8602004 Informal Interpretation

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February 11, 1986

Mr. Andrew Scanlon
Bureau of Competition
Premerger Notification Office
Federal Trade Commission
6th Street & Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20580

Re: Notification and Report Form (redacted)

Dear Mr. Scanlon:

This letter will confirm our telephone conversation of February 11, 1986. During that conversation, you advised me that the formation of a joint venture, as a partnership, is not covered by the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, and does not require the filing of a notification and report form pursuant to Section 7(A) of the Clayton Act.

Based upon your explanation that the Federal Trade Commissions rule pertaining to the formation of joint ventures, 16 C.F.R. 801.40 (1985), applies only to the formation of corporations, (redacted) will not file notification of the (redacted) joint venture partnership, (redacted) to be formed by a (redacted) subsidiary corporation and (redacted).

Thank you for your courteous assistance in this matter.

Sincerely,

(redacted)

(redacted)

STAFF COMMENTS: OK AMS 2/13/86