Petition for Rulemaking of Consumer Technology Association

Document 2024-23272 is a Proposed Rule published by the Federal Trade Commission in the Federal Register on October 9, 2024. Please take notice that the Federal Trade Commission ("Commission") received a petition for rulemaking from the Consumer Technology Association ("CTA") and has published that petition online at https://www.regulations.gov. This petition requests that the Commission clarify its application of the amended Trade Regulation Rule Relating to Power Output Claims for Amplifiers Utilized in Home Entertainment Products (the "Amplifier Rule") or amend the Amplifier Rule to apply only prospectively to products designed, tested, and manufactured on or after the August 12, 2024 effective date. 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. View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/10/09/2024-23272/petition-for-rulemaking-of-consumer-technology-association.

No. Document 2024-23272 is not classified as economically significant under Executive Order 12866. Economically significant rules require OIRA review and are estimated to have impacts of $100 million or more per year.