Telemarketing Sales Rule, 16 C.F.R. Part 310

Index of Rulemaking Record for the Final Amended Rule
Published in the Federal Register on January 29, 2003 and Effective on March 31, 2003

I. Federal Register Notices During the Rulemaking Proceeding

1. "Do-Not-Call" Provisions of Telemarketing Sales Rule; Meeting: Announcement of Public Forum on the "Do-Not-Call" Provision of the Telemarketing Sales Rule, 64 Fed. Reg. 66124-66126 (November 24, 1999).
2. Telemarketing Sales Rule: Rule Review, Request for Public Comments, and Announcement of Public Forums, 65 Fed. Reg. 10428-10434 (February 28, 2000).
3. Telemarketing Sales Rule: Rule Review, Notice of Extension of Comment Period, 65 Fed. Reg. 26161 (May 5, 2000).
4. Telemarketing Sales Rule: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 67 Fed. Reg. 4492-4546 (January 30, 2002).
5. Telemarketing Sales Rule: Notice of 15-Day Extension of Comment Period, 67 Fed. Reg. 15767 (April 3, 2002).
6. Telemarketing Sales Rule User Fees: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 67 Fed. Reg. 37362-37369 (May 29, 2002).
7. Telemarketing Sales Rule: Final Rule, 68 Fed. Reg. 4580-4679 (January 29, 2003).

II. Public Comments

1. Public Comments Filed Concerning the Telemarketing Sales Rule Review.
2. Public Comments Filed By Individual Members of the Public, In Either Email or Paper Form , Concerning the Telemarketing Sales Rule Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
3. Public Comments Filed By Organizations and Members of Congress, Concerning the Telemarketing Sales Rule Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
4. Supplemental Public Comments, Filed In Response or Otherwise As A Consequence of the Extension of the Public Comment Period Concerning the Telemarketing Sales Rule Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
5. User Fee Comments, Filed Concerning the Telemarketing Sales Rule User Fees Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
6. Revised User Fee Comments, Filed Concerning the Telemarketing Sales Rule User Fees Revised Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
7. 2005 User Fees, Filed Concerning the 2005 Telemarketing Sales Rule User Fees Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
8. Public Comments, Filed Concerning the Call Abandonment Safe Harbor and Related Matters Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.

III. Public Forum Documents

1. January 2000 Do-Not-Call Forum
   1. Agenda [TEXT] [PDF]
   2. Transcript of January 11, 2000 Proceeding.
   3. List of Participants.
       
2. July 2000 Telemarketing Sales Rule Review Forum
   1. Agenda. [TEXT] [PDF]
   2. Transcript of July 27, 2000 Proceeding
   3. Transcript of July 28, 2000 Proceeding.
   4. List of Participants.
       
3. June 2002 Amendments to the Telemarketing Sales Rule Forum
   1. Agenda.
   2. Transcript of June 5, 2002 Proceeding.
   3. Transcript of June 6, 2002 Proceeding.
   4. Transcript of June 7, 2002 Proceeding.
   5. List of Participants.

IV. Federal Register Notices Published After Publication of the Final Amended Rule in the Federal Register

1. Telemarketing Sales Rule: Notice of Extension of Date By Which Full Compliance With Section 310.4(b)(4)(iii) of the Amended Telemarketing Sales Rule Will Be Required Until October 1, 2003, 68 Fed. Reg. 14659-60 (March 26, 2003).
2. Telemarketing Sales Rule Fees: Revised Notice of Proposed Rulemaking:, 68 Fed. Reg. 16238-16247 (April 3, 2003).
3. Telemarketing Sales Rule: Notice of Extension of Date By Which Full Compliance With Section 310.4(b)(1)(iv) and Section 310.4(b)(4) of the Amended Telemarketing Sales Rule Will Be Required Until October 1, 2003, 68 Fed. Reg. 16414 (April 4, 2003).
4. Telemarketing Sales Rule Fees: Final Rule; 68 Fed.Reg. 45134-45144 (July 31, 2003).
5. Telemarketing Sales Rule: Supporting Statement for Paperwork Reduction Act Submission (August 12, 2003)
6. Telemarketing Sales Rule : Final Amended Rule, effective January 1, 2005, requiring sellers and telemarketers, in complying with the Do Not Call provisions of the TSR, to use a version of the National Do Not Call Registry obtained from the Commission no more than thirty-one (31) days prior to the date any call is made, 69 Fed.Reg. 16368-16374 (March 29, 2004).
7. Telemarketing Sales Rule Revised Fees: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 69 Fed. Reg. 23701-23705 (April 30, 2004).
8. Telemarketing Sales Rule Revised Fees: Final Rule, 69 Fed. Reg. 45580-45586 (July 30, 2004).
9. Telemarketing Sales Rule Call Abandonment and Related Matters: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 69 Fed. Reg. 67287-67294 (November 17, 2004)
10. Telemarketing Sales Rule 2005 Fees: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 70 Fed. Reg. 20848-20852 (April 22, 2005)
11. Telemarketing Sales Rule 2005 Fees: Final Rule, 70 Fed. Reg. 43273-43281 (July 27, 2005)
12. Telemarketing Sales Rule 2006 Fees: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 71 Fed. Reg. 25512 (May 1, 2006).
13. Telemarketing Sales Rule 2006 Fees: Final Rule, 71 Fed. Reg. 43048 (July 31, 2006).
14. Denial of petition for proposed rulemaking; revised proposed rule with request for public comments; revocation of non-enforcement policy: 71 Fed. Reg. 58716 (October 4, 2006).
15. Telemarketing Sales Rule Call Abandonment and Related Matters: Final Rule Amendments
16. Telemarketing Sales Rule Fees: Final Rule Updating the Fees Charged To Entities Accessing the National Do Not Call Registry To Conform to the Fee Structure Specified in the Do-Not-Call Registry Fee Extension Act of 2007, 73 Fed. Reg. 43354 (July 25, 2008).
17. Telemarketing Sales Rule Fees: Amendment To the Telemarketing Sales Rule Updating the Fees Charged To Entities Accessing the National Do Not Call Registry, As Required By the Do-Not-Call Registry Fee Extension Act of 2007

V. Requests, Petitions and Comments Filed After Publication of the Final Amended Rule in the Federal Register, and Commission Responses

1. Petition for Stay of the Direct Marketing Association (Filed February 27, 2003).
2. Request For Stay of the American Teleservices Association (Filed February 28, 2003).
3. Commission Letter Responding to Petition of the Direct Marketing Association (Issued March 14, 2003).
4. Commission Letter Responding to Request of the American Teleservices Association (Issued March 14, 2003).
5. Supplemental Petition For Stay of the Direct Marketing Association (Filed March 25, 2003).
6. Supplemental Petition of the American Teleservices Association (Filed March 26, 2003).
7. Commission Letter Responding to Supplemental Petition of the Direct Marketing Association (Issued March 28, 2003).
8. Commission Letter Responding to Supplemental Petition of the American Teleservices Association (March 28, 2003).
9. Public Comments Filed in Response to the Revised Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Telemarketing Sales Rule Fees