United States. Congress. Serate. Coming out he PROCEEDINGS ACT OF 1977, S. 270 zoś HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY NINETY-FIFTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION QN A BILL, S. 270, THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN FEDERAL 85-233 O FEBRUARY 3, 11, AND MAY 9, 1977 PART 1 Printed for the use of the Committee on the Judiciary U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON : 1977 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Washington, D.C. 20402 Stock Number 052-070-04130-7 SUBCOMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts, Chairman SUBCOMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE JAMES ABOUREZK, South Dakota, Chairman JOHN C. CULVER, Iowa JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR., Delaware PAUL LAXALT, Nevada STROM THURMOND, South Carolina IRENE R. MARGOLIS, Chief Counsel and Staff Director CHARLES LUDLAM, Counsel Collier, Hon. Calvin J., Chairman, Federal Trade Commission, accom- panied by James V. DeLong, assistant director for special projects, Bureau of Consumer Protection, and William D. Dixon, special as- Scott, Hon. William J., attorney general, State of Illinois, accompanied by Michael A. Benedetto, Jr., deputy chief, environmental control divi- sion Saint Marie, Satenig, divisional vice president and director of consumer affairs, accompanied by David Schoenfeld, consumer advocate, and Penn, Arthur, director of public interest advocacy, office of the Public Allen, Hon. James B., a U.S. Senator from the State of Alabama.. Roisman, Anthony Z., Esq., Roisman, Kessler & Cashdan_ Coleman, Hon. William T., Jr., former Secretary of the U.S. Department of |