amendments to the Fur Act by
Congress which eliminated the Commission's power to exempt from the
labeling requirements items where either the cost of the fur trim
to the manufacturer or the manufacturer's selling price for the
finished product is less than $150. This accounts for part of the
increase in the number of garments subject to the Fur Act and Rules
(1,610,000 in 2015 and 1,336,000 in 2011), which imposes higher
recordkeeping and labeling costs on manufacturers, importers, and
retailers. In addition, sales of fur garments that would not have
fallen under the exemption increased. There was also an upward
adjustment derived from updated compliance estimates provided by
Fur Information Council of America for recordkeeping and
disclosure. For example, it is estimated that entities spend more
time on average complying with disclosure requirements that
determine label content (30 hours per year in 2015 and 26 hours in
2011) and for drafting and ordering disclosure labels (10 hours in
2015 and 7 hours in 2011).
$50,000
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Richard Gold 202 326-3355
rgold@ftc.gov
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Fur SS - 2015 - FINAL.pdf
Recordkeeping-Manufacturers and Fur Processors