[Federal Register: April 22, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 77)]
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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: icpac.atr@usdoj.gov.
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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