[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 1, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 6294]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-2471]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993 Automatic Transmission Efficiency Evaluation 
Program

    Notice is hereby given that, on November 4, 1994, pursuant to 
Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 
1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), Southwest Research 
Institute (``SwRI'') 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: Chrysler Corporation, 
Auburn Hills, MI; Ford Motor Company, Livonia, MI; and General Motors, 
GM Powertrain Division, Detroit, MI. Activities planned are to conduct 
efficiency testing of four (4) unique automatic transmissions and 
transaxles and to determine the torque losses associated with 
transmission pumps, torque converters and gearboxes. For comparative 
purposes, mathematical models of the transmission components are 
created.
    Membership in the program remains open, and SwRI intends to file 
additional written notifications disclosing all changes in the 
membership or planned activities.
Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 95-2471 Filed 1-31-95; 8:45 am]
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