82 FR 26487 - Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel (SEP): Secondary Review

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 108 (June 7, 2017)

Page Range		26487-26487
FR Document		2017-11814

This meeting was announced in the Federal Register on May 15, 2017, Volume 82, Number 92, pages 22335 and 22336. This meeting is canceled in its entirety.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special 
Emphasis Panel (SEP): Secondary Review

    This is to announce the cancelation of a meeting, Research Using 
Linked Data to Understand Motor Vehicle Injury Among Older Adults, 
(FOA), CE17-001, and Development and Evaluation of Sports Concussion 
Prevention Strategies (FOA) CE17-002, secondary review.
SUMMARY:  This meeting was announced in the Federal Register on May 15, 
2017, Volume 82, Number 92, pages 22335 and 22336. This meeting is 
canceled in its entirety.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Gwendolyn H. Cattledge, Ph.D., 
M.S.E.H., Deputy Associate Director for Science, National Center for 
Injury Prevention and Control, CDC, 4770 Buford Highway, NE., Mailstop 
F-63, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, Telephone (770) 488-1430.
    The Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, has been 
delegated the authority to sign Federal Register notices pertaining to 
announcements of meetings and other committee management activities, 
for both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency 
for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

Claudette Grant,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2017-11814 Filed 6-6-17; 8:45 am]
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America because freight costs and anticompetitive effects from the The purpose of this analysis is to
logistical challenges limit wood product acquisition. facilitate public comment on the
manufacturers’ ability to purchase proposed Consent Agreement, and is not
VI. The Consent Agreement
significant volumes of industrial wood intended to constitute an official
coatings from overseas. The proposed Consent Agreement interpretation of the proposed Decision
Currently, three firms—Sherwin- remedies the competitive concerns and Order or to modify its terms in any
Williams, Valspar, and Akzo Nobel— raised by the acquisition by requiring
way.
manufacture and sell most industrial Sherwin-Williams to divest Valspar’s
North America Industrial Wood By direction of the Commission.
wood coatings in North America.
Collectively, these three firms control Coatings Business to Axalta or another Donald S. Clark,
over 70 percent of the North American buyer approved by the Commission. In Secretary.
market for industrial wood coatings. addition, the Consent Agreement [FR Doc. 2017–11733 Filed 6–6–17; 8:45 am]
The Commission often calculates the requires Sherwin-Williams to transfer
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Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (‘‘HHI’’) to the customer contracts currently
serviced by Valspar’s Industrial Wood
assess market concentration. Under the
Coatings Business to the buyer.
Federal Trade Commission and
Under the proposed Consent
Department of Justice Horizontal Merger Agreement, Sherwin-Williams will DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
Guidelines, markets with an HHI above divest Valspar’s industrial wood HUMAN SERVICES
2,500 are generally classified as ‘‘highly coatings plants located at High Point,
concentrated,’’ and acquisitions North Carolina and Cornwall, Ontario. Centers for Disease Control and
‘‘resulting in highly concentrated In addition, Sherwin-Williams will Prevention
markets that involve an increase in the divest the research and development
HHI of more than 200 points will be Disease, Disability, and Injury
facilities, warehouses, and testing
presumed to be likely to enhance market facilities of Valspar’s Industrial Wood Prevention and Control Special
power.’’ Absent the proposed remedy, Coatings Business. Sherwin-Williams Emphasis Panel (SEP): Secondary
the acquisition would increase the HHI will also divest intellectual property, Review
by at least 900 points to over 2,700 for inventory, accounts receivable,
industrial wood coatings, resulting in a government licenses and permits, and This is to announce the cancelation of
highly concentrated market. business records. The Consent a meeting, Research Using Linked Data
IV. Effects of the Acquisition Agreement limits Sherwin-Williams’s to Understand Motor Vehicle Injury
use of, and access to, confidential Among Older Adults, (FOA), CE17–001,
Absent relief, the acquisition would business information pertaining to the and Development and Evaluation of
combine two of the three leading divestiture assets. Sports Concussion Prevention Strategies
industrial wood coatings suppliers and Axalta is one of the leading suppliers (FOA) CE17–002, secondary review.
pose a significant risk of competitive of industrial coatings to large OEMs in SUMMARY: This meeting was announced
harm. The industrial wood coatings the automotive and general industrial in the Federal Register on May 15,
industry is a mature, stable industry, markets and is well positioned to
with relatively low growth rates and 2017, Volume 82, Number 92, pages
operate these assets as an effective
high barriers to entry. The acquisition 22335 and 22336. This meeting is
competitor. Through the proposed
would eliminate substantial direct canceled in its entirety.
Consent Agreement, Axalta will become
competition between Sherwin-Williams one of the leading North American CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
and Valspar. The acquisition also would manufacturers of industrial wood Gwendolyn H. Cattledge, Ph.D.,
increase the ease and likelihood of coatings. With the divested assets, M.S.E.H., Deputy Associate Director for
anticompetitive coordination between Axalta will be able to replicate Valspar’s Science, National Center for Injury
the only two remaining major suppliers. position in the market today. It will own Prevention and Control, CDC, 4770
Thus, the acquisition likely would plants capable of manufacturing a broad Buford Highway, NE., Mailstop F–63,
result in higher prices and a reduction range of industrial wood coatings as Atlanta, Georgia 30341, Telephone (770)
in services and innovation to customers. well as the other assets necessary to 488–1430.
V. Entry compete successfully in this market.
Axalta’s presence will preserve the The Director, Management Analysis
Entry into the market for the three-way competition that currently and Services Office, has been delegated
manufacture and sale of industrial wood exists in the relevant markets and the authority to sign Federal Register
coatings would not be timely, likely, or moderate the potential for unilateral or notices pertaining to announcements of
sufficient in magnitude, character, and coordinated effects. meetings and other committee
scope to deter or counteract the likely Sherwin-Williams must complete the management activities, for both the
competitive harm from the acquisition. divestiture within ten days of the Centers for Disease Control and
The industrial wood coatings industry closing of the acquisition. A Monitor Prevention and the Agency for Toxic
in North America enjoys significant will monitor Sherwin-Williams’ Substances and Disease Registry.
barriers to entry and expansion compliance with the obligations set
including the high cost of building forth in the Order. If Sherwin-Williams Claudette Grant,
industrial wood coatings plants, the does not fully comply with the Acting Director, Management Analysis and
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES

need for substantial technological and divestiture and requirements of the Services Office, Centers for Disease Control
manufacturing expertise, and the Order, the Commission may appoint a and Prevention.
significant on-site technical support Divestiture Trustee to divest Valspar’s [FR Doc. 2017–11814 Filed 6–6–17; 8:45 am]
requirements of large customers. For North America Industrial Wood BILLING CODE 4163–18–P
these reasons, entry by a new market Coatings Business and perform
participant or expansion by an existing Sherwin-Williams’ other obligations
one, would not deter the likely consistent with the Order.

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82 FR 26487 - Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel (SEP): Secondary Review

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESCenters for Disease Control and Prevention

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 108 (June 7, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention