# 16 CFR § 1.15: Amendment or repeal of a rule

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-16-1.15

## Section

- **Citation:** 16 CFR § 1.15
- **Heading:** Amendment or repeal of a rule
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 16—Commercial Practices > CHAPTER I—FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION > SUBCHAPTER A—ORGANIZATION, PROCEDURES AND RULES OF PRACTICE > PART 1—GENERAL PROCEDURES > Subpart B—Rules and Rulemaking Under Section 18(a)(1)(B) of the FTC Act

## Text

(a) Substantive amendment or repeal of a rule. The procedures for substantive amendment to or repeal of a rule are the same as for the issuance thereof.
(b) Nonsubstantive amendment of a rule. The Commission may make a nonsubstantive amendment to a rule by announcing the amendment in the Federal Register.
[46 FR 26289, May 12, 1981]

## Nearby sections

- [16 CFR § 1.7 § 1.7 Scope of rules in this subpart.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-16-1.7.md)
- [16 CFR § 1.8 § 1.8 Nature, authority, and use of trade regulation rules.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-16-1.8.md)
- [16 CFR § 1.9 § 1.9 Petitions to commence trade regulation rule proceedings.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-16-1.9.md)
- [16 CFR § 1.10 § 1.10 Advance notice of proposed rulemaking.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-16-1.10.md)
- [16 CFR § 1.11 § 1.11 Commencement of a rulemaking proceeding.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-16-1.11.md)
- [16 CFR § 1.12 § 1.12 Notice of informal hearing and designations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-16-1.12.md)
- [16 CFR § 1.13 § 1.13 Conduct of informal hearing by the presiding officer.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-16-1.13.md)
- [16 CFR § 1.14 § 1.14 Promulgation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-16-1.14.md)
- [16 CFR § 1.15 § 1.15 Amendment or repeal of a rule.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-16-1.15.md)
- [16 CFR § 1.16 § 1.16 Petition for exemption from trade regulation rule.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-16-1.16.md)
- [16 CFR § 1.18 § 1.18 Rulemaking record.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-16-1.18.md)
- [16 CFR § 1.19 § 1.19 Modification of a rule by the Commission at the time of judicial review.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-16-1.19.md)
- [16 CFR § 1.20 § 1.20 Alternative procedures.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-16-1.20.md)
- [16 CFR § 1.21 § 1.21 Scope of the rules in this subpart.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-16-1.21.md)

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