CHAPTER I-FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION Guides for advertising allowances and other mer- chandising payments and services ... Guides for the watch industry .... Guides for the household furniture industry ........... Rule concerning disclosures regarding energy con- sumption and water use of certain home appli- ances and other products required under the En- ergy Policy and Conservation Act ("Appliance Automotive fuel ratings, certification and posting Regulations under the Comprehensive Smokeless Tobacco Health Education Act of 1986 Trade regulation rule pursuant to the Telephone Disclosure and Dispute Resolution Act of 1992 ..... Deceptive advertising as to sizes of viewable pic- tures shown by television receiving sets ........ Rule concerning cooling-off period for sales made at homes or at certain other locations .................. Power output claims for amplifiers utilized in SUBCHAPTER E-RULES, REGULATIONS, STATEMENT OF GENERAL POL- SUBCHAPTER F-STATEMENTS OF GENERAL POLICY OR INTERPRETATIONS UNDER THE FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT Statements of general policy or interpretations ..... 497 SUBCHAPTER H-RULES, REGULATIONS, STATEMENTS AND INTERPRE- CROSS REFERENCES: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture: 9 CFR Chapter I. Commodity Futures Trading Commission: 17 CFR Chapter I. Consumer Product Safety Commission: 16 CFR Chapter II. Securities and Exchange Commission: 17 SUPPLEMENTAL PUBLICATIONS: Federal Trade Commission decisions, Volumes 1-90 Index digest of SUBCHAPTER A-ORGANIZATION, PROCEDURES AND RULES Sec. OF PRACTICE PART 0-ORGANIZATION 0.1 The Commission. 0.2 Official address. 0.3 Hours. 0.4 Laws administered. 0.5 Laws authorizing monetary claims. 0.6 [Reserved] 0.7 Delegation of functions. 0.8 The Chairman. 0.9 Organization structure. 0.10 Office of the Executive Director. 0.11 Office of the General Counsel. 0.12 Office of the Secretary. 0.13 [Reserved] 0.14 Office of Administrative Law Judges. 0.15 [Reserved] 0.16 Bureau of Competition. 0.17 Bureau of Consumer Protection. AUTHORITY: Sec. 6(g), 38 Stat. 721 (15 U.S.C. 46); 80 Stat. 383, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552). SOURCE: 41 FR 54483, Dec. 14, 1976, unless otherwise noted. 80.1 The Commission. The Federal Trade Commission is an independent administrative agency which was organized in 1915 pursuant to the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914 (38 Stat. 717, as amended; 15 U.S.C. 41-58). It is responsible for the administration of a variety of statutes which, in general, are designed to promote competition and to protect the public from unfair and deceptive acts and practices in the advertising and marketing of goods and services. It is composed of five members appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate for terms of seven years. 80.3 Hours. Principal and field offices are open on each business day from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 80.4 Laws administered. The Commission exercises enforcement and administrative authority under the Federal Trade Commission Act (38 Stat. 717, as amended (15 U.S.C. 41-58)), the Clayton Act (38 Stat 730, as amended (15 U.S.C. 12-27)), the Export Trade Act (40 Stat. 516, as amended (15 U.S.C. 61-65)), the Packers and Stockyards Act (42 Stat. 159, as amended (7 U.S.C. 181-229)), the Wool Products Labeling Act (54 Stat. 1128, as amended (15 U.S.C. 68-68j)), the Trade Mark Act (60 Stat. 427, as amended (15 U.S.C. 1051-72)), The Fur Products Labeling Act (65 Stat. 175, as amended (15 U.S.C. 69-69j)), the Textile Fiber Products Identification Act (72 Stat. 1717, as amended (15 U.S.C. 70-70k)), the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act (79 Stat. 282, as amended (15 U.S.C. 1331-39)), the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act (80 Stat. 1296, as amended (15 U.S.C. 1451-61)), the Truth in Lending Act (82 Stat. 146, as amended (15 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.)), the Fair Credit Reporting Act (84 Stat. 1128 (15 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.)), the Fair Credit Billing Act (88 Stat. 1511; (15 U.S.C. 1666)), the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (88 Stat. 1521, as amended (15 U.S.C. 1691)), Hobby Protection Act (87 Stat. 686 (15 U.S.C. 2101)), the Magnuson-Moss Warranty-Federal Trade Commission Improvement Act (88 Stat. 2183 (15 U.S.C. 2301-12, 45-58)), the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (89 Stat. 871 (42 U.S.C. 6291)), the HartScott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (90 Stat. 1383 (15 U.S.C. 1311)), and other Federal statutes. |