Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 83 / Friday, April 28, 2000 / Notices 24983

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division

Notice Pursuant to the National

Cooperative Research and Production

Act of 1993—Integrated Shipbuilding

Environment Consortium

Notice is hereby given that, on

December 7, 1999, pursuant to Section

6(a) of the National Cooperative

Research and Production Act of 1993,

15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), the

Integrated Shipbuilding Environment

Consortium (‘‘ISEC’’) has filed written

notifications simultaneously with the

Attorney General and the Federal Trade

Commission disclosing (1) the identities

of the parties and (2) the nature and

objectives of the venture. The

notifications were filed for the purpose

of invoking the Act’s provisions limiting

the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to

actual damages under specified

circumstances. Pursuant to Section 6(b)

of the Act, the identities of the parties

are Electric Boat Corporation, Groton,

CT; Intergraph Corporation, Huntsville,

AL; Newport News Shipbuilding and

Dry Dock Company, Newport News, VA;

NIIP, Inc., Stamford, CT; and NNS

Research Inc, Newport News, VA. The

nature and objectives of the venture are

the development of industry software

protocols that will integrate electronic

business environments across the U.S.

shipbuilding industry.

Constance K. Robinson,

Director of Operations Antitrust Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division

Notice Pursuant to the National

Cooperative Research and Production

Act of 1993—Inter Company

Collaboration for Aids Drug

Development

Notice is hereby given that, on

October 25, 1999, pursuant to Section

6(a) of the National Cooperative

Research and Production Act of 1993,

15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), the

Inter Company Collaboration for AIDS

Drug Development (the ‘‘Collaboration’’)

filed written notifications

simultaneously with the Attorney

General and the Federal Trade

Commission disclosing changes in its

membership status. The notifications

were filed for the purpose of extending

the Act’s provisions limiting the

recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual

damages under specified circumstances.

Specifically, although no changes have

been made in the membership of the

Collaboration, Collaboration Member

Gilead Sciences of Foster City, CA, has

acquired NeXstar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

of Boulder, CO.

No other changes have been made in

either the membership or planned

activity of the collaboration.

Membership in the Collaboration

remains open, and the Collaboration

intends to file additional written

notification disclosing all changes in

membership.

On May 27, 1993, the Collaboration

filed its original notification pursuant to

Section 6(a) of the Act. The Department

of Justice published a notice in the

Federal Register pursuant to Section

6(b) of the Act on July 6, 1993 (58 FR

36223).

The last notification was filed with

the Department on June 29, 1999. A

notice was published in the Federal

Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the

Act on September 22, 1999, (64 FR

51337).

Constance K. Robinson,

Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division

Notice Pursuant to the National

Cooperative Research and Production

Act of 1993; OBI Consortium, Inc.

Notice is hereby given that, on

November 26, 1999, pursuant to section

6(a) of the National Cooperative

Research and Production Act of 1993,

15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. ‘‘the Act’’), OBI

Consortium, Inc. has filed written

notifications simultaneously with the

Attorney General and the Federal Trade

Commission disclosing changes in its

membership status. The notifications

were filed for the purpose of extending

the Act’s provisions limiting the

recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual

damages under specified circumstances.

Specifically, Chase Manhatten Bank,

Brooklyn, NY; and Itec AB, Stockholm,

Sweden have been added as parties to

this venture. Also, Johnson & Johnson,

New Brunswick, NJ has been dropped as

a party to this venture.

No other changes have been made in

either the membership or planned

activity of the group research project.

Membership in this group research

project remains open, and OBI

Consortium, Inc. intends to file

additional written notification

disclosing all changes in membership.

On September 10, 1997, OBI

Consortium, Inc. filed its original

notification pursuant to section 6(a) of

the Act. The Department of Justice

published a notice in the Federal

Register pursuant to section 6(b) of the

Act on November 10, 1997 (62 FR

60531).

The last notification was filed with

the Department on August 23, 1999. A

notice has not yet been published in

theFederal Register.

Constance K. Robinson,

Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division

Notice Pursuant to the National

Cooperative Research and Production

Act of 1993—Portland Cement

Association (‘‘PCA’’)

Notice is hereby given that, on

October 25, 1999, pursuant to Section

6(a) of the National Cooperative

Research and Production Act of 1993,

15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’),

Portland Cement Association (‘‘PCA’’)

has filed written notifications

simultaneously with the Attorney

General and the Federal Trade

Commission disclosing changes in its

membership status. The notifications

were filed for the purpose of extending

the Act’s provisions limiting the

recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual

damages under specified circumstances.

Specifically, RMC Pacific Materials Inc.,

Pleasanton, CA; and Southdown, Inc.,

Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada have

been added as parties to this venture.

Also, RMC Lonestar, Pleasanton, CA has

been dropped as a party to this venture.

No other changes have been made in

either the membership or planned

activity of the group research project.

Membership in this group research

project remains open, and Portland

Cement Association (‘‘PCA’’) intends to

file additional written notification

disclosing all changes in membership.

On January 7, 1985, Portland Cement

Association (‘‘PCA’’) filed its original

notification pursuant to Section 6(a) of

the Act. The Department of Justice

published a notice in the Federal

Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the

Act on February 5, 1985 (50 FR 5015).

The last notification was filed with

the Department on September 7, 1999.