Regulations Under Section 4 of the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act (FPLA)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
2021 FPLA Rules Supporting Statement.pdf Supporting Statement A	2021-03-09

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
32320	Regulations Under Section 4 of the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act (FPLA)	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3084-0110	ICR Reference No: 202010-3084-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201802-3084-001
Agency/Subagency: FTC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Regulations Under Section 4 of the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act (FPLA)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 03/10/2021

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2021
Responses	683,221	808,425
Time Burden (Hours)	6,832,210	8,084,250
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) seeks renewed clearance for the the information collection requirements in its Regulations Under Section 4 of the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act (FPLA). The regulations under the FPLA establish requirements for the manner and form of labeling consumer commodities. They require disclosure of package identity, net quantity of contents, and the name and location of the company responsible for the product. The information required to be disclosed by these regulations is used by consumers to make informed product value comparisons and purchasing decisions.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 15 USC 1451-1461 Name of Law: The Fair Packaging and Labeling Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	85 FR 67350	10/22/2020
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 13718	03/10/2021
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Regulations Under Section 4 of the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act (FPLA)

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	683,221	808,425	0	0	-125,204	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	6,832,210	8,084,250	0	0	-1,252,040	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: There are no program changes or adjustments for this renewal period. The only changes are updates to burden estimates and wage data based on updated BLS data: • Number of Respondents: Based on updated industry data, FTC staff have reduced their estimate of covered entities from 808,425 to 683,221 for this renewal period. • Burden hours: FTC staff’s estimate of annual burden per respondent remains unchanged for this renewal period, but due to the reduction in the number of covered entities the overall annual hours burden for this renewal is reduced from 8,015,140 to 6,832,210 hours. • Labor Costs: FTC staff calculates labor costs by multiplying the annual burden hours estimate by relevant hourly labor costs derived from BLS wage data. Due to the reduction in annual hours burden estimate and the use of updated BLS wage data, the estimated annual labor costs has changed from $199,680,975 to $163,973,040 for this renewal period.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $40,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 03/10/2021

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