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 RIN 3084-AB19 AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission. ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking. SUMMARY: As part of the Federal Trade Commission's (“FTC” or “Commission”) regulatory review of the Telemarketing Sales Rule (“TSR” or “Rule”), the Commission issues this advance notice of proposed rulemaking (“ANPR”) to seek public comment on whether the Rule should continue to exempt telemarketing calls to businesses, whether the Rule should require a notice and cancelation mechanism with negative option sales, and whether to extend the Rule to apply to telemarketing calls that consumers initiate to a telemarketer ( i.e., “inbound telemarketing calls”) regarding computer technical support services. DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 2, 2022. ADDRESSES: Interested parties may file a comment online or on paper by following the instructions in the Request for Comment part of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below. Write “Telemarketing Sales Rule ANPR, R411001” on your comment, and file your comment through https://www.regulations.gov . If you prefer to file your comment on paper, mail your comment to the following address: Federal Trade Commission, Office of the Secretary, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite CC-5610 (Annex B), Washington, DC 20580. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Benjamin R. Davidson, (202) 326-3055, bdavidson@ftc.gov , or…