[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 100 (Monday, May 24, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29540-29541]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-11631]


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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION


Public Workshop: Radio Frequency Identification: Applications and 
Implications for Consumers

AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

ACTION: Extension of public comment period until July 9, 2004.

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SUMMARY: The FTC announces that the time period during which persons 
may submit written comments on the issues to be addressed by the public 
workshop has been extended.

DATES: Comments must be received by July 9, 2004.

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ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments. 
Comments should refer to ``RFID Workshop--Comment, P049106,'' to 
facilitate the organization of comments. A comment filed in paper form 
should include this reference both in the text and on the envelope, and 
the original and two copies should be mailed or delivered to the 
following address: Federal Trade Commission/Office of the Secretary, 
Room 159-H (Annex G), 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20580. Comments containing confidential material must be filed in paper 
form, as explained in the Supplementary Information section. The 
Commission is requesting that any comment filed in paper form be sent 
by courier or overnight service, if possible, because U.S. postal mail 
in the Washington area and at the Commission is subject to delay due to 
heightened security precautions. Comments filed in electronic form 
(except comments containing any confidential material) should be sent, 
as prescribed in the Supplementary Information section, to the 
following email box: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie K. Brof, Attorney, (206) 220-
4475, Northwest Region, Federal Trade Commission, 915 Second Avenue, 
Suite 2896, Seattle, WA 98174. To read our policy on how we handle the 
information you submit, please visit http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/privacy.htm.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background and Workshop Goals

    On June 21, 2004, the FTC is planning to host a public workshop, 
``Radio Frequency Identification: Applications and Implications for 
Consumers,'' that will explore the uses, efficiencies, and implications 
for consumers associated with radio frequency identification (RFID) 
technology. The workshop will address both current and anticipated uses 
of RFID tags and their impact on the marketplace. Questions to be 
addressed at the workshop are set forth in the Commission's Notice 
Announcing Public Workshop and Requesting Public Comment, published in 
the Federal Register on April 15, 2004.

Form and Availability of Comments

    The time period during which public comments may be submitted has 
been extended. Interested parties may submit written comments on the 
questions and issues addressed by the workshop until July 9, 2004. 
Especially useful are any studies, surveys, research, and empirical 
data. Comments should refer to ``RFID Workshop--Comment, P049106,'' to 
facilitate the organization of comments. A comment filed in paper form 
should include this reference both in the text and on the envelope, and 
the original and two copies should be mailed or delivered to the 
following address: Federal Trade Commission/Office of the Secretary, 
Room 159-H (Annex G), 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20580. If the comment contains any material for which confidential 
treatment is requested, it must be filed in paper (rather than 
electronic) form, and the first page of the document must be clearly 
labeled ``Confidential.'' \1\ The FTC is requesting that any comment 
filed in paper form be sent by courier or overnight service, if 
possible, because U.S. postal mail in the Washington area and at the 
Commission is subject to delay due to heightened security precautions. 
Comments filed in electronic form (except comments containing any 
confidential material) should be sent to the following email box: 
[email protected].
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    \1\ Commission Rule 4.2(d), 16 CFR 4.2(d). The comment must be 
accompanied by an explicit request for confidential treatment, 
including the factual and legal basis for the request, and must 
identify the specific portions of the comment to be withheld from 
the public record. The request will be granted or denied by the 
Commission's General Counsel, consistent with applicable law and the 
public interest. See Commission Rule 4.9(c), 16 CFR 4.9(c).
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    The FTC Act and other laws the Commission administers permit the 
collection of public comments to consider and use in this proceeding as 
appropriate. All timely and responsive public comments, whether filed 
in paper or electronic form, will be considered by the Commission, and 
will be available to the public on the FTC Web site, to the extent 
practicable, at http://www.ftc.gov. As a matter of discretion, the FTC 
makes every effort to remove home contact information for individuals 
from the public comments it receives before placing those comments on 
the FTC Web site. More information, including routine uses permitted by 
the Privacy Act, may be found in the FTC's privacy policy, at http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/privacy.htm.

Donald S. Clark,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 04-11631 Filed 5-21-04; 8:45 am]
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