Other Applications, Petitions, and Requests

• #18. Petition Filed By Consumer Action, the Center for Auto Safety, the Center for Justice and Democracy, Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety, and the National Consumers League To Modify the Used Motor Vehicle Trade Regulation Rule, 16 C.F.R. Part 455, on an Expedited, Emergency Basis
  • Text of the July 2, 2009 Petition
• #17. Petition of Agrium Inc. for Approval of Proposed Divestiture
  • Text of the August 18, 2008 Petition (Public Version)
• #16. Petition of the Jewelers Vigilance Committee (JVC) and 10 Other Jewelry Industry Trade Associations Requesting that the FTC Amend the Guides for the Jewelry, Precious Metals, and Pewter Industries, 16 C.F.R. Part 23, Regarding the Use of the Term "Cultured" to Describe Laboratory-created Gemstones
• Text of the December 11, 2006 Petition
• #15. Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood Complaint Concerning Advertising Claims Made by BabyFirstTV
• Text of the July 15, 2008 Letter and Request for Investigation
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• #14. American Antitrust Institute Request for Investigation of Certain Conduct Concerning the Standard for Digital Television Broadcasting Developed By The Advanced Television Systems Committee
  • Text of March 26, 2008 Letter and Request For Investigation
• #13. The Cornucopia Institute and the National Alliance for Breastfeeding Advocacy Request for Investigation of Certain Advertising for Infant Formula Containing Docosahexaenoic Single Cell Oil (DHASCO) and Arachidonic Single Cell Oil (ARASCO), Which Are Manufactured Sources of the Fatty Acids DHA and ARA.
  • Text of January 24, 2008 Letter and Request for Investigation
• #12. Common Sense Media Request for Investigation of the Release of "Manhunt 2" and of the Video Games Rating Process
  • Text of November 1, 2007 Letter and Request For Investigation
• #11. Computer & Communications Industry Association Request for Investigation and Complaint for Injunctive and Other Relief With Respect to Representations Concerning Consumer Fair Use and Related Rights
  • Text of August 1, 2007 Letter and Request For Investigation
• #10. Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood Complaint Concerning the Advertising and Promotion of PG-13-Rated Movies To Children
  • Text of June 28, 2007 Letter and Request for Investigation
• #9. Monsanto Company Complaint Concerning Representations -- In Milk Advertising and Labeling -- Regarding Milk From Cows Supplemented With Recombinant Bovine Somatotropin ("rBST"),
  and Request For Investigation
  • Text of February 27, 2007 Letter and Request For Investigation [PDF 6.18 MB].
  • First Set of Letters
  • Second Set of Letters
  • Third Set of Letters
  • Fourth Set of Letters
  • Fifth Set of Letters
  • Letter from The Center For Food Safety
• #8. MinutePoll LLC, Petition For Continued Forbearance On Prerecorded Telemarketing Calls Within An Established Business Relationship
  • Text of December 1, 2006 Letter [PDF 182K].
• #7. Direct Marketing Association, Request For Extension of Time for Non-Enforcement Policy Until the Adoption of Final Rules in Telemarketing Sales Rule Proceeding
  • Text of November 29, 2006 Letter [PDF 224K]
• #6. medSageTechnologies LLC, Emergency Petition to Delay the Effective Date of Amended Section 310.4(b)(1)(v) [of the Telemarketing Sales Rule] and to Extend Forbearance from Prosecution Pursuant to [the Telemarketing Sales Rule]
  • Text of November 30, 2006 Letter [PDF 652K]
• #5. Silverlink Communications Inc. and Eliza Corporation, Petition Requesting That the FTC Maintain Its Current Enforcement Policy [Under the Telemarketing Sales Rule] Permitting the Use of Prerecorded Messages (When There Is An Established Business Relationship) For the Narrow Subset of Health-Related Calls Made By Entties Regulated Under HIPAA
  • Text of November 30, 2006 Letter [PDF 496 K]
• #4. Direct Marketing Association, Inc. Petition Requesting Amendment of One Aspect of the Safe Harbor for Abandoned Calls
  • Text of May 18, 2004 Letter [PDF 165K]
• #3 U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company Letter Describing An Advertisement It Plans to Disseminate For Revel, A Smokeless Tobacco Product
  • Text of July 21, 2003 Letter [PDF 666K]
• #2 Philip Morris Petition for Rulemaking Concerning Tar and Nicotine Testing and Disclosure
  • Text of Petition for Rulemaking [PDF 2MB]

• #1 U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company Request for Advisory Opinion
  • Text of USSTC Request for Advisory Opinion [PDF 369K]
  • Comments and Other Documents Placed On the Public Record
  • Text of USSTC Withdrawal of Request for Advisory Opinion [PDF 622K]
  • Text of USSTC Submission of New Information [PDF 4.9MB]