FTC Request to Extend Used Car Rule PRA Clearance

Detected March 15th, 2026

Summary

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is requesting an extension of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) clearance for the information collection requirements in the Used Car Rule. The current clearance expires on February 28, 2026. The FTC is seeking public comment on this extension.

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has published a notice requesting public comment on its request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to extend the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) clearance for the Used Car Rule. This clearance, which covers the information collection requirements associated with the Buyer's Guide, is set to expire on February 28, 2026. The FTC is seeking to renew the existing clearance without change, noting that the Rule has no recordkeeping or reporting requirements beyond the display of the Buyer's Guide.

Regulated entities, specifically used car dealers, should be aware that the FTC is seeking public comment on this PRA clearance extension. The comment period is open until March 27, 2026. While this is a procedural request to extend an existing clearance and does not introduce new obligations, dealers should review the FTC's request and consider submitting comments if they have relevant input on the information collection burden. The FTC is also reminding the public to avoid submitting sensitive personal or commercial information in their comments.

What to do next

Review FTC's request for PRA clearance extension for the Used Car Rule.
Submit comments to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain by March 27, 2026, if applicable.

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ACTION:

Notice and request for comment.

SUMMARY:

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) requests that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) extend for an additional
three years the current Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) clearance for the information collection requirements in the Used Car
Rule (Rule). That clearance expires on February 28, 2026.

DATES:

Comments must be received by March 27, 2026.

ADDRESSES:

Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication
of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection and its accompanying supporting statement by selecting “Currently under 30-day
Review—Open for Public Comments” or by using the search function. The reginfo.gov web link is a United States Government website
produced by OMB and the General Services Administration (GSA). Under PRA requirements, OMB's Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs (OIRA) reviews Federal information collections.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Elizabeth Scott, Attorney, Midwest Region, Federal Trade Commission, (312) 960-5609, escott@ftc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title of Collection: The Used Car Rule, 16 CFR part 455.

OMB Control Number: 3084-0108.

Type of Review: Extension without change of currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Private Sector: Businesses and other for-profit entities.

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 3,166,352. (1)

Estimated Annual Labor Costs: $69,216,455.

Non-Labor Costs: $19,300,000.

Abstract

The Used Car Rule promotes informed purchasing decisions by requiring that used car dealers display a form called a “Buyers
Guide” on each used car offered for sale that, among other things, discloses information about warranty coverage and other
information to assist purchasers. The Rule has no recordkeeping or reporting requirements.

On December 5, 2025, the FTC sought comment on the information collection requirements associated with the Rule. 90 FR 56147.
The Commission received three comments that support the renewal of the information collections. (2) Pursuant to OMB regulations, 5 CFR part 1320, that implement the PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., the FTC is providing this second opportunity for public comment while seeking OMB approval to renew the pre-existing clearance
for the Rule. For more details about the Rule requirements and the basis for the calculations summarized above, see 90 FR
56147.

Request for Comment

Your comment—including your name and your state—will be placed on the public record of this proceeding. Because your comment
will be made public, you are solely responsible for making sure that your comment does not include any sensitive personal
information, such as anyone's Social Security number; date of birth; driver's license number or other state identification
number, or foreign country equivalent; passport number; financial account number; or credit or debit card number. You are
also solely responsible for making sure that your comment does not include any sensitive health information, such as medical
records or other individually identifiable health information. In addition, your comment should not include any “trade secret
or any commercial or financial information which . . . is privileged or confidential” —as provided by Section 6(f) of the
FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. 46(f), and FTC Rule 4.10(a)(2), 16 CFR 4.10(a)(2)—including in particular competitively sensitive information
such as costs, sales statistics, inventories, formulas, patterns, devices, manufacturing processes, or customer names.

Josephine Liu, Assistant General Counsel for Legal Counsel. [FR Doc. 2026-03711 Filed 2-24-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6750-01-P

Footnotes

(1) The annual burden hours and annual labor costs are slightly higher than the estimates set out in the 60-Day
Federal Register
notice, which were 3,164,100 hours and $69,167,226, respectively. This is because updates to U.S. Census Bureau surveys now
indicate that approximately 13.6 percent of the U.S. population speaks Spanish at home, and 8.6 percent of the population
speak English less than very well, as opposed to 13.4 percent and 8.4 percent noted as of September 30, 2025.

(2) Comment ID FTC-2025-0858-0003 (Tyler Rodriguez), received Dec. 9, 2025; Comment ID FTC-2025-0858-0002 (David Connell), received
Dec. 8, 2025; and Comment ID FTC-2025-0858-0007 (Carson Loveless), received Jan. 26, 2025; all are available at https://www.regulations.gov/document/FTC-2025-0858-0001/comment.