For Your Information June 19, 2008 The Federal Trade Commission has approved a staff comment to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on a proposed congestion management rule for LaGuardia Airport. As part of a proposal to alleviate congestion on LaGuardia’s runways, the FAA has proposed auctioning a limited number of landing and take-off slots for […]
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FTC Submits Staff Comment to FAA on Proposed Congestion Management Rule for LaGuardia Airport
For Your Information June 19, 2008 The Federal Trade Commission has approved a staff comment to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on a proposed congestion management rule for LaGuardia Airport. As part of a proposal to alleviate congestion on LaGuardia’s runways, the FAA has proposed auctioning a limited number of landing and take-off slots for […]
FTC Files Comment with FERC on Standards of Conduct for Transmission Providers
Commission filing of comment with FERC – The Commission has approved the filing of a comment with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) concerning standards of conduct for transmission providers. The comment, which can be found on the FTC’s Web site and as a link to this press release, was filed in response to a […]
Scorpio Telemarketers Stung with Court Order for Do Not Call Violations
Under the terms of a court order announced by the Federal Trade Commission today, two individuals and one corporate defendant have been barred from violating the agency’s Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) and its Do Not Call (DNC) provisions arising from a telemarketing scheme designed to sell mortgage loans, refinancing services, and other products to U.S. […]
FTC Challenges Agriums Proposed Acquisition of UAP Holding Corporation
The Federal Trade Commission today issued a complaint charging that Agrium, Inc.’s (Agrium) proposed $2.65 billion acquisition of UAP Holding Corporation (UAP) would be anticompetitive and in violation of federal antitrust laws. The FTC contends the deal would reduce competition in the market for the retail sale of bulk fertilizer and farm stores in several […]
FTC/DOJ Submit Letter to Supreme Court of South Carolina on Proposed Guidelines Regarding the Practice of Law in Real Estate Transactions
The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice have submitted a joint letter to the Supreme Court of South Carolina regarding proposed guidelines related to the practice of law involving real estate transactions. The proposed guidelines would specify several tasks that must be performed by an attorney, including performing all title work, preparing deeds, […]
International Competition Network Adopts Recommended Practices to Improve Assessment of Unilateral Conduct and Merger Analysis
At the seventh annual International Competition Network (ICN) conference in Kyoto, Japan, the ICN adopted new Recommended Practices to improve assessment of unilateral conduct and merger analysis, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced today. The Cartel Working Group issued a report stressing the importance of effective cartel settlement systems. The ICN conference, hosted by Japan’s […]
Commission Approves Issuance of Final Consent Order in Matter of Multiple Listing Service, Inc.
For Your Information March 14, 2008 Commission approval of final consent order: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved the issuance of a final consent order in the matter of Multiple Listing Service, Inc., as well as a response to the commenter of record. The Commission vote approving the final order was 5-0. […]
FTC Staff Extends Comment Period for Proposed Online Behavioral Advertising Principles; Commission Approves Final Consent Orders in Matters of Milliman, Inc. and Ingenix, Inc.
Extension of public comment period: Following the FTC’s “Ehavioral Advertising” Town Hall on December 22, 2007, Commission staff released a set of proposed online behavioral advertising principles. The staff requested that all interested parties submit comments on the principles and related issues by February 22, 2008. The staff has now extended the comment period through […]
FTC To Host Public Workshop on Unilateral Effects Analysis and Litigation
The Federal Trade Commission will hold a workshop on Tuesday, February 12, 2008, at 9 a.m. EST to examine “Unilateral Effects Analysis and Litigation.” The event, which was announced by Chairman Majoras in her keynote address at the ABA Antitrust Law Section’s Fall Forum, will be held at the Commission’s satellite building conference center from […]