FTC Federal Register notice, Mar. 26, 1971, 36 FR 5689

^Whoever, in any matter within the juristtiuwi’ 0f any dePartment or agency of the omted States knowingly and willfully falsi- COnceals’ or covers up by any trick, W f1?’ °~ device a material fact, or makes or Ln 6’ fictitious> or fraudulent statements presentations, or makes or uses any false rnn+ii® or ^ooument knowing the same to stator!,11 any false, fictitious, or fraudulent than entry’ shall be fined not more 0,000 or imPrisoned not more than fw °r °th- Title 18’ u-s-c- sec- 1001. * < * * * . in any matter within the juris- Uniteri “ d epartm ent or agency of the fies ¿TteteS knowingly and willfully falsiscfcnT r^ ,°r covers up by *** trickanv ra,L°r *e7ice a material fact, or makes or rern-nf’ ®ctltious. °r fradulent statements writin or “aakes or uses any false contain 1 document knowing the same to s t a w ^ false, fictitious, or fradulent than sio nrm C11!'ry’ sha11 be fined 11011 more years imPrisoned not more than 5 * fS’ or hoth. Title 18, U.S.C. sec. 1001. FEDERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS Title 16— COMMERCIAL PRACTICES Chapter I— Federal Trade Commission SUBCHAPTER C— REGULATIONS UNDER SPECIFIC ACTS OF CONGRESS PART 301— RULES AND REGULATIONS UNDER FUR PRODUCTS LABELING ACT . Pointing, Dyeing, Bleaching, or Otherwise Artificially Coloring Pursuant to authority given to the Federal Trade Commission under sec­ tion 8(b) of the Fur Products Labeling Act (65 Stat. 179; 15 U.S.C. sec. 69f) “to prescribe rules and regulations govern­ ing the manner and form of disclosing information required by this Act, and such further rules and regulations as may be necessary and proper for pur­ poses of administration and enforce­ ment of this Act,” the Commission amended paragraph (i) of § 301.19 (Rule 19) of the rules and regulations under the Fur Products Labeling Act (65 Stat. 175, 15 U.S.C. 69) to provide for an al­ ternative method of marking dressed, treated or processed fur pelts to dis­ close the appropriate designation of such fur pelts às “dyed”, “color altered”, “color added”, or “natural”. It is determined that notice and pub­ lic procedure prior to promulgation of such amendment to § 301.19 would be impracticable and not in the public in­ terest in that substantial amounts of pelts subject to the marking require­ ments of paragraph (i) of § 301.19 (Rule 19) were sold at auction during the pre­ ceding 2 months and other auctions of pelts will be held in the immediate fu­ ture. Shortly after sale at auction many of the pelts will be dressed and processed so as to become subject to the marking requirements of such provision. In many instances the present stamping or mark­ ing requirements are not complied with because of asserted difficulties in com­ plying with the present requirements of paragraph (i) and because of alleged damage to furs from certain types of inks. If such pelts are not appropriately marked at the time of processing, ef­ fective enforcement of such marking requirements and consequently of ap­ propriate labeling and invoicing disclo­ sures to the consumer can be delayed for as much as a year because of the seasonal periods for processing and manufacturing.

The amended marking requirements are such that they may be more easily complied with by affected segments of the industry and consequently relieve a restriction. It is in the public interest that the amended regulation be promul­ gated and become effective upon pub­ lication in the F ederal Register. Paragraph (i) of § 301.19 (Rule 19) of the rules and regulations under the’Fur Products Labeling Act is accordingly amended by substituting the following subparagraphs (4) and (5) for present subparagraph (4). Subparagraphs (4) and (5) of paragraph (i) of § 301.19 (Rule 19) shall hereinafter read as follows:

§ 301.19 Pointing, dyeing, bleaching or otherwise artificially coloring. * * * * * (i) * * * (4) In lieu of the marking or stamp­ ing otherwise required by subparagraphs (1), (2), and (3) of this paragraph, any person dressing, processing or treating a fur pelt so as to be subject to the stamping or marking requirements of this paragraph may stamp the leather side of the pelt with the appropriate truthful designation “dyed”, “color al­ tered”, “color added”, or “natural”, as the case may be, in such manner that the stamp will not be obliterated or muti­ lated by further processing and will re­ main clearly legible until the finished fur product reaches the ultimate consumer. (5) Where, after assembling, fur gar­ ment shells, mats, plates or other as­ sembled furs are processed or treated in such a manner as to fall within the stamping or marking provisions of this paragraph, such assembled furs, in lieu of the stamping or marking of each in-, dividual pelt or piece, may be appro­ priately stamped on the leather side as provided in this paragraph in such a manner that the stamp will remain on the finished fur product and clearly leg­ ible until it reaches the ultimate con­ sumer and will not be mutilated or oblit­ erated by further processing. * * * * * (Sec. 8 (b), Fur Products Labeling Act, 65 Stat. 179; 15 U.S.O. 69f) Effective date: Date of publication in F ederal R egister (3-26-71). Issued: March 23, 1971.

By the Commission.

[seal] Charles A. Tobin, Secretary.

[FR Doc.71-4191 Filed 3-25-71;8:51 am]