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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division

 
International Competition Policy Advisory Committee (ICPAC); 
Notice of Hearings

    The International Competition Policy Advisory Committee (``Advisory 
Committee'') will hold hearings on April 22-23, 1999. 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 will be held at the Center for Strategic and International 
Studies, B-1 Conference Center, 1800 K Street, NW, Washington, DC. The 
agenda and current schedule for the hearings are as follows:

Day 1--April 22, 1999

9:00-9:30  Welcoming Remarks
9:30-12:00  Session One: Presentations on Confidential Information 
Sharing
12:00-1:00  Session Two: Presentation by Representatives of Trade 
Associations (Part I)
2:00-2:45  Session Two: Presentations by Representatives of Trade 
Associations (Part II)
2:45-4:00  Session Three: Presentations by Members of the ABA Antitrust 
Section Task Force
4:15-5:45  Session Four: Presentations by Members of the ABA 
International Section

Day 2--April 23, 1999

9:00-9:15  Welcoming Remarks
9:15-11:15  Session One: Presentations by Members of the ABA Antitrust 
Section Task Force
11:30-12:30  Session Two: Presentations on the Role of International 
Institutions in Competition Policy
1:30-3:00  Session Three: Presentations from Representatives of U.S. 
Businesses
3:15-4:15  Session Four: Presentations on Institution Building and 
Competition Law Advocacy
4:15-5:30  Session Five: Presentations by Economists

    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. All 
written submissions will be included in the public record of 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, NW, Room 10011, Washington, DC 20530, 
Telephone: (202) 353-9074, Facsimile: (202) 353-9985, Electronic mail: 
icpac.atr@usdoj.gov.
Merit E. Janow,
Executive Director, International Competition Policy Advisory 
Committee.
[FR Doc. 99-8648 Filed 4-6-99; 8:45 am]
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