Commission Actions for December 2009

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December 30, 2009

• Report of the Federal Trade Commission on Activities in the Oil and Natural Gas Industries (December 2009)
  • Text of the Report

December 29, 2009

• A Staff Report On The Federal Trade Commission’s Fraud Forum By The Commission’s Division of Marketing Practices (December 2009)

  • Text of the Staff Report
  • News Release

December 24, 2009

• Dentistry
  FTC Staff Comment To the Louisiana State Board of Dentistry Regarding Proposed Modifications to Louisiana’s Administrative Rules Regarding the Practice of Portable and Mobile Dentistry (December 2009)
  • News Release
• Utilities, Electricity
  Federal Trade Commission Comment To the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Concerning Possible Elements of a National Action Plan on Demand Response: A Discussion Draft of Programs That Empower Consumers To Reduce the Cost of Operating the Electricity System and To Share in the Savings (December 2009) (V100002)
  • News Release
• In the Matter of Daniel Chapter One, a corporation and James Feijo, Docket No. 9329
  • Opinion of the Commission, By Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch For A Unanimous Commission
  • Final Order
  • News Release

December 23, 2009

• Scott & White Healthcare / King's Daughters Hospital
  File No. 091 0084
  • Statement of Bureau of Competition Director Richard Feinstein on the FTC’s Closure of Its Investigation of Consummated Hospital Merger in Temple, Texas
  • Closing Letter to Counsel For Scott & White Healthcare
  • News Release
• Federal Trade Commission v. Ziolo Cruz (also known as Zoilo Cruz Carrion), individually and d/b/a International Marketing. (United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico)
  FTC File No.   082-3169
• In the Matter of Agrium Inc., a corporation.
  Docket No. C-4277
  FTC File No. 091 0068
• Allowable Charges Under Section 612(f) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act For Disclosures to Consumers
  • Text of the Federal Register Notice
  • News Release
• Federal Trade Commission v. Kirkland Young, LLC, a limited liability company, David Botton, individually and as a manager of Kirkland Young, LLC.
  (United States District Court Southern District of Florida)
  Civil Action No. 09-CV-23507
  FTC File No. 092 3162

December 22, 2009

• 16 C.F.R. Part 640:  Duties of Creditors Regarding Risk-Based Pricing; and 16 C.F.R. Part 698:  New Appendix B Containing Model Forms For Risk-Based Pricing and Credit Score Disclosure Exception Notices:  Final Rules Approved By the Federal Trade Commission, In Conjunction With Final Rules Approved By the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
  • Text of the Federal Register Notice
  • New Release

December 21, 2009

• Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. John Stefanchik, individually and as an officer and director of Beringer Corporation, Scott B. Christensen, individually and as an officer and director of Atlas Marketing, Inc., Beringer Corporation, dba The Stefanchik Organization, a Washington Corporation, and Atlas Marketing, Inc., also dba The Stefanchik Organization, a Nevada Corporation, Defendants.
  (United States District Court, Western District of Washington at Seattle)
  Civil Action No.: CV04-1852
  FTC File No. 022-3246

December 18, 2009

• In the Matter of Dyna-E International, Inc., a corporation; and George Wheeler, individually and as an officer of Dyna-E International, Inc.
  FTC File No. 082 3187

• In the Matter of Pure Bamboo, LLC, a limited liability company, and Bruce Dear, individually and as the managing member of the limited liability company.
  FTC File No. 082 3193

• In the Matter of Sami Designs, LLC, also doing business as Jonäno, a limited liability company and Bonnie Siefers, individually and as owner of the limited liability company.
  FTC File No. 082 3194

• In the Matter of CSE, Inc., also doing business as MAD MOD, a corporation, and Chris Saetveit and Cyndi Saetveit, individually and as owners of the corporation.
  FTC File No. 082 3181

December 16, 2009

• In the Matter of Intel Corporation, a corporation.
  Docket No. 9341
  File No. 061 0247

December 15, 2009

• Health Care
  FTC Comment Before the Department of Health and Human Services Concerning the Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs (December 2009) (V100003)
  • News Release
• The U.S. SAFE WEB Act:  The First Three Years:  A Federal Trade Commission Report to Congress (December 2009)
  • News Release

December 10, 2009

• Virtual Worlds and Kids:  Mapping the Risks:  A Federal Trade Commission Report to Congress (December 2009)
  • News Release

December 8, 2009

• Federal Trade Commission v. Economic Relief Technologies, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company, Saferide Warranty LLC, a Florida limited liability company, VP Marketing, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company, Jason James Eyer, Kara Singleton Adams, James A. Shoenholz.
  (United States District Court Northern District of Georgia Atlanta Division)
  Civil Action No. 09-CV-3347
  FTC File No. 092 3118
• Federal Trade Commission v. 2145183 Ontario Inc., also d/b/a Dynamic Financial Resolutions Inc., an Ontario corporation, The Dynamic Financial Group (U.S.A.) Inc., a Delaware corporation, R & H Marketing Concepts, Inc., also d/b/a E Z Financial Solutions, a Florida corporation, Alpha Financial Debt Group Inc., a New Jersey corporation, America Freedom Advisors Inc., a New Jersey corporation, Thriller Marketing, LLC, also d/b/a Easy Financial Solutions, a Florida limited liability company, Joseph G. Rogister, Sean Rogister, Philip N. Constantinidis, Michael Falcone, Frank Porporino Jr., Christopher M. Hayden, Dwayne J. Martins, and John L. Franks Jr.
  (United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division)
  Civil Action No. 09-CV-7423
  FTC File No. 092 3183
  
• Federal Trade Commission v. JPM Accelerated Services Inc., a Florida corporation, IXE Accelerated Financial Centers, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, IXE Accelerated Services Inc., a Florida corporation, IXE Accelerated Service Centers Inc., a Florida corporation, MGA Accelerated Services Inc., a Florida corporation, World Class Savings Inc., a Florida corporation, Accelerated Savings Inc., a Florida corporation, B&C Financial Group Inc., a Florida corporation, Jeanie B. Robertson, Brook Robertson, Ivan X. Estrella, Jamie M. Hawley, Kimberly Nelson, Paige Dent, Alexander J. Dent, Micha S. Romano, and Ashley M. Westbrook.
  (United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida Orlando Division)
  Civil Action No. 09-CV-2021
  FTC File No. 092 3190
• The National Do Not Call Registry:  Data Book For Fiscal Year 2009 (December 2009)
• Text of the Data Book
• News Release
• Utilities, Electricity
  FTC Comment Before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Concerning the Planning of Electric Power Transmission and the Allocation of Costs for Transmission Expansions and Improvements (December 2009) (V100001)
  • News Release
• In the Matter of BASF SE, a corporation.
  FTC File No. 081 0265 and Docket No. C-4253

December 4, 2009

• Federal Trade Commission, State of Kansas, State of Minnesota, and State of North Carolina, Plaintiffs, v. Affiliate Strategies, Inc., Landmark Publishing Group, L.L.C., (doing business as G.F. Institute and Grant Funding Institute), Grant Writers Institute, L.L.C., Answer Customers, L.L.C., Apex Holdings International, L.L.C., Brett Blackman, individually and as an officer, manager, and/or member of Affiliate Strategies, Inc., Landmark Publishing Group, L.L.C., Grant Writers Institute, L.L.C., Answer Customers, L.L.C., and Apex Holdings International, L.L.C., Jordan Sevy, individually and as a manager of Landmark Publishing Group, L.L.C., James Rulison, individually and as president of Answer Customers, L.L.C., Real Estate Buyers Financial Network LLC (doing business as Grant Writers Research Network), Martin Nossov, individually and as a manager and member of Real Estate Buyers Financial Network LLC, and Alicia Nossov, individually and as a manager and member of Real Estate Buyers Financial Network LLC, Defendants
  (United States District Court for the District of Kansas)
  Case No. 09-CV-4104-JAR
  FTC File No. 092-3126

December 3, 2009

• Marketing Violent Entertainment to Children:  A Sixth Follow-Up Review of Industry Practices in the Motion Picture, Music Recording & Electronic Game Industries:
  • A Federal Trade Commission Report to Congress (December 2009)
  • Statement of Chairman Leibowitz
  • News Release
• Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission on Prepaid Calling Cards, Presented by Lois Greisman, Associate Director, Marketing Practices Division, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Before the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, United States House of Representatives (December 3, 2009)
  • Text of the Commission Testimony
  • News Release

December 2, 2009

• In the Matter of Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a corporation, and Robin Hood Holdings Limited, a limited liability company.
  FTC File No. 091 0116 and Docket No. C-4276

December 1, 2009

• 2009 Federal Trade Commission Report To Congress On Ethanol Market Concentration
  • Text of the Commission Report
  • News Release
• In the Matter of Carilion Clinic, a corporation.
  Docket No. 9338
  FTC File No. 081 0259