🛡️Amendments to Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule
The Federal Trade Commission amends the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule (the "Rule"), consistent with the requirements of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. The amendments to the Rule, which are based on the FTC's review of public comments and its enforcement experience, include one new definition and modifications to several others, as well as updates to key provisions to respond to changes in technology and online practices. The amendments are intended to strengthen protection of personal information collected from children, and, where appropriate, to clarify and streamline the Rule since it was last amended in January 2013.
Learn More⚖️EnCap Investments Seeks FTC Order Modification for Business Flexibility
EnCap Investments L.P. ("EnCap"), EnCap Energy Capital Fund XI, L.P., Verdun Oil Company II LLC ("Verdun"), XCL Resources Holdings, LLC ("XCL"), and EP Energy LLC ("EP Energy") have asked the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission") to reopen and set aside the Commission's Decision and Order entered on September 13, 2022, to remove certain prior approval requirements. Publication of their petition is not intended to affect its legal status or its final disposition.
Learn More🧥FTC Receives Petition for Digital Labeling in Apparel Industry
Please take notice that the Federal Trade Commission ("Commission") received a petition for rulemaking from the American Apparel & Footwear Association and has published that petition online at https://www.regulations.gov. 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.
Learn More📄FTC Proposes Information Collection for Consumer Reporting Compliance
The information collection requirements described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The FTC seeks public comments on the agency's shared enforcement with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) of the information collection requirements in CFPB's rule on Duties of Consumer Reporting Agencies Regarding Disclosures to Consumers (Rule). That clearance expires on April 30, 2025.
Learn More🛢️FTC Notice
The Federal Trade Commission ("Commission") published a document in the Federal Register of January 30, 2025, announcing the Commission's receipt of a petition from Enbridge Inc. ("Enbridge" or "the company") to reopen and set aside the Commission's Decision and Order entered on March 22, 2017 (the "Order"), concerning ownership interests in competing natural gas pipelines. Shortly after publication, the Commission learned the document contained the incorrect deadline for receipt of public comments. The Commission issues this correction to reflect the corrected deadline. Comments must be received on or before February 21, 2025, not March 3, 2025.
Learn More📝FTC Rulemaking Petition
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. This petition requests to amend regulations to establish clear timelines for acknowledgment and responses to petitions for rulemaking, ensuring transparency and accountability. 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.
Learn More📜FTC's Proposed Consent Order on GM Data Use and Consumer Privacy
The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of Federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices. The attached Analysis of Proposed Consent Order to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the complaint and the terms of the consent order--embodied in the consent agreement--that would settle these allegations.
Learn More📄Enbridge Inc. Seeks to Reopen FTC Order on Pipeline Competition
Enbridge Inc. ("Enbridge" or "the company") has requested that the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission") reopen and set aside the Commission's Decision and Order entered on March 22, 2017 (the "Order"), concerning ownership interests in competing natural gas pipelines. The company wants the FTC to set aside the Order given changes in the factual conditions that led to its entry almost eight years ago. Publication of the petition from Enbridge is not intended to affect the legal status of the petition or its final disposition.
Learn More⚖️FTC Seeks Comments on Alternative Fuels Rule Compliance Requirements
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) is seeking public comment on its proposal to extend for an additional three years the Office of Management and Budget clearance for information collection requirements contained in the Alternative Fuels Rule (Rule). This clearance expires on April 30, 2025.
Learn More🏠FTC Requests Comments on Study of Mega SFR Investors Impact
The FTC is soliciting public comments on proposed information requests to large-scale Single-Family Rental (SFR) owner operators, known as mega investors. Mega SFR investors are those entities that own over 1,000 single-family rental properties. These comments will be considered before the FTC submits a request for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review of the compulsory process orders described in this notice under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The compulsory process orders will seek information from those firms concerning their corporate structure, current and historical housing inventory information, as well as strategic business plans and other investor information regarding growth plans, competition, prices, and expenses.
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