WPC #V*A6XG٧6݁SBKx% >J4Ig]x<7V5@ 歔V^"̧:rW-@Bn^cI}KώK2NS:̋czi_+2873# GE~~Uچ¯#2^=󛩎Rbw(w[APM9L?*3?5ҫac\`J%4|0Exƒ,zvnفȸ`~U]Ntڧ7Q-+(܃H~\eP܁ag# p^O9eb \l;SW_2 Hj'A{q 4[3#WLFteVOӱ3P}Jnkd\ԝ _Ǚ93Y,#8 㙚^YѰT~|Md"#^ T#`UN) %wU@}U88 \\FP01\hp5760(9 Z6Times New Roman RegularX(9 Z(Times New Roman !   TS Ԛ X   US  TS FTCI4   SYSTEMNAME: b   ClearanceApplicationandResponseFiles!FTC. . ~ SECURITYCLASSIFICATION:  J   Notapplicable.    SYSTEMLOCATION:     FederalTradeCommission,600PennsylvaniaAvenue,NW.,Washington,DC20580. ^  SeeAppendixIIIforotherlocationswhererecordsmaybemaintainedoraccessed. D  CATEGORIESOFINDIVIDUALSCOVEREDBYTHESYSTEM: `   FormermembersoremployeesoftheCommissionwhorequestauthorizationtoappear , orparticipateinaproceedingorinvestigation,formalorinformal,whichwaspendinginany  mannerintheCommissionduringthatindividualstenureattheCommission.  CATEGORIESOFRECORDSINTHESYSTEM: t   Name,address,andcurrentemploymentstatusoftherequestingindividual,aswellasthe @ natureofanyconnectionwiththeproceedingorinvestigationforwhichclearanceissought; &v lettersrespondingtothoserequestsindicatingthedeterminationoftheCommissionand  \ outliningreasonsforanydenialorrestriction;internalCommissionmemorandaevaluatingthe B requestanddiscussingthestatusofanyrelevantpendingmatters. ( AUTHORITYFORMAINTENANCEOFTHESYSTEM:    FederalTradeCommissionAct,15U.S.C.41etseq. p!  PURPOSE(S): <#"   Toevaluateapplications;tomakedeterminationsinresponsetothoseapplications;to %X $ maintainrecordsofconsiderationgiventoapplicationsrequestingauthorizationtoappearin %>!% Commissionproceedings;toensurenoconflictofinterestbetweenformermembersor &$"& employeesoftheCommissionandactiveproceedings;tomakerecordsofsuchapplicationsand ' #' theagencysresponsesavailablewithintheFTCforhistorical,legalresearch,investigational, (#( andsimilarpurposes(seeFTCVII6,DocumentManagementandRetrievalSystem!FTC);and )$) alsotomakeappropriateportionsofsuchrecordsavailabletothepublic(seeFTCI6,Public l*%* Records!FTC). R+&+  -n(- ROUTINEUSESOFRECORDSMAINTAINEDINTHESYSTEM,INCLUDING  CATEGORIESOFUSERSANDTHEPURPOSESOFSUCHUSES:    RecordsinthissystemmaybedisclosedontheFTCspublicrecordundertheFTCs b RulesofPractice.SeeFTCI6,PublicRecords!FTC. H   SeealsoAppendixIforotherwaysthatthePrivacyActpermitstheFTCtouseor  d disclosesystemrecordsoutsidetheagency.  J DISCLOSURETOCONSUMERREPORTINGAGENCIES:      None,exceptasauthorizedunder5U.S.C.552a(b)(12)whentryingtocollectaclaimof   theGovernment.SeeAppendixI.Forpublicportionsofthissystem,seethesystemnoticefor x  FTCI6. ^  POLICIESANDPRACTICESFORSTORING,RETRIEVING,ACCESSING,RETAINING, *z  ANDDISPOSINGOFRECORDSINTHESYSTEM: ` STORAGE: ,   TheFTCgenerallymaintainstheserecordsinpaperformat,althoughitcanalsomaintain  theminotherelectronicornonelectronicformatsandmedia(e.g.,microfilm,CDROMs,other  digitalfiles). t RETRIEVABILITY: @   Indexedbynameoftheapplicantandbythenameoftheinvestigationorproceeding.  \ SAFEGUARDS: (   Forrecordsotherthanthosemadepublic,accessisrestrictedtoagencypersonnelor  contractorswhoseresponsibilitiesrequireaccess.Paperrecordsaremaintainedinlockable   roomsorfilecabinets.Accesstoelectronicrecordsiscontrolledby userIDandpassword p!  combinationand/orotherappropriateelectronicaccessornetworkcontrols(e.g.,firewalls). V"! FTCbuildingsareguardedandmonitoredbysecuritypersonnel,cameras,IDchecks,andother <#" physicalsecuritymeasures. "$r# RETENTIONANDDISPOSAL: %>!%   Recordsareretainedanddisposedofunderapplicableschedulesandprocedures ' #' approvedbytheNationalArchivesandRecordsAdministration. (#( SYSTEMMANAGER(S)ANDADDRESS: l*%*   DeputyGeneralCounselforLegalCounsel,OfficeofGeneralCounsel,FederalTrade 8,', Commission,600PennsylvaniaAvenue,NW.,Washington,DC20580. -n(- ЇNOTIFICATIONPROCEDURE;RECORDACCESSPROCEDURES;ANDCONTESTING  RECORDPROCEDURES:    SeeAppendixII. b RECORDSOURCECATEGORIES: . ~   IndividualonwhomtherecordismaintainedandCommissionstaffwhopreparethe  J memorandaandresponsetorequest.  0 EXEMPTIONSCLAIMEDFORTHESYSTEM:      CopiesofrecordscontainedinthissystemthathavebeenplacedontheFTCpublic x  recordareavailableuponrequestorfromtheFTCsWebsite,whereapplicable.SeeFTC-I-6, ^  PublicRecords!FTC.However,pursuantto5U.S.C.552a(k)(2),recordsinthissystem,which D  reflectrecordsthatarecontainedinothersystemsofrecordsthataredesignatedasexempt,are *z  exemptfromtherequirementsofsubsections(c)(3),(d),(e)(1),(e)(4)(G),(H),(I),and(f)of5 ` U.S.C.552a.See4.13(m)oftheFTCRulesofPractice,16CFR4.13(m).  F   TS X   US  TS