Cases pending end of fiscal years 1956–60 and Apr. 30, 1961 Orders issued1 during fiscal years 1956–60 and 1st 10 months of fiscal year 1961 NOTE.-Modification can vary from dropping or adding a charge or action against 1 or more of multiple respondents to changing a single word for grammatical correctness. The CHAIRMAN. You may highlight your statement, Mr. Dixon. First tell me whether you favor or oppose this reorganization plan? Mr. DIXON. I favor the plan, Mr. Chairman. The CHAIRMAN. Can you now supplement your statement and point out the highlights as one, two, three, four and five, stating the reasons why you are in favor of it? Mr. DIXON. I think I can, sir. There are several areas of the Federal Trade Commission-and I think we can preface it by saying that the Federal Trade Commission is primarily an enforcement agency or adjudicatory body-there are several areas that perhaps it would clarify. I mean by that, that since I have come to the Commission, in attempting to do something about delay in procedural matters of investigation, complaint and trial, we have contemplated using very broadly section 6 procedures where he could call upon corporations under penalty to give us a great deal of information that by the use of individual contact we have been obtaining by investigators. If we go to this method, the question of extension of time arises. Today only the Commission can do this. This is a matter that is routine and still has to come to the Commission and be considered and then go back. We could possibly use this on compliance. The CHAIRMAN. You have authority now that you are going to delegate under this plan? Mr. DIXON. We could possibly do it and it would be purely ministerial delegation. It would have nothing of substance in it, but be a mechanical thing. If we make a demand on a corporation to, by formula, give us a report and a great deal of information, which we have by law the right to ask for in order for us to determine whether statutes are being violated, the question of the time when this information shall be submitted The CHAIRMAN. And when it can be submitted. Mr. DIXON. And when it can be submitted. We have used this in the past and are using it now. For instance, we may set out and attempt to find out what is happening in a whole industry, so we are not just hitting at one in an industry and will do it equitably. Suppose we send out 200 such requests and we determine that information should be in in 45 days. Sometimes there are reasonable excuses, reasons for not giving the requested information by that date are sent to the Commission in the form of a request for extension. This must come up to us each time, and only the Commission can extend that time today. This would be one of the examples I could very validly give that would illustrate how the adoption of the plan would perhaps be useful to us. The CHAIRMAN. How many more such examples are there? Don't try to identify them by name, but would there be two, or three, or four, or five other examples? Mr. DIXON. I can think readily of one other. After our orders to cease and desist have been issued and we will say no appeal has been taken within 30 days, they become final. When they become final and our order is served, they have 60 days within which to comply. First requests for extension of time within which to send in this information as to compliance come to the commission. Today, in order to make it perfectly sound and legal and clarify any question of doubt as to |