{"description":"Documents matching '\"negative option\"' and from Federal Trade Commission","count":107,"total_pages":6,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bagencies%5D%5B%5D=federal-trade-commission&conditions%5Bterm%5D=%22negative+option%22&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Rule Concerning the Use of Prenotification Negative Option Plans","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Federal Trade Commission (\"FTC\" or \"Commission\") seeks public comment on the need for amendments to the Commission's \"Rule Concerning the Use of Prenotification Negative Option Plans\" (i.e., \"Negative Option Rule\" or \"Rule\") to help consumers avoid recurring payments for products and services they did not intend to order and to allow them to cancel such payments without unwarranted obstacles.","document_number":"2026-04952","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/13/2026-04952/rule-concerning-the-use-of-prenotification-negative-option-plans","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-13/pdf/2026-04952.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-04952.pdf?1773319514","publication_date":"2026-03-13","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION","name":"Federal Trade Commission","id":192,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-trade-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/192","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-trade-commission"}],"excerpts":"responses to the above questions? \n B. Questions About the Marketplace for <span class=\"match\">Negative Option</span> Programs \n 1. How many <span class=\"match\">negative option</span> enrollments do all <span class=\"match\">negative option</span> sellers have collectively? \n a. On average, how many <span class=\"match\">negative option</span> programs is each person, household, or business enrolled in? \n \n b. On average, how many <span class=\"match\">negative option</span> program enrollments occur each year, by enrollment method (\n i.e., \n online, over the phone, in person)?\n \n \n c. On average, how many <span class=\"match\">negative option</span> program enrollments are cancelled each year, by cancellation method ("},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension","type":"Notice","abstract":"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 reinstate and extend for three additional years the information collections contained in the FTC's rule entitled \"Use of Prenotification Negative Option Plans\" (\"Negative Option Rule\" or \"Rule\") as that rule was written before courts vacated the final rule promulgated on November 15, 2024. The current clearance expires on November 30, 2027.","document_number":"2026-20971","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/14/2026-20971/agency-information-collection-activities-proposed-collection-comment-request-extension","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-10-14/pdf/2026-20971.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-20971.pdf?1791895519","publication_date":"2026-10-14","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION","name":"Federal Trade Commission","id":192,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-trade-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/192","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-trade-commission"}],"excerpts":"Title: \n Use of Prenotification <span class=\"match\">Negative Option</span> Plans, 16 CFR part 425.\n \n \n OMB Control Number: \n 3084-0104.\n \n \n Type of Review: \n Reinstatement of and extension of a previously approved collection.\n \n Background \n \n On February 13, 2024, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved an extension of the information collections associated with the version of the <span class=\"match\">Negative Option</span> Rule effective at the time.\n 1 \n \n On November 15, 2024, the Commission published a final rule (“2024 Rule”) amending the <span class=\"match\">Negative Option</span> Rule.\n 2 \n \n On November 18,"},{"title":"Revision of the Negative Option Rule, Withdrawal of the CARS Rule, Removal of the Non-Compete Rule To Conform These Rules to Federal Court Decisions","type":"Rule","abstract":"In light of Federal court decisions, the Federal Trade Commission (\"FTC\" or \"Commission\") is taking final action to conform three of its recent rules to the results ordered by the courts. First, the Commission is revising its recently amended \"Rule Concerning Recurring Subscriptions and Other Negative Option Programs\" (\"Negative Option Rule\") to recodify the text of the Negative Option Rule as it existed before the effective date of the Commission's 2024 final rule amending it. Second, the Commission is withdrawing its final rule titled \"Combating Auto Retail Scams Trade Regulation Rule\" (\"CARS Rule\"). Third, the Commission is removing its \"Non-Compete Clause Rule\" (\"Non-Compete Rule\") from the Code of Federal Regulations.","document_number":"2026-02866","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/12/2026-02866/revision-of-the-negative-option-rule-withdrawal-of-the-cars-rule-removal-of-the-non-compete-rule-to","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-12/pdf/2026-02866.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-02866.pdf?1770817517","publication_date":"2026-02-12","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION","name":"Federal Trade Commission","id":192,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-trade-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/192","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-trade-commission"}],"excerpts":"revising the <span class=\"match\">Negative Option</span> Rule and promulgating the CARS Rule and the Non-Compete Rule. Each will be discussed in turn. \n A. The <span class=\"match\">Negative Option</span> Rule—16 CFR Part 425 \n \n The Commission first promulgated the <span class=\"match\">Negative Option</span> Rule in 1973 pursuant to the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. 41 \n et seq., \n finding that some <span class=\"match\">negative option</span> marketers were engaged in unfair and deceptive practices that violated section 5 of the Act, 15 U.S.C. 45.\n 1 \n \n On November 15, 2024, the Commission published a final rule (“2024 Rule”) amending its <span class=\"match\">Negative Option</span> Rule.\n 2 \n "},{"title":"Negative Option Rule","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Federal Trade Commission (\"FTC\" or \"Commission\") issues final amendments to the Commission's trade regulation \"Rule Concerning Use of Prenotification Negative Option Plans,\" retitled the \"Rule Concerning Recurring Subscriptions and Other Negative Option Programs\" (\"Rule,\" \"final Rule\" or \"Negative Option Rule\"). The final Rule now applies to all negative option programs in any media. This document also contains the text of the final Rule, the Rule's Statement of Basis and Purpose (\"SBP\"), and a final regulatory analysis.","document_number":"2024-25534","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/11/15/2024-25534/negative-option-rule","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-11-15/pdf/2024-25534.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-25534.pdf?1731591921","publication_date":"2024-11-15","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION","name":"Federal Trade Commission","id":192,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-trade-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/192","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-trade-commission"}],"excerpts":"about online <span class=\"match\">negative option</span> transactions, means much of the rhetoric predicting the downfall of <span class=\"match\">negative option</span> marketing simply is ill-founded. Indeed, the Chamber pointed to the “clear popularity and use of <span class=\"match\">negative option</span> features across the economy” even as ROSCA has been law for over a decade.\n 237 \n \n Far from undermining legitimate business, the Rule's express prohibition on misrepresenting material facts in connection with promoting or offering for sale a <span class=\"match\">negative option</span> feature should increase consumer confidence in <span class=\"match\">negative option</span> marketing"},{"title":"Petition for Rulemaking of Central Office of Reform and Efficiency (Negative Option Rule)","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"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.","document_number":"2025-00634","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/21/2025-00634/petition-for-rulemaking-of-central-office-of-reform-and-efficiency-negative-option-rule","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-21/pdf/2025-00634.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-00634.pdf?1737121513","publication_date":"2025-01-21","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION","name":"Federal Trade Commission","id":192,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-trade-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/192","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-trade-commission"}],"excerpts":"Federal Trade Commission (“Commission”) received a petition for rulemaking from the Central Office of Reform and Efficiency and has published that petition online at \n https://www.regulations.gov. \n This petition requests to clarify vague terms for precise enforcement of <span class=\"match\">negative option</span> 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.\n \n \n \n DATES:"},{"title":"Negative Option Rule","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Federal Trade Commission (\"FTC\" or \"Commission\") has proposed amendments to the \"Rule Concerning the Use of Prenotification Negative Option Plans,\" to be retitled the \"Rule Concerning Subscriptions and Other Negative Option Plans\" (\"Negative Option Rule\" or \"Rule\"). The proposed changes are calculated to combat unfair or deceptive business practices, including recurring charges for products or services consumers do not want and cannot cancel without undue difficulty. In response to the notice of proposed rulemaking, several commenters requested an informal hearing. The informal hearing will be conducted virtually on January 16, 2024, at 10 a.m. Eastern, and the Commission's Chief Presiding Officer, the Chair, has appointed Administrative Law Judge for the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Honorable Carol Fox Foelak, to serve as the presiding officer of the informal hearing.","document_number":"2023-26946","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/12/08/2023-26946/negative-option-rule","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-12-08/pdf/2023-26946.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-26946.pdf?1701956726","publication_date":"2023-12-08","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION","name":"Federal Trade Commission","id":192,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-trade-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/192","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-trade-commission"}],"excerpts":"Hearing Participants; requests for submissions from Hearing Participants. \n \n \n SUMMARY: \n The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or “Commission”) has proposed amendments to the “Rule Concerning the Use of Prenotification <span class=\"match\">Negative Option</span> Plans,” to be retitled the “Rule Concerning Subscriptions and Other <span class=\"match\">Negative Option</span> Plans” (“<span class=\"match\">Negative Option</span> Rule” or “Rule”). The proposed changes are calculated to combat unfair or deceptive business practices, including recurring charges for products or services consumers do not want and cannot cancel without undue difficulty"},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Extension","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Federal Trade Commission (\"FTC\" or \"Commission\") requests that the Office of Management and Budget (\"OMB\") extend for an additional three years the current Paperwork Reduction Act (\"PRA\") clearance for information collection requirements contained in the FTC's Use of Prenotification Negative Option Plans (\"Negative Option Rule\" or \"Rule\"). That clearance expires on January 31, 2024.","document_number":"2023-28899","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/01/03/2023-28899/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-for-omb-review-comment-request-extension","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-01-03/pdf/2023-28899.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-28899.pdf?1704203121","publication_date":"2024-01-03","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION","name":"Federal Trade Commission","id":192,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-trade-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/192","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-trade-commission"}],"excerpts":"\n Title of Collection: \n Use of Prenotification <span class=\"match\">Negative Option</span> Plans (<span class=\"match\">Negative Option</span> Rule or Rule), 16 CFR part 425.\n 1 \n \n \n \n \n 1 \n  The Commission recently published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking comment on proposed amendments to the Commission's <span class=\"match\">Negative Option</span> Rule. 88 FR 24716 (Apr. 24, 2023). The present PRA Notice is not part of that proceeding and merely seeks comment on the existing burden estimates for the current Rule, which applies only to “prenotification” <span class=\"match\">negative option</span> plans.\n \n \n \n OMB Control Number: \n 3084-0104.\n"},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Federal Trade Commission (\"FTC\" or \"Commission\") is seeking public comments on its proposal to extend for an additional three years the current Paperwork Reduction Act (\"PRA\") clearance for information collection requirements contained in the FTC's trade regulation rule entitled \"Use of Prenotification Negative Option Plans\" (\"Negative Option Rule\" or \"Rule\"). That clearance expires on January 31, 2024.","document_number":"2023-18769","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/08/30/2023-18769/agency-information-collection-activities-proposed-collection-comment-request-extension","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-08-30/pdf/2023-18769.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-18769.pdf?1693313155","publication_date":"2023-08-30","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION","name":"Federal Trade Commission","id":192,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-trade-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/192","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-trade-commission"}],"excerpts":"INFORMATION: \n \n \n Title: \n Use of Prenotification <span class=\"match\">Negative Option</span> Plans (<span class=\"match\">Negative Option</span> Rule or Rule), 16 CFR part 425.\n 1 \n \n \n \n \n 1 \n  The Commission recently published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking comment on proposed amendments to the Commission's <span class=\"match\">Negative Option</span> Rule. 88 FR 24716 (Apr. 24, 2023). The present PRA Notice is not part of that proceeding and merely seeks comment on the existing burden estimates for the current Rule, which applies only to “prenotification” <span class=\"match\">negative option</span> plans.\n \n \n \n OMB Control Number: \n 3084-0104.\n"},{"title":"Negative Option Rule","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Federal Trade Commission (\"FTC\" or \"Commission\") seeks public comment on proposed amendments to the Commission's Negative Option Rule (or \"Rule\") to combat unfair or deceptive practices that include recurring charges for products or services consumers do not want and cannot cancel without undue difficulty.","document_number":"2023-07035","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/04/24/2023-07035/negative-option-rule","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-04-24/pdf/2023-07035.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-07035.pdf?1682081114","publication_date":"2023-04-24","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION","name":"Federal Trade Commission","id":192,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-trade-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/192","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-trade-commission"}],"excerpts":"requiring marketers to obtain consent for the <span class=\"match\">negative option</span> feature separately from the rest of the offer and other parts of the transaction, thereby ensuring the consent is informed.\n 72 \n \n For instance, according to the comments, sellers offering <span class=\"match\">negative option</span> features through in-person transactions frequently use consumers' signatures on the entire purchase as consent for the <span class=\"match\">negative option</span>. Further, in effect, the requirement for a separate <span class=\"match\">negative option</span> consent prohibits certain <span class=\"match\">negative option</span> enrollment methods, such as the use of retail"},{"title":"Petition for Rulemaking of Consumer Federation of America and the American Economic Liberties Project","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"Please take notice that the Federal Trade Commission (\"Commission\") received a petition for rulemaking from Consumer Federation of America and the American Economic Liberties Project 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.","document_number":"2025-21887","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/03/2025-21887/petition-for-rulemaking-of-consumer-federation-of-america-and-the-american-economic-liberties","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-03/pdf/2025-21887.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-21887.pdf?1764683120","publication_date":"2025-12-03","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION","name":"Federal Trade Commission","id":192,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-trade-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/192","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-trade-commission"}],"excerpts":"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. \n This petition requests to renew the FTC's trade regulation rulemaking concerning the use of <span class=\"match\">negative option</span> plans. 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"},{"title":"Regulatory Agenda","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) is publishing its regulatory agenda in accordance with section 22(d)(1) of the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. 57b-3(d)(1) and the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), 5 U.S.C. 601 to 612, as amended by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act. The Commission's agenda follows guidelines and procedures issued September 15, 2025, by the Office of Management and Budget in accordance with the provisions of Executive Order 12866, \"Regulatory Planning and Review,\" 58 FR 51735 (Oct. 4, 1993) and Executive Order 14192, \"Unleashing Prosperity Through Deregulation,\" 90 FR 9065 (Feb. 6, 2025). The Government-wide Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions includes a list of all regulatory actions under development or review and is scheduled for publication in its entirety on www.reginfo.gov and www.regulations.gov in a format that offers users a greatly enhanced ability to obtain information from the agenda database. The RFA requires publication in the Federal Register of agenda entries for rules that are likely to have a significant impact on a substantial number of small entities (5 U.S.C. 602) and any such rules that the agency has identified for periodic review under section 610 of the RFA. For the 2026 agenda, the Commission has no rule that meets the RFA's publication requirements. The Commission has identified rulemakings that are likely to have some impact on small entities, but do not meet the RFA's publication requirements. The current rulemakings that are likely to have some impact on small entities are: (1) the Energy Labeling Rule, 16 CFR 305; (2) the Alternative Fuel Rule, 16 CFR 309; (3) the removal of the vacated 2024 amendments to the Negative Option Rule, 16 CFR 425; (4) the Cooling-Off Rule, 16 CFR 429; (5) the Amplifier Rule, 16 CFR 432; (6) the Business Opportunity Rule, 16 CFR 437; (7) the Impersonation Rule, 16 CFR 461; (8) the withdrawal of the final rule for the vacated Combating Auto Retail Scams Rule (16 CFR 463); (9) the proposed Earnings Claims Trade Regulation Rule, to be codified at 16 CFR 462; (10) Unfair or Deceptive Fees Trade Regulation Rule, 16 CFR 464; and (11) the removal of the vacated Non-Compete Clause Rule from 16 CFR 910. The Commission's rulemaking review process carefully considers regulatory burdens and streamlines rules when feasible and appropriate. The majority of the rulemakings listed in the agenda are being conducted as part of the Commission's systematic review of all of its regulations and guides on a rotating basis. Under the Commission's program, rules are reviewed on a 10-year schedule. In each rule review, the Commission requests public comments on, among other things, the economic impact and benefits of the rule; possible conflict between the rule and state, local, or other federal laws or regulations; and the effect on the rule of any technological, economic, or other industry changes. These reviews incorporate and expand upon the review required by the RFA and regulatory reform initiatives directing agencies to conduct a review of all regulations and eliminate or revise those that are outdated or otherwise in need of reform. Except for notice of completed actions, the information in this agenda represents the judgment of Commission staff, based upon information now available. Each projected date of action reflects FTC staff's assessment that the specified event will occur this year. No final determination by the staff or the Commission respecting the need for or the substance of a rule should be inferred from the notation of projected events in this agenda. In most instances, the dates of future events are listed by month, not by a specific day. The information in this agenda may change as new information, changes of circumstances, or changes in the law occur.","document_number":"2026-16617","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/14/2026-16617/regulatory-agenda","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-14/pdf/2026-16617.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-16617.pdf?1786625116","publication_date":"2026-08-14","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION","name":"Federal Trade Commission","id":192,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-trade-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/192","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-trade-commission"}],"excerpts":"not meet the RFA's publication requirements. The current rulemakings that are likely to have some impact on small entities are: (1) the Energy Labeling Rule, 16 CFR 305; (2) the Alternative Fuel Rule, 16 CFR 309; (3) the removal of the vacated 2024 amendments to the <span class=\"match\">Negative Option</span> Rule, 16 CFR 425; (4) the Cooling-Off Rule, 16 CFR 429; (5) the Amplifier Rule, 16 CFR 432; (6) the Business Opportunity Rule, 16 CFR 437; (7) the Impersonation Rule, 16 CFR 461; (8) the withdrawal of the final rule for the vacated Combating Auto Retail Scams Rule (16"},{"title":"Semiannual Regulatory Agenda","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) is publishing its semiannual regulatory agenda in accordance with section 22(d)(1) of the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. 57b-3(d)(1) and the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), 5 U.S.C. 601 to 612, as amended by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act.","document_number":"2025-18319","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/09/22/2025-18319/semiannual-regulatory-agenda","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-09-22/pdf/2025-18319.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-18319.pdf?1758285917","publication_date":"2025-09-22","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION","name":"Federal Trade Commission","id":192,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-trade-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/192","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-trade-commission"}],"excerpts":"rulemakings that are likely to have some impact on small entities are: (1) the Energy Labeling Rule, 16 CFR 305; (2) the Alternative Fuels Rule, 16 CFR 309; (3) the Telemarketing Sales Rule, 16 CFR 310; (4) the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule, 16 CFR 312; (5) the <span class=\"match\">Negative Option</span> Rule, 16 CFR 425; (6) the Cooling-Off Rule, 16 CFR 429; (7) the Franchise Rule, 16 CFR 436; (8) the Business Opportunity Rule, 16 CFR 437; (9) the Funeral Rule, 16 CFR 453; (10) the Trade Regulation Rule on Impersonation of Government and Businesses, 16 CFR 461; (11)"},{"title":"Southern Health Solutions, Inc., et al.; Analysis of Proposed Consent Order to Aid Public Comment","type":"Notice","abstract":"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.","document_number":"2025-13407","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/17/2025-13407/southern-health-solutions-inc-et-al-analysis-of-proposed-consent-order-to-aid-public-comment","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-17/pdf/2025-13407.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-13407.pdf?1752669914","publication_date":"2025-07-17","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION","name":"Federal Trade Commission","id":192,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-trade-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/192","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-trade-commission"}],"excerpts":"that a consumer purchased or agreed to purchase a product or service, or that a transaction has been authorized by a consumer, or that a customer is obligated to pay any charge for which the customer has not given express informed consent; (g) about the existence of a <span class=\"match\">negative option</span> feature or its terms; or (h) about any other fact material to consumers concerning the nature or terms of a refund, cancellation, exchange, or repurchase policy of a product or service, or about the performance, efficacy, nature, or central characteristics of a product"},{"title":"Telemarketing Sales Rule","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Federal Trade Commission (\"FTC\" or \"Commission\") proposes to amend the Telemarketing Sales Rule (\"Rule\") to extend its coverage to inbound telemarketing calls by consumers to technical support services--i.e., calls that consumers make in response to an advertisement through any medium or to a direct mail solicitation. The proposed amendment is necessary in light of the widespread deception and consumer injury caused by tech support scams. The amendment would provide the Commission with the ability to obtain stronger relief in cases involving tech support scams, including civil penalties and consumer redress.","document_number":"2024-07182","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/16/2024-07182/telemarketing-sales-rule","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-04-16/pdf/2024-07182.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-07182.pdf?1713185115","publication_date":"2024-04-16","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION","name":"Federal Trade Commission","id":192,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-trade-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/192","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-trade-commission"}],"excerpts":"amendments to the Rule, it has also been considering a broader rule that would address <span class=\"match\">negative option</span> sales regardless of the method through which the sale is made. On October 2, 2019, the Commission issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking regarding the need for a “Rule Concerning the Use of Prenotification <span class=\"match\">Negative Option</span> Plans,” \n 26 \n \n and on April 24, 2023, the Commission issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (“<span class=\"match\">Negative Option</span> NPRM”).\n 27 \n \n The <span class=\"match\">Negative Option</span> NPRM would apply to sales calls made by telephone. It proposes a rule that would"},{"title":"Semiannual Regulatory Agenda","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) is publishing its semiannual regulatory agenda in accordance with section 22(d)(1) of the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. 57b-3(d)(1) and the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), 5 U.S.C. 601 to 612, as amended by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act. The Commission's agenda follows guidelines and procedures issued February 20, 2024, by the Office of Management and Budget in accordance with the provisions of Executive Order 12866, \"Regulatory Planning and Review,\" of September 30, 1993, 58 FR 51735 (Oct. 4, 1993). The Government-wide Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions includes a list of all regulatory actions under development or review and is scheduled for publication in its entirety on www.reginfo.gov and www.regulations.gov in a format that offers users a greatly enhanced ability to obtain information from the agenda database. The RFA requires publication in the Federal Register of agenda entries for rules that are likely to have a significant impact on a substantial number of small entities (5 U.S.C. 602) and any such rules that the agency has identified for periodic review under section 610 of the RFA. For spring 2024, the Commission has one rule, the newly issued Non-Compete Clause Rule which will be codified at 16 CFR 910, that meets the RFA's publication requirements. In addition, the Commission has three rules or rulemakings that would be a \"significant regulatory action\" under the definition in Executive Order 12866: the proposed amendments to the Premerger Notification Rules and Report Form, found at 16 CFR 801-803 and relating to substantive HSR form changes, including implementing congressionally-mandated reporting requirements on foreign subsidies; the recently promulgated Combating Auto Retail Scams Trade Regulation Rule, which will be codified at 16 CFR 463; and the newly issued Non-Compete Clause Rule, which will be codified at 16 CFR 910. The Commission has identified rulemakings that are likely to have some impact on small entities, but do not meet the RFA's publication requirements. The current rulemakings that are likely to have some impact on small entities are: (1) the Energy Labeling Rule, 16 CFR 305; (2) the Alternative Fuels Rule, 16 CFR 309; (3) the Telemarketing Sales Rule, 16 CFR 310; (3) the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule, 16 CFR 312; (4) the Safeguards Rule, 16 CFR 314; (5) the Health Breach Notification Rule, 16 CFR 318; (6) the Care Labeling Rule, 16 CFR 423; (7) the Negative Option Rule, 16 CFR 425; (8) the Cooling-Off Rule, 16 CFR 429; (9) the Amplifier Rule, 16 CFR 432; (10) the Franchise Rule, 16 CFR 436; (11) the Business Opportunity Rule, 16 CFR 437; (12) the Funeral Rule, 16 CFR 453; (13) the Eyeglass Rule, 16 CFR 456; (14) the newly promulgated Trade Regulation Rule on Impersonation of Government and Businesses 16 CFR 461; (15) the newly promulgated Combating Auto Retail Scams Trade Regulation Rule, 16 CFR 463; (16) the Identity Theft Rules, 16 CFR 681; (17) the newly issued Non-Compete Clause Rule, to be codified at 16 CFR 910; (18) the newly proposed Trade Regulation Rule on Earnings Claims; (19) the potential Trade Regulation Rule on Commercial Surveillance; (20) the newly proposed Trade Regulation Rule Concerning Reviews and Endorsements; and (21) the newly proposed Trade Regulation Rule on Unfair and Deceptive Fees. The Commission's rulemaking review process carefully considers regulatory burdens and streamlines rules when feasible and appropriate. The majority of the rulemakings listed in the agenda are being conducted as part of the Commission's systematic review of all of its regulations and guides on a rotating basis. Under the Commission's program, rules are reviewed on a 10-year schedule. In each rule review, the Commission requests public comments on, among other things, the economic impact and benefits of the rule; possible conflict between the rule and state, local, or other federal laws or regulations; and the effect on the rule of any technological, economic, or other industry changes. These reviews incorporate and expand upon the review required by the RFA and regulatory reform initiatives directing agencies to conduct a review of all regulations and eliminate or revise those that are outdated or otherwise in need of reform. Except for notice of completed actions, the information in this agenda represents the judgment of Commission staff, based upon information now available. Each projected date of action reflects FTC staff's assessment that the specified event will occur this year. No final determination by the staff or the Commission respecting the need for or the substance of a rule should be inferred from the notation of projected events in this agenda. In most instances, the dates of future events are listed by month, not by a specific day. The information in this agenda may change as new information, changes of circumstances, or changes in the law occur.","document_number":"2024-16468","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/08/16/2024-16468/semiannual-regulatory-agenda","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-08-16/pdf/2024-16468.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-16468.pdf?1723725923","publication_date":"2024-08-16","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION","name":"Federal Trade Commission","id":192,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-trade-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/192","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-trade-commission"}],"excerpts":"Fuels Rule, 16 CFR 309; (3) the Telemarketing Sales Rule, 16 CFR 310; (3) the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule, 16 CFR 312; (4) the Safeguards Rule, 16 CFR 314; (5) the Health Breach Notification Rule, 16 CFR 318; (6) the Care Labeling Rule, 16 CFR 423; (7) the <span class=\"match\">Negative Option</span> Rule, 16 CFR 425; (8) the Cooling-Off Rule, 16 CFR 429; (9) the Amplifier Rule, 16 CFR 432; (10) the Franchise Rule, 16 CFR 436; (11) the Business Opportunity Rule, 16 CFR 437; (12) the Funeral Rule, 16 CFR 453; (13) the Eyeglass Rule, 16 CFR 456; (14) the newly promulgated"},{"title":"Policy Statement Concerning the Suppression of Accuracy in Artificial Intelligence Systems","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Federal Trade Commission (\"Commission\") is proposing a policy statement regarding the application of the prohibition on deceptive acts or practices in section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act to companies that market artificial intelligence (\"AI\") systems.","document_number":"2026-13628","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/07/2026-13628/policy-statement-concerning-the-suppression-of-accuracy-in-artificial-intelligence-systems","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-07/pdf/2026-13628.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13628.pdf?1783341907","publication_date":"2026-07-07","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION","name":"Federal Trade Commission","id":192,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-trade-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/192","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-trade-commission"}],"excerpts":"D-Link Sys., Inc., \n No. 3:17-CV-00039-JD, 2017 WL 4150873, at *2 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 19, 2017) (data security and protections for IoT devices); \n Pom Wonderful, \n 777 F.3d at 490-500 (dietary supplements); \n Com. Planet, Inc., \n 878 F. Supp. 2d at 1083 (online web pages and <span class=\"match\">negative option</span> plans).\n \n \n \n \n 29 \n  See, \n e.g., \n Stipulated Order, \n FTC \n v. \n Amazon.com, Inc., \n No. 2:23-CV-00932-JHC (W.D. Wash. Sept. 25, 2025), Dkt. No. 535 (enrolling consumers into online shopping memberships without consumers' express informed consent); Compl., \n United"},{"title":"Regulatory Review Schedule","type":"Rule","abstract":"As part of its ongoing, systematic review of all Federal Trade Commission rules and guides, the Commission announces an updated ten- year regulatory review schedule. No Commission determination on the need for, or the substance of, the rules and guides listed below should be inferred from this notification.","document_number":"2023-26064","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/11/30/2023-26064/regulatory-review-schedule","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-11-30/pdf/2023-26064.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-26064.pdf?1701265516","publication_date":"2023-11-30","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION","name":"Federal Trade Commission","id":192,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-trade-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/192","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-trade-commission"}],"excerpts":"Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule \n Currently Under Review. \n \n \n 314 \n Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information \n Currently Under Review. \n \n \n 318 \n Health Breach Notification Rule \n Currently Under Review. \n \n \n 425 \n Use of Prenotification <span class=\"match\">Negative Option</span> Plans [<span class=\"match\">Negative Option</span> Rule] \n Currently Under Review. \n \n \n 432 \n Power Output Claims for Amplifiers Utilized in Home Entertainment Products \n Currently Under Review. \n \n \n 436 \n Disclosure Requirements and Prohibitions Concerning Franchising \n Currently Under Review. \n \n \n 437"},{"title":"Telemarketing Sales Rule","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Federal Trade Commission (\"FTC\" or \"Commission\") adopts amendments to the Telemarketing Sales Rule (\"TSR\" or \"Rule\") that extend the Rule's applicability to inbound telemarketing calls in response to an advertisement through any medium or direct mail solicitation in which technical support products or services are offered for sale.","document_number":"2024-28399","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/10/2024-28399/telemarketing-sales-rule","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-10/pdf/2024-28399.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-28399.pdf?1733751920","publication_date":"2024-12-10","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION","name":"Federal Trade Commission","id":192,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-trade-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/192","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-trade-commission"}],"excerpts":"P201200 (June 28, 2024), \n https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/2024-6-28-commissioner-holyoak-nc.pdf. \n \n \n \n \n 8 \n  \n See, e.g., \n Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak, \n <span class=\"match\">Negative Option</span> Rule, \n FTC Matter No. P064202 (Oct. 16, 2024), \n https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/holyoak-dissenting-statement-re-<span class=\"match\">negative-option</span>-rule.pdf; \n Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak, \n In re Pharmacy Benefit Managers Report, \n Matter No. P221200 (July 9, 2024), \n https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/Hol"},{"title":"Telemarketing Sales Rule","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Federal Trade Commission (\"FTC\" or \"Commission\") adopts amendments to the Telemarketing Sales Rule (\"TSR\") that, among other things, require telemarketers and sellers to maintain additional records of their telemarketing transactions, prohibit material misrepresentations and false or misleading statements in business to business (\"B2B\") telemarketing calls, and add a new definition for the term \"previous donor.\" These amendments are necessary to address technological advances and to continue protecting consumers, including small businesses, from deceptive or abusive telemarketing practices.","document_number":"2024-07180","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/16/2024-07180/telemarketing-sales-rule","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-04-16/pdf/2024-07180.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-07180.pdf?1713185115","publication_date":"2024-04-16","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION","name":"Federal Trade Commission","id":192,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-trade-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/192","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-trade-commission"}],"excerpts":"recommendation is primarily applicable to transactions involving a <span class=\"match\">negative option</span> feature \n 154 \n \n where a consumer may wish to cancel a subscription plan and revoke billing authorization. The Commission published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding the <span class=\"match\">Negative Option</span> Rule (“<span class=\"match\">Negative Option</span> NPRM”) on April 24, 2023, which also addresses telemarketing transactions.\n 155 \n \n Because the proposed <span class=\"match\">Negative Option</span> Rule would apply a more comprehensive and consistent framework for <span class=\"match\">negative option</span> transactions regardless of the sales medium, the Commission"},{"title":"Telemarketing Sales Rule","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"As part of the Federal Trade Commission's (\"FTC\" or \"Commission\") regulatory review of the Telemarketing Sales Rule (\"TSR\" or \"Rule\"), the Commission issues this advance notice of proposed rulemaking (\"ANPR\") to seek public comment on whether the Rule should continue to exempt telemarketing calls to businesses, whether the Rule should require a notice and cancelation mechanism with negative option sales, and whether to extend the Rule to apply to telemarketing calls that consumers initiate to a telemarketer (i.e., \"inbound telemarketing calls\") regarding computer technical support services.","document_number":"2022-10922","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/06/03/2022-10922/telemarketing-sales-rule","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-06-03/pdf/2022-10922.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2022-10922.pdf?1654173915","publication_date":"2022-06-03","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION","name":"Federal Trade Commission","id":192,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-trade-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/192","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-trade-commission"}],"excerpts":"access the DNC Registry? \n D. Questions for <span class=\"match\">Negative Option</span> Notice and Cancelation Mechanisms \n As discussed in Section IV.C, the Commission seeks comment on the proposal that <span class=\"match\">negative option</span> sellers and telemarketers provide consumers with notice and the opportunity to cancel before they are billed for <span class=\"match\">negative option</span> products. The Commission also seeks comment on the scope of deceptive or abusive inbound telemarketing with a <span class=\"match\">negative option</span> feature. \n 1. How many telemarketing calls involve a <span class=\"match\">negative option</span> feature on average per year, per month,"}]}