UNITED STATES OF AMERICA In the Matter of ENERJET CORPORATION, a corporation. FILE NO. 992-3192 The Federal Trade Commission has conducted an investigation of certain acts and practices of Enerjet Corporation ("proposed respondent"). Proposed respondent, having been represented by counsel, is willing to enter into an agreement containing a consent order resolving the allegations contained in the attached draft complaint. Therefore, IT IS HEREBY AGREED by and between Enerjet Corporation, by its duly authorized officers, and counsel for the Federal Trade Commission that:
ORDER DEFINITIONS For purposes of this order, the following definitions shall apply:
I. IT IS ORDERED that respondent, and its successors and assigns, directly or through any corporation, subsidiary, division, or other device, in connection with the manufacturing, advertising, promotion, offering for sale, sale, or distribution of boilers or other covered products, in or affecting commerce, shall not make any representation with respect to the energy use or efficiency of such covered product, or the cost of energy consumed by such product, unless the product has been tested in accordance with a test procedure prescribed by the Secretary of Energy pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 6293(a) & (b), and the representation fairly discloses the results of such testing. II. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, within 5 days from the date of issuance of this order, respondent shall pay, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 6303(a), a civil penalty in the amount of $10,000. Respondent shall make this payment by electronic fund transfer to the Treasurer of the United States, pursuant to a procedure to be specified by FTC staff in writing. In the event of default, respondent shall be liable for interest calculated in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1961. III. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that respondent, and its successors and assigns, shall, for five (5) years after the last date of dissemination of any representation with respect to the energy use or efficiency of any covered product, or the cost of energy consumed by such product, maintain and upon request make available to the Federal Trade Commission for inspection and copying:
IV. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that respondent, and its successors and assigns, shall deliver a copy of this order to all current and future principals, officers, directors, and managers, and to all current and future employees, agents, and representatives having responsibilities with respect to the subject matter of this order, and shall secure from each such person a signed and dated statement acknowledging receipt of the order. Respondent shall deliver this order to current personnel within thirty (30) days after the date of service of this order, and to future personnel within thirty (30) days after the person assumes such position or responsibilities. V. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that respondent, and its successors and assigns, shall notify the Commission at least thirty (30) days prior to any change in its corporate structure that may affect compliance obligations arising under this order, including but not limited to a dissolution, assignment, sale, merger, or other action that would result in the emergence of a successor corporation; the creation or dissolution of a subsidiary, parent, or affiliate that engages in any acts or practices subject to this order; the proposed filing of a bankruptcy petition; or a change in the corporate name or address. Provided, however, that, with respect to any proposed change in the corporate structure about which respondent learns less than thirty (30) days prior to the date such action is to take place, respondent shall notify the Commission as soon as is practicable after obtaining such knowledge. All notices required by this Part shall be sent by certified mail to the Associate Director for Enforcement, Federal Trade Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W., Washington, DC 20580. VI. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that respondent, and its successors and assigns, shall, within sixty (60) days after the date of service of this order, and at such other times as the Federal Trade Commission may require, file with the Commission a report, in writing, setting forth in detail the manner and form in which it has complied with this order. VII. This order will terminate twenty (20) years from the date of its issuance, or twenty (20) years from the most recent date that the United States or the Federal Trade Commission files a complaint (with or without an accompanying consent decree) in federal court alleging any violation of the order, whichever comes later; provided, however, that the filing of such a complaint will not affect the duration of:
Provided, further, that if such complaint is dismissed or a federal court rules that the respondent did not violate any provision of the order, and the dismissal or ruling is either not appealed or upheld on appeal, then the order will terminate according to this Part as though the complaint had never been filed, except that the order will not terminate between the date such complaint is filed and the later of the deadline for appealing such dismissal or ruling and the date such dismissal or ruling is upheld on appeal. Signed this ___ day of _____ , 2001 ENERJET CORPORATION By: URI LIMONI DAVID I. WILSON JOHN ROTHCHILD APPROVED: ELAINE D. KOLISH JOAN Z. BERNSTEIN |