{"abstract":"Section 101 of the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, Pub. L. 106-229, codified at 15 U.S.C. 7001 et seq. (\"ESIGN\" or \"the Act\"), preserves the legal effect, validity, and enforceability of signatures and contracts relating to electronic transactions and electronic signatures used in the formation of electronic contracts. 15 U.S.C. 7001(a). Section 103 (a) and (b) of the Act, however, provides that the provisions of section 101 do not apply to contracts and records governed by statutes and regulations regarding probate and domestic law matters; state commercial law; consumer law covering utility services, residential property foreclosures and defaults, and insurance benefits; product recall notices; and hazardous materials papers. 15 U.S.C. 7003(a),(b). Section 103 of the Act also requires the Secretary of Commerce, through the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information, to review the operation of these exceptions to evaluate whether they continue to be necessary for consumer protection, and to make recommendations to Congress based on this evaluation. 15 U.S.C. 7003(c)(1). This Notice is intended to solicit comments from interested parties to provide information for this evaluation, specifically on the ESIGN exception for notices that communicate information regarding the primary residence of an individual concerning default, acceleration, repossession, foreclosure, eviction, and the right to cure (hereinafter referred to as \"residential default, foreclosure, and eviction notices\"). See 15 U.S.C. 7003(b)(2)(B).","action":"Notice, Request For Comments","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"National Telecommunications and Information Administration","name":"National Telecommunications and Information Administration","id":373,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-telecommunications-and-information-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/373","parent_id":54,"slug":"national-telecommunications-and-information-administration"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2002/11/15/02-29025.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"67 FR 69201","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Written comments and papers are requested to be submitted on or before [sixty (60) days after publication in the Federal Register].","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["Docket No. 010222048-2243-05"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"02-29025","effective_on":null,"end_page":69204,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2002/11/15/02-29025.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/11/15/02-29025/the-housing-foreclosure-repossession-and-default-notices-exception-to-the-electronic-signatures-in","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/02-29025?publication_date=2002-11-15","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2002-11-15/02-29025/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":4,"page_views":{"count":769,"last_updated":"2026-10-24 00:15:05 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2002-11-15/pdf/02-29025.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2002-11-15","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2002/11/15/02-29025.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":69201,"subtype":null,"title":"The Housing Foreclosure, Repossession, and Default Notices Exception to the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act","toc_doc":"Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act; housing foreclosure, repossession, and default notices exception; comment request","toc_subject":null,"topics":[],"type":"Notice","volume":67}