[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR95.13]

[Page 735]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
          Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Transportation
 
PART 95_ADVISORY COMMITTEES--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  95.13  Antitrust laws.

    The activities of advisory committees are subject to the antitrust 
laws and committee members are not immune from prosecution under those 
laws. The Department of Justice takes the position that it retains 
complete freedom to institute proceedings, either civil or criminal, or 
both, in the event that any particular plan or course of action is used 
to accomplish unlawful private ends, and to institute civil actions to 
enjoin continuance of any act or practices found not to be in the public 
interest and persisted in after notice to desist. This part is intended 
to minimize the possibility of violating the antitrust laws. Industry 
representatives and Government personnel officially connected with 
advisory committees should be advised of the antitrust aspects of the 
committee activity.