[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 109 (Tuesday, June 8, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30522-30523]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-14550]
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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
Public Workshop: U.S. Perspective on Consumer Protection in the
Global Electronic Marketplace
AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice Announcing Dates and Location of Workshop, and
Publishing Workshop Agenda.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Trade Commission has: (1) confirmed June 8-9, 1999
from 8:15 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. as the dates and times for its public
workshop entitled ``U.S. Perspectives on Consumer Protection in the
Global Electronic Marketplace,'' announced in 63 FR 69289 (December 16,
1999); (2) announced the location of the workshop to be the Federal
Trade Commission headquarters at 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Rooms
432 and 332; (3) published the agenda for the workshop; and (4)
announced it will reopen the period for public comments from June 8,
1999 to July 1, 1999.
WORKSHOP INFORMATION: The public workshop will be held at the Federal
Trade commission headquarters, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.,
Washington, DC, Rooms 432 and 332 on June 8, and June 9, 1999 form 8:15
a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on both dates. The workshop is open to the public,
and there is no formal registration process for those wishing to
attend. Seating is limited, but overflow rooms will be available.
Agenda
Tuesday, June 8, 1999
8:15 a.m.--Registration and Breakfast
9:00 a.m.--Introductory Remarks
9:45 a.m.--International Business-to-Consumer Commerce: Four
Perspectives
Technological Perspective (9:45 a.m.-10:15 a.m.)
Consumers' Perspective (10:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m.)
Industry Perspective (11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.)
Law Enforcement Perspective 12:30 p.m.-1:15 p.m.)
1:15 p.m.--Lunch
2:15 p.m.--Breakout Sessions
Breakout Session 1: Core Protections for Consumers
Online Disclosures (2:15 p.m.-4:00 p.m.)
General Disclosures
Contract-Related Disclosures
Fair Business Practices and Contractual Protections (4:00 p.m.-5:00
p.m.)
Breakout Session 2: Consumer Concerns about Authentication in
International Transactions
Technological Solutions Now Available (2:30 p.m.-3:15 p.m.)
Benefits and Risks Associated with Current Technology (3:30 p.m.-
4:15 p.m.)
International Transactions (4:15 p.m.-5:00 p.m.)
5:00 p.m.--Overview Remarks and Summary of Breakout Sessions
Wednesday, June 9, 1999
8:15 a.m.--Registration and Breakfast
9:00 a.m.--Consumer Protection Frameworks in Global Electronic
Commerce: Opening Remarks
10:00 a.m.--Overview of the History and Future of the Internet
10:30 a.m.--Jurisdiction and Choice of Law for Consumer Protection on
the Internet: US Perspectives (10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.)
12:30 p.m.--Lunch
1:30 p.m.--Breakout Sessions
Breakout Session 1: Alternative Frameworks: Role and Efficacy of
Private Sector Initiatives
Breakout Session 2: Alternative Frameworks: Role and Efficacy of
International Bodies and Agreements
3:00 p.m.--Jurisdiction and Choice of Law: International Perspectives
4:40 p.m.--
4:40 p.m.--Report on June 9 Breakout Sessions
5:00 p.m.--Next Steps: What should government, industry, and consumers
do now?
REOPENING OF COMMENT PERIOD: Interested parties, including academics,
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industry members, consumer advocates, and government representatives,
are requested to submit written comments on any issue of fact, law, or
policy addressed at the workshop.
DATES: Written comments may be submitted between June 8, 1999 and July
1, 1999.
COMMENT SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: Written comments should be submitted to:
Secretary, Federal Trade Commission, Room H-159, 600 Pennsylvania Ave.,
N.W., Washington, D.C., 20580. The Commission requests that commenters
submit the original plus five copies, if feasible. To enable prompt
review and accessibility to the public, responses also should be
submitted, if possible, in electronic form, on either one 5\1/4\ or one
3\1/2\ inch computer disk, with a disk label stating the name of the
submitter and the name and version of the word processing program used
to create the document. (Programs based on DOS or Windows are
preferred. Files from other operating systems should be submitted in
ASCII tex format.) Alternatively, the Commission will accept responses
submitted to the following e-mail address <>[email protected]>. All
submissions should be captioned: ``U.S. Perspectives on Consumer
Protection in the Global electronic Marketplace--Comment, P994312.''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: A complete and current agenda, including the
list of participants, and all public comments submitted in connection
with the workshop can be found at the Federal Trade Commission Web site
at http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/icpw>. For further questions about the
workshop, contact either: Lisa Rosenthal, Legal Advisor for
International Consumer Protection, Division of Planning and
Information, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission,
600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20580, telephone 202-
326-2249, e-maillrosenthal@ftc.gov>; or Jonathan Smollen, Attorney,
Division of Financial Practices, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal
Trade Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.
20580, telephone 202-326-3457, e-mail jsmollen@ftc.gov>.
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.
By direction of the Commission.
Donald S. Clark,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-14550 Filed 6-4-99; 1:53 pm]
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