[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: 16CFR2.2]

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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. 2.2  Request for Commission action.

    (a) Any individual, partnership, corporation, association, or 
organization may request the Commission to institute an investigation in 
respect to any matter over which the Commission has jurisdiction.
    (b) Such request should be in the form of a signed statement setting 
forth the alleged violation of law with such supporting information as 
is available, and the name and address of the person or persons 
complained of. No forms or formal procedures are required.
    (c) The person making the request is not regarded as a party to any 
proceeding which might result from the investigation.
    (d) It is the general Commission policy not to publish or divulge 
the name of an applicant or complaining party except as required by law 
or by the Commission's rules. Where a complaint is by a consumer or 
consumer representative concerning a specific consumer product or 
service, the Commission, in the course of a referral of the complaint or 
of an investigation, may disclose the identity of the complainant or 
complainants. In referring any such consumer complaint, the Commission 
specifically retains its right to take such action as it deems 
appropriate in the public interest and under any of the statutes which 
it administers.

[32 FR 8446, June 13, 1967, as amended at 35 FR 10146, June 20, 1970]