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HRD-79-94 1 (1979-06-13)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaaziz0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN RESOURCE-S I DIVISION I II 11111111 II JUNE 13, 1979 B-103987 109613 The Honorable Michael Pertschuk < Chairman, Federal Trade Commission 6 Dear Mr. Pertschuk: We have reviewed the Federal Trade Commission's process- ing of consent orders--legally binding promises by businesses to stop or correct certain acts or practices. We believe the Commission should improve its performance in this area. The Commission spent over 320 days, on the average, reviewing and approving the orders issued between October 1976 and January 31, 1979. We believe that the Commission should be more timely in issuing consent orders. This report discusses the adverse effects of lengthy review and approval time frames and the areas where we think the Commission can do better. Our specific recommendations are on page 5. SCOPE We reviewed the Commission's files and determined the review and approval time frames for 116 of the consent orders which became final between October 1, 1976, and January 31, 1979. We could not analyze all consent orders processed during the period because some case files did not contain complete information on processing times. We also interviewed attorneys who worked on some of the cases to discuss causes for some of the lengthy time frames. PROCESSING TIME FRAMES FOR CONSENT ORDERS SHOULD BE REDUCED ILengthy review and approval time frames can have several adverse effects' Fi-rs-tjDthe business does not have to obey a consent order until the Commission finalizes it.) There- fore, until the order becomes final the business can continue doing what it has promised to stop, or can delay changing 0At IHRD-79-94 5Y (208050)

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