Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 09, 2026

Title 16 - Commercial Practices last revised: Dec 15, 2025
§ 2.17 - Statutory delays of notifications and prohibitions of disclosure.

Upon authorization by the Commissioner who issues compulsory process pursuant to § 2.7(a) or, alternatively, upon authorization by the General Counsel, Commission attorneys may seek to delay notifications or prohibit disclosures pursuant to the Right to Financial Privacy Act (12 U.S.C. 3409), the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (18 U.S.C. 2705), or section 7 of the U.S. SAFE WEB Act (15 U.S.C. 57b-2a).

[76 FR 54691, Sept. 2, 2011]
authority: 15 U.S.C. 46.
cite as: 16 CFR 2.17