[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 16, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 16CFR16.6]

[Page 131-132]
 
                     TITLE 16--COMMERCIAL PRACTICES
 
                   CHAPTER I--FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
 
PART 16_ADVISORY COMMITTEE MANAGEMENT--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 16.6  Charter.

    (a) No advisory committee established, utilized, reestablished or 
renewed by the Commission under this part shall meet or take any action 
until its charter has been filed by the Commission with the standing 
committees of the Senate and House of Representatives having legislative 
jurisdiction over the Commission.
    (b) The charter required by paragraph (a) of this section shall 
include the following information:
    (1) The committee's official designation;
    (2) The committee's objectives and the scope of its activity;
    (3) The period of time necessary for the committee to carry out its 
purposes;
    (4) The Commission component or official to whom the committee 
reports;
    (5) The agency or official responsible for providing the necessary 
support for the committee;
    (6) A description of the duties for which the committee is 
responsible, and, if such duties are not solely advisory, a 
specification of the authority for such functions;
    (7) The estimated annual operating cost in dollars and man-years for 
the committee;
    (8) The estimated number and frequency of committee meetings;
    (9) The committee's termination date, if less than two years from 
the date of committee's establishment; and
    (10) The date the charter is filed.
    (c) A copy of the charter required by paragraph (a) of this section 
shall also be furnished at the time of filing to the Secretariat and the 
Library of Congress.
    (d) The requirements of this section shall also apply to committees 
utilized as advisory committees, even though

[[Page 132]]

not expressly established for that purpose.