Policy Concerning Disclosures of Nonmerger Competition and Consumer Protection Investigations

Résumé

The Federal Trade Commission is revising its policy concerning disclosure of investigations. The Commission's policy, subject to specified exceptions, is to conduct its investigations on a nonpublic basis. The revised policy permits limited disclosures about nonmerger investigations where: A target has publicly disclosed the relevant information in either a press release or a filing with a government agency; or the investigation or the practice has received substantial publicity and the disclosure does not identify a target that has not already disclosed its own identity. Inquiries seeking disclosure under this authority should be addressed to the Commission's Office of Public Affairs.