[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 28 (Thursday, February 10, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 6602]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-3085]


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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION


Advisory Committee on Online Access and Security

AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice of meeting on February 25, 2000.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, 5 U.S.C. App. Sec. 10(a)(2), and 16 CFR 16.9(a), notice is hereby 
given that the Federal Trade Commission Advisory Committee on Online 
Access and Security will hold a meeting on Friday, February 25, 2000, 
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Room 432, Federal Trade Commission, 600 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20580. The meeting is open to 
the public and will include a period for public comment. The purpose of 
the Advisory Committee is to provide advice and recommendations to the 
Commission regarding implementation of certain fair information 
practices by domestic commercial Web sites--specifically, providing 
online consumers reasonable access to personal information collected 
from and about them, and maintaining adequate security for that 
information. Interested parties may submit comments concerning any 
matter to be considered at the meeting by following the procedures 
described below.

DATES: The Advisory Committee will meet on Friday, February 25, 2000, 
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place in Room 432, Federal Trade 
Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20580.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Mazzarella, Division of 
Financial Practices, Federal Trade Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, 
NW., Mail Stop 4429, Washington, DC 20580, telephone (202) 326-3424, 
email [email protected]; or Hannah Stires, Division of Financial 
Practices, Federal Trade Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Mail 
Stop 4429, Washington, DC 20580, telephone (202) 326-3178, email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:


    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.; 5 U.S.C. App. Secs. 1-15; 16 
CFR part 16.

    The second meeting of the Federal Trade Commission Advisory 
Committee on Online Access and Security will be held on Friday, 
February 25, 2000, in Room 432, Federal Trade Commission, 600 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    The Advisory Committee will consider the costs and benefits, to 
both consumers and businesses, of implementing the fair information 
practices of access and security with respect to personal information 
collected for and about consumers online. The Advisory Committee will 
further consider the parameters of reasonable access to personal 
information and adequate security and will present options for 
implementation of these information practices in a report to the 
Commission.
    The tentative agenda for the second meeting is as follows:
    1. Administrative matters.
    2. Discussion of preliminary draft outlines submitted by subgroups 
on issues relating to ``reasonable access''.
    3. Discussion of preliminary draft outlines submitted by subgroups 
on issues relating to ``adequate security''.
    4. Public Comment.
    5. Discussion of tasks and assignments.
    The meeting is open to the public.

Submission of Documents

    Interested parties who wish to submit comments on the meeting 
agenda or questions for consideration by the Advisory Committee should 
send an original and two copies in advance of the meeting to the 
Secretary, Federal Trade Commission, Room H-159, 600 Pennsylvania 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20580. All comments and questions should be 
captioned ``Advisory Committee on Online Access and Security--Comment, 
P004807.'' To enable prompt review and public access, paper submissions 
should be accompanied by a version on diskette in ASCII, WordPerfect 
(please specify version) or Microsoft Word (please specify version) 
format. Diskettes should be labeled with the name of the submitter, the 
Advisory Committee caption, and the name and version of the word 
processing program used to create the document.
    Alternatively, comments or questions may be submitted to the 
following email address: [email protected]; if submitted by 
email, only one copy of the comment or question is required. The email 
should contain the name of the submitter, the Advisory Committee 
caption, and, if a document is attached, the name and version of the 
word processing program used to create the document.
    To ensure that comments are processed properly, individuals 
submitting comments should be sure to use the above addresses. All 
comments will be posted on the Advisory Committee's Web page at 
www.ftc.gov/acoas as soon as reasonably possible, and likely within 5 
business days of receipt.

    By direction of the Commission.
Donald S. Clark,
Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 00-3085 Filed 2-9-00; 8:45 am]
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