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lithography, environmental safety and

health, standards, and equipment

productivity improvement team projects

and manufacturing methods. Also, the

nature and objectives of the venture are

to perform and sponsor research and

development of standards, facilities,

software, processes, materials and

equipment for advanced semiconductor

manufacturing for the benefit of its

members and for the industry as a

whole. This work is done in conjunction

with its members; suppliers of

equipment, materials, services and

software to the industry; universities;

research laboratories and institutes; and

government agencies and laboratories.

International SEMATECH also sponsors

workshops and conferences among

industry, academia and government on

technical and business challenges facing

the semiconductor industry and

facilitates the preparation and

publication of the International

Technology Roadmap for

Semiconductors. International

SEMATECH further conducts and

sponsors efforts to make business

processes in the industry more efficient,

including creating models of the cost of

owning and operating semiconductor

equipment and facilities and analysis of

larger economic trends in the industry.

International SEMATECH provides

various services, including wafer

processing services, to companies in the

industry, including equipment and

materials suppliers, to help them

research and develop advanced

facilities, equipment and materials more

quickly and efficiently.

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 International

SEMATECH intends to file additional

written notification disclosing all

changes in membership.

On April 22, 1988, SEMATECH, 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 May 19, 1988 (53 FR

17987).

The last notification was filed with

the Department on February 9, 1998. 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—Language Systems, Inc.

Notice is hereby given that, on March

23, 2001, pursuant to section 6(a) of the

National Cooperative Research and

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

et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Language Systems,

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, the prior joint venture

member, Eloquent Technology Inc.,

Ithaca, NY has been acquired by

Speechworks International, Inc., Boston,

MA, and has been replaced by

Speechworks International, Inc. 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 Language

Systems, Inc. intends to file additional

written notification disclosing all

changes in membership.

On March 16, 1999, Language

Systems, 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 October 1, 1999 (64 FR 53416).

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—Rotorcraft Industry

Technology Association, Inc. (‘‘RITA’’)

Notice is hereby given that, on March

22, 2001, pursuant to section 6(a) of the

National Cooperative Research and

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

et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Rotorcraft Industry

Technology Association, Inc. (‘‘RITA’’)

has filed written notifications

simultaneously with the Attorney

General and the Federal Trade

Commission disclosing changes in its

membership and product status. The

notifications were filed for the purposes

of extending the Act’s provisions

limiting the recovery of antitrust

plaintiffs to actual damages under

specified circumstances. Specifically,

Kaman Aerospace Corporation,

Bloomfield, CT has been added as a

Supporting Member of this venture; and

The Mississippi State University

Research and Technology Corporation,

Mississippi State, MS has been added as

an Associate Member. Also, RITA’s joint

research and development projects

undertaken in cooperation with NASA,

DoD/Army/Navy, and the FAA, are

subject to a new Funded Cooperative

Agreement, effective January 1, 2001. In

addition, RITA’s Intellectual Property

Rights Provisions have been amended,

effective February 1, 2001.

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 RITA intends

to file additional written notification

disclosing all changes in membership.

On September 28, 1995, RITA 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 April 3, 1996 (61 FR 14817).

The last notification was filed with

the Department on August 8, 2000. A

notice was published in the Federal

Register pursuant to section 6(b) of the

Act on September 26, 2000 (65 FR

57843).

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—SEMATECH, Inc.

Notice is hereby given that, on

February 9, 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’’),

SEMATECH, Inc. (‘‘SEMATECH’’) 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, Lucent Technologies,

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Murray Hill, NJ has been added as a

party to this venture. Also, American

Telephone & Telegraph Company, New

York, NY; Harris Corporation,

Melbourne, FL; LSI Logic Corporation

Milpitas, CA; Micron Technology, Inc.,

Boise, ID; and NCR Corporation, Dayton,

OH have been dropped as parties 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 SEMATECH

intends to file additional written

notification disclosing all changes in

membership.

On April 22, 1988, SEMATECH 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 19, 1988 (53 FR

17987).

The last notification was filed with

the Department on January 4, 1989. A

notice was published in the Federal

Register pursuant to section 6(b) of the

Act on February 10, 1989 (54 FR 6458).

Constance K. Robinson,

Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.

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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice (01–051)]

National Environmental Policy Act;

Genesis Mission

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and

Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Finding of no significant

impact.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969

(NEPA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321, et

seq.), the Council on Environmental

Quality (CEQ) Regulations for

Implementing the Procedural Provisions

of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), and

NASA policy and procedures (14 CFR

part 1216 subpart 1216.3), NASA has

made a finding of no significant impact

(FONSI) with respect to the proposed

Genesis mission, which would involve

a flight to a libration point (L1 point) in

the Sun-Earth system, (i.e., where the

gravitational pulls of the Sun and the

Earth are balanced). The spacecraft

would be placed into a halo orbit about

the L1 point to collect incoming solar

wind ions. After 2 years of sample

collection, the spacecraft would return

the samples to Earth.

The baseline mission calls for the

Genesis spacecraft to be launched

aboard a Delta II 7326 from Cape

Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS),

Florida during the launch opportunity

beginning in June 2001, as well as the

recovery of the sample return capsule

(SRC) at the Utah Test and Training

Range (UTTR) approximately 65

kilometers (40 miles) southwest of Salt

Lake City, Utah, no earlier than June

2004, depending on the actual launch

date.

DATES: Comments must be provided in

writing to NASA on or before May 24,

2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be

addressed to Steve Brody, NASA

Headquarters, Code SD, 300 E Street

SW, Washington, DC 20546. The

Environmental Assessment (EA)

prepared for the Genesis mission which

supports this FONSI may be reviewed

at:

1. NASA Headquarters, Library, Room

1J20, 300 E Street, SW, Washington,

DC 20546.

2. NASA, Spaceport USA, Room 2001,

John F. Kennedy Space Center,

Florida 32899 (321–867–2622). Please

call Penny Myers beforehand at 321–

867–9280 so that arrangements can be

made.

3. Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Visitors

Lobby, Building 249, 4800 Oak Grove

Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109 (818–354–

5179).

4. Tooele City Public Library, 128 West

Vine Street, Tooele, UT 84074 (435–

882–2182).

Other locations where the EA may be

examined are listed in the

Supplementary Information section

below.

A limited number of copies of the EA

are available for persons wishing a copy

by contacting Mr. Brody at the address

or telephone number indicated herein.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Steve Brody, 202–358–1544.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EA

may be examined at the following

additional public libraries:

1. Salt Lake City Public Library, Main

Library, 200 East 500 South, Salt Lake

City, UT 84111 (801–524–8200).

2. Weber County Library, 2464 Jefferson

Avenue, Ogden, UT 84401–2488

(801–627–6913).

3. West Wendover Branch Library, 590

Camper Road, West Wendover, NV

89883 (775–664–2510).

The EA may also be examined at the

following NASA locations by contacting

the pertinent Freedom of Information

Act Office:

1. NASA, Ames Research Center, Moffet

Field, CA 94035 (650–604–1181).

2. NASA, Dryden Flight Research

Center, Edwards, CA 93523 (661–258–

3689).

3. NASA, Glenn Research Center, 21000

Brookpark Road, Cleveland, OH

44135 (216–433–2755).

4. NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center,

Greenbelt, MD 20771 (301–286–6255).

5. NASA, Johnson Space Center,

Houston, TX 77058 (281–483–8612).

6. NASA, Langley Research Center,

Hampton, VA 23665 (757–864–2497).

7. NASA, Marshall Space Flight Center,

Huntsville, AL 35812 (256–544–

1837).

8. NASA, Stennis Space Center, MS

39529 (228–688–2164). NASA has

reviewed the EA prepared for the

Genesis mission and has determined

that it represents an accurate and

adequate analysis of the scope and

level of associated environmental

impacts. This FONSI summarizes and

incorporates the EA by reference.

NASA is proposing to launch the

Genesis mission, which would deliver a

single spacecraft into a halo orbit about

the L1 point, approximately 1.5 million

kilometers (km) [0.93 million miles

(mi)] away from the Earth

(approximately 1 percent of the EarthSun distance). This would also place the

spacecraft well beyond Earth’s magnetic

field (magnetosphere), which shields

the Earth from the charged particles

emitted by the Sun, thus preventing

instruments within the Earth’s

magnetosphere from acquiring accurate

measurements of ions in the solar wind.

After arrival at the L1 point, the mostly

ultra-pure silicon collectors would be

exposed to the incoming solar wind (i.e.,

material erupting from the Sun’s

corona). The ions from the solar wind

would be accumulated as they implant

in the collector materials. After 2 years

of sample collection, the spacecraft

would stow the collectors into a sealed

canister in the SRC to protect the purity

of the solar wind particles collected for

return to Earth and subsequent recovery

at UTTR. The spacecraft would not

carry any radioactive material. Current

plans call for using a Delta II 7326

expendable launch system to inject the

Genesis spacecraft into its low energy

trajectory to the L1 point during the

launch opportunity beginning in June

2001.

Depending on the actual launch date

in 2001, the Genesis spacecraft would

return to Earth in June 2004 or

sometime thereafter. At a prescribed

time during its approach to Earth, a

command sequence would be sent to the

spacecraft to orient itself for separation