[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 42 (Monday, March 5, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9738-9739]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-3771]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force


United Launch Alliance Industry Day To Inform Industry of the 
Federal Trade Commission's Consent Order Regarding United Launch 
Alliance

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force, National Security Space Office 
(NSSO), DOD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The purpose of the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Industry Day 
is to inform industry of the Federal Trade Commission's Consent Order 
regarding ULA and the role of the Compliance Officer to oversee 
compliance with the Consent Order. The Order is intended to ensure that 
ULA affords all satellite manufacturers non-discriminatory treatment 
for launch services and that Lockheed and Boeing, as satellite 
manufacturers, consider all qualified launch vehicle providers on a 
non-discriminatory basis. The order also requires firewalls to prevent 
information from a satellite or other launch vehicle provider from 
being shared by ULA with its Boeing or Lockheed Martin parent. The role 
of the Compliance Officer is to oversee compliance with the Consent 
Order by all three respondents and to investigate any complaint or 
representation arising in relation to or connected with compliance of 
this order.

DATES: The United Launch Alliance Industry Day will be on April 5, 
2007. Attendance to the ULA Industry Day is limited to two (2) 
representatives per organization. It is required that all attendees 
register online (http://www.aero.org/conferences/ula).

ADDRESSES: The meeting location is at The Aerospace Corporation located 
at 2350 East El Segundo Boulevard, Building A8 Conference Room, El 
Segundo, California. NSSO welcomes the attendance from members of the 
general public, but for security reasons all attendees must be United 
States citizens with a valid photo

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identification for admission into The Aerospace Corporation facility.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alan L. Adams, 310-336-7476 or DeeDee 
Madrid, 310-336-7256 or Douglas Brown, 310-416-7704.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Director of National Security Space 
Office, Office of the Under Secretary to the Air Force, United States 
Air Force was appointed as the Compliance Officer for Department of 
Defense in keeping with a decree issued by the United States District 
court, District of Columbia. The Anti-Trust Division of the Department 
of Justice brought suit against Northrop-Grumman Corporation to prevent 
their merger with TRW, Incorporated because it would substantially 
reduce competition in production of certain satellites. However, the 
merger was permitted with the agreement that Northrop-Grumman 
Corporation would comply with certain prescribed behaviors decreed in 
the Final Judgment. The Compliance Division was established within NSSO 
to monitor the Northrop-Grumman Corporation's compliance with the Final 
Judgment on behalf of the Director, who has contracted with the 
Aerospace Corporation for much of the administrative support.

Bao-Anh Trinh,
Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-3771 Filed 3-2-07; 8:45 am]
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