[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 16, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2005]
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[CITE: 16CFR1.10]

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                     TITLE 16--COMMERCIAL PRACTICES
 
                   CHAPTER I--FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
 
PART 1_GENERAL PROCEDURES--Table of Contents
 
 Subpart B_Rules and Rulemaking Under Section 18(a)(1)(B) of the FTC Act
 
Sec. 1.10  Advance notice of proposed rulemaking.

    (a) Prior to the commencement of any trade regulation rule 
proceeding, the Commission shall publish in the Federal Register an 
advance notice of such proposed proceeding.
    (b) The advance notice shall:
    (1) Contain a brief description of the area of inquiry under 
consideration, the objectives which the Commission seeks to achieve, and 
possible regulatory alternatives under consideration by the Commission; 
and
    (2) Invite the response of interested persons with respect to such 
proposed rulemaking, including any suggestions or alternative methods 
for achieving such objectives.
    (c) The advance notice shall be submitted to the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and to the Committee 
on Interstate and Foreign Commerce of the House of Representatives.
    (d) The Commission may, in addition to publication of the advance 
notice, use such additional mechanisms as it considers useful to obtain 
suggestions regarding the content of the area of inquiry before 
publication of an initial notice of proposed rulemaking pursuant to 
Sec. 1.11.

[46 FR 26288, May, 12, 1981, as amended at 50 FR 53303, Dec. 31, 1985]