Federal Register/Vol. 86, No. 2/Tuesday, January 5, 2021/Notices
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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 2 / Tuesday, January 5, 2021 / Notices 301 Current presumptive CMP Adjusted presumptive CMP CFR citation (through January 14, 2021) (beginning January 15, 2021) Tier One CMP ............................................. $4,098 .............................................................. $4,146. Tier Two CMP ............................................. $40,979 ............................................................ $41,463. Tier Three CMP 19 ....................................... $2,048,915 ....................................................... $2,073,133. 20580; or deliver your comment to the CC–5610 (Annex D), Washington, DC Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. following address: Federal Trade 20580; or deliver your comment to the Dated at Washington, DC, on December 30, Commission, Office of the Secretary, following address: Federal Trade 2020. Constitution Center, 400 7th Street SW, Commission, Office of the Secretary, Constitution Center, 400 7th Street SW, James P. Sheesley, 5th Floor, Suite 5610 (Annex D), Washington, DC 20024. 5th Floor, Suite 5610 (Annex D), Assistant Executive Secretary. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Washington, DC 20024. If possible, [FR Doc. 2020–29175 Filed 1–4–21; 8:45 am] Elizabeth Arens (202–326–3552), submit your paper comment to the BILLING CODE 6714–01–P Bureau of Competition, Federal Trade Commission by courier or overnight Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue service. NW, Washington, DC 20580. Because your comment will be placed FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION on the publicly accessible website at SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant [File No. 191 0110] https://www.regulations.gov, you are to Section 6(f) of the Federal Trade solely responsible for making sure that Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. 46(f), and your comment does not include any E. & J. Gallo Winery and Constellation FTC Rule 2.34, 16 CFR 2.34, notice is Brands; Analysis of Agreement sensitive or confidential information. In hereby given that the above-captioned particular, your comment should not Containing Consent Orders To Aid consent agreement containing a consent Public Comment include any sensitive personal order to cease and desist, having been information, such as your or anyone AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission. filed with and accepted, subject to final else’s Social Security number; date of ACTION: Proposed consent agreement; approval, by the Commission, has been birth; driver’s license number or other request for comment. placed on the public record for a period state identification number, or foreign of thirty (30) days. The following country equivalent; passport number; SUMMARY: The consent agreement in this Analysis of Agreement Containing financial account number; or credit or matter settles alleged violations of Consent Orders to Aid Public Comment debit card number. You are also solely federal law prohibiting unfair methods describes the terms of the consent responsible for making sure your of competition. The attached Analysis of agreement and the allegations in the comment does not include any sensitive Proposed Consent Orders to Aid Public complaint. An electronic copy of the health information, such as medical Comment describes both the allegations full text of the consent agreement records or other individually in the complaint and the terms of the package can be obtained from the FTC identifiable health information. In consent orders—embodied in the website at this web address: https:// addition, your comment should not consent agreement—that would settle www.ftc.gov/news-events/commission- include any ‘‘trade secret or any these allegations. actions. commercial or financial information DATES: Comments must be received on You can file a comment online or on which . is privileged or or before February 4, 2021. paper. For the Commission to consider confidential’’—as provided by Section your comment, we must receive it on or ADDRESSES: Interested parties may file 6(f) of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. 46(f), and before February 5, 2021. Write ‘‘E. & J. comments online or on paper, by FTC Rule 4.10(a)(2), 16 CFR 4.10(a)(2)— Gallo Winery and Constellation Brands; following the instructions in the including in particular competitively File No. 191 0110’’ on your comment. Request for Comment part of the sensitive information such as costs, Your comment—including your name SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section sales statistics, inventories, formulas, and your state—will be placed on the below. Please write: ‘‘E. & J. Gallo patterns, devices, manufacturing public record of this proceeding, Winery and Constellation Brands; File processes, or customer names. including, to the extent practicable, on No. 191 0110’’ on your comment, and Comments containing material for the https://www.regulations.gov file your comment online at https:// which confidential treatment is website. www.regulations.gov by following the requested must be filed in paper form, Due to protective actions in response instructions on the web-based form. If must be clearly labeled ‘‘Confidential,’’ to the COVID–19 pandemic and the you prefer to file your comment on and must comply with FTC Rule 4.9(c). agency’s heightened security screening, paper, please mail your comment to the In particular, the written request for postal mail addressed to the confidential treatment that accompanies following address: Federal Trade Commission will be subject to delay. We the comment must include the factual Commission, Office of the Secretary, strongly encourage you to submit your and legal basis for the request, and must 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite comments online through the https:// identify the specific portions of the CC–5610 (Annex D), Washington, DC www.regulations.gov website. comment to be withheld from the public 17 The maximum penalty amount for an If you prefer to file your comment on record. See FTC Rule 4.9(c). Your institution is the greater of this amount or 1/ paper, write ‘‘E. & J. Gallo Winery and comment will be kept confidential only 100,000th of the institution’s total assets. Constellation Brands; File No. 191 if the General Counsel grants your 18 The maximum penalty amount for an 0110’’ on your comment and on the request in accordance with the law and institution is the greater of this amount or 1/ envelope, and mail your comment to the the public interest. Once your comment 50,000th of the institution’s total assets. 19 The maximum penalty amount for an following address: Federal Trade has been posted on the public FTC institution is the lesser of this amount or 1 percent Commission, Office of the Secretary, website—as legally required by FTC of total assets. 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite Rule 4.9(b)—we cannot redact or VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:09 Jan 04, 2021 Jkt 253001 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\05JAN1.SGM 05JAN1 jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES 302 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 2 / Tuesday, January 5, 2021 / Notices remove your comment from the FTC Complaint alleges that the proposed sherry fortified wines, and HCCs. The website, unless you submit a Acquisition, if consummated, would United States is the relevant geographic confidentiality request that meets the violate Section 7 of the Clayton Act, as market in which to assess the requirements for such treatment under amended, 15 U.S.C. 18, and Section 5 of competitive effects of the proposed FTC Rule 4.9(c), and the General the Federal Trade Commission Act, as Acquisition. amended, 15 U.S.C. 45, by substantially Counsel grants that request. A. Entry-Level On-Premise Sparkling lessening competition in the United Visit the FTC website at http:// Wine www.ftc.gov to read this Notice and the States in the product markets for: (1) news release describing this matter. The Entry-level on-premise sparkling wine, Entry-level sparkling wine is often FTC Act and other laws that the (2) low-priced sparkling wine, (3) low- sold to on-premise retailers, such as Commission administers permit the priced brandy, (4) low-priced port, (5) restaurants, casinos, and hotels, for collection of public comments to low-priced sherry, and (6) HCCs. specific uses (e.g., brunch mimosas, consider and use in this proceeding, as The proposed Consent Agreement has complimentary or ‘‘floor’’ pours, appropriate. The Commission will been placed on the public record for 30 banquets, and catering). Sparkling wine consider all timely and responsive days for receipt of comments from outside of the entry-level tier is public comments that it receives on or interested persons. Comments received generally priced significantly higher before February 5, 2021. For information during this period will become part of than entry-level on-premise sparkling on the Commission’s privacy policy, the public record. After 30 days, the wine. including routine uses permitted by the Commission will review the comments Gallo and Constellation are the two Privacy Act, see https://www.ftc.gov/ received and decide whether it should largest suppliers, by volume, of entry- site-information/privacy-policy. withdraw, modify, or finalize the level on-premise sparkling wine in the Consent Agreement. United States. Absent relief, Gallo Analysis of Agreement Containing would have acquired Constellation’s J Consent Orders To Aid Public Comment II. The Parties Roget brand, resulting in significant I. Introduction and Background Gallo is a privately owned company increases in concentration in a highly headquartered in Modesto, California. concentrated market, and giving rise to The Federal Trade