13972 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 46 / Thursday, March 8, 2001 / Notices

The nature and objectives of the

venture are to promote the PXI

specification as an extension to the

CompactPCI industrial computer

specification where the PXI

specification defines extensions for

instrumentation; to sponsor, actively

participate in, and support the creation

and maintenance of one or more card

based specifications for instruments,

measurement and automation systems,

and/or protocols to enable

manufacturers of various devices to

achieve interoperability of such devices;

to promote the adoption and use of

specifications and protocols for card

based instrumentation through the

development of proof of concept/

feasibility demonstrations, pilot/

prototype projects, and a free and open

exchange of technologies among the

Members; and to undertake such other

activities as may from time to time be

appropriate to further the purposes and

achieve the goals set forth above.

Constance K. Robinson,

Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.

[FR Doc. 01–5715 Filed 3–7–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division

Notice Pursuant to the National

Cooperative Research and Production

Act of 1993—Semiconductor Research

Corporation

Notice is hereby given that, on

January 26, 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’’),

Semiconductor Research Corporation

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, Conexant Systems,

Newport Beach, CA; United

Microelectronics Corporation Group of

Taiwan, Hsin-Chu City, TAIWAN;

Integrated Systems Engineering, Inc.,

San Jose, CA; Genus, Inc., Sunnyvale,

CA; Torrex Equipment Corporation,

Livermore, CA; and Ziptronix, Inc.,

Research Triangle, NC have been added

as parties to the venture. In addition,

Etec Systems, Inc., Hayward, CA; Harris

Corporation, Melbourne, FL; Microbar

Incorporated, Sunnyvale, CA; Northrop

Grumman, Los Angeles, CA; Omniview,

Inc., Pittsburgh, PA; Suss Advanced

Lithography, Inc., Burlington, VT; and

Verity Instruments, Inc., Carrollton, TX

have been dropped as parties to the

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

Semiconductor Research Corporation

intends to file additional written

notification disclosing all changes in

membership.

On January 7, 1985, Semiconductor

Research Corporation filed its original

notification pursuant to section 6(a) of

the Act. The Departent of Justice

published a notice in the Federal

Register pursuant to section 6(b) of the

Act on January 30, 1985 (50 FR 4281).

The last notification was filed with

the Department on August 4, 1999. A

notice was published in the Federal

Register pursuant to section 6(b) of the

Act on December 14, 1999 (64 FR

69800).

Constance K. Robinson,

Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.

[FR Doc. 01–5717 Filed 3–7–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division

Notice Pursuant to the National

Cooperative Research and Production

Act of 1993—Southwest Research

Institute (SWRI): Clean Diesel III

Notice is hereby given that, on June

12, 2000, pursuant to section 6(a) of the

National Cooperative Research and

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

section 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’),

Southwest Research Institute: Clean

Diesel III 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, Detroit Diesel Corporation,

Detroit, MI; and Jacobs Vehicle System,

Inc., Bloomfield, CT have been added 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 Southwest

Research Institute: Clean Diesel III

intends to file additional written

notification disclosing all changes in

membership.

On January 12, 2000, Southwest

Research Institute: Clean Diesel III filed

its original notification pursuant to

Section 6(a) of the Act. This notice was

published by the Department of Justice

in the Federal Register pursuant to

section 6(b) of the Act on June 26, 2000

(65 FR 39429).

The last notification was filed with

the Department on April 26, 2000. This

notice was published in the Federal

Register pursuant to section 6(b) of the

Act on June 29, 2000 (65 FR 40132).

Constance K. Robinson,

Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.

[FR Doc. 01–5713 Filed 3–7–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division

Notice Pursuant to the National

Cooperative Research and Production

Act of 1993—Spray Drift Task Force

Notice is hereby given that, on May

11, 2000, pursuant to section 6(a) of the

National Cooperative Research and

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

et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Spray Drift Task

Force has filed written notifications

simultaneously with the Attorney

General and the Federal Trade

Commission updating 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.

As of May 5, 2000, the Spray Drift

Task Force’s membership consists of the

following 39 companies: AH Marks and

Company Limited, Yorkshire, UNITED

KINGDOM; Agro Distribution, Sioux

City, IA; Agro-Gor Company, Kansas

City, MO; Albaugh, Inc., Ankeny, IA;

American Cyanamid Company,

Princeton, NJ; Amvac Chemical

Corporation, Los Angeles, CA; Aventis

CropScience, Research Triangle Park,

NC; BASF Corporation, Research

Triangle Park, NC; Bayer Corporation,

Kansas City, MO; Cheminova, Inc.,

Wayne, NJ; Dow AgroSciences,

Indianapolis, IN; Drexel Chemical

Company, Memphis, TN; E. I. duPont de

Nemours and Company, Wilmington,

DE; Elf Atochem North America,

Philadelphia, PA; FMC Corporation,

Philadelphia, PA; Gharda USA, Inc.,

Brookfield, CT; Griffin, L.L.C., Hot

Springs Village, AR; Helena Chemical

Company, Princeton, CA; Industria

Prodotti Chmimici SpA (I.Pi.Ci.),

Milanese, ITALY, ISK Biosciences