[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 12 (Friday, January 17, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2672-2673]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1229]


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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Dkt. C-3678]


The Loewen Group Inc., et al.; Prohibited Trade Practices, and 
Affirmative Corrective Actions

AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission.

ACTION: Consent Order.

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SUMMARY: In settlement of alleged violations of federal law prohibiting 
unfair or deceptive acts or practices and unfair methods of 
competition, this consent order requires, among other things, a 
Kentucky-based company to divest a funeral home in Castlewood, 
Virginia, within nine months, to a Commission-approved acquirer. If the 
transaction is not completed as required, the Commission may appoint a 
trustee to divest the property.

DATES: Complaint and Order issued July 29, 1996.\1\

    \1\ Copies of the Complaint and the Decision and Order are 
available from the Commission's Public Reference Branch, H-130, 6th 
Street & Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. 20580.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas Carter or Gary Kennedy, Dallas Regional Office, Federal Trade 
Commission, 1999 Bryan St., Suite 2150, Dallas, TX 75201. (214) 979-
0907.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On Wednesday, May 22, 1996, there was 
published in the Federal Register, 61 FR 25672, a proposed consent 
agreement with analysis In the Matter of The Loewen Group Inc., et al., 
for the purpose of soliciting public comment. Interested parties were 
given sixty (60) days in which to submit comments, suggestions or 
objections regarding the proposed form of the order.

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    No comments having been received, the Commission has ordered the 
issuance of the complaint in the form contemplated by the agreement, 
made its jurisdictional findings and entered an order to divest, as set 
forth in the proposed consent agreement, in disposition of this 
proceeding.

(Sec. 6, 38 Stat. 721; 15 U.S.C. 46. Interpret or apply sec. 5, 38 
Stat. 719, as amended; sec. 7, 38 Stat. 731, as amended; 15 U.S.C. 
45, 18)
Donald S. Clark,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-1229 Filed 1-16-97; 8:45 am]
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