Miscellaneous Rules, Commission Meetings

[6750-01] Title 16— Commercial Practices CHAPTER 1— FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION SUBCHAPTER A—PROCEDURES AND RULES OF PRACTICE PART 4— MISCELLANEOUS RULES Commission Meetings AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission. ACTION: Final rule amendment. SUMMARY: A stenographer or court reporter under contract to the Com­ mission to transcribe Commission pro­ ceedings attends all closed Commis­ sion meeting or portions of such meet­ ings for which a verbatim transcript is required by the Government in the Sunshine Act. This amendment to the Commission’s rules provides that such stenographers or court reporters (1) may attend all closed Commission meetings at which their services are required, but (2) will not be listed by name and affiliation in the public notice of closed meetings that they do attend.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 13, 1978. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Harry Hull, Office of General Coun­ sel, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, D.C. 20580, 202-523- 3802.

Accordingly, 16 CFR 4.15(c)(1) is amended to read as follows: §4.15 Commission meetings. * * * * * (c) Closed Meetings—(1) Whenever the Commission votes to close a meet­ ing or series of meetings under these rules, it shall make publicly available within one day notices both of such vote and the General Counsel’s deter­ mination regarding certification under 5 U.S.C. 552b(f)(l). Such determina­ tion by the General Counsel shall be made prior to the Commission vote to close a meeting or series of meetings. Further, except with respect to meet­ ings closed under paragraph (c)(2) of this section, the Commission shall make publicly available within one day a full written explanation of its action in closing any meeting, and a list speci­ fying the names and affilations of all persons expected to attend, except Commission employees and consul­ tants and any stenographer or court reporter attending for the sole pur­ pose of preparing a verbatim tran­ script. All Commission employees and consultants may attend nonadjudica­ tive portions of any closed meeting and members of Commissioners’ per­ sonal staffs, the General Counsel and his staff, and the Secretary and his staff may attend the adjudicative por­ tions of any closed meeting except to the extent the notice of a particular closed meeting otherwise specifically provides. Stenographers or court re­ porters may attend any closed meeting at which their services are required by the Commission.

* * * * * By direction of the Commission dated December 22, 1977. Carol M. T homas, Secretary.

[FR Doc. 78-964 Filed 1-12-78; 8:45 am]