[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-mail<[email protected]>; 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 <[email protected]>.

    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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