[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 243 (Monday, December 19, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 91923-91924]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-30422]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force


Notice Is Given as a Reminder of the United Launch Alliance (ULA) 
Consent Order, Department of Defense (DoD) Compliance Officer and 
Consent Order Expiration Date

AGENCY:  Department of Defense (DoD), Principal DoD Space Advisor.

ACTION:  Publicize Consent Order and the DoD Compliance Officer; Inform 
Public of Consent Order Expiration; 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 Director, 
Principal DoD Space Advisor

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Staff, 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. (ULA) 
(hereinafter referred to as the ``Respondents''), Docket No. C-4188, 
dated May 1, 2007, is posting this notice to publicize the Consent 
Order, notify the Public of the DoD Compliance Officer, notify the 
Public that the Consent Order expires in 2017, and to provide points of 
contact for further information or for comment submittal.

DATES: Effective May 1, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  For further information and 
inquiries, 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: 571-
241-2452; or Colonel Marc Berkstresser (Deputy Compliance Division 
Chief), Tel: 703-693-3634. Please note that Government compliance 
oversight activities will conclude following Consent Order expiration 
on May 1, 2017. The Compliance Officer is currently working with his 
Government team and the Respondents to accomplish an orderly close out 
of Consent Order compliance activities.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    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 and expires on 1 May 2017. The 
complete text of the ULA Consent Order and supplementary information is 
located on the following FTC Web site: http://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/cases-proceedings/0510165/lockheed-martin-corporation-boeing-company-united-launch.
    DoD Compliance Officer: The DOD Compliance Officer is the Director, 
Principal DoD Space Advisor Staff. The duties of this position are 
conducted by Mr. Winston A. Beauchamp.

Anh Trinh,
Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-30422 Filed 12-16-16; 8:45 am]
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