16 CFR § 1.71 - Administration.

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title: "16 CFR § 1.71 - Administration."
title_number: 16
title_name: "Commercial Practices"
section_number: "1.71"
section_name: "Administration."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION"
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subchapter_name: "ORGANIZATION, PROCEDURES AND RULES OF PRACTICE"
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authority: "15 U.S.C. 46; 15 U.S.C. 57a; 5 U.S.C. 552; 5 U.S.C. 601 note."
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# 1.71 Administration.

The general administration of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (Title VI of the Consumer Credit Protection Act of 1968; enacted October 26, 1970; Pub. L. 91-508, 82 Stat. 146, 15 U.S.C. 1601 *et seq.*) is carried out by the Bureau of Consumer Protection, Division of Privacy and Identity Protection. Any interested person may obtain copies of the Act and these procedures and rules of practice upon request to the Secretary of the Commission, Washington, DC 20580.

[36 FR 9293, May 22, 1971, as amended at 36 FR 18788, Sept. 22, 1971; 38 FR 32438, Nov. 26, 1973; 46 FR 26290, May 12, 1981; 88 FR 42874, July 5, 2023]