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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 138 / Thursday, July 22, 2021 / Rules and Regulations civil penalties to assure compliance with final Commission orders dealing with unfair or deceptive practices. The Bureau participates in trade regulation rulemaking proceedings under section 18a1B of the Federal Trade Commission Act 15 U.S.C. 57aa1B
and other rulemaking proceedings under statutory authority. In addition, the Bureau seeks to educate both consumers and the business community about the laws it enforces, and to assist and cooperate with other state, local, and international agencies and organizations in consumer protection enforcement and regulatory matters.
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17. Amend 0.18 by, a. Removing the word bureau wherever it appears and adding, in its place, the word Bureau.
b. Removing the word bureaus and adding, in its place, the word Bureaus.
18. Revise 0.19 to read as follows:

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The Regional Offices.

a These offices are investigatory and enforcement arms of the Commission, and have responsibility for investigational, trial, compliance, and consumer educational activities as delegated by the Commission. They are under the general supervision of the Bureaus of Competition and Consumer Protection and clear their activities through the appropriate operating Bureau.
b The names and geographic areas of responsibility of the respective regional offices are as follows:
1 Northeast Region located in New York City, New York, covering Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
2 Southeast Region located in Atlanta, Georgia, covering Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
3 East Central Region located in Cleveland, Ohio, covering Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.
4 Midwest Region located in Chicago, Illinois, covering Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
5 Southwest Region located in Dallas, Texas, covering Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.
6 Northwest Region located in Seattle, Washington, covering Alaska,
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Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming.
7 Western Region Los Angeles located in Los Angeles, California, covering Arizona, Hawaii, Southern California, Southern Nevada, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa.
8 Western Region San Francisco located in San Francisco, California, covering Colorado, Northern California, Northern Nevada, and Utah.
c Each of the regional offices is supervised by a Regional Director and an Assistant Regional Director, who are available for conferences with attorneys, consumers, and other members of the public on matters relating to the Commissions activities.
19. Revise 0.20 to read as follows:
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Office of International Affairs.

The Office of International Affairs OIA is responsible for the agencys international antitrust and international consumer protection missions in coordination and consultation with the appropriate Bureaus, including the design and implementation of the Commissions international program.
OIA provides support to the Bureaus of Competition and Consumer Protection with regard to the international aspects of investigation and prosecution of unlawful conduct; builds cooperative relationships between the Commission and foreign authorities; cooperates with foreign authorities on investigations and enforcement; works closely with the Bureaus to recommend agency policies to the Commission; works, through bilateral relationships, multilateral organizations, and trade fora to promote Commission priorities and policies;
participates in the United States government interagency process to promote agency views on international issues within the FTCs mandate; and coordinates staff exchanges and internships at the FTC for staff of nonU.S. competition, consumer protection, and privacy agencies. OIA also assists young agencies around the world to build capacity to promote sound competition and consumer protection law enforcement.
PART 1GENERAL PROCEDURES
20. Revise the authority for subpart B
of Part 1 to read as follows:

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 46; 15 U.S.C. 57a; 5
U.S.C. 552; 5 U.S.C. 601 note.

21. Revise 1.7 to read as follows:

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Scope of rules in this subpart.

The rules in this subpart apply to and govern proceedings for the promulgation of rules as provided in
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section 18a1B of the Federal Trade Commission Act 15 U.S.C.
57aa1B. Such rules will be known as trade regulation rules. All other rulemaking proceedings will be governed by the rules in subpart C of this part, except as otherwise required by law or as otherwise specified in this chapter.
22. Revise 1.8 to read as follows:
1.8 Nature, authority, and use of trade regulation rules.

a For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act, the Commission is empowered to promulgate trade regulation rules, which define with specificity acts or practices that are unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce. Trade regulation rules may include requirements prescribed for the purpose of preventing such acts or practices. A violation of a rule constitutes an unfair or deceptive act or practice in violation of section 5a1 of that Act 15 U.S.C. 45a1, unless the Commission otherwise expressly provides in its rule. The respondents in an adjudicative proceeding may show that the alleged conduct does not violate the rule or assert any other defense to which they are legally entitled.
b The Commission at any time may conduct such investigations, make such studies, and hold such conferences as it may deem necessary. All or any part of any such investigation may be conducted under the provisions of part 2, subpart A of this chapter.
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23. In 1.9, remove the word shall from wherever it appears in the section and add, in its place, the word will.
24. Revise 1.10 to read as follows:

1.10 Advance notice of proposed rulemaking.

a Prior to the commencement of any trade regulation rule proceeding, the Commission must publish in the Federal Register an advance notice of such proposed proceeding.
b The advance notice must:
1 Contain a brief description of the area of inquiry under consideration, the objectives which the Commission seeks to achieve, and possible regulatory alternatives under consideration by the Commission; and 2 Invite the response of interested persons with respect to such proposed rulemaking, including any suggestions or alternative methods for achieving such objectives.
c The advance notice must be submitted to the Committee on
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