Topic
Rulemaking
398 published works
Perkins on Privacy
CFPB Requests Information About Data Brokers for Planned Rulemaking
By Joseph P. Cutler, Adrienne Ehrhardt, Janis Kestenbaum, Justin Potesta
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced on March 15, 2023, that it is issuing a Request for Information (RFI) about the business practices of data brokers, which the agency said will assist it…
Global Projects View
Environmental Issues to Watch
By Karen Winters, Squire Patton Boggs
The first two years of the Biden Administration have brought about a marked shift in environmental policy by contrast to the prior Administration, with the emphasis on addressing climate change…
Privacy World
What Commissioner Wilson’s Resignation Means for the Year Ahead
By Austin M. Harrison, Adam Berg
Some would say that Commissioner Christine Wilson foreshadowed her resignation in her recent GoodRx concurrence. Indeed, Commissioner Wilson has been vocal in recent months about some of her concerns with…
Ad Law Access
Is the FTC a “Regulator”? It Sure Seems to be Moving in that Direction
By Jessica Rich
For the 26+ years I served at the FTC, the agency always described itself as a “law enforcement agency,” not a “regulator.” That’s because the FTC spent most of its…
Inside Privacy
CPPA Approves First Round of Draft Rules
By Libbie Canter, Lindsey Tonsager, Jayne Ponder
At the CPPA board meeting last week, the agency adopted the regulations and directed the staff to file the rulemaking package with the Office of Administrative Law (“OAL”). Before these…
Consumer Protection Connection
California Begins Formal Rulemaking on Changes to its Recycling and Disposal System
On January 27, 2023, CalRecycle, the California agency that oversees the state's waste management, recycling, and waste reduction programs, published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding amendments to the Recycling…
Privacy World
Potential Rulemaking on the Horizon: CPPA Board Announces February Public Meeting
By Alan Friel, Gicel Tomimbang
The California Privacy Protection Agency Board (“Board”) announced it will hold a public meeting on February 3, 2023. The posted meeting agenda shows the potential for rulemaking activity during the…
Known Trends
How Long Does It Usually Take for SEC Rules To Be Published in the Federal Register?
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), under Chair Gary Gensler, has a robust rulemaking agenda with substantial new governance and disclosure requirements and proposed requirements. In 2022, the SEC…
Consumer Finance Monitor
CFPB adds six new items to Fall 2022 rulemaking agenda, including overdraft fees, fees for insufficient funds, and credit card penalty fees
By Michael Gordon, John L. Culhane, Jr., Richard J. Andreano, Jr.
The CFPB has published its Fall 2022 rulemaking agenda as part of the Fall 2022 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions. The agenda’s preamble indicates that "[t]he Bureau…
Known Trends
SEC Publishes Updated Rulemaking Agenda
On January 4, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published its Fall 2022 Regulatory Flexibility Agenda (Rulemaking Agenda). The Rulemaking Agenda summarizes the SEC’s planned regulatory actions over…