Case Closed! FTC Announces New Processes for Potentially Ending Investigations

Earlier this week, the Federal Trade Commission's Acting Chair, Maureen K. Ohlhausen, announced new and potentially meaningful processes to be implemented by the agency for reviewing and ending some investigations.

Responding to President Trump's directives aimed at eliminating wasteful and unnecessary regulations, Ohlhausen stated that the FTC would be "focusing our resources where they will do the most good for the public, and eliminating wasteful, legacy regulations and processes that have outlived their usefulness." As part of this effort, Ohlhausen announced that the FTC's Bureau of Competition would be implementing initiatives that include:

• Establishing a group within the bureau to work on streamlining demands for information in investigations to eliminate unnecessary costs to companies and individuals who receive them.