[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 125 (Thursday, June 29, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 33848]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-16039]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993 Global Silicones Council

    Notice is hereby given that, on May 5, 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''), Global Silicones Council 
(``GSC'') has filed written notifications simultaneously with the 
Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing: (1) The 
identities of the parties to the venture and (2) the nature and 
objective 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 members in GSC are Bayer 
AG, Leverkusen, Germany; Dow Corning Corporation, Midland, MI; GE 
Silicones, Waterford, NY; Th. Goldschmidt AG, Essen, Germany; Huls AG, 
Marl, Germany; OSi Specialities, Inc., Danbury, CT; Rhone-Poulenc 
Chimie, Courbevoie, France; Shin-Estu Chemical Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan; 
and Wacker-Chemie GmbH, Munich, Germany. Non-voting participants to the 
venture are Silicones Environmental, Health and Safety Council; Centre 
Europeen des Silicones; and Silicone Industry Association of Japan.
    GSC's objective is to promote the safe use, stewardship, 
effectiveness and regulatory approval of organosilicon compounds. In 
pursuit of this objective, GSC plans to undertake a variety of 
activities, including research, testing and the collection, analysis 
and dissemination of information on environmental health and safety 
issues relating to organosilicon compounds.
Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 95-16039 Filed 6-28-95; 8:45 am]
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