[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] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, [[Page 30523]] 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] BILLING CODE 6750-01-M