WPC  *P<.րư9:.~٩cx~0vFlўg l! Ywdsu^[aRvN9Ab?Ld310n ՉЯuF!l{O ,S8EI:,y25#3'\v[e)%-4L sXq= `ٶZx*ݘ6@~T6-ֽ uJjA yj~1q 6Qi1A@RRnn# qykP!% AUTHORITYFORMAINTENANCEOFTHESYSTEM: ' #'   FederalTradeCommissionAct,15U.S.C.41etseq.;ExecutiveOrder10450;Freedom )$) ofInformationAct,5U.S.C.552;16_CFR_Ԁ4.9. l*%*  -n(- PURPOSE(S):    TomakeappropriateportionsoftherecordsinFTCmattersavailabletothepublic;to | enablemembersofthepublictoreviewandcommentonorrespondtosuchcomments;to b maintainrecordsofCommissionactivitiesrelatedtothosematters. H ROUTINEUSESOFRECORDSMAINTAINEDINTHESYSTEM,INCLUDING  d CATEGORIESOFUSERSANDTHEPURPOSESOFSUCHUSES:  J   Recordsinthissystemmaybe:      (1)DisclosedontheFTCspublicrecordundertheFTCsRulesofPractice,includingby   postingcopiesofsuchrecordsontheFTCsWebsite,4XO  5  www.ftc.gov67OK  7y,ormadepublicbyother x  electronicornonelectronicmeans.See16_CFR_Ԁ4.9(b);or ^    (2)Disclosedpubliclythroughthe_FDMS_Ԁorforanyotherroutineusesetforthinthe *z  systemofrecordsnoticepublishedforthatsystemofrecords,EPA_GOVT_Ԅ2(_FDMS_),orany ` successorsystemnoticeforthatsystem. F   SeealsoAppendixIforotherwaysthatthePrivacyActpermitstheFTCtouseor  disclosesystemrecordsoutsidetheagency.  DISCLOSURETOCONSUMERREPORTINGAGENCIES: t   Publicrecordsarenotroutinelyreferredtoconsumerreportingagencies,butbecause @ theyarepubliclyaccessible,theycanbesearchedandusedbyanypersonorentityoutsidethe &v FTC,whichcouldincludeaconsumerreportingagency.Disclosureisalsoauthorizedunder5  \ U.S.C.552a(b)(12)whentryingtocollectaclaimoftheGovernment.SeeAppendixI. B POLICIESANDPRACTICESFORSTORING,RETRIEVING,ACCESSING,RETAINING,  ANDDISPOSINGOFRECORDSINTHESYSTEM:  STORAGE: p!    TheFTCmaintainstheserecordsinvariouselectronicandnonelectronicformatsand <#" media(e.g.,paper,microfilm,CDROMs,otherdigitalfiles).TheFTCmaintainselectronic "$r# recordsinthissystemusingacombinationofdifferentdatabasesandapplications,ratherthan %X $ maintainingtheminasingleelectronicsystem. %>!% _RETRIEVABILITY_: ' #'   Indexedbyrespondents,participants,orFTCstaffmembersname;companyname; )$) industryinvestigationtitle;andFTCmatternumber. l*%*  -n(- SAFEGUARDS:    TheFTCsWebsitesaresecuredandmonitoredtoprotectagainstunauthorizeddeletion | oralterationofrecordspostedonsuchsites.Accesstotheofficialrecordcopyofsuchrecordsis b restricted,whereappropriate,toagencypersonnelorcontractorswhoseresponsibilitiesrequire H access. . ~ RETENTIONANDDISPOSAL:  J   Recordsareretainedanddisposedofunderapplicableschedulesandprocedures    approvedbytheNationalArchivesandRecordsAdministration.    SYSTEMMANAGER(S)ANDADDRESS: x    Director,RecordsandFilingsOffice,FederalTradeCommission,600Pennsylvania D  Avenue,NW.,Washington,DC20580. *z  NOTIFICATIONPROCEDURE;RECORDACCESSPROCEDURES;ANDCONTESTING F RECORDPROCEDURES: ,   SeeAppendixII.  RECORDSOURCECATEGORIES: t   Individualrespondent(s)orproposedrespondent(s),companyrecords,complainants, @ informants,witnesses,participants,andFTCemployees. &v EXEMPTIONSCLAIMEDFORTHESYSTEM: B   None.   #X.CXXX.CA#