For Your Information: June 16, 2000The
Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions:
Application for modification of Commission order:
- The FTC has received a petition from the following requesting that the Commission modify
a previously issued order: Alliant Techsystems Inc. On March 16, 1993,
the Commission approved a final order prohibiting Alliant from acquiring or selling any
interests or assets of a system contractor for 30mm lightweight ammunition or 120mm tank
ammunition without prior approval of the Commission for 10 years from the date of the
order. Citing the Commission's "Prior Approval Policy Statement," issued in June
of 1995, Alliant has requested that the FTC modify the original order to replace the
"prior approval" requirement with a "prior notice" requirement.
- The Commission is accepting public comments on this application for 30 days, until July
17, 2000. Written comments should be sent to: Federal Trade Commission, Office of the
Secretary, Room H-159, 600 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20580. (Docket
No. 9524; staff contact is Elizabeth A. Piotrowski, 202-326-2623; see press
releases dated December 18, 1992 and March 22, 1993.)
Consent agreements given final approval:
- Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final a consent agreement
with the following: Alternative Cigarettes, Inc. (File No. 992-3022;
staff contact is Matthew Gold, Western Regional Office, 415-356-5276; see press
release dated April 27, 2000.)
- Following a public comment period, the Commission also made final a consent agreement
with the following: Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company, Inc. The Commission
vote to finalize the consent order was 5-0 in each matter. (File No. 992-3026; staff
contact is Michael Ostheimer, 202-326-2699; see press release dated April 27, 2000.)
- Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final a consent agreement
with the following: Colegio de Cirujanos Dentistas de Puerto Rico. The
Commission vote to finalize the consent order was 5-0. (File No. 971-0038; staff contact
is Steven J. Osnowitz, 202-326-2746 ; see press release dated March 21, 2000.)
- Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final consent agreements with
the following: QVC, Inc. and The Quigley Corporation. The Commission vote
to finalize the consent orders was 4-0, with Commissioner Thomas B. Leary not
participating. (File No. 982-3152; staff contact is Daniel Kaufman, 202-326-2675; see
press release dated November 23, 1999.)
- Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final a consent agreement
with the following: Bumble Bee Seafoods, Inc. The Commission vote to
finalize the consent order was 5-0. (FTC File No. 982-3560; staff contact is Donald
D'Amato, Northeast Region, Bureau of Consumer Protection, 212-607-2802; see press
release dated January 10, 2000.)
Commission action regarding applications for approval:
- Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved three applications and
rejected two others related to the following matter: Ceridian Corporation.
The applications relate to Ceridian's acquisitions of NTS, Inc. and Trendar Corporation
(Docket No. C3993), which were consummated in 1995 and 1997 respectively. To remedy the
anticompetitive effects of those transactions on the trucking "fleet card"
industry, the Commission entered a decision and order requiring Ceridian to grant a
variety of licenses, including a 10-year license to process Comdata card transactions to
all competitors in the point-of-service (POS) device market that currently process such
transactions, and to the first three qualified applicants that submit applications to, and
are approved by, the Commission.
- After receiving a number of applications, the Commission has approved those from: 1) Controlled
Commerce Integrated Systems, Inc.; 2) Fis-Cal Systems, Inc.; and
3) Storepoint, Inc. It has rejected the applications of: 1) Flying
J and; 2) THC LLC. The Commission vote to approve the three
applications and reject the two applications was 5-0. (Docket No. C-3933; staff contact is
Ann B. Malester, 202-326-2682; see press release dated April 6, 2000.)
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; toll free: 877-FTC-HELP (877-382-4357); TDD for the hearing
impaired 202-326-2502. To find out the latest news as it is announced, call the FTC
NewsPhone recording at 202-326-2710.
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