Telemarketing Sales Rule

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Federal Trade Commission 16 CFR Part 310 AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission. ACTION: Final Amended Rule. SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or “Commission”) issues its Statement of Basis and Purpose (“SBP”) and final amended Telemarketing Sales Rule (“amended Rule”). The amended Rule sets forth the FTC's amendments to the Telemarketing Sales Rule (“original Rule” or “TSR”). The amended Rule is issued pursuant to the Commission's Rule Review, the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act (“Telemarketing Act” or “Act”) and the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act (“USA PATRIOT Act”). EFFECTIVE DATES: The amended Rule will become effective March 31, 2003. Full compliance with § 310.4(a)(7), the caller identification transmission provision, is required by January 29, 2004. The Commission will announce at a future time the date by which full compliance with § 310.4(b)(1)(iii)(B), the “do-not-call” registry provision, will be required. The Commission anticipates that full compliance with the “do-not-call” provision will be required approximately seven months from the date a contract is awarded to create the national registry. ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of the amended Rule and this SBP should be sent to: Publ…