[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 78 (Monday, April 24, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 20119]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-9956]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993 Center for Waste Reduction Technologies

    Notice is hereby given that, on March 14, 1995, pursuant to the 
National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 
4301 et seq. (``the Act''), the Center for Waste Reduction Technologies 
(``CWRT'') and its participants have 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 and 
its general area of planned activity are: Center for Waste Reduction 
Technologies, New York, NY; American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 
New York, NY; ACS Industries, Inc., Woonsocket, RI; Air Products and 
Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, PA; Arthur D. Little, Inc., Cambridge, MA; 
B&V Waste Science & Technology Corp., Kansas City, MO; Battelle-Pacific 
NorthWest Laboratories, Richland, WA; Bechetl Group, Inc., San 
Francisco, CA; The B.F. Goodrich Company, Akron, OH; The BOC Group, 
Murray Hill, NY; CH2M HILL, Inc., Corvallis, OR; C.W. Nofsinger 
division of Burns & McDonnell, Kansas City, MO; The Dow Chemical 
Company, Midland, MI; Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, CA; 
Gas Research Institute, Chicago, IL; Hoechst Celanese Corporation, 
Bridgewater, NJ; ICI Americas Inc., Wilmington, DE; Kinetics Technology 
International Corporation, San Dimas, Ca; Minnesota Mining & 
Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN; Mobil Research and Development 
Corporation, Pennington, NJ; Monsanto Company, St. Louis, MO; The M.W. 
Kellogg Company, Houston, TX; Rhone Poulenc North America, Monmouth 
Junction, NJ; SRI International, Menlo Park, CA; US Department of 
Energy, Washington, DC; and Union Carbide Corporation, Danbury, CT.
    The nature and objectives of this joint venture are to foster 
cooperation among industry, academia, and government for research and 
development, education, and information exchange on waste reduction 
technologies and processes to achieve the clean, efficient, and 
economical production and manufacturing facilities needed for 
sustainable development. The objectives of this venture will be 
achieved by establishing a broad program for the theoretical and 
practical analysis, experimentation, and systematic study of the 
relevant phenomena; the collection, exchange and analysis of the 
research data thus obtained; the development and testing of basic 
engineering techniques; and the extension of the findings and theories 
observed into practical application for experimental and demonstration 
purposes. In pursuing these objectives, CWRT will seek to stimulate, 
encourage and provide a means of establishing separate groups to 
undertake specific research projects that are consistent with the broad 
objectives of this venture.
    Participation in this joint venture will remain open to qualified 
persons and organizations. The Participants intend to file additional 
written notifications disclosing all changes in membership. Information 
regarding participation in this joint venture may be obtained from: 
Center for Waste Reduction Technologies, 345 East 47th Street, New 
York, NY 10017-2395.
Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 95-9956 Filed 4-21-95; 8:45 am]
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