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before April 27, 2015. You can find
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Analysis of Proposed Consent Order To
Aid Public Comment
The Federal Trade Commission
(‘‘FTC’’) has accepted, subject to final
approval, an agreement containing a
consent order from TT of Longwood,
Inc., also doing business as Cory
Fairbanks Mazda. The proposed consent
order has been placed on the public
record for thirty (30) days for receipt of
comments by interested persons.
Comments received during this period
will become part of the public record.
After thirty (30) days, the FTC will again
review the agreement and the comments
received, and will decide whether it
should withdraw from the agreement
and take appropriate action or make
final the agreement’s proposed order.
The respondent is a motor vehicle
dealer. According to the FTC’s
complaint, the respondent has
misrepresented: (1) Vehicle purchase
prices; (2) that advertised prices,
discounts, rebates, bonuses, and
incentives are available to all
consumers; (3) the prices for added
features such as spoilers and sunroofs;
(4) that vehicles are available for sale or
lease for zero down, zero payments, or
zero interest; (5) that vehicles are
available for $99; and (6) that consumers
can pay $0 at the inception of a lease to
lease the advertised vehicle for the
advertised monthly payment amount.
The complaint alleges therefore that the
representations are false and misleading
in violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act.
In addition, the complaint alleges the
respondent violated the Consumer
Leasing Act (‘‘CLA’’) and Regulation M
for failing to disclose or to disclose
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clearly and conspicuously certain costs
and terms when advertising vehicles for
lease.
The proposed order is designed to
prevent the respondent from engaging in
similar deceptive practices in the future.
Part I.A of the proposed order prohibits
the respondent from misrepresenting
the cost of: (1) Purchasing a vehicle with
financing, including but not necessarily
limited to the amount or percentage of
the down payment, the number of
payments or period of repayment, the
amount of any payment, and the
repayment obligation over the full term
of the loan, including any balloon
payment; or (2) leasing a vehicle,
including but not limited to the total
amount due at lease inception, the
down payment, amount down,
acquisition fee, capitalized cost
reduction, any other amount required to
be paid at lease inception, and the
amounts of all monthly or other
periodic payments. Part I.B prohibits the
respondent from misrepresenting any
other material fact about the price, sale,
financing, or leasing of any vehicle.
Part II.A of the proposed order
prohibits respondent from representing
that a discount, rebate, bonus, incentive
or price is available unless: (1) It is
available to all consumers, and for all
vehicles advertised; or (2) the
representation clearly and
conspicuously discloses all
qualifications or restrictions on: (a) A
consumer’s ability to obtain the
discount, rebate, bonus, incentive, or
price and (b) the vehicles available at
the discount, rebate, bonus incentive, or
price. Part II.B prohibits respondent
from misrepresenting any of the
following: (1) The existence or amount
of any discount, rebate, bonus,
incentive, or price; (2) the existence,
price, value, coverage, or features of any
product or service associated with the
motor vehicle purchase; (3) the number
of vehicles available at particular prices;
or (4) any other material fact about the
price, sale, financing, or leasing of
motor vehicles.
Part III of the proposed order
addresses the CLA allegations. Part III.A
prohibits the respondent from stating
the amount of any payment or that any
or no initial payment is required at lease
inception without disclosing clearly and
conspicuously: (1) That the transaction
advertised is a lease; (2) the total
amount due at lease signing or delivery;
(3) whether or not a security deposit is
required; (4) the number, amounts, and
timing of scheduled payments; and (5)
that an extra charge may be imposed at
the end of the lease term. Part III.B
prohibits the respondent from violating
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any provision of the CLA or Regulation
M.
Part IV of the proposed order requires
the respondent to keep copies of
relevant advertisements and materials
substantiating claims made in the
advertisements. Part V requires the
respondent to provide copies of the
order to certain of its personnel. Part VI
requires notification to the Commission
regarding changes in corporate structure
that might affect compliance obligations
under the order. Part VII requires the
respondent to file compliance reports
with the Commission. Finally, Part VIII
is a provision ‘‘sunsetting’’ the order
after twenty (20) years, with certain
exceptions.
The purpose of this analysis is to aid
public comment on the proposed order.
It is not intended to constitute an
official interpretation of the complaint
or proposed order, or to modify in any
way the proposed order’s terms.
By direction of the Commission.
Donald S. Clark,
Secretary.
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ADMINISTRATION
[Notice–MVC–2015–01, Docket No. 2015–
0054, Sequence 1]
National Dialogue and Pilot To Reduce
Reporting Compliance Costs for
Federal Contractors and Grantees
General Services
Administration (GSA) and Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Chief Acquisition
Officers Council, Department of Health
and Human Services, and the General
Services Administration (GSA) are
conducting a national dialogue to
discuss ideas on how to reduce the costs
(compliance and other) associated with
reporting compliance under Federal
awards (contracts, subcontracts, grants,
subgrants, and cooperative agreements).
This dialogue is part of an effort to
improve the economy and efficiency of
the federal award system by identifying
impactful steps that can be taken to
streamline, reporting, reduce burden,
and reduce costs.
DATES: Interested parties may
participate in the national dialogue
through an online platform by reviewing
the information and participation dates
posted at www.cao.gov. The dialogue
will open on May 30, 2015 and close on
May 30, 2017.
SUMMARY:
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Interested parties may
participate in the dialogue through the
online platform by reviewing the
information and participation dates
posted at www.cao.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher Zeleznik at dataactpmo@
hhs.gov or 202–205–3514 or Emily
Gartland at IAEOutreach@gsa.gov or
703–605–2532.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
This notice announces a dialogue to
explore opportunities to streamline
processes and reduce or eliminate
burden in federal procurement and
grants processes. This dialogue furthers
the goals of the President’s Management
Agenda, which lays the foundation for
creating a 21st century government that
delivers better results to the American
people, and addresses requirements in
the Digital Accountability and
Transparency Act of 2014 (Public Law
113–101) to gain a better understanding
of the costs of compliance with Federal
contracting and grants awards as well as
recommendations to standardize data,
eliminate unnecessary duplication, and
reduce compliance costs.
During last year’s Open Dialogue on
Federal Procurement, published in the
Federal Register at 79 FR 22682, on
April 23, 2014, many commenters
pointed to the potential reduction of
redundant reporting and related
processes as one way to improve the
efficiency and effectiveness of the
government’s acquisition practices. This
feedback is helping to support ongoing
efforts to modernize the IT
infrastructure supporting Federal
procurement data collection and
display, which will include
development of a single Web site for
Federal contractors to use for federal
contract reporting requirements.
Management of federal contract and
grant business arrangements requires
multiple layers of reporting across
multiple agencies. In some cases, lack of
standardization results in slight (or
significant) variations in reports that
create additional administrative and
burdensome requirements for awardees
that could be readily rectified. This
dialogue is intended to continue the
conversation begun last year in the
context of federal procurement and
expand it to cover federal grants by
identifying opportunities for reducing
burden, discussing ideas for
standardizing processes and forms, and
identifying recommended actions to
reduce costs and eliminate duplication
for awardees. The open dialogue focuses
on three topics (campaigns). Each
campaign focuses on a unique aspect of
the Federal contracting and grants
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process for which we welcome your
insight, ideas, and feedback.
• Campaign 1—Reporting compliance
requirements shared by prime and subawardees of Federal procurements and
grants.
• Campaign 2—Procurement
practices, processes, and reporting.
• Campaign 3—Grants practices and
processes.
Note—We are looking for ideas to
reduce your burden through data
standards and changes to reporting
procedures. We are interested in hearing
about proposed changes that can be
accomplished through executive
(regulatory, administrative, or
management) action, as well as
potential legislative proposals where
requirements are based in statute.
To facilitate a national dialogue, an
online platform will be launched in May
2015 so that interested parties may
submit ideas, comment on others,
respond to questions posed by
moderators, and vote to indicate which
ideas they think are most promising and
impactful. Information on the platform,
and the dates for participating in the
dialogue, will be posted at www.cao.gov.
A separate notice will beposted to
address additional dialogue topics on
federal procurement for conversation
later in the spring and summer.
Dated: March 27, 2015.
William Clark,
Director, Office of Government-wide
Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition
Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy.
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HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA–2015–D–0838]
Procedures for Meetings of the Medical
Devices Advisory Committee; Draft
Guidance for Industry and Food and
Drug Administration Staff; Availability
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
ACTION:
Notice.
The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) is announcing the
availability of the draft guidance
entitled ‘‘Procedures for Meetings of the
Medical Devices Advisory Committee.’’
The Center for Devices and Radiological
Health (CDRH) is issuing this guidance
to provide additional information
regarding the processes for meetings of
the Medical Devices Advisory
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Committee panels other than the
Dispute Resolution Panel (DRP). This
guidance describes the general
circumstances in which CDRH consults
with a panel, the process for exchange
of information between CDRH, the
members of the panel, industry, and the
public, and the conduct of panel
meetings. This guidance supplements
existing FDA Agency-wide guidance on
the conduct of Advisory Committee
meetings. This draft guidance is not
final nor is it in effect at this time.
DATES: Although you can comment on
any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR
10.115(g)(5)), to ensure that the Agency
considers your comment of this draft
guidance before it begins work on the
final version of the guidance, submit
either electronic or written comments
on the draft guidance by June 1, 2015.
ADDRESSES: An electronic copy of the
guidance document is available for
download from the Internet. See the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for
information on electronic access to the
guidance. Submit written requests for a
single hard copy of the draft guidance
document entitled ‘‘Procedures for
Meetings of the Medical Devices
Advisory Committee’’ to the Office of
the Center Director, Guidance and
Policy Development, Center for Devices
and Radiological Health, Food and Drug
Administration, 10903 New Hampshire
Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 5431, Silver Spring,
MD 20993–0002. Send one selfaddressed adhesive label to assist that
office in processing your request.
Submit electronic comments on the
draft guidance to https://
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Management (HFA–305), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm.
1061, Rockville, MD 20852. Identify
comments with the docket number
found in brackets in the heading of this
document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
James Swink, Center for Devices and
Radiological Health, Food and Drug
Administration, 10903 New Hampshire
Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 1609, Silver Spring,
MD 20993–0002, 301–796–6313.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
CDRH is issuing this draft guidance to
provide additional information
regarding the processes for meetings of
the Medical Devices Advisory
Committee panels other than the DRP.
The term ‘‘panel,’’ as used in this
guidance, refers to the panels
established under the Medical Devices
Advisory Committee charter excluding
the DRP. This guidance describes the
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
[Notice-MVC-2015-01, Docket No. 2015-0054, Sequence 1]
National Dialogue and Pilot To Reduce Reporting Compliance Costs
for Federal Contractors and Grantees
AGENCY: General Services Administration (GSA) and Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Chief Acquisition Officers Council, Department of Health
and Human Services, and the General Services Administration (GSA) are
conducting a national dialogue to discuss ideas on how to reduce the
costs (compliance and other) associated with reporting compliance under
Federal awards (contracts, subcontracts, grants, subgrants, and
cooperative agreements). This dialogue is part of an effort to improve
the economy and efficiency of the federal award system by identifying
impactful steps that can be taken to streamline, reporting, reduce
burden, and reduce costs.
DATES: Interested parties may participate in the national dialogue
through an online platform by reviewing the information and
participation dates posted at www.cao.gov. The dialogue will open on
May 30, 2015 and close on May 30, 2017.
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ADDRESSES: Interested parties may participate in the dialogue through
the online platform by reviewing the information and participation
dates posted at www.cao.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Zeleznik at
dataactpmo@hhs.gov or 202-205-3514 or Emily Gartland at
IAEOutreach@gsa.gov or 703-605-2532.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
This notice announces a dialogue to explore opportunities to
streamline processes and reduce or eliminate burden in federal
procurement and grants processes. This dialogue furthers the goals of
the President's Management Agenda, which lays the foundation for
creating a 21st century government that delivers better results to the
American people, and addresses requirements in the Digital
Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-101) to
gain a better understanding of the costs of compliance with Federal
contracting and grants awards as well as recommendations to standardize
data, eliminate unnecessary duplication, and reduce compliance costs.
During last year's Open Dialogue on Federal Procurement, published
in the Federal Register at 79 FR 22682, on April 23, 2014, many
commenters pointed to the potential reduction of redundant reporting
and related processes as one way to improve the efficiency and
effectiveness of the government's acquisition practices. This feedback
is helping to support ongoing efforts to modernize the IT
infrastructure supporting Federal procurement data collection and
display, which will include development of a single Web site for
Federal contractors to use for federal contract reporting requirements.
Management of federal contract and grant business arrangements
requires multiple layers of reporting across multiple agencies. In some
cases, lack of standardization results in slight (or significant)
variations in reports that create additional administrative and
burdensome requirements for awardees that could be readily rectified.
This dialogue is intended to continue the conversation begun last year
in the context of federal procurement and expand it to cover federal
grants by identifying opportunities for reducing burden, discussing
ideas for standardizing processes and forms, and identifying
recommended actions to reduce costs and eliminate duplication for
awardees. The open dialogue focuses on three topics (campaigns). Each
campaign focuses on a unique aspect of the Federal contracting and
grants process for which we welcome your insight, ideas, and feedback.
Campaign 1--Reporting compliance requirements shared by
prime and sub-awardees of Federal procurements and grants.
Campaign 2--Procurement practices, processes, and
reporting.
Campaign 3--Grants practices and processes.
Note--We are looking for ideas to reduce your burden through data
standards and changes to reporting procedures. We are interested in
hearing about proposed changes that can be accomplished through
executive (regulatory, administrative, or management) action, as well
as potential legislative proposals where requirements are based in
statute.
To facilitate a national dialogue, an online platform will be
launched in May 2015 so that interested parties may submit ideas,
comment on others, respond to questions posed by moderators, and vote
to indicate which ideas they think are most promising and impactful.
Information on the platform, and the dates for participating in the
dialogue, will be posted at www.cao.gov. A separate notice will
beposted to address additional dialogue topics on federal procurement
for conversation later in the spring and summer.
Dated: March 27, 2015.
William Clark,
Director, Office of Government-wide Acquisition Policy, Office of
Acquisition Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2015-07441 Filed 3-31-15; 8:45 am]
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