Public Workshop Concerning Petroleum Market Manipulation Rulemaking

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 Part 317 [Project No. P082900] RIN 3084-AB12 AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice announcing public workshop. SUMMARY: The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or “Commission”) will host a public workshop to discuss issues arising from, and comments submitted in regard to, its rulemaking proceeding concerning Prohibitions on Market Manipulation and False Information in Subtitle B of Title VIII of The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (“EISA”). In particular, the workshop will consider the desirability and scope of the proposed rule prohibiting market manipulation in wholesale petroleum markets. The Commission will publish an agenda on its website prior to the workshop. DATES: The workshop will be held on Thursday, November 6, 2008, in Room H-432 of the Federal Trade Commission’s Headquarters Building, located at 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20580. Requests to participate as a panelist must comply with all applicable requirements set forth in this document and must be received by October 6, 2008. To be considered as a panelist for the workshop, interested parties must also submit a comment in response to the FTC’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) in this matter [ 1 ] by the close of the comment period on October 17, 2008. [ 2 ] ADDRESSES: Requests to participate in the public workshop may be filed in paper form or sent via e-mail to mmr@ftc.gov , […