Justice Department, Antitrust Division
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Justice Antitrust Division Notice is hereby given pursuant to the Antitrust Procedures and Penalties Act, 15 U.S.C. 16(b)-(h) , that a proposed Final Judgment, Hold Separate Stipulation and Order, and Competitive Impact Statement have been filed with the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in United States v. Connors Bros. Income Fund and Bumble Bee Seafoods, LLC, Civil Case No: 1:04 CV 01494. The proposed Final Judgment is subject to approval by the Court after compliance with the Antitrust Procedures and Penalties Act, 15 U.S.C. 16(b)-(h) , including expiration of the statutory 60-day public comment period. On August 31, 2004, the United States filed a Compliant alleging that the acquisition by Connors Bros. Income Fund (“Connors”) of Bumble Bee Seafoods LLC (“Bumble Bee”) would, as originally proposed, violate Section 7 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. 18 , by substantially lessening competition for the sale of sardine snacks in the Untied States. Connors' sardine snack brands account for approximately 63 percent of the sales in the market, while Bumble Bee's sardine snack brand accounts for about 13 percent. The remaining share is comprised of small independent fringe players or regional sellers of sardine snacks unlikely to be able to expand to the level required to compensate for the loss of a competitor of Bumble Bee's significance. To preserve competition, the proposed Final Judgment, filed the same time as the …
Citation: 69 FR 64969
