Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 89.djvu/871

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PUBLIC LAW 94-000—MMMM. DD, 1975

PUBLIC LAW 94-152—DEC. 16, 1975 persons under paragraph (1), and (C) upon the condition that such individuals obtain the prior approval of the Attorney General, after consultation by the Attorney General with the Federal Trade Commission, to consult under paragraph (1). For the purpose of carrying out the objectives of title I of this Act, the authority granted in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not be delegated to more than one individual. "(d)(1) To achieve the objectives of subsection (c)(1) of this section, the President or any individual designated pursuant to subsection (c)(2) may provide for the establishment of such advisory committees as he determines are necessary. In addition to the requirements specified in this section, any such advisory committee shall be subject to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, whether or not such Act or any of its provisions expire or terminate during the term of this Act or of such committees, and in all cases such advisory committees shall be chaired by a Federal employee (other than an individual employed pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United States Code) and shall include representatives of the public, and the meetings of such committees shall be open to the public. The Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission shall have adequate advance notice of any meeting and may have an official representative attend and participate in any such meeting. "(2) A full and complete verbatim transcript shall be kept of such advisory committee meetings, and shall be taken and deposited, together with any agreement resulting therefrom, with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission. Such transcript and agreement shall be made available for public inspection and copying, subject to the provisions of section 552(b)(1) and (b)(3) of title 5, United States Code. "(e)(1) The individual or individuals referred to in subsection (c)(2) shall, after approval of the Attorney General, after consultation by the Attorney General with the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, promulgate rules, in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, incorporating standards and procedures by which voluntary agreements may be developed and carried out. "(2) In addition to the requirements of section 553 of title 5, United States Code— "(A) general notice of the proposed rulemaking referred to in paragraph (1) shall be published in the Federal Register, and such notice shall include— "(i) a statement of the time, place, and nature of the proposed rulemaking proceedings; "(ii) reference to the legal authority under which the rule is being proposed; and "(iii) either the terms of substance of the proposed rule or a description of the subjects and issues involved; "(B) the required publication of a rule shall be made not less than thirty days before its effective date; and "(C) the individual or individuals referred to in paragraph (1) shall give interested persons the right to petition for the issuance, amendment, or repeal of a rule. "(3) The rules promulgated pursuant to this subsection incorporating standards and procedures by which voluntary agreements may be developed shall provide, among other things, that— "(A) such agreements shall be developed at meetings which include— " (i) the Attorney General or his delegate,

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Advisory committees. Membership.

Meetings, verbatim transcript.

Rules.

Publication in Federal Register.