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Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved the issuance of a final consent order in the matter concerning Libbey Inc. and Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. The Commission vote to approve the final consent orders was 5-0. (Docket No. 9301; staff contact is Morris Bloom, Bureau of Competition, 202-326-2707; see press release dated August 21, 2002.)

Copies of the documents mentioned in this release are available from the FTC’s Web site at and also from the FTC’s Consumer Response Center, Room 130, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20580. Call toll-free: 1-877-FTC-HELP.