[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 215 (Tuesday, November 6, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66595-66596]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-27061]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force


U.S. Air Force Broadcast of Consent Order, and Determination of 
Interest Level for a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Consent Order 
Industry Day

AGENCY: Headquarters Air Force, Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force 
(Space).

ACTION: Publicize Consent Order, and Determine Level of Interest for a 
ULA Consent Order Industry Day.

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SUMMARY: This is not a notice of solicitation issuance. The Deputy 
Under Secretary of the Air Force (Space), as the Compliance Officer 
under the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Decision and Order 
(hereinafter referred to as the ``Consent Order''), in the Matter of 
Lockheed Martin Corporation, the Boeing Company, and United Launch 
Alliance (ULA), L.L.C. (hereinafter referred to as the 
``Respondents''), Docket No. C-4188, dated May 1, 2007, is posting this 
announcement to publicize the Consent Order, and determine level of 
interest for a ULA Consent Order Industry Day.
    The Consent Order: The Consent Order requires that with regard to 
covered Government programs, (1) ULA afford all space vehicle 
manufacturers

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non-discriminatory treatment for launch services that ULA may provide, 
and that (2) Lockheed Martin and Boeing, as space vehicle 
manufacturers, consider all qualified launch service providers on a 
non-discriminatory basis. The Consent Order also requires firewalls to 
prevent information from a space vehicle provider being shared by ULA 
with its Boeing or Lockheed Martin parent company. Similarly, Boeing 
and Lockheed Martin must have firewalls to ensure that other launch 
service information is not shared with ULA. The Consent Order also 
requires that the Department of Defense appoint a Compliance Officer to 
oversee compliance with the Consent Order by all three Respondents. The 
current Compliance Officer is the Deputy Under Secretary of the Air 
Force (Space), Mr. Richard McKinney. The FTC Consent Order states that 
the Compliance Officer ``shall oversee compliance by the Respondents 
with the terms of this Order, and shall have the power and authority to 
oversee such compliance.''
    Industry Day Interest: The purpose of the proposed ULA Industry Day 
is to inform industry of the Consent Order and its requirements, the 
ULA, Boeing, and Lockheed Martin compliance with the Consent Order, and 
the role of the Compliance Officer to oversee the Respondents' 
compliance with the Consent Order. During the proposed Industry Day, 
each of the Respondents plans to present information on its specific 
compliance with the Consent Order requirements. Separate discussion 
sessions will be available to attendees, at their discretion and 
request, to meet with the Compliance Officer and his Government team in 
private to address any questions or comments relating to the Consent 
Order.

DATES: If sufficient interest exists, the ULA Industry Day will be held 
the first quarter of 2013.

ADDRESSES: The meeting location is TBD.
    Who Can Attend: Members of the aerospace industry who may do 
business with the Respondents and may be affected by the Consent Order, 
and the general public, are welcome to attend Industry Day. However for 
security reasons, all attendees must be United States citizens with 
valid government issued photo identification for admission into the 
facility where Industry Day will be held. Attendance at the ULA 
Industry Day is limited to a maximum of four representatives per 
organization. It is required that all persons interested in attending 
register online at (http://2013industryday.org/) by December 7, 2012. 
If you are unable to access the link you can send your contact 
information to [email protected], or call Mr. Adams at (310) 336-
7476. You can also mail your contact information to Alan L. Adams, The 
Aerospace Corporation, P.O. Box 92957-M1/013, Los Angeles, CA 90009-
2957.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah Beth Cliatt (Compliance Division 
Chief), Tel: 719-556-2042; or Colonel Marc Berkstresser (Deputy 
Compliance Division Chief), Tel: 703-614-7842.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: After the FTC initiated an investigation of 
the proposed formation of ULA by Boeing and Lockheed Martin, the FTC's 
Bureau of Competition issued a draft Complaint that it intended to 
present to the FTC for its consideration. The Complaint would have 
charged the Respondents with violations of Section 7 of the Clayton 
Act, as amended, 15 United States Code (U.S.C.) Section 18, and Section 
5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, as amended, 15 U.S.C. Section 
45. The Respondents and the FTC executed an agreement containing an 
admission by the Respondents of the jurisdictional facts set forth in 
the draft complaint, and including a statement that the Respondents' 
signing of the Consent Agreement (1) was for settlement purposes only, 
(2) did not constitute an admission by the Respondents that (a) the law 
had been violated as alleged in the Complaint, or (b) the facts alleged 
in the Complaint, other than jurisdictional facts, were true. The 
Aerospace Corporation provides, under contract, much of the technical 
and cost oversight support for the Compliance Officer as specified in 
the Consent Order.

Henry Williams, Jr.,
Acting Air Force Federal Register Liasion Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-27061 Filed 11-5-12; 8:45 am]
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