65FR36716 Notice of Application by the Denver Rocky Mountain News and The Denver Post for Approval of a Joint Newspaper Operating Arrangement
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Posting-number: Volume 65, Issue 112, Page 36716
[Federal Register: June 9, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 112)]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Application by the Denver Rocky Mountain News and The
Denver Post for Approval of a Joint Newspaper Operating Arrangement
AGENCY: Department of Justice.
ACTION: Notice of public's right to comment.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Attorney General has received
an application for approval of a joint newspaper operating arrangement
involving two daily newspapers in Denver, Colorado. The application was
filed on May 12, 2000 by The E.W. Scripps Company, whose subsidiary,
the Denver Publishing Company, publishes the Denver Rocky Mountain
News, and the MediaNews Group, Inc., whose subsidiary, the Denver Post
Corporation, publishes The Denver Post. The proposed arrangement
provides that the printing and commercial operations of both newspapers
would be handled by a third entity, the ``Agency'' which will be owned
by the parties in equal shares. The joint operating agreement provides
for the complete independence of the news and editorial departments of
the two newspapers.
The Newspaper Preservation Act, 15 U.S.C. 1801 et seq., requires
that joint newspaper operating arrangements such as that proposed by
the Denver newspapers have the prior written consent of the Attorney
General of the United States in order to qualify for the antitrust
exemption provided by the Act. Before granting her consent, the
Attorney General must find that one of the publications is a failing
newspaper and that approval of the arrangement would effectuate the
policy and purpose of the Act. Any person with views about the proposed
arrangement may file written comments stating the reasons why approval
should or should not be granted, or requesting that a hearing be held
on the application. A request for hearing must set forth the issues of
fact to be determined and the reason that a hearing is believed
necessary to determine them.
All correspondence to the Department of Justice, the Attorney
General and other Senior Department Officials commenting on the
proposed JOA will be placed in the public file and made available as
described below.
DATES AND PLACE FOR FILING: Comments shall be filed by mailing or
delivering five copies to the Assistant Attorney General for
Administration, Justice Management Division, Department of Justice,
Washington, DC 20530, and must be received by July 10, 2000. Replies to
any comments filed on or before that date may be filed on or before
August 8, 2000.
ADDRESSES: In accordance with the Newspaper Preservation Act
Regulations, at 28 CFR Part 48, copies of the proposed arrangement and
other materials filed by the newspapers in support of the application
are available for public inspection in the main offices of the
newspapers involved. In addition, these materials plus any filed
comments are available for public inspection in the Department of
Justice, National Place Building, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Suite
1220, Washington, DC 20530.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stuart Frisch, General Counsel,
Justice Management Division, 202-514-3452.
Dated: June 6, 2000.
Stephen R. Colgate,
Assistant Attorney General for Administration.
[FR Doc. 00-14692 Filed 6-8-00; 8:45 am]
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