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the appropriate procedure to challenge
the redaction of public information.
Warning letters were issued to the
second attorney and to the translator.
Although the Commission found that
unauthorized persons had access to CBI,
it found among other mitigating factors
that this attorney and the translator had
relied upon the representation of the
first attorney that all CBI had been
redacted from the draft rebuttal
statements.
Case 2: Two attorneys breached the
APO in an appeal of the Commission’s
final determination in a section 337
investigation, before the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the Federal Circuit, when
they disclosed CBI in a publicly filed
document. The attorneys each received
warning letters.
Several mitigating factors were
present. The attorneys immediately
remedied the breach of the APO, before
any member of the public viewed the
CBI. Neither attorney had previously
committed an APO breach in the past
two years.
Although the Commission noted an
aggravating factor in that the discovery
of the breach was by a person other than
the breacher, the Commission did not
find any significant aggravating
circumstances.
Issued: December 24, 2013.
By order of the Commission.
William R. Bishop,
Supervisory Hearing and Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability
Act (‘‘CERCLA’’), the Clean Water Act
(‘‘CWA’’), and the Missouri Rev. Stat.
of the Missouri Clean Water Law
On December 20, 2013, the
Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States
District Court for the Eastern District of
Missouri, Southeast Division, in the
lawsuit entitled United States of
America and the State of Missouri v.
Teck American, Incorporated and DII
Industries, LLC, Civil Action 1:13–cv–
00188–LMB.
This is a civil action for the recovery
of damages, for injury to, destruction of
and loss of use of natural resources and
their services resulting from the release
and threat of a release of hazardous
substances by Defendants Teck
American, Incorporated and DII
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Industries, LLC at and from the former
Magmont Mine and Mill in Bixby,
Missouri, in the Viburnum Trend in
Southeast Missouri.
The publication of this notice opens
a period for public comment on the
Proposed Consent Decree. The
Department of Justice will receive
comments concerning the settlement for
a period of thirty (30) days from the date
of publication of this notice. Comments
should be addressed to the Assistant
Attorney General, Environment and
Natural Resources Division and should
refer to United States of America and
the State of Missouri v. Teck American,
Incorporated and DII Industries, LLC,
1:13–cv–00188–LMB, Department of
Justice # 90–11–3–09424.
Comments may be submitted either by
email or by mail:
To submit comments:
Send them to:
By e-mail ...................
pubcommentees.enrd@
usdoj.gov.
Assistant Attorney
General, U.S.
DOJ—ENRD, P.O.
Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044–
7611.
By mail ......................
During the public comment period,
the Consent Decree may be examined
and downloaded at this Justice
Department Web site: https://
www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_
Decrees.html. We will provide a paper
copy of the Consent Decree upon
written request and payment of
reproduction costs. Please mail your
request and payment to: Consent Decree
Library, U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box
7611, Washington, DC 20044–7611.
Please enclose a check or money order
for $5.50 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United
States Treasury.
Indiana v. City of Crawfordsville,
Montgomery County, Indiana 1:13–cv–
1964.
The complaint in this matter alleges
that the City of Crawfordsville (‘‘City’’)
has violated the Clean Water Act,
because discharges from the City’s
wastewater treatment plant have
violated conditions of the National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
permit (‘‘Permit’’) issued by the Indiana
Department of Environmental
Management. The Permit imposes
effluent limitations on copper and other
pollutants and includes requirements
for proper operation, maintenance, and
monitoring of the treatment plant. The
Consent Decree requires the City to
undertake general improvements at the
treatment plant, including measures
involving the pretreatment of
wastewater. The Consent Decree also
requires the City to pay a total penalty
of $96,000, to be split evenly between
the State and the federal government.
The publication of this notice opens
a period for public comment on the
Consent Decree. Comments should be
addressed to the Assistant Attorney
General, Environment and Natural
Resources Division, and should refer to
United States of America and the State
of Indiana v. City of Crawfordsville,
Montgomery County, Indiana, D.J. Ref.
No. 90–5–1–1–09648.
All comments must be submitted no
later than thirty (30) days after the
publication date of this notice.
Comments may be submitted either by
email or by mail:
To submit
comments:
Send them to:
By e-mail ......
pubcomment-ees.enrd@
usdoj.gov.
Acting Assistant Attorney
General, U.S. DOJ—ENRD,
P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044–7611.
By mail .........
Susan M. Akers,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under the Clean Water
Act
On December 24, 2013, the
Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States
District Court for the Southern District
of Indiana in the lawsuit entitled United
States of America and the State of
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During the public comment period,
the Consent Decree may be examined
and downloaded at this Justice
Department Web site: https://
www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_
Decrees.html. We will provide a paper
copy of the Consent Decree upon
written request and payment of
reproduction costs. Please mail your
request and payment to: Consent Decree
Library, U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box
7611, Washington, DC 20044–7611.
Please enclose a check or money order
for $10.75 (25 cents per page
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reproduction cost) payable to the United
States Treasury.
Maureen Katz,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
Chief, Telecommunications and Media
Section, Antitrust Division, Department
of Justice, 450 Fifth Street NW., Suite
7000, Washington, DC 20530
(telephone: 202–514–5621).
Patricia A. Brink,
Director of Civil Enforcement.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, 450
5th Street, NW., Suite 7000, Washington,
D.C. 20530, Plaintiff, v. GANNETT CO., INC.,
7950 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, Virginia
22107, BELO CORP., 400 South Record
Street, Dallas, Texas 75202, and SANDER
MEDIA LLC, 28150 N. Alma School Parkway
#103, PBM 509, Scottsdale, Arizona 85262,
Defendants.
Antitrust Division
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United States v. Gannett Co., Inc., Belo
Corp., and Sander Media LLC;
Proposed Final Judgment and
Competitive Impact Statement
Notice is hereby given pursuant to the
Antitrust Procedures and Penalties Act,
15 U.S.C. 16(b)–(h), that a proposed
Final Judgment, Stipulation, and
Competitive Impact Statement have
been filed with the United States
District Court for the District of
Columbia in United States of America v.
Gannett Co., Inc., Belo Corp., and
Sander Media LLC, Civil Action No.
1:13–cv–01984. On December 16, 2013,
the United States filed a Complaint
alleging that Gannett’s proposed
acquisition of Belo, the sale of KMOV–
TV in St. Louis to Sander, and Sander’s
operation of KMOV–TV subject to
various agreements between Sander and
Gannett would violate Section 7 of the
Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. 18, and Section
1 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. 1. The
proposed Final Judgment, filed the same
time as the Complaint, requires Gannett
Co., Inc., Belo Corp., and Sander Media
LLC to divest KMOV–TV.
Copies of the Complaint, proposed
Final Judgment and Competitive Impact
Statement are available for inspection at
the Department of Justice, Antitrust
Division, Antitrust Documents Group,
450 Fifth Street NW., Suite 1010,
Washington, DC, 20530 (telephone:
202–514–2481), on the Department of
Justice’s Web site at https://justice.gov/
atr, and at the Office of the Clerk of the
United States District Court for the
District of Columbia. Copies of these
materials may be obtained from the
Antitrust Division upon request and
payment of the copying fee set by
Department of Justice regulations.
Public comment is invited within 60
days of the date of this notice. Such
comments, including the name of the
submitter, and responses thereto, will be
posted on the U.S. Department of
Justice, Antitrust Division’s internet
Web site, filed with the Court and,
under certain circumstances, published
in the Federal Register. Comments
should be directed to Scott A. Scheele,
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Case No. 1:13–cv–01984–RBW
Judge: Reggie B. Walton
Filed: 12/16/2013
COMPLAINT
The United States of America, acting
under the direction of the Attorney
General of the United States, brings this
civil action to enjoin the proposed
acquisition of Belo Corp. (‘‘Belo’’) by
Gannett Co., Inc. (‘‘Gannett’’), and the
simultaneous implementation of related
agreements between Gannett and Sander
Holdings Co. LLC, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Sander Media LLC
(‘‘Sander’’), pursuant to which broadcast
television station KMOV–TV in St.
Louis, Missouri, along with certain
other broadcast television stations
owned by Belo, will be transferred to
and operated by Sander (collectively
‘‘the Transaction’’), and to obtain other
equitable relief. The Transaction likely
would lessen competition substantially
and would restrain trade in the sale of
broadcast television spot advertising in
the St. Louis Designated Market Area
(‘‘DMA’’), which includes parts of
Missouri and Illinois, in violation of
Section 1 of the Sherman Act and
Section 7 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C.
§§ 1 and 18. The United States alleges
as follows:
I. NATURE OF THE ACTION
1. Pursuant to the June 12, 2013,
Agreement and Plan of Merger, Gannett
will acquire all outstanding stock of
Belo for approximately $1.5 billion,
with a total transaction value of $2.2
billion including assumed debt. Gannett
owns 23 broadcast television stations
and numerous newspapers throughout
the United States. Consummation of
Gannett’s acquisition of Belo would give
Gannett ownership of Belo’s 20
broadcast television stations; however,
Federal Communications Commission
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(‘‘FCC’’) rules prohibit Gannett from
owning Belo stations in five DMAs
where Gannett already owns broadcast
television stations or newspapers. To
comply with these ownership rules,
Gannett has entered into an Asset
Purchase Agreement and other related
agreements with Sander Holdings Co.,
LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Sander, which would transfer
ownership of six Belo stations in five
DMAs, including KMOV–TV in St.
Louis, to Sander. Sander will pay
Gannett approximately $101 million for
the six stations, significantly less than
their actual market value. The
agreements between Gannett and Sander
are mutually contingent on and
intended to close simultaneously with
the merger between Gannett and Belo.
2. Gannett owns and operates KSDK–
TV, the NBC affiliate in the St. Louis
DMA. As the owner and operator of that
station, Gannett sells KSDK–TV’s
advertising time. Based on advertising
sales revenues, KSDK–TV is one of the
three largest commercial broadcast
television stations in St. Louis.
3. Belo owns and operates KMOV–TV,
the CBS affiliate in the St. Louis DMA.
As the owner and operator of that
station, Belo sells KMOV–TV’s
advertising time. Based on advertising
sales revenues, KMOV–TV is one of the
three largest commercial broadcast
television stations in St. Louis.
4. Currently, Gannett’s KSDK–TV and
Belo’s KMOV–TV vigorously compete
for the business of local and national
companies that seek to purchase local
spot advertisements on broadcast
television stations in St. Louis. This
competition benefits advertisers by
reducing prices and improving the
quality of services advertisers receive
from the stations.
5. Although Gannett will transfer
ownership of six stations to Sander, the
agreements between Gannett and Sander
include: (1) eight-year assignable option
agreements that permit Gannett to
reacquire any of the stations (should
existing FCC prohibitions be eliminated)
or to transfer the options to a third
party; (2) eight-year Shared Services
Agreements under which Gannett will
provide a variety of services to help
Sander operate the stations, excluding
joint advertising sales and negotiation of
retransmission consent rights in DMAs
such as St. Louis where Gannett also has
television stations, in return for
substantial payments from Sander to
Gannett; (3) a financing guarantee
obligating Gannett to repay, should
Sander default, the balance of the $101
million loan Sander is obtaining to
purchase the stations; and (4) Joint Sales
Agreements in DMAs where Gannett
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean
Water Act
On December 24, 2013, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Southern
District of Indiana in the lawsuit entitled United States of America
and the State of Indiana v. City of Crawfordsville, Montgomery County,
Indiana 1:13-cv-1964.
The complaint in this matter alleges that the City of
Crawfordsville (``City'') has violated the Clean Water Act, because
discharges from the City's wastewater treatment plant have violated
conditions of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
permit (``Permit'') issued by the Indiana Department of Environmental
Management. The Permit imposes effluent limitations on copper and other
pollutants and includes requirements for proper operation, maintenance,
and monitoring of the treatment plant. The Consent Decree requires the
City to undertake general improvements at the treatment plant,
including measures involving the pretreatment of wastewater. The
Consent Decree also requires the City to pay a total penalty of
$96,000, to be split evenly between the State and the federal
government.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and
should refer to United States of America and the State of Indiana v.
City of Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-
1-1-09648.
All comments must be submitted no later than thirty (30) days after
the publication date of this notice. Comments may be submitted either
by email or by mail:
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To submit comments: Send them to:
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By e-mail........................... pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov.
By mail............................. Acting Assistant Attorney General,
U.S. DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611,
Washington, DC 20044-7611.
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During the public comment period, the Consent Decree may be
examined and downloaded at this Justice Department Web site: https://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. We will provide a paper copy
of the Consent Decree upon written request and payment of reproduction
costs. Please mail your request and payment to: Consent Decree Library,
U.S. DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-7611.
Please enclose a check or money order for $10.75 (25 cents per page
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reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Maureen Katz,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
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