[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 175 (Friday, September 10, 2010)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 55269]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-22197]


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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

16 CFR Part 310

RIN 3084-AA98


Telemarketing Sales Rule Fees

AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission.

ACTION: Policy statement.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Trade Commission (the ``Commission'' or ``FTC'') 
is giving notice that there will be no increase in the fees charged to 
entities accessing the National Do Not Call Registry (the ``Registry'') 
for fiscal year 2011.

ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of this document should be sent to: 
Public Reference Branch, Federal Trade Commission, Room 130, 600 
Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20580. Copies of this 
document are also available on the Internet at the Commission's 
website: (http://www.ftc.gov).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ami Joy Rop, (202) 326-2648, Bureau of 
Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, 
NW, Rm H-244, Washington, DC 20580.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Do-Not-Call Registry Fee Extension Act 
of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-188, 122 Stat. 635) (``Act''), mandates a specific 
fee structure to use in determining the fees for accessing the 
Registry. According to the Act, for each year beginning after fiscal 
year 2009, the dollar amounts charged shall be increased by an amount 
equal to the amounts specified in the Act, whichever fee is applicable, 
multiplied by the percentage (if any) by which the average of the 
monthly consumer price index (for all urban consumers published by the 
Department of Labor) (``CPI'') for the most recently ended 12-month 
period ending on June 30 exceeds the CPI for the 12-month period ending 
June 30, 2008. The Act also states that any increase shall be rounded 
to the nearest dollar and that there shall be no increase in the dollar 
amount if the change in the CPI is less than 1 percent. We measure this 
change in CPI from the time of the previous increase in fees. The 
adjustments to the applicable fees, if any, are to be published in the 
FEDERAL REGISTER no later than September 1 of each year.
    Last year, for fiscal year 2010, we calculated an increase in the 
CPI of 1.4 percent, and adjusted the fees accordingly (74 Fed. Reg. 
42771 (August 25, 2009)). The average value of the CPI for July 1, 2008 
to June 30, 2009 was 214.625; the average value for July 1, 2009 to 
June 30, 2010 was 216.735, an increase of 0.97 percent. As this falls 
below the statute's 1 percent required change in the CPI, there shall 
be no increase in the fees for access. Therefore, the fees will remain 
at the current level of $55 per area code, with a maximum fee of 
$15,058. The fee for access to each area code during the second six 
months of an entity's annual subscription period remains at $27. Users 
will still be able to access the first five area codes free of charge, 
and organizations that are not required to comply with the Registry 
will still be able to access it if they choose to while remaining 
exempt from fees.
    By direction of the Commission.

Richard C. Donohue
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-22197 Filed 9-9-10: 8:45 am]
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