[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 16, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2006]
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[CITE: 16CFR16.3]

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                     TITLE 16--COMMERCIAL PRACTICES
 
                   CHAPTER I--FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
 
PART 16_ADVISORY COMMITTEE MANAGEMENT--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 16.3  Policy.

    (a) The Commission's policy shall be to:
    (1) Establish an advisory committee only when it is essential to the 
conduct of agency business;
    (2) Insure that adequate information is provided to the Congress and 
the public regarding advisory committees, and that there are adequate 
opportunities for access by the public to advisory committee meetings;
    (3) Insure that the membership of the advisory committee is balanced 
in terms of the points of view represented and the functions to be 
performed; and
    (4) Terminate an advisory committee whenever the stated objectives 
of the committee have been accomplished; the subject matter or work of 
the advisory committee has become obsolete; the cost of operating the 
advisory committee is excessive in relation to the benefits accruing to 
the Commission; or the advisory committee is otherwise no longer a 
necessary or appropriate means to carry out the purposes for which it 
was established.
    (b) No advisory committee may be used for functions that are not 
solely advisory unless specifically authorized to do so by law. The 
Commission shall be solely responsible for making policy decisions and 
determining action to be taken with respect to any matter considered by 
an advisory committee.