[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 24, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 27557]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-12682]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Engineered Surfaces for Rolling and Sliding 
Contacts Program

    Notice is hereby given that, on March 15, 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''), the participants in the 
Engineered Surfaces for Rolling and Sliding Contacts Program 
(``ESRSCP'') 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 the general area of 
planned activity are: Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL; The Timken Company, 
Canton, OH; General Motors Corporation, Romulus, MI.
    The nature and objective of the research program performed in 
accordance with ESRSCP is to develop the process and material 
technology base to manufacture engineered surfaces for improved contact 
fatigue, scuffing, and wear of critical, high technology components 
such as gears, bearings, and fuel system components.
    Information about participation in ESRSCP may be obtained by 
contacting Phil J. Shankwitz, Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL; Harvey P. 
Nixon, The Timken Company, Canton, OH; or Ron Leachman, General Motors 
Corporation, Romulus, MI.
Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 95-12682 Filed 5-23-95; 8:45 am]
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