[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 77 (Thursday, April 22, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 19806]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-10257]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division
Internatonal Competition Policy Advisory Committee (ICPAC);
Notice of Hearings
The International Competition Policy Advisory Committee (``Advisory
Committee'') has rescheduled hearings that were scheduled for April 23,
1999 in Washington, D.C. The hearings will now be held on May 17, 1999.
The hearings currently scheduled for April 22, 1999 will still take
place as planned. The Advisory Committee was established by the
Department of Justice to provide advice regarding issues relating to
international competition policy; specifically, how best to cooperate
with foreign authorities to eliminate international anticompetitive
agreements, how best to coordinate United States' and foreign antitrust
enforcement efforts in the review of multinational mergers, and how
best to address issues that interface international trade and
competition policy concerns. The hearings on May 17, 1999 will be held
at the American Geophysical Union Conference Center, 2000 Florida
Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20009-1277. The agenda and current
schedule for the hearings are as follows:
May 17, 1999
9:00-9:30--Welcoming Remarks
9:30-12:00--Session One: Presentations by Members of the ABA Section of
Antitrust Law ICPAC Task Force
1:00-2:00--Session Two: Presentations by Economists
2:00-3:45--Session Three: Presentations from Representatives of U.S.
Businesses
4:00-5:30--Session Four: Presentations on Institution Building and
Competition Law Advocacy
The hearings schedule is not final and may change. For the latest
information about the hearings schedule or other matters related to the
hearings, please check the Advisory Committee's website at:
www.usdoj.gov/atr/icpac/icpac.htm or contact Marianne Pak of the
Advisory Committee staff at (202) 353-9074.
Attendance is open to the interested public, limited by the
availability of space. Persons needing special assistance, such as sign
language interpretation or other special accommodations, should notify
the contact person listed below as soon as possible. Members of the
public may submit written statements by mail, electronic mail, or
facsimile at any time before or after the hearings to the contact
person listed below for consideration by the Advisory Committee. Oral
statements from the public will not be solicited or accepted at the
hearings. For further information contact: Merit Janow, c/o Marianne
Pak, U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, 601 D Street,
N.W., Room 10011, Washington, D.C. 20530, Telephone: (202) 353-9074,
Facsimile: (202) 353-9985, Electronic mail: [email protected].
Merit E. Janow,
Executive Director, International Competition Policy Advisory
Committee.
[FR Doc. 99-10257 Filed 4-21-99; 8:45 am]
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