Commission Submits FY 2009 Budget Request and GPRA Performance Plans to Congress

Budget request and GPRA Performance Plans submission to Congress: The Commission has approved the following documents: 1) the FTC’s FY 2009 Budget Overview Statement; 2) the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) Performance Plans for FY 2008 and FY 2009; and 3) the President’s Management Agenda exhibit. These documents are part of the FTC’s formal budget request that was submitted to Congress on February 4, 2008, simultaneously with the President’s submission of the FY 2009 budget for the U.S. government. The Commission vote to submit the budget request, performance plans, and management agenda exhibit to Congress was 5-0. (FTC File No. P859900; the staff contact is James Baker, Financial Management Office, 202-326-3168.)

Copies of the documents mentioned in this release are available from the FTC’s Web site at http://www.ftc.gov and from the FTC’s Consumer Response Center, Room 130, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20580. Call toll-free: 1-877-FTC-HELP.