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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 250 (Tuesday, December 31, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 107128]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-31427]

[[Page 107128]]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Notice To Publicize Consent Order, Notify Public of DoD 
Compliance Officer and Provide Point of Contact for Information and or 
Inquiries

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Sustainment (OUSD(A&S)), Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Notice of Consent Order.

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SUMMARY: The DoD Compliance Officer for the Federal Trade Commission 
(FTC) Decision and Order (hereinafter referred to as the ``Consent 
Order''), in the Matter of Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) and 
Orbital ATK, Inc Docket No. C-4652, dated June 5, 2018, and as modified 
on December 3, 2018, is posting this notice to inform the Public about 
the Consent Order and to notify the Public of the DoD Compliance 
Officer point of contact for further information or inquiries.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information and inquiries, 
interested parties should contact the DoD Compliance Officer, Ms. 
Nicoletta S. Giordani, at 703-693-6613 or 
[email protected]. To request a meeting with the DoD 
Compliance Officer or the Government Compliance Team, interested 
parties should submit a request to: osd.mc-alex.rsrcmgmt.list.ousd-as-northrop-orbital-monitoring-mb@mail.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FTC's Complaint alleged that NGC's 2018 
acquisition of Orbital ATK would reduce competition in the market for 
missile systems purchased by the U.S. Government, resulting in less 
innovation and higher prices for taxpayers. The resulting Consent 
Order, as described below, preserves the procompetitive benefits of the 
acquisition while addressing the potential anticompetitive harms.
    The Consent Order: The Consent Order requires that NGC make its 
solid rocket motors (SRMs) and related services available on a non-
discriminatory basis to all competitors for missile contracts. Covered 
missiles include any air, sea, and/or land-based missile propelled by 
one or more SRMs, including tactical missiles, missile defense 
interceptors and targets, and strategic missiles. The Consent Order 
does not cover launch vehicles for satellites and other space systems. 
The non-discrimination prohibitions of the Consent Order are 
comprehensive and apply to potential discriminatory conduct affecting 
price, schedule, quality, data, personnel, investment, technology, 
innovation, design, or risk. NGC must also establish firewalls to keep 
it from transferring or using any proprietary information that it 
receives from competing missile prime contractors or SRMs suppliers in 
a manner that harms competition. The Consent Order is in effect until 
June 5, 2038.
    The complete text of the Consent Order and supplementary 
information is located on the following FTC website: https://www.ftc.gov/legal-library/browse/cases-proceedings/181-0005-c-4652-northrop-grumman-orbital-atk-matter.
    DoD Compliance Officer: The DoD Compliance Officer is the Principal 
Director for Global Investment & Economic Security within the Office of 
the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy.

    Dated: December 26, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2024-31427 Filed 12-30-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6001-FR-P
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