[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 58 (Friday, March 25, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-6992]


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[Federal Register: March 25, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of the Attorney General

28 CFR Part 0

[AG Order No. 1857-94]

 

Delegation of Authority Under the National Cooperative Research 
and Production Act of 1993, As Amended and Redesignated by the National 
Cooperative Production Amendments of 1993

AGENCY: Office of the Attorney General, Justice.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The National Cooperative Research Act of 1984 has been amended 
by the National Cooperative Production Amendments of 1993 to include 
joint ventures for production within its coverage and redesignated as 
the ``National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993.'' The 
Act now provides persons engaging in eligible joint ventures for 
production, as well as persons engaging in joint research and 
development ventures, with the opportunity to reduce their potential 
liability for damages under the antitrust laws, provided they file with 
the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission a timely 
notification concerning the organization and objectives of their 
venture. The Attorney General or Federal Trade Commission must then 
publish a notice in the Federal Register that identifies the parties to 
the venture and describes generally the area of planned activity of the 
venture. The National Cooperative Production Amendments of 1993 also 
impose certain reporting requirements on the Attorney General. Due to 
the antitrust-related nature of these notification, publication and 
reporting functions, the Attorney General has delegated her authority 
under the Act to the Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 15, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Constance K. Robinson, Deputy Director 
of Operations, Antitrust Division; U.S. Department of Justice; 10th 
Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., room 3214; Washington, DC 20530. 
Telephone (202) 514-3544.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This order is an internal delegation of 
authority. It is being published and placed in the Code of Federal 
Regulations for the general information of the public. This order is 
not a rule within the meaning of either Executive Order 12291, or the 
Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601-612. The Department of Justice 
is issuing this rule as a final rule because it is a ``rule of agency 
organization, procedure, or practice'' within the meaning of 5 U.S.C. 
553(b).

List of Subjects in 28 CFR Part 0

    Authority delegations (government agencies), Government employees, 
Organization and functions (government agencies), Intergovernmental 
relations.

    By virtue of the authority vested in me, as Attorney General, by 28 
U.S.C. 509, 510, and 5 U.S.C. 301, part 0 of title 28 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations is hereby amended as follows:

PART 0--[AMENDED]

    The authority citation for part 0 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 28 U.S.C. 509, 510, 515-519.

    2. Section 0.41 is amended by adding new paragraph (i) and revising 
paragraph (k) to read as follows:


Sec. 0.41  [Amended]

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    (i) Acting on behalf of the Attorney General with respect to 
sections 4(b), 4(c) and 4(d) of the National Cooperative Production 
Amendments of 1993, Pub. L. No. 103-42, 107 Stat. 117 (15 U.S.C. 4305 
note).
* * * * *
    (k) Acting on behalf of the Attorney General with respect to 
section 6 of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 
1984, Pub. L. 98-462, 98 Stat. 1815, as amended by the National 
Cooperative Production Amendments of 1993, Pub. L. No. 103-42, 107 
Stat. 117 (15 U.S.C. 4305).

    Dated: March 15, 1994.
Janet Reno,
Attorney General.
[FR Doc. 94-6992 Filed 3-24-94; 8:45 am]
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