Industry guides: Jewelry, precious metals, and pewter industries,

[Federal Register: June 22, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 119)]

[Rules and Regulations]

[Page 33193-33194]

From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

16 CFR Part 23

Guides for the Jewelry, Precious Metals, and Pewter Industries

AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission.

FINAL ACTION: Revision of the Guides for the Jewelry, Precious Metals, and Pewter Industries.

SUMMARY: In a separate document published in the Federal Register on June 9, 1999, at 64 FR 30898, the Federal Trade Commission (``Commission'') rescinded the Guides for the Watch Industry (``Watch Guides''). This Federal Register document revises the Commission's Guides for the Jewelry, Precious Metals, and Pewter Industries to remove a reference to the Watch Guides.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 22, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of this Federal Register document should be sent to the Consumer Response Center, Room 130, Federal Trade Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20580. This document also is available on the Internet at the Commission's website, ‹http://www.ftc.gov›.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura J. DeMartino, Attorney, Federal Trade Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20580, (202) 326-3030.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a separate Federal Register document published in the Federal Register on

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June 9, 1999, at 64 FR 30898, the Commission rescinded the Guides for the Watch Industry, 16 CFR part 245. The Commission's Guides for the Jewelry, Precious Metals, and Pewter Industries (``Jewelry Guides''), 16 CFR part 23, refer to the Watch Guides in footnote 1 in Sec. 23.0. Because the Watch Guides have been rescinded, the Commission is amending the Jewelry Guides to remove the reference to the Watch Guides in footnote 1 in Sec. 23.0.

List of Subjects in 16 CFR Part 23

Advertising, Jewelry, Labeling, Trade practices, Watch bands.

The Commission, under the authority of section 18 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. 57a, amends 16 CFR part 23 as follows:

1. The authority citation for part 23 continues to read as follows:

   Authority: Sec. 6, 5, 38 Stat. 721, 719; 15 U.S.C. 46, 45.

   Sec. 23.0 [Amended]

2. Section 23.0 is amended by removing and reserving footnote 1.

   By direction of the Commission. Donald S. Clark, Secretary.

   [FR Doc. 99-15840Filed6-21-99; 8:45 am]

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