Exemptions from Requirements and Prohibitions under Part 500, Chamois The Federal Trade Commission

Title 16— COMMERCIAL PRACTICES Chapter I— Federal Trade Commission SUBCHAPTER E— RULES, REGULATIONS, STATE­ MENTS OF GENERAL POLICY OR INTERPRETA­ TION AND EXEMPTIONS UNDER THE FAIR PACKAGING AND LABELING ACT PART 501— EXEMPTIONS FROM RE­ QUIREMENTS AND PROHIBITIONS UNDER PART 500 Chamois The Federal Trade Commission on September 26, 1970 (35 F.R. 14997) pro­ posed a new § 501.4 to the regulations issued under the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act which would exempt chamois from certain of the mandatory requirements of Part 500 of the regula­ tions. The proposal would permit the net quantity statement for whole skins to be expressed in square feet and the net quantity statement for a cut skin to be expressed in square inches followed by a parenthetical expression in square feet.

In response to an invitation for inter­ ested parties to comment, 10 City and State Weights and Measures Sections and the Sponge and Chamois Institute favored the proposal as written. One member of industry commented adversely suggesting that more accurate measure­ ment of whole skins would be an unwarranted increase in the cost of packaging.

Having considered all the comments, the Commission has concluded that the proposed exemption should be adopted. Accordingly, pursuant to the provisions of the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act (sections 5, 6, 80 Stat. 1298, 1299, 1300; 15 U.S.C. 1454, 1455); Part 501 of Sub­ chapter E is amended by adding thereto the following new section. § 501.4 Chamois.

Chamois packaged or labeled for retail sale is exempt from the requirements of § 500.13 of this chapter which specifies how measurement o f , commodities by area measure should be expressed:

Provided:

(a) The quantity of contents for full skins is expressed in terms of square feet with any remainder in terms of the common or decimal fraction of the square foot.

(b) The quantity of contents for cut skins of any configuration is expressed in terms of square inches and fractions thereof. Where the area of a cut skin is at least one square foot or more, the statement of square inches shall be fol­ lowed in parentheses by a declaration in square feet with any remainder in terms of square inches or common or decimal fractions of the square foot. Any person who will be adversely af­ fected by the foregoing order may at any time within 30 days from the date of its publication in the F ederal R eg­ ister file with the Secretary, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, D.C. 20580, written objections thereto, speci­ fying with particularity the provisions of the order deemed objectionable, stat­ ing the grounds therefor, and requesting a public hearing upon such objections. Objections will be deemed sufficient to warrant the holding of a public hearing only: (1) If they establish that the ob­ jector will be adversely affected by the order; (2) if they specify with particu­ larity the provisions of the order to which objection is taken; and (3) if they are supported by reasonable grounds which if valid and factually supported may be adequate to justify the relief sought. Anyone who files objections which are not deemed by the Commis­ sion sufficient to warrant the holding of a public hearing will be promptly notified of that determination. As soon as practicable after the time for filing objections has expired, the Commission will publish a notice in the F ederal R egister specifying those parts of the order which have been stayed by the filing of objections or, if no objec­ tions sufficient to warrant the holding of a public hearing have been filed, stating the fact. This order shall become effec­ tive 30 days following the date of its pub­ lication in the F ederal R egister, except as to any provision that may be stayed by the filing of valid objections. Issued: December 16,1970. By direction of the Commission. [ se a l] Jo se ph W. S h e a, Secretary.

[F.R. Doc. 70-17311; Filed, Dec. 23, 1970; 8:46 a.m.]