A final rule published Oct. 26 allows callers to limit consumers’ robocall consent withdrawals to the category of informational calls targeted by their request, the Federal Communications Commission said.
The change allows consumers to stop one category of informational robocalls while continuing to receive others they want. A separate proposed rule seeks comments on requiring a method to withdraw consent for all calls.
The final rule takes effect Nov. 25. It also allows callers to designate a single method for consumers to withdraw consent, rather than accepting requests through multiple methods.
The commission changed an exemption that allows financial institutions to make certain calls without consent. The amendment allows those institutions to more easily alert customers to fraudulent activity on their accounts.
The final rule also changes how callers handle consent withdrawals, with provisions for clear, simple and automated ways for consumers to make those requests. Its changes cover both the scope of a request and the method used to submit it.
The accompanying proposal, also published Oct. 26, asks whether callers should have less time to honor requests to withdraw consent. Comments close Dec. 28.
The proposal also seeks comments on requirements for two-way texting and how consent rules should treat affiliated businesses. These measures concern robocall rules under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
The proposed requirement for a method to withdraw all consent remains a question for public comment. It is separate from the final rule’s permission to treat a request as limited to a particular category of informational calls.
The Interior Department’s Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement also published a final rule Oct. 26 approving corrections to Wyoming’s coal exploration regulations. That rule takes effect Nov. 25, the department said.
The corrections address typographical errors in provisions governing coal exploration by drilling. The federal office had identified those errors when it partially approved an earlier amendment to Wyoming’s regulatory program.
The Transportation Department’s Federal Aviation Administration published a final rule establishing Class E airspace at Graham Hospital Heliport in Canton, Illinois. The rule takes effect Feb. 18, 2027.
The airspace supports new instrument procedures and flights conducted under instrument flight rules, which govern operations using aircraft instruments.
Another commission proposal published Oct. 26 seeks comments on additional space regulation reforms, with a Dec. 28 deadline. A separate filing concerns a petition seeking reconsideration of an earlier commission action.
