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making any non-public satellite

information obtained from any satellite

supplier available to Boeing’s satellite

business. Under the terms of the

Consent Agreement, Boeing may only

use such information in its capacity as

a launch vehicle provider. The

Commission has issued similar orders

limiting potentially anticompetitive

information transfers following mergers

or acquisitions, including: Lockheed

Martin, (C–3685) (September 20, 1996);

Raytheon Company, (C–3681)

(September 10, 1996); Lockheed

Corporation/Martin Marietta

Corporation, (C–3576) (May 9, 1995);

Alliant Techsystems Inc., (C–3567)

(April 7, 1995); Martin Marietta, (C–

3500) (June 28, 1994).

Third, the proposed acquisition raises

concern that Boeing could withhold

satellite interface information, which is

necessary to integrate a satellite with a

launch vehicle, from its launch vehicle

competitors. If Boeing were to withhold

such satellite interface information, it

could potentially disadvantage or raise

the costs of other launch vehicle

suppliers that are competing to launch

Boeing’s satellites, and ultimately to

customers. The proposed Consent

Agreement remedies this concern by

requiring that for any satellite

manufactured by Boeing/Hughes prior

to the date the Consent Agreement

becomes final, Boeing must provide

satellite interface information, as that

term is defined in the Consent

Agreement, to any launch vehicle

supplier within thirty (30) days from the

date Boeing receives a request for such

information. The Order also requires

Boeing to notify all launch vehicle

suppliers, in writing, that satellite

interface information relating to any

Boeing/Hughes satellite bus, model, or

product line is available upon request.

Boeing/Hughes is also required to

provide each launch vehicle supplier

with instructions on how to request

such information. The Consent

Agreement further requires Boeing to

provide satellite interface information

relating to any of its satellite buses,

models, or product lines manufactured

after the date this Consent Agreement

becomes final, to any launch vehicle

supplier that requests such information

or to whom Boeing previously supplied

satellite interface information. However,

for each satellite manufactured for the

United States Government, Boeing shall

only be required to provide satellite

interface information to any launch

vehicle supplier specified by the United

States Government. In addition, the

Consent Agreement requires Boeing/

Hughes to provide satellite interface

information to any launch vehicle

supplier specified by any satellite

customer no later than Boeing provides

such information to its own launch

vehicle businesses.

Fourth, the Commission has

appointed Sheila Widnall as a monitor

trustee pursuant to the proposed

Consent Agreement to ensure that

Boeing complies with the provisions of

the Order. The monitor trustee will,

among other things, assist the

Commission in monitoring Boeing’s

compliance with the firewall

requirements of the Order and Boeing’s

efforts to provide satellite interface

information to other launch vehicle

competitors. Because satellite interface

information often involves technical

information, the monitor trustee will aid

in evaluating the contents of the satellite

interface information that is to be

distributed. Under the provisions of the

Consent Agreement, the monitor trustee

will serve for a period of ten (10) years

and provide, among other things,

written reports sixty (60) days after she

is appointed detailing Boeing’s

compliance with the proposed Consent

Agreement and annually thereafter for

the next ten (10) on the anniversary of

the date the Decision and Order

becomes final.

The purpose of this analysis is to

facilitate public comment on the

Consent Agreement and Decision &

Order, and it is not intended to

constitute an official interpretation of

the Consent Agreement and Decision &

Order or to modify their terms in any

way.

By direction of the Commission.

Donald S. Clark,

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

Notice of Meeting: Secretary’s

Advisory Committee on Genetic

Testing

Pursuant to Public Law 92–463,

notice is hereby given of the seventh

meeting of the Secretary’s Advisory

Committee on Genetic Testing (SACGT),

U.S. Public Health Service. The meeting

will be held from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on

November 2, 2000 and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

on November 3, 2000 at the National

Institutes of Health, Building 31, C

Wing, Conference Room 10, 9000

Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892.

The meeting will be open to the public

with attendance limited to space

available.

The Committee will hear progress

reports from the working groups

established at its August 4 meeting and

discuss plans for future projects. The

Committee will also hear presentations

on current regulations governing the

labeling and advertising of genetic tests

and public and private sector policies

regarding reimbursement for genetic

testing services. There will be a limited

period of time provided for public

comment and interested individuals

should notify the contact person listed

below.

Under authority of 42 U.S.C. 217a,

Section 222 of the Public Health Service

Act, as amended, the Department of

Health and Human Services established

SACGT to advise and make

recommendations to the Secretary

through the Assistant Secretary for

Health on all aspects of the

development and use of genetic tests.

The SACGT is directed to (1)

recommend policies and procedures for

the safe and effective incorporation of

genetic technologies into health care; (2)

assess the effectiveness of existing and

future measures for oversight of genetic

tests; and (3) identify research needs

related to the Committee’s purview.

The draft meeting agenda and other

information about SACGT will be

available at the following web site:

http://www4.od.nih.gov/oba/sacgt.htm

Individuals who wish to provide public

comments or who plan to attend the

meeting and need special assistance,

such as sign language interpretation or

other reasonable accommodations,

should notify the SACGT Executive

Secretary, Ms. Sarah Carr, by telephone

at 301–496–9838 or E-mail at

sc112c@nih.gov. The SACGT office is

located at 6000 Executive Boulevard,

Suite 302, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.

Dated: September 29, 2000.

Sarah Carr,

Executive Secretary, SACGT.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

Advisory Committee on Immunization

Practices: Meeting

In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(Pub. L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC)