Staff Members Delegation of Authority
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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION STAFF MEMBERS Delegation of Authority Pursuant to the authority provided by Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1961 (26 FR 6191), the Federal Trade Commission announces that it has made the following delegations of authority: 1. In re: U.S. Department of Commerce Nomination of Companies -Tor “E”
Awards Under Executive Order 10978. With respect to inquiries by the U.S. Department of Commerce Concerning companies nominated for “E” Awards under Executive Order 10978, the Com mission delegated to the Secretary the authority to handle such inquiries unless there is some reason why the award should not be granted and, in that event, the Commission delegated to the General Counsel the authority to decide for the Commission.
2. In re: Securities and Exchange Com mission Requests for Information on Companies Filing Registration State ments.
The Commission delegated to the Sec retary the authority to handle all re quests from the Securities and Exchange Commission for information on whether or not companies filing registration statements with it are under investiga tion by the Federal Trade Commission, and, in the event the companies are in volved in Federal Trade Commission ac tivity, the Gênerai Counsel was delegated the authority to decide for the Com mission.
3. In re: Requests from the Depart ment of Justice or a United States At torney for Jencks Act Statements. The Commission delegated to the Gen eral Counsel the authority to release Jencks Act statements contained in the Commission’s files in response to an of ficial request from the Department of Justice or a United States Attorney. 4. In re: Authority Under Section 409, Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act of 1973 (Public Law 93-153). The Commission delegated authority to its Bureau Directors and Regional Of fice Directors, without power of redele gation, to approve forms, questionnaires, etc., for submission to the General Ac counting Office for clearance. Orders to file special reports, however, will be sub mitted to the Commission for approval prior to submission to the General Ac counting Office.
5. In re: Transcripts in Docket 8934— Exxon Corporation, et al. The Commission delegated to the Gen eral Counsel, without power of redelega tion, the authority to release those por tions of the December 18,1973, and April 23, 1974, transcripts and future trans cripts in the “Exxon” case which are not exempt from disclosure under the Free dom of Information Act, unless, in the General Counsel's judgment, circum stances warrant Commission attention. 6. Freedom of Information Act Court Appeals.
The Commission delegated to the Gen eral Counsel, without power of redelega tion, the authority to comply with court orders .requiring production of exempt documents for in camera inspection in cases filed against the Commission under the Freedom of Information Act, with the direction that cases involving unusually, sensitive information or other special difficulties continue to be transmitted to the Commission for its consideration. The Commission authorized the Gen eral Counsel, in Freedom of Information Act cases, to make withheld documents available to those attorneys in the Civil Division of the Department of Justice and the United States Atorneys’ offices who are handling Federal Trade Com mission Freedom of Information Act cases if, in the opinion of the General Counsel, such disclosure would promote the defense of the action, subject to the limitation that the documents cannot be used for any other purpose nor further disclosed to anyone except pursuant to court order or request for in camera in spection.
7. In re : Petitions for Relief from Pay ment of Liquidate Damages Submitted by the Bureau of Customs. The Commission delegated to the Di rector of the Bureau of Consumer Pro tection and the Assistant Director for Special Statutes, without power of re delegation, the authority to make rec ommendations to the Bureau of Customs, upon that Bureau’s request, on petitions filed with the Bureau of Customs for re lief from payment of liquidated damages occasioned by violations of the Wool Products Labeling Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. 68), the Fur Products Labeling Act (15 U.S.C. 69), and the Textile Fiber Pro ducts Identification Act (15 U.S.C. 70) : Provided, That such delegation does not apply to a matter which appears to raise any questions of Commission policy, in which case a report with recommenda tion will be made to the Commission. By direction of the Commission dated December 7,1976.
Jam es A. T o b in , Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 76-36560 Filed 12-18^76; 8:45 am]