Application to Office of Management and Budget for Clearance of Information Collection Requirements Contained in Proposed Telemarketing Sales Rule

Résumé

The FTC is seeking OMB clearance for information collection requirements contained in proposed regulations implementing the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act, 15 U.S.C. 6101-6108 (``Telemarketing Act'' or ``the Act''). The Telemarketing Act requires the Commission to issue a rule prohibiting deceptive and abusive telemarketing acts and practices. Section 3(a)(1). In accordance with the statutory directive, the Commission is proposing a rule that prohibits various misrepresentations and other deceptive and abusive acts and practices and that imposes various disclosure and recordkeeping requirements on affected entities. Specifically, the proposed rule requires that affected entities retain certain records for a two-year period. These records include advertising, [[Page 8389]] promotional materials, and telemarketing scripts; information regarding prize recipients and prizes; sales information; information regarding employees directly involved in telephone sales; and written notices, disclosures and acknowledgements required under the proposed rule. These records would be available for inspection by Commission staff, by other government law enforcement personn