8611006 Informal Interpretation

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November 7, 1986
Federal Trade Commission
Room 301
Washington, D.C. 20580

Gentlemen:

We are attorneys for a corporation which is contemplating selling certain of its assets such that it will be required to file a Notification and Report pursuant to the Antitrust Improvements Act.

We have found it impossible to locate the reference works cited in the instructions for identifying the relevant SIC codes, but have compiled the following code numbers and descriptions from works which appear similar to those cited:

Periodicals 2721

Specialized business and professional periodicals: receipts from
subscriptions and sales 27133

Controlled circulation - single copy and subscriptions, 2721339
business publications, not elsewhere classified

Specialized business and professional periodicals: receipts
from advertising 27214

Controlled circulation - advertising: business
publications, not elsewhere classified 2721439

General and consumer periodicals: receipts from subscriptions 27215
and sales

*Text Box
Subscription 2721A published
Single copy 2721B collected

Special interest publications, primarily hobby, entertainment,
including art, photography, fishing, hunting, mechanics,
science, tennis, golf, skiing, boating, aviation and other
outdoor and sport activities and automotive
(subscription) 2721A30

(single copy) 2721B30

General and consumer periodicals: receipts from advertising 27216

*Text Box:
Published collected 2721C

Special interest publications primarily hobby,
entertainment, including art, photography, fishing,
hunting, mechanics, science, tennis, golf, skiing,
boating, aviation and other outdoor sport activities
and automotive 2721C30

Book publishing

Textbook, including teachers editions 2731

High school textbooks (Grades 9-12)
Hardbound 2731113
Paperbound 2731114

College textbooks, (grades 13 and overincluding private business and secretarial
schools and pots high school vocational schools,
institutes and training courses of college grade)
Hardbound 2731115
Paperbound 2731116

Technical, scientific and professional books 27313

Business books (nonfiction books on business
for adult readers in the profession)
Hardbound 2731335
Paperbound 2731337

Other technical, scientific, and professional
books
Hardbound 2731345
Paperbound 2731367

Miscellaneous publishing 2741

Catalogues and directories 27411

Other (than telephone), including
business reference services 2741115

Direct mail advertising services 7331

May we request you to verify the above or indicate to us any changes to be made.

Thank you for your assistance.

Sincerely,

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