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Program Descriptions

36.001:  Fair Competition Counseling and Investigation of Complaints

Objectives:  To prevent and eliminate monopolistic practices and unfair methods of competition; to investigate and proscribe acts and practices which are unfair or deceptive to the consuming public.

PROGRAM AND AWARD	FINANCIAL AND INFORMATION CONTACTS
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS	FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO.
APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS	INFORMATION CONTACTS
RELATED PROGRAMS	ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS
PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS	POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS

36.001 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant Eligibility:  Assistance is available to General public.

Beneficiary Eligibility:  General public.

Credentials/Documentation:  Complaints must contain facsimiles of questioned advertising, labeling or other practice, or a summary of any oral misrepresentation involved, together with name and address of the alleged offender.

36.001 APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:

Preapplication Coordination:  This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.

Application Procedure:  Send complaint to FTC. Questionable local practices should be referred to State or local authorities.

Award Procedure:  Not applicable.

Deadlines:  Not applicable.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time:  Not applicable.

Appeals:  Not applicable.

Renewals:  Not applicable.

Criteria for Selecting Proposals:  Not applicable.

Examples of Funded Projects:  Not applicable.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance:  Not applicable.

36.001 RELATED PROGRAMS:

• 10.155 Marketing Agreements and Orders;
• 10.800 Livestock, Meat and Poultry Market Supervision;
• 39.009 Federal Consumer Information Center;
• 58.001 Securities: Investigation of Complaints and SEC Information;
• 59.009 Procurement Assistance to Small Businesses.

36.001 PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

36.001 FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO:

Federal Agency:  FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

Type of Assistance:  Advisory Services and Counseling; Investigation of Complaints.

Obligations:  (Salaries and Expenses) FY 99 $117,377,400; FY 00 est $124,990,000; and FY 01 est $164,600,000.

Budget Account Number:  29-0100-0-1-376.

Authorization:  Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914, 15 U.S.C. 41-58, 1988 and Supp. IV 1992, as amended; Clayton Act; Export Trade Act; Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921, as amended; Wool Products Labeling Act; Fur Products Labeling Act; Textile Fiber Products Identification Act; Fair Packaging and Labeling Act; Lanham Trade-Mark Act; Truth-in-Lending Act; Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act; Fair Credit Reporting Act; Hobby Protection Act; Deepwater Port Act; Magnuson-Moss Warranty-Federal Trade Commission Improvement Act; Equal Credit Opportunity Act; Energy Policy and Conservation Act; Consumer Leasing Act; Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended; Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvement Act; Fair Debt Collection Practices Act; Petroleum Marketing Practices Act; Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments of 1978; Electronic Funds Transfer Act; National Energy Conservation Policy Act of 1978; Deep Seabed Hard Minerals Act; Shipping Act of 1984, as amended; National Cooperative Research Act of 1984; Comprehensive Smokeless Tobacco Health Education Act of 1986.

Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature:  A list of publications is available by writing the Federal Trade Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20580. Publications are available in local Depository Libraries.

36.001 INFO CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office:  Persons are encouraged to communicate with the local FTC Regional Director: 10877 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90024. Phone: (310) 824-4343; Use the same number for FTS; 901 Market St., Suite 570, San Francisco, CA 94103. Phone: (415) 356-5270; Use the same number for FTS; Suite 5M35, Midrise Bldg., 60 Forsyth St., SW, Atlanta, GA 30303. Phone: (404) 656-1390; Use the same number for FTS; 55 E. Monroe St., Suite 1860, Chicago, IL 60603-5701. Phone: (312) 960-5634; Use the same number for FTS; 150 William St., Suite 1300, New York, NY 10038. Phone: (212) 264-8290; Use the same number for FTS; Eaton Center, Suite 200, 1111 Superior Ave., Cleveland, OH 44114-2507. Phone: (216) 263-3455; Use the same number for FTS; 1999 Bryan St., Suite 2150, Dallas, TX 75201-6808. Phone: (214) 979-9350; Use the same number for FTS; 2806 Federal Bldg., 915 Second Ave., Suite 2896, Seattle, WA 98174. Phone: (206) 220-6350; Use the same number for FTS.

Headquarters Office:  Consumer Protection Matters: Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, (202) 326-3430. Restraint of Trade Matters: Director, Bureau of Competition, (202) 326-2932. Both are in the Federal Trade Commission Bldg., 600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20580.

(See Appendix IV for more contact info.)

36.001 ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements:  Not applicable.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance:  Not applicable.

Uses and Use Restrictions:  Restrictive monopolistic practices, including price-fixing conspiracies, boycotts, price discriminations, and illegal mergers and acquisitions, are investigated and corrected. Major emphasis is also placed on correcting unfair or deceptive acts and practices in the market place that are injurious to the consumer as well as to competition. Particular attention is directed to false and misleading advertising, consumer credit transactions and credit reporting, packaging and labeling of goods, debt collection practices, food and drug advertising, representations made in the sale of goods and services, wool, fur and textile products labeling and disclosure of the terms and conditions of warranties and service contract obligations.

36.001 POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports:  Not applicable.

Audits:  Not applicable.

Records:  Not applicable.