Release of updated FTC consumer alert:

The Commission's Office of Consumer and Business Education, within the Bureau of Consumer Protection, has released an updated version of the consumer alert "Good, Better, Best: How to Improve Gas Mileage." This document, developed in cooperation with the American

Automobile Association (AAA), provides many useful tips on how consumers can save money at the pump this summer. Divided into three sections, the piece offers advice on how to conserve fuel "When Gassing Up," "Before Heading Out," and "While on the Road." Specific suggestions include choosing the right octane for your car, being careful not to top off the gas tank, keeping your tires inflated to the proper level, staying within posted speed limits, using cruise control when possible, avoiding "jack-rabbit" starts, and others.

Consumers can obtain copies of the alert by contacting the FTC's Consumer Response Center at the toll-free phone number listed below or on the Internet at the following address: http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/alt064.shtm.

Copies of the documents mentioned in this release are available from the FTC's Web site at http://www.ftc.gov and also from the FTC's Consumer Response Center, Room 130, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20580. The FTC works for the consumer to prevent fraudulent, deceptive and unfair business practices in the marketplace and to provide information to help consumers spot, stop and avoid them. To file a complaint, or to get free information on any of 150 consumer topics, call toll-free, 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357), or use the complaint form at www.ftc.gov. The FTC enters Internet, telemarketing, identity theft and other fraud-related complaints into Consumer Sentinel, a secure, online database available to hundreds of civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad.