[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 72 (Thursday, April 13, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19899-19900]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-9265]


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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION


Advisory Committee on Online Access and Security

AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice of meeting on April 28, 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, April 28, 2000, from 
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 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, April 28, 2000, from 
8 a.m. to 4 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: Allison I. Brown, Division of 
Financial Practices, Federal Trade Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, 
NW, Mail Stop 4429, Washington, DC 20580, telephone (202) 326-3079, 
email [email protected]; or Ellen R. Finn, Division of Financial 
Practices, Federal Trade Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., 
Mail Stop 4429, Washington, DC 20580, telephone (202) 326-3296, email 
[email protected].

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.; 5 U.S.C. App. secs. 1-15; 16 
C.F.R. Part 16.

    The fourth meeting of the Federal Trade Commission Advisory 
Committee on Online Access and Security will be held on Friday, April 
28, 2000, in Room 432, Federal Trade Commission, 600 Pennsylvania 
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC from 8 a.m. to 4 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 fourth meeting is as follows:
    1. Administrative matters.
    2. Discussion of draft report submitted by subgroups on issues 
relating to ``reasonable access''.
    3. Discussion of draft report 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, 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.
    Comments to the Advisory Committee will be accepted through 5 p.m. 
Eastern time on April 28, 2000. 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

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reasonably possible, and likely within 5 business days of receipt. 
Individuals submitting comments should check the Advisory Committee's 
Web page to confirm receipt of the comment.

    By direction of the Commission.
Donald S. Clark,
Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 00-9265 Filed 4-12-00; 8:45 am]
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