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Rule
Rule 803.1 (Item 5 of Form)
Staff
Patrick Sharpe
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Question

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November 7, 1986
Federal Trade Commission
Room 301
Washington, D.C. 20580

Gentlemen:

We are attorneys for a corporation which is contemplating selling certain of its assets such that it will be required to file a Notification and Report pursuant to the Antitrust Improvements Act.

We have found it impossible to locate the reference works cited in the instructions for identifying the relevant SIC codes, but have compiled the following code numbers and descriptions from works which appear similar to those cited:

Periodicals                                                                                         2721
 

Specialized business and professional periodicals: receipts from
subscriptions and sales                                                                     27133
 

Controlled circulation - single copy and subscriptions,                     2721339
business publications, not elsewhere classified

Specialized business and professional periodicals: receipts
from advertising                                                                                27214

Controlled circulation - advertising: business
publications, not elsewhere classified                                                 2721439

General and consumer periodicals: receipts from subscriptions          27215
and sales

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Subscription 2721A published
Single copy 2721B collected


Special interest publications, primarily hobby, entertainment,
including art, photography, fishing, hunting, mechanics,
science, tennis, golf, skiing, boating, aviation and other
outdoor and sport activities and automotive
(subscription)                                                                        2721A30

(single copy)                                                                          2721B30

General and consumer periodicals: receipts from advertising 27216

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Published collected 2721C

Special interest publications primarily hobby,
entertainment, including art, photography, fishing,
hunting, mechanics, science, tennis, golf, skiing,
boating, aviation and other outdoor sport activities
and automotive                                                                          2721C30

Book publishing

Textbook, including teachers editions                                       2731

High school textbooks (Grades 9-12)
Hardbound                                                                                         2731113
Paperbound                                                                                         2731114

College textbooks, (grades 13 and overincluding private business and secretarial
schools and pots high school vocational schools,
institutes and training courses of college grade)
Hardbound                                                                                        2731115
Paperbound                                                                                       2731116

Technical, scientific and professional books                                      27313

Business books (nonfiction books on business
for adult readers in the profession)
Hardbound                                                                                         2731335
Paperbound                                                                                         2731337

Other technical, scientific, and professional 
books
Hardbound                                                                                         2731345
Paperbound                                                                                         2731367

Miscellaneous publishing                                                                                         2741

Catalogues and directories                                                                                         27411

Other (than telephone), including
business reference services                                                                                         2741115

Direct mail advertising services                                                                                         7331

May we request you to verify the above or indicate to us any changes to be made.

Thank you for your assistance.

Sincerely,

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