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FEDERAL
VOLUME 6

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NUMBER 95

Washington, Thursday, Ma 25, 1941
Rules, Regulations, Orders TITLE 16COMMERCIAL PRACTICES
CHAPTER IFEDERAL TRADE
COMMISSION
Pile No. 21-828
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162H o s i e r y
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PROMULGATION OF TRADE PRACTICE RULES

At a regular session of the Federal Trade Commission held at its office in the City of Washington, D. C., on the 14th day of May, A. D. 1941.
Due proceedings having been held under the trade practice conference pro cedure in pursuance of the Act of Con gress approved September 26, 1914, as amended Federal Trade Commission Act, and other provisions of law ad ministered by the Commission;
It is now ordered, That the trade prac tice rules of Group I and Group II, as hereinafter set forth, which have been approved and received, respectively, by the Commission in this proceeding, be promulgated as of May 15, 1941.
Statem ent by the Commission Trade practice rules for the Hosiery Industry, as hereinafter set forth, are promulgated by the Federal Trade Com mission under its trade practice con ference procedure.
The rules relate to the sale and distri bution, by manufacturers, importers, job bers, distributors, dealers or others, of hosiery for men, women and children and related products of the Hosiery Industry.
The rules are directed to the elimination and prevention of various deceptive prac tices and unfair competitive methods, and are issued in the interest of affording the industry and trade, and the buying public, more adequate protection from such harmful methods or practices. To this end, provisions are included for the proper marking of hosiery. With refer ence to the products of the industry which are subject to the Wool Products Labeling Act of 1939, provision is made for having the marking or labeling fol low the requirements of th a t Act and
the rules and regulations thereunder while in effect and to the extent appli cable.
According to the latest available fig ures, the yearly retail sales value of the industrys production of hosiery is esti mated at approximately $585,000,000. In 1940 the manufacturers marketed in excess of 136,000,000 dozens of pairs.
Manufacturing plants in the industry number slightly more th an a thousand and employ above 154,000 persons, ex clusive of salesmen.
The proceeding for the establishment of trade practice rules was instituted upon application from the industry. In the course thereof a general trade prac tice conference was held, under the aus pices of the Commission, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At such conference pro posed rules were considered and were thereupon submitted on behalf of the industry to the Commission for its con sideration. Following preliminary study and necessary revision, a complete draft of proposed rules in appropriate form was made available to all interested or af fected parties upon public notice whereby they were afforded opportunity to present their views to the Commission, includ ing such pertinent information, sugges tions or objections as they desired to sub mit, and to be heard in the premises.
Accordingly, public hearing pursuant to such notice was held in Washington, D. C., and all matters there presented, or otherwise submitted, were duly re ceived and considered.
Upon consideration of the entire m at ter final action has been taken by the Commission, whereby it has approved and received, respectively, the rules here inafter appearing in Group I and Group II.
Such adjustment as may be necessary on the part of members of the industry to bring their labeling practices into h ar mony with these rules shall be made as promptly as possible and not later than July 15, 1941. This shall not, however, be construed as permitting of the use meanwhile of any existing or other labels, marks or practices which are false, mis leading or deceptive, or which are other wise contrary to law.

CONTENTS
RULES, REGULATIONS, ORDERS
16 C o m m e r c ia l P r a c t i c e s :
Federal Trade Commission:
Pag Hosiery industry, trade prac tice rules______________ 2423

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T itle 29L abor:

Wage and Hour Division:
Puerto Rico, cigarette, cigar, bay oil, etc., industries, minimum wage rates established______________
T itle 32N ational D efense :
Administrator of Export Con trol:
Vegetable products, etc., ex port control schedule__
T itle 36P arks and F orests :
Forest Service:
Date of execution of document corrected ____________
National Park Service:
M o u n t McKinley National Park, fishing regulation_

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NOTICES
Department of Agriculture:
Surplus Marketing Administra tion:
Fall R i v e r , Massachusetts, marketing area, handling of milk, hearing reopened- 2434
Department of Commerce:
Civil Aeronautics Authority:
Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc., et al., hearing_ 2435
Department of the Interior:
Bituminous Coal Division:
Hearings postponed, etc.:
Consumers Counsel Division________________ 2434
District Board No. 11_____ 2434
Department of Labor :
Wage and Hour Division:
Crushed stone quarrying, hearing on exemption from maximum hours provisions_____________ 2436
Learner employment certifi cates, issuance for various industries 3
docu ments ____________ 2435,2436
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