[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 245 (Friday, December 20, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77106-77107]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-30224]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force


U.S. Air Force Reminder Re: United Launch Alliance (ULA) Consent 
Order and Recent Change in Department of Defense (DOD) Compliance 
Officer

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

ACTION: Publicize Consent Order, Notify Public of New DOD Compliance 
Officer and Provide Points of Contact for Information and/or Comment 
Submittal.

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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 (LMC), the Boeing Company (Boeing), and 
United Launch Alliance, 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, notify the Public of a 
change in DOD Compliance Officer personnel and to provide points of 
contact for further information or for comment submittal.
    The Consent Order: The Consent Order requires that with regard to 
covered Government programs, (1) ULA afford all space vehicle 
manufacturers non-discriminatory treatment for launch services that ULA 
may provide, and that (2) LMC and Boeing, as space vehicle 
manufacturers, consider all qualified launch service providers on a 
non-discriminatory basis. Covered programs are Government programs 
which are delivered in orbit and utilize medium-to-heavy launch 
services. The Consent Order also requires firewalls to prevent 
information from a space vehicle provider being shared by ULA with its 
Boeing or LMC parent company. Similarly, Boeing and LMC 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 Consent Order remains in 
full effect through 30 April 2017. The complete text of the ULA Consent 
Order and supplementary information is located on the following FTC Web 
site: http://www.ftc.gov/os/caselist/0510165/0510165.shtm.
    DOD Compliance Officer: The DOD Compliance Officer is the Deputy 
Under Secretary of the Air Force (Space). This position is now held by 
Dr. Troy Meink.

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    Points of Contact for Further Information or Inquiries: For further 
information and inquires, or to request a meeting with the DOD 
Compliance Officer or his Government Compliance Team, interested 
parties should contact either Mrs. Sarah Beth Cliatt (Compliance 
Division Chief), Tel: 719-556-2042; or Colonel Marc Berkstresser 
(Deputy Compliance Division Chief), Tel: 703-614-7842.

Henry Williams,
Acting Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-30224 Filed 12-19-13; 8:45 am]
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