Commission Actions for August 2005

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August 30 , 2005

• File No. 051 0111
  Proposed Acquisition by Federated Department Stores, Inc. of The May Department Stores Company
  • Statement of the Commission
  • Closing Letter to Counsel for Federated Department Stores, Inc.
  • Closing Letter to Counsel for The May Department Stores Company
  • News Release
    
    
• File No. 051 0145
  Proposed Merger Between Valero Energy Corporation and Premcor Inc.
  • Closing Letter to Counsel for Valero Energy Corporation
  • Closing Letter to Counsel for Premcor Inc.
    
    
• In the Matter of The Dow Chemical Company, and Union Carbide Corporation, File No. 991 0301, Docket No. C-3999

August 29, 2005

• In the Supreme Court of the United States: On Petition for a Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  • Petition For A Writ of Certiorari
  • Appendix, Including the Court of Appeals Opinion, the Opinion and Final Order of the Federal Trade Commission,
    and the Initial Decision of the Adminstrative Law Judge

August 26, 2005

• In the Matter of Cytec Industries Inc., File No. 041 0203, Docket No. C-4132
  
  
• Letter From the Federal Trade Commission Office of Policy Planning, Bureau of Economics, and Bureau of Competition Commenting on the Proposed California Franchise Act, Which Would Govern Contractual Relationships Between Beer Manufacturers and Beer Wholesalers, to The Honorable Wesley Chesbro, California State Senate (V050018)
  • Text of the Staff Comment
  • News Release
    
    
• In the Matter of Tropicana Products, Inc., File No. 042 3154
  
  
• In the Matter of Cytodyne, LLC; Evergood Products Corp.; and Melvin L. Rich, File No. 032 3144

August 25, 2005

• Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Datatech Communications, Inc., a corporation, 9106-3925 Quebec Inc., a corporation, d/b/a Datatech Communications, Inc., 9102-3127 Quebec, Inc., a corporation, d/b/a I-Point Media, Robert Brewer, individually and as an owner, officer or director of the corporations, Elias Bakomichalis, individually and as an owner, officer or director of the corporations, and, Gregory Macneil, individually and as an owner, officer or director of the corporations, Defendants., United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois - Eastern Division, Civil No. 03 C 6249

August 23, 2005

• Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Emerson Direct, Inc., doing business as Council on Natural Health, Michael J. Connors, Thomas De Blasio, M.D., and Sherry Bresnahan, D.C., Defendants, United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
  
  
• Information Requirements for Available Transfer Capability: Comments of the Federal Trade Commission Before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in Docket No. RM05-17-000 (V050017) (August 22, 2005)
  • Text of the Commission Comments
  • News Release
    
    
• Long Term Transmission Rights in Markets Operated by Regional Transmission Organizations and Independent System Operators: Comments of the Staff of the Federal Trade Commission Before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in Docket No. AD05-7-000 (V050016) (August 8, 2005)
  • Text of the Commission Staff Comments
  • News Release

August 19, 2005

• In the Matter of Kentucky Household Goods Carriers Association, Inc., Docket No. 9309
  

• In the Matter of Cemex S.A. de C.V., FTC File No. 051 0007, Docket No. C-4131
  
  
• United States of America, Plaintiff, v. Elite Designs, Inc., a Rhode Island corporation, and Anthony Antonelli, individually and as an officer of the corporation, Defendants., United States District Court District of Rhode Island, Civil Action No.: CA 05 058
  
  
• Staff Opinion Letter to North Mississippi Health Services Regarding the Purchase of Drugs and Their Transfer or Sale At Cost to the Good Samaritan Clinic

August 17, 2005

• Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. National Testing Services LLC, a Tennessee limited liability company, Exam Preparation, LLC, a Tennessee limited liabiity company, Future Planning, LLC, a Tennessee limited liability company, and doing business as Exam Prep, LLC, and Registration Department, and Sean Terrance Asberry, Defendants, United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, Nashville Division, Case No. 3-05 0613

August 16 , 2005

• Consumerinfo.com., Inc., a corporation, doing business as Experian Consumer Direct, Qspace, Inc., and Iplace Inc., Defendant., United States District Court for the Central District of California, FTC v., File No. 022 3263, Civil Action No. CV - SACV05-801 AHS(ML,Gx)
  
  
• Annual Report to Congress Regarding the Operation of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Premerger Notification Program: Federal Trade Commission (Bureau of Competition) and Department of Justice (Antitrust Division) Fiscal Year 2004 (August 2005)
  • Text of the Twenty-Seventh Annual Report
  • News Release

August 9, 2005

• Federal Trade Commission Cigarette Report For 2003 (August 2005)
  • Text of the Commission Report [PDF Version] [WordPerfect Version]
  • News Release
    
    
• 16 C.F.R. Part 803: Premerger Notification: Reporting and Waiting Period Requirements: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Amend the Premerger Notification Rules to Permit the Use of Internet Links to Certain Documents and to Address Expiration of Notification Situations.
  • Text of the Federal Register Notice
  • Instructions (Pages I - VI, Including Revised Page IV) and Notification and Report Form For Certain Mergers
    and Acquisitions (Pages 1 - 15)
  • News Release

August 5, 2005

• Illinois Tool Works Inc., et al., Petitioners, v. Independent Ink, Inc., In the Supreme Court of the United States, On Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Case No. 04-1329)
  • Brief for the United States and the Federal Trade Commission As Amici Curiae Supporting Petitioners
  • News Release
    
    
• In the Matter of Partners Health Network, Inc., File No. 041 0100

August 3, 2005

• United States of America, Plaintiff, v. KB Home (previously "Kaufman and Broad, Inc." and "Kaufman and Broad Home Corporation"), Defendant, Southern District of California, Civil Action No. 91-0872K (BTM)
  
  
• In the Matter of Advertising.com, Inc., a corporation, also doing business as Teknosurf.com, and John Ferber, individually and as an officer of the corporation, File No. 042 3196

August 2, 2005

• In the Matter of Chevron Corporation and Unocal Corporation, File No. 051 0125
  
  
• In the Matter of Union Oil Company of California, Docket No. 9305

August 1, 2005

• Top Etailers' Compliance With CAN-SPAM's Opt-Out Provisions: A Report by the Federal Trade Commission's Division of Marketing Practices (July 2005)
  • Text of the Staff Report
  • News Release
    
    
• Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. American Bartending Institute, Inc., a California Corporation, dba American Bartender's Institute Shopping for Cash, and Consumer Response Group; Intuitive Logic, Inc., a California Corporation, dba American Bartender's Institute, Shopping For Cash, and Consumer Response Group; Stevan P. Todorovic, individually and as an officer of the Corporations, and Michael G. Harvey, individually and dba Harvey Computer Solutions, Secret Shoppers Online and Secret Shoppers Resource, Defendants., United States District Court for the Central District of California, Western Division, Civil Action No.: CV05-5261 SVW