The Magnuson-Moss Warranty—Federal Trade Commission Improvement Act of 1975, Pub. L. 93-637, established special procedures for the adoption of trade regulation rules by the Federal Trade Commission. The Act also created a program for the reimbursement of the expenses of participants in trade regulation rulemaking who qualify for funding under criteria set forth in that...
Magnuson-Moss (Recommendations)
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- Recommendation number: 80-1
- Adopted on: June 6, 1980
- Tags: Congress, Hybrid Rulemaking, Magnuson-Moss, Rulemaking
- Recommendation number: 79-5
- Adopted on: December 14, 1979
- Tags: Congress, Hybrid Rulemaking, Magnuson-Moss, Rulemaking
The Magnuson-Moss Warranty—Federal Trade Commission Improvement Act, P.L. 93-637, which established procedures for the Federal Trade Commission’s promulgation of trade regulation rules, also authorized the Commission to “provide compensation for reasonable attorneys fees, expert witness fees, and other costs of participating” in those proceedings. The statute (15 U.S.C. § 57a(h)(1)) provides...
- Recommendation number: 79-1
- Adopted on: June 8, 1979
- Tags: Congress, Hybrid Rulemaking, Magnuson-Moss, Rulemaking
The Magnuson-Moss Warranty—Federal Trade Commission Improvement Act, P.L. 93-637, which became effective January 5, 1975, provides authority and procedures for the Federal Trade Commission’s promulgation of “trade regulation rules.” The statute requires the Commission to engage in “hybrid” rulemaking, a style which adds to the notice-and-comment requirements for “informal...