[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 103 (Thursday, May 29, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 29088-29089]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-14087]


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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

16 CFR Part 456


Ophthalmic Practice Rules: Extension of Time for Filing Public 
Comments

AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission.


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ACTION: Extension of time for filing public comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Trade Commission (the ``Commission''), as part of 
a systematic review of all of its current regulations and guides, 
requested public comments on April 3, 1997 about its Ophthalmic 
Practice Rules (``Prescription Release Rule''), 62 FR 15865. The 
Commission stated that it would accept comments until June 2, 1997. In 
response to a request from the National Association of Optometrists and 
Opticians, the Commission grants an extension of the time period to 
file written comments.

DATES: Written comments will be accepted until September 2, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Copies of this notice can be obtained through the Public 
Reference Branch, Room 130, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC 
20580; (202) 326-2222; or through the Commission's homepage on the 
World Wide Web at http:www.ftc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Renee Kinscheck, Federal Trade Commission, Bureau of Consumer 
Protection, Division of Service Industry Practices, Rm 200, Washington, 
DC 20580, (202) 326-3283.

List of Subjects in 16 CFR Part 456

    Advertising; Medical devices; Ophthalmic goods and services; Trade 
Practices.

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 41-58.

    By direction of the Commission.
Donald S. Clark,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-14087 Filed 5-28-97; 8:45 am]
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