3084-AB19 201410 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 3084 Federal Trade Commission FTC Telemarketing Sales Rule

Commission staff is considering proposed "Anti-Fraud" amendments to the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) concerning, among other things, the misuse of novel payment methods, such as remotely created checks, remotely created payment orders, cash-to-cash money transfers, and cash reload mechanisms in inbound or outbound telemarketing transactions, by telemarketers and sellers. On May 21, 2013, the Commission issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), which was published in the Federal Register on July 9, 2013. 78 FR 41200. After a short extension, the comment period closed on August 8, 2013. Commission staff is reviewing the comments submitted in response to the NPRM, and anticipates making a recommendation to the Commission by the end of 2014.

 

On August 11, 2014, the Commission initiated periodic review of this rule and solicited public comments. 79 FR 46732. The comment period as extended will close on November 13, 2014. 79 FR 61267.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No Undetermined 16 CFR 310 15 USC 6101 to 6108 15 USC 41 to 58 No NPRM 08/19/2009 74 FR 41988 NPRM Comment Period End 10/09/2009 NPRM Comment Period Extended 10/15/2009 74 FR 52914 NPRM Extended Comment Period End 10/26/2009 Public Forum 11/04/2009 Final Rule 08/10/2010 75 FR 48458 Technical Correction to Final Rule 08/24/2010 75 FR 51934 Effective Date 09/27/2010 Effective Date (Advance Fee Ban) 10/27/2010 ANPRM (Caller ID) 12/15/2010 75 FR 78179 NPRM (Anti-fraud) 07/09/2013 78 FR 41200 Closure of Proceeding (Caller ID) 12/20/2013 78 FR 77024 Rule Review, Request for Public Comment 08/14/2014 79 FR 46732 Rule Review Extended Comment Period End 10/10/2014 79 FR 61267 Recommendation to Commission (Anti-fraud) 12/00/2014 No Businesses None Undetermined No No Yes Karen Hobbs Attorney 3084 Federal Trade Commission FTC 202 326-3587 khobbs@ftc.gov 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., CC-8528, Washington DC 20580