63388 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 229 / Friday, November 28, 1997 / Notices

Geothermal Power Organization

(‘‘GPO’’) has filed written notifications

simultaneously with the Attorney

General and the Federal Trade

Commission disclosing changes in its

membership. 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, the following parties have

become new members of the GPO:

Geothermal Power Company, Inc.,

Elmira, NY; FAS Engineering, Inc.,

Glendale, CA; and Unocal Corporation,

El Segundo, CA.

No other changes have been made in

either the membership or planned

activities of the GPO. Participation in

the GPO will remain open to qualified

entities, and the GPO intends to file

written notifications disclosing all

changes in membership.

On May 29, 1997, GPO 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 23, 1997, (62 FR 39550).

Constance K. Robinson,

Director of Operations Antitrust Division.

[FR Doc. 97–31307 Filed 11–26–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division

Notice Pursuant to the National

Cooperative Research and Production

Act of 1993—LCX Translational CMOS

Logic Development Agreement

Notice is hereby given that, on

September 9, 1997, 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

partners to the LCX Translational CMOS

Logic Development Agreement

(‘‘Agreement’’) have filed written

notifications simultaneously with the

Attorney General and the Federal Trade

Commission disclosing changes in their

membership. 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, Fairchild Semiconductor

Corporation has joined the venture.

National Semiconductor Corporation

has withdrawn from the venture. Both

changes in membership became

effective June 20, 1997.

On September 7, 1994, the

participants filed their 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 17, 1994 (59 FR

59434).

Constance K. Robinson,

Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.

[FR Doc. 97–31303 Filed 11–26–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division

Notice Pursuant to the National

Cooperative Research and Production

Act of 1993—Flexible Robotic

Assembly for Powertrain Applications

Notice is hereby given that, on

October 21, 1997, 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

National Center for Manufacturing

Sciences filed 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 Ford Motor Company,

Dearborn, MI; Perceptron Inc, Plymouth,

MI; Progressive Tool and Industries

Company, Southfield, MI; and Micro

Dexterity Systems, Memphis, TN.

The purpose of the joint venture is to

develop and demonstrate flexible

robotic assembly for powertrain

applications. The activities of the joint

venture will be partially funded by an

award from the Advanced Technology

Program, National Institute of Standards

and Technology, Department of

Commerce.

Constance K. Robinson,

Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.

[FR Doc. 97–31193 Filed 11–26–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division

Notice Pursuant to the National

Cooperative Research and Production

Act of 1993—National Center for

Manufacturing Sciences, Inc. (NCMS)

Notice is hereby given that, on

October 15, 1997, 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

National Center for Manufacturing

Sciences, Inc. (‘‘NCMS’’) has filed

written notifications simultaneously

with the Attorney General and the

Federal Trade Commission disclosing

changes in its membership. 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,

the following companies were accepted

as active members of NCMS: American

Induction Heating Corporation, Fraser,

MI; Cardell Corporation, Auburn Hills,

MI; Dresser Instrument Division of

Dresser Industries Inc., Milford, CT; I.Q.

Plus Corporation, Willowdale, Ontario,

CANADA; Quantum Consultants, East

Lansing, MI. PRECARN Associates Inc.,

Nepean, Ontario, CANADA was

approved for affiliate membership. The

following companies have resigned from

active membership in NCMS: Abrasive

Technology, Inc., Westerville, OH;

Browne & Sharpe Manufacturing

Company, North Kingstown, RI;

Continental Electronics Corporation,

Dallas, TX; Cost Technology Inc.,

Beaverton, OR; GenRad, Inc., Concord,

MA; Expansion Programs International,

Inc., Cleveland, OH; Micro Engineering

Solutions, Novi, MI; Netrologic, Inc.,

San Diego, CA; Onset BIDCO, Inc., Ann

Arbor, MI; Oracle, Inc., Chelsea, MI;

Poly Circuits, Inc., Bensenville, IL;

Saginaw Machine Systems Inc., Troy,

MI; Technology Integration, Inc., Ann

Arbor, MI; Texel Inc., Quebec,

CANADA; Thriller, Inc., Dearborn, MI;

Utilase Systems, Inc., Detroit, MI.

Organizations which have recently

resigned from affiliate membership are:

Oregon Advanced Technology

Consortium, Wilsonville, OR; Southern

Arkansas University Technical Branch,

Camden, AR.

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 NCMS

intends to file additional written

notification disclosing all changes in

membership.

On February 20, 1987, NCMS 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 17, 1987 (52 FR 8375).

The last notification was filed with

the Department on July 8, 1997. This

notice was published in the Federal