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Insertion II (MATI II) 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 The Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta,

GA; Ford Motor Company, Redford, MI;

IBD Inc., Winnetka, IL; Kellogg

Company, Battle Creek, MI; Kraft Foods,

Glenview, IL; Lucent Technologies,

Murray Hill, NJ; McDonald’s

Corporation, Warrenville, IL; Redex

Packaging Corporation, Schaumburg, IL;

Rohm and Haas Company, Spring

House, PA; and U.S.G. Corporation,

Chicago, IL. Technologies Research

Corporation of Ann Arbor, MI, has been

engaged to administer the venture on

behalf of the participants. The nature

and objectives of the venture are to

undertake research and development

activities focusing on managing

insertion 1f advanced technology.

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—Multiservice Switching

Forum (‘‘MSF’’)

Notice is hereby given that, on

October 12, 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’’),

Multiservice Switching Forum (‘‘MSF’’)

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, France Telecom, Lannion

Cedex, FRANCE has been added 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 Multiservice

Switching Forum (‘‘MSF’’) intends to

file additional written notification

disclosing all changes in membership.

On January 22, 1999, Multiservice

Switching Forum (‘‘MSF’’) 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 May 26, 1999 (64 FR 28519).

The last notification was filed with

the Department on July 1, 1999. A

notice has not yet been published in the

Federal 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—Petroleum Environmental

Research Forum (‘‘PERF’’)

Notice is hereby given that, on

October 20, 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’’),

Petroleum Environmental Research

Forum (‘‘PERF’’) 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, Canadian Petroleum

Products Institute, Toronto, Ontario,

Canada has been added 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 Petroleum

Environmental Research Forum

(‘‘PERF’’) intends to file additional

written notification disclosing all

changes in membership.

On February 10, 1986, Petroleum

Environmental Research Forum

(‘‘PERF’’) 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 March 14,

1986 (51 FR 8903).

The last notification was filed with

the Department on June 2, 1999. A

notice was published in the Federal

Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the

Act on December 2, 1999 (64 FR 67590).

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—Petroleum Environmental

Research Forum (‘‘PERF’’) Project

Notice is hereby given that, on

October 21, 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’’),

Exxon Research & Engineering Company

(‘‘ER&E’’) 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 Exxon Research and Engineering

Company, Florham Park, NJ; Phillips

Petroleum Company, Bartlesville, OK;

Sunoco, Inc., Philadelphia, PA; Mobil

Technology Company, Paulsboro, NJ;

Conoco, Inc., Ponca City, OK; CITGO,

Corpus Christi, TX; and BP-Amoco Oil

International, Ltd., Middlesex, United

Kingdom. The nature an objectives of

the venture are the development of

guidelines for carbon steel metallurgy

and welding procedures for HF

alkylations plants. Participation in this

project will remain open until issuance

of the final project report. The

participants intend to file additional

written notifications disclosing all

changes in membership.

Constance K. Robinson,

Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.

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