Notice of 30-Day Extension in Comment Period and Change in Date for Public Forum on Disclosures in the Resale of Vehicles Repurchased Due to Warranty Defects

Résumé

The Federal Trade Commission (``the Commission'' or ``FTC'') has extended the date by which comments must be submitted and has changed the date for the public forum concerning the practices used in the resale of vehicles previously repurchased from consumers because of warranty defects. This notice informs prospective participants of the changes and sets new dates of July 29, 1996, for the end of the comment period and October 3, 1996, for the forum. On November 8, 1995, the Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety and other consumer groups (``Consumer Coalition'' or ``Petitioners'') filed a petition in which they requested that the Commission initiate either a rulemaking proceeding or an enforcement action regarding the alleged industry practice of reselling vehicles repurchased due to defects without disclosure of the vehicle's prior history to the subsequent purchaser. On April 30, 1996, the Commission published this petition without endorsing or supporting the views expressed therein. In addition to seeking public comment on the issues raised by the petition and on other related issues, the Commission announced its intention to hold a public forum on July 15, 1996, to further