Contact Lens Rule

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Federal Trade Commission 16 CFR Parts 315 and 456 RIN 3084-AA95 AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Trade Commission (the “Commission”) issues a Final Rule implementing the Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act (the “Act”), 15 U.S.C. 7601 et seq. , which provides for the availability of contact lens prescriptions to patients and the verification of contact lens prescriptions by prescribers. This document also implements two clerical amendments to the Commission's Ophthalmic Practices Rules to clarify the distinction between those Ophthalmic Practices Rules and the Contact Lens Rule. DATES: Effective Date: The Rule will become effective on August 2, 2004. ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of the Rule and the Statement of Basis and Purpose should be sent to the Commission's Public Reference Branch, Room 130, Federal Trade Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20580. The complete record of this proceeding is also available at that address. Relevant portions of the proceeding, including the Rule and Statement of Basis and Purpose, are also available at the Commission's Web site, http://www.ftc.gov . FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Division of Advertising Practices, Thomas Pahl or Char Pagar [(202) 326-3528], Federal Trade Commission, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Division of Advertising Practices, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20580. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Co…