FTC Announces Tentative Agenda for September 2021 Open Meeting

Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan announced that an open meeting of the FTC will be held virtually at 11 am EST on Wednesday, September 15, 2021. The following items will be on the tentative agenda:

• Privacy Breaches by Health Apps and Connected Devices: The FTC will vote on whether to issue a policy statement on the importance of protecting the public from privacy breaches by health apps and other connected devices.

• Non-HSR Reported Acquisitions by Select Technology Platforms: Staff will present some findings from the FTC's inquiry into large technology platforms’ unreported acquisitions, including an analysis of the structure of deals that customarily fly under enforcers’ radar. The public release of the report is subject to a commission vote.

• FTC Procedural Rules Concerning Petitions for Rulemaking: The FTC will vote on putting in place a process to receive public input on rulemaking petitions by external stakeholders.

• 2020 Vertical Merger Guidelines: The FTC will vote on whether to rescind the Vertical Merger Guidelines adopted in June 2020 and the Commentary on Vertical Merger Enforcement issued in December 2020.