[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 52 (Thursday, March 16, 2000)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-6497]



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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION


Advisory Committee on Online Access and Security

AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice of meeting on March 31, 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, March 31, 2000, from 
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Room 432, Federal Trade Commission, 600 
Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., 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, March 31, 2000, from 
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Allison Brown, Division of Financial 
Practices, Federal Trade Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., 
Mail Stop 4429, Washington, DC 20580, telephone (202) 326-3079, email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  

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

    The third meeting of the Federal Trade Commission Advisory 
Committee on Online Access and Security will be held on Friday, March 
31, 2000, in Room 432, Federal Trade Commission, 600 Pennsylvania 
Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
    The Advisory Committee will continue to 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 also continue consideration of 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 third meeting is as follows:
    1. Administrative matters
    2. Discussion of option papers submitted by subgroups on issues 
relating to ``reasonable access''
    3. Discussion of option papers submitted by subgroup 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, N.W., 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. 00-6497 Filed 3-15-00; 8:45 am]
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