IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICTCOURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICTOF LOUISIANA NEWORLEANS DTVISION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff. v. SOUTHERN PINE ASSOCIATION. et al.,

Defendants

CIVILACNON NO.275

NOTICE OF PROPOSED LIMITED MODIFICATION OF 1940 ruDGMENT WHICH CREATED SOUTI{ERN PINE INSPECTION BUREAU

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE lhat the Southern Pine Inspection Bureau ('SPIB"), which was created in 1940 by a consent decree ('Tudgment") in a civil antitrust case in Federal Court in New Orleans, has asked this Court to agree to three modifications of the consent decree:

The first would allow SPIB to incorporare in Florida instead of Louisiana;

The second would make two changes in tbe SPIB Board of Governors membership and selection designed to allow a mix of Governon representing both large corporate hurber mills, and smaller proprietary (or family) lumber mills;

The third would dele0e a provision, never use$ which allowed certain trade associations to claim a seat on the Board of SPIB. The plaintiff, the United States of America ("Government"), hes consented to the entry of such an ordetr, but has reserved tbe right to withdraw its consent for at least sevenry (70) days after the publication of the notice.

The Government hai filed with the court amemorandum seEing forth the reasons why the Government believes that modification of the Judgment would serve the public interest. Copies of the Complaint and Judgnent, SPIB's motion papers, the stipulation containing the Governnent's consent, the Government's memorandum and all finther papers filed with the court in connection with this motion will be available for inspection at Room 3233, Antitrust Division, Department of Justice, 10th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washingon, D.C. 20530. and at the Office of the Clerk of tbe United States Disrict Court for the Fastern Disrict of Louisiana, 500 Camp Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130. Copies of any of these materials may be obained from the Andrust Division upon request and payment of the copying fee set by Department of Justice regulations.

Interested person may submit comments regarding the proposed modification of the decree to the Governmenl Such comments must be received by the Division within sixty (60) days and will be filed with the cout by the Government. Comments should be addressed to Gary R Spratling, Chief, San Francisco Office, Antitrust Division, Department of Justice,450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36046, San Francisco, California 94102 (Ielephone: (415) 55G 6300).

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