Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 239 / Wednesday, December 13, 1995 / Notices 64079

Indentigene, Inc., Houston, TX. The

general area of planned activity is to

develop and demonstrate arrayed

primer extension DNA analysis systems

for sequencing in DNA diagnosis.

Constance K. Robinson,

Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.

[FR Doc. 95–30284 Filed 12–12–95; 8:45 am]

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Notice Pursuant to the National

Cooperative Research and Production

act of 1993—HDTV Broadcast

Technology Consortium

Notice is hereby given that, on

September 11, 1995, pursuant to Section

6(a) of the National Cooperative

Research and Production Act of 1993,

15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’),

HDTV Broadcast Technology

Consortium has filed written

notification 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 partnership. The

notifications were filed for the purpose

of limiting recovery of plaintiffs to

actual damages under specified

circumstances. Pursuant to Section 6(b)

of the Act, the identities of the parties

are: Advanced Modular Solutions, Inc.,

Acton, MA; Comark Communications,

Inc., Southwick, MA; David Sarnoff

Research Center, Inc., Princeton, NJ;

International Business Machines, Inc.,

Yorktown Heights, NY; MCI Network

Architecture, Richardson, TX; National

Broadcasting Company, Inc., New York,

NY; Philips Laboratories, Briarcliff

Manor, NY; Sun Microsystems Federal,

Inc., Mountain View, CA; and Thomson

Consumer Electronics, Inc., Washington,

DC.

The purpose of the Joint Venture is to

develop and demonstrate ‘‘HDTV

Broadcast Technology’’. The activities of

the Joint Venture project 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. 95–30285 Filed 12–12–95; 8:45 am]

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Notice Pursuant to the National

Cooperative Research and Production

Act of 1993—Realtime-Micro-PCRAnalysis System

Notice is hereby given that, on August

21, 1995, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the

National Cooperative Research and

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

et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Realtime-Micro-PCRAnalysis System, a joint venture formed

as a cooperative research company by

the parties set forth in this notice (the

‘‘Joint Venture’’), has filed written

notifications simultaneously with the

Attorney General and the Federal Trade

Commission disclosing (1) the identities

of the parties to the Joint Venture and

(2) the nature and objectives of the Joint

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: Perkin Elmer Corp.,

Norwalk, CT; EG&G IC Sensors, Inc.,

Milpitas, CA; Cornell University

Medical College, New York, NY;

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis,

MN; and Louisiana State University,

Baton Rouge, LA. The general area of

planned activity is to develop integrated

systems for genetic analysis employing

micromachined elements.

Constance K. Robinson,

Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.

[FR Doc. 95–30286 Filed 12–12–95; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Mine Safety and Health Administration

Petitions for Modification

This notice amends a petition

document published in the Federal

Register on November 13, 1995 (60 FR

57025), docket number M–95–156–C,

Amax Coal Company and Clipmate

Corporation, Chinook Mine (I.D. No. 12–

00322). The petitioner filed a petition to

modify the application of 30 CFR

77.1303(y) (1) and (2) (explosives,

handling and use) instead of 30 CFR

75.1303(y) (1) and (2).

The following parties have filed

petitions to modify the application of

mandatory safety standards under

section 101(c) of the Federal Mine

Safety and Health Act of 1977.

1. R.S. Coal Company

[Docket No. M–95–157–C]

R.S. Coal Company, 729–B West

Shamokin Street, Trevorton,

Pennsylvania 17881–1461 has filed a

petition to modify the application of 30

CFR 75.332 (b)(1) and (b)(2) (working

sections and working places) to its No.

1 Slope (I.D. No. 36–07108) located in

Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.

The petitioner proposes to use air

passing through inaccessible abandoned

workings and additional areas not

examined and which is currently

mixing with the air in the intake

haulage slope to ventilate the active

working section, and to ensure the

maintenance of air quality through the

sampling of section intake air for carbon

dioxide, methane, and oxygen

deficiency at the gangway level during

the preshift and on-shift examinations.

The petitioner asserts that the proposed

alternative method would provide at

least the same measure of protection as

would the mandatory standard.

2. R.S. Coal Company

[Docket No. M–95–158–C]

R.S. Coal Company, 729–B West

Shamokin Street, Trevorton,

Pennsylvania 17881–1461 has filed a

petition to modify the application of 30

CFR 75.335 (construction of seals) to its

No. 1 Slope (I.D. No. 36–07108) located

in Northumberland County,

Pennsylvania. The petitioner requests a

modification of the standard to permit

alternative methods of construction

using wooden materials of moderate

size and weight due to the difficulty in

accessing previously driven headings

and breasts containing inaccessible

abandoned workings; to accept a design

criteria in the 10 psi range; and to

permit the water trap to be installed in

the gangway seal and sampling tube in

the monkey seal for seals installed in

pairs. The petitioner asserts that the

proposed alternative method would

provide at least the same measure of

protection as would the mandatory

standard.

3. R.S. Coal Company

[Docket No. M–95–159–C]

R.S. Coal Company, 729–B West

Shamokin Street, Trevorton,

Pennsylvania 17881–1461 has filed a

petition to modify the application of 30

CFR 75.364(b)(1), (4) and (5) (weekly

examination) to its No. 1 Slope (I.D. No.

36–07108) located in Northumberland

County, Pennsylvania. Due to hazardous

conditions and roof falls, certain areas

of the intake haulage slope and primary

escapeway cannot be traveled safely.

The petitioner proposes to examine

these areas from the gunboat/slope car

with an alternative air quality

evaluation at the section’s intake level,

and to travel and thoroughly examine

these areas for hazardous conditions

once a month. The petitioner asserts

that the proposed alternative method

would provide at least the same

measure of protection as would the

mandatory standard.