{"data":{"id":"us/16-cfr-4.14","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"16 CFR 4.14","heading":"Conduct of business.","body":"(a) Matters before the Commission for consideration may be resolved either at a meeting under § 4.15 or by written circulation. Any Commissioner may direct that a matter presented for consideration be placed on the agenda of a Commission meeting.\n(b) A majority of the members of the Commission in office and not recused from participating in a matter (by virtue of 18 U.S.C. 208 or otherwise) constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business in that matter.\n(c) Any Commission action, either at a meeting or by written circulation, may be taken only with the affirmative concurrence of a majority of the participating Commissioners, except where a greater majority is required by statute or rule or where the action is taken pursuant to a valid delegation of authority. No Commissioner may delegate the authority to determine his or her vote in any matter requiring Commission action, but authority to report a Commissioner's vote on a particular matter resolved either by written circulation, or at a meeting held in the Commissioner's absence, may be vested in a member of the Commissioner's staff.","path":["Title 16—Commercial Practices","CHAPTER I—FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION","SUBCHAPTER A—ORGANIZATION, PROCEDURES AND RULES OF PRACTICE","PART 4—MISCELLANEOUS RULES"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-16.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:29Z","sha256":"b72ac14ac6a4b4924572ddffbc6bd5484c1c2772ac18e99d5b437576657abd74","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/16-cfr-4.13","next":"us/16-cfr-4.15"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}