Federal Trade Commission Formal Actions
Commission Actions: March 2002

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March 28, 2002

  • State of Connecticut: Department of Public Health: Connecticut Board of Examiners for Opticians: In re: Declaratory Ruling Proceeding On the Interpretation and Applicability of Various Statutes and Regulations Concerning the Sale of Contact Lenses
    • Comments of the Staff of the Federal Trade Commission Office of Policy Planning and Bureau of Consumer Protection, Intervenor
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    • News Release
       

  • Telemarketing Sales Rule:
    Notice Announcing Fifteen-Day Extension of Public Comment Period in the Review of the Rule, Until April 15, 2002

March 22, 2002

March 21, 2002

  • Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. First Alliance Mortgage Company, a California corporation, First Alliance Corporation, a Delaware corporation, First Alliance Mortgage Company, a Minnesota corporation, and Brian Chisick, Defendants, and Sarah Chisick, Relief Defendant (Central District of California, Southern Division), Civil No. SACV 00-964 DOC.
  • The People of The State of California, The State of Arizona, The State of Florida, The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, The People of the State of Illinois, and The New York State Banking Department, Plaintiffs, v. First Alliance Mortgage Company, et al., Defendants; In re: First Alliance Mortgage Company, et al., Debtors; Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. First Alliance Mortgage Company, et al., Defendants; and Frank and Nicolena Aiello, et al., Plaintiffs, v. First Alliance Mortgage Company, et al., Defendants.
    • Permanent Injunction and Order By Stipulation Between The Plaintiffs, The People of The States of Arizona, California, Florida, and Illinois, The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the New York State Banking Department, and the Defendants, Brian Chisick and Sarah Chisick [PDF 526K]
    • Permanent Injunction and Order By Stipulation Between The Plaintiffs, The People of The States of Arizona, California, Florida, and Illinois, The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the New York State Banking Department, and the Defendants, Jeffrey Smith, Patty Sullivan, and Salah Bastawy [PDF 642K]
    • News Release

March 20, 2002

  • Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Identity Theft: The FTC's Response
    Presented By Howard Beales, Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection, Before the Subcommittee On Technology, Terrorism and Government Information of the Judicary Committee, United States Senate (March 20, 2002).

March 19, 2002

  • Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission, In Support of the Commission's Fiscal Year 2003 Appropriation Request
    Presented By Chairman Timothy J. Muris Before the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary of the Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate (March 19, 2002).
    • Text of the Commission Prepared Statement
    • Statement of Commissioner Anthony, Concurring In Part and Dissenting In Part
    • Statement of Commissioner Thompson, Concurring In Part and Dissenting In Part

    • News Release

March 15, 2002

  • FTC v. The Hearst Trust et al. (District of the District of Columbia).
    • Letter Approving Revisions to Revised Asset Purchase Agreement Proposed by First DataBank, Inc. and Lippincott-Raven Medical, Ltd. and Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc., doing business as Facts and Comparisons. [PDF 26KB]
    • News Release

March 12, 2002

  • Consumer Information Security:
    Notice Announcing Public Workshop and Requesting Public Comment and Participation
  • 16 C.F.R. Parts 801 and 802
    Premerger Notification Reporting and Waiting Period Requirements: Amendments to Parts 801 and 802 of the HSR Premerger Notification Rules
  • 16 C.F.R. Part 802
    Premerger Notification Reporting and Waiting Period Requirements: Amendments to Section 802.21 of the HSR Premerger Notification Rules: Acquisitions of Voting Securities Not Meeting or Exceeding Greater Notification Threshold.

March 11, 2002

  • FTC v. TLD Network Ltd., Quantum Management (GB) Ltd., TBS Industries Ltd., Thomas Goolnik, and Edward Harris Goolnik (Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division).
    • Complaint for Injunctive and Other Equitable Relief [PDF 242K]
    • Memorandum Supporting Plaintiff's Ex Parte Motion for Temporary Restraining Order, Other Equitable Relief, and Order to Show Cause Why A Preliminary Injunction Should Not Issue [PDF 653K]
    • Temporary Restraining Order With Asset Freeze And Other Equitable Relief [PDF 442K]
    • News Release

March 8, 2002

  • FTC v. Information Search, Inc., and David J. Kacala (District of Maryland, Northern Division).
  • FTC v. Victor L. Guzzetta, doing business as Smart Data Systems (Eastern District of New York).

March 7, 2002

March 6, 2002

March 1, 2002

  • Privacy Act of 1974
    Proposed New Privacy Act System of Records to Facilitate Compliance With the Do-Not-Call Provisions of the Commission's Telemarketing Sales Rule.
  • Regulatory Review Program:
    Notice of Intent to Request Public Comments On A Rule and A Set of Guides During 2002, and Tentative Schedule of Reviews of Other Rules And Guides From 2003 Through 2011.
  • 16 C.F.R. Part 250
    Guides for the Household Furniture Industry: Rescission of the Guides.
  • 16 C.F.R. Part 20
    Guides for the Rebuilt, Reconditioned, and Other Used Automobile Parts Industry: Final Rule.
  • 16 C.F.R. Part 259
    Guide Concerning Fuel Economy Advertising for New Automobiles: Final Rule.  
  • Government Performance and Results Act:
    Federal Trade Commission Performance Report for Fiscal Year 2001
  • Remedial Use of Disgorgement:
    Extension of Public Comment Period Until March 29, 2002
  • The Mobile Wireless Web, Data Services and Beyond: Emerging Technologies and Consumer Issues: A Report By the Staff of the Federal Trade Commission

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