Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 142 / Friday, July 24, 1998 / Notices 39901

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division

Notice Pursuant to the National

Cooperative Research and Production

Act of 1993—‘‘Advanced Micro

Devices, Inc./Objectspace, Inc.’’

Notice is hereby given that, on

December 19, 1997, pursuant to 6(a) of

the National Cooperative Research and

Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301

et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), the Advanced Micro

Devices, Inc./ObjectSpace, Inc.

(‘‘Consortium’’) 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. Specifically, the

identities of the parties are: Advanced

Micro Devices, Inc., Austin, TX;

ObjectSpace, Inc. Dallas, TX.

The Consortium’s are of planned

activity is to develop and demonstrate a

distributed computing infrastructure

and applications software for defining

and deploying software agents to

improve the overall factory effectiveness

of semiconductor factories. The

activities of this Joint Venture project

will be partially funded by an award

from the Advanced Technology

Program, National Standards and

Technology, and The Department of

Commerce.

Membership in the Consortium will

remain open and the Consortium will

file additional written notifications

disclosing all changes in membership.

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—Cummins Engine, UNOVA

Landis/Gardner/Goldcrown, Cincinnati

Milacron

Notice is hereby given that, on

January 20, 1998, pursuant to Section

6(a) of the National Cooperative

Research and Production Act of 1993,

15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’),

Cummins Engine Company, Inc. 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 Cummins Engine Company, Inc.,

Columbus, IN; UNOVA Landis/Gardner/

Goldcrown, Waynesboro, PA; Cincinnati

Milacron, Cincinnati, OH. The nature

and objectives of the venture are to

develop and demonstrate sub-micron

precision grinding of advanced

engineering materials. The activities of

this 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. 98–19741 Filed 7–23–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division

Notice Pursuant to the National

Cooperative Research and Production

Act of 1993 Fuel Cell

Commercialization Group

Notice is hereby given that, on April

2,1998, 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 Fuel Cell

Commercialization Group (‘‘FCCG’’) has

filed written notifications

simultaneously with the Attorney

General and the Federal Trade

Commission disclosing changes in its

membership/project status. The changes

include the resignation and withdrawal

of nine members of the FCCG. 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 FCCG advised that City of Burbank

Public Service Department, Burbank,

CA; Central and Southwest Services,

Dallas, TX; Lincoln Electric System,

Lincoln, NE; City of Manassas Electric

Department, Manassas, VA;

Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale

Electric Company, Ludlow, MA;

Southern California Edison, Irwindale,

CA; New York Power Authority, New

York, NY; Oglethrope Power

Corporation, Tucker, GA; and Zieglar

Coal Holding Company, Fairview

Heights, IL are no longer members of the

FCCG.

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 the FCCG

remains open, although certain

membership benefits are based in part

on the date on which the member joined

the organization. The FCCG intends to

file additional written notification

disclosing all changes in membership.

On September 21, 1990, the FCCG

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 October 25, 1990, 55

FR 43050.

The last notification was filed with

the Department on January 24, 1996. A

notice was published in the Federal

Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the

Act on April 10, 1996, 61 FR 15970.

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; Gas Utilization Research

Forum (GURF)

Notice is hereby given that, on March

4, 1998, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the

National Cooperative Research and

Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301

et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Gas Utilization

Research Forum (GURF) 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,

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.,

Allentown, PA; Compressor Controls

Corporation, Des Moines, IA; and VICO

Enterprises, Inc., Houston, TX, have

become new members.

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 Gas

Utilization Research Forum (GURF)

intends to file additional written

notification disclosing all changes in

membership.