[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: 16CFR2.1]

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                     TITLE 16--COMMERCIAL PRACTICES
 
                   CHAPTER I--FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
 
PART 2_NONADJUDICATIVE PROCEDURES--Table of Contents
 
        Subpart A_Inquiries; Investigations; Compulsory Processes
 
Sec. 2.1  How initiated.




        Subpart A_Inquiries; Investigations; Compulsory Processes

Sec.
2.1 How initiated.
2.2 Request for Commission action.
2.3 Policy as to private controversies.
2.4 Investigational policy.
2.5 By whom conducted.
2.6 Notification of purpose.
2.7 Compulsory process in investigations.
2.8 Investigational hearings.
2.8A Withholding requested material.
2.9 Rights of witnesses in investigations.
2.10 Depositions.
2.11 Orders requiring access.
2.12 Reports.
2.13 Noncompliance with compulsory processes.
2.14 Disposition.
2.15 Orders requiring witnesses to testify or provide other information 
          and granting immunity.
2.16 Custodians.

   Subpart B_Petitions Filed Under Section 7A of the Clayton Act, as 
     Amended, for Review of Requests for Additional Information or 
                          Documentary Material

2.20 Petitions for review of requests for additional information or 
          documentary material.

                    Subpart C_Consent Order Procedure

2.31 Opportunity to submit a proposed consent order.
2.32 Agreement.
2.33 Compliance procedure.
2.34 Disposition.

                     Subpart D_Reports of Compliance

2.41 Reports of compliance.

                      Subpart E_Requests to Reopen

2.51 Requests to reopen.

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 46, unless otherwise noted.



    Commission investigations and inquiries may be originated upon the 
request of the President, Congress, governmental agencies, or the 
Attorney General; upon referrals by the courts; upon complaint by 
members of the public; or by the Commission upon its own initiative. The 
Commission has delegated to the Director, Deputy Directors, and 
Assistant Directors of the Bureau of Competition, the Director, Deputy 
Directors, and Associate Directors of the Bureau of Consumer Protection 
and, the Regional Directors and Assistant Regional Directors of the 
Commission's regional offices, without power of redelegation, limited 
authority to initiate investigations. The Director of the Bureau of 
Competition has also been delegated, without power of redelegation, 
authority to open investigations in response to requests pursuant to an 
agreement under the International Antitrust Enforcement Assistance Act, 
15 U.S.C. 6201 et seq., if the requests do not ask the Commission to use 
process. Before responding to such a request, the Bureau Director shall 
transmit the proposed response to the

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Secretary and the Secretary shall notify the Commission of the proposed 
response. If no Commissioner objects within three days following the 
Commission's receipt of such notification, the Secretary shall inform 
the Bureau Director that he or she may proceed.

[48 FR 41374, Sept. 15, 1983, as amended at 50 FR 53304, Dec. 31, 1985; 
65 FR 67259, Nov. 9, 2000]