[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 234 (Wednesday, December 6, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 62477]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-29674]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Catalyst System Consortium

    Notice is hereby given that, on September 21, 1995, pursuant to 
Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 
1993, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), The B.F. Goodrich 
Company filed notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General 
and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing (1) the identities of the 
parties to a research and development 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 parties to the venture 
are: The B.F. Goodrich Company, Akron, OH: and Minnesota Mining and 
Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN. The objectives of the venture are 
to develop (a) a new catalyst system for the synthesis of cyclic olefin 
polymers which are both tough and optically transparent and (b) an 
innovative technology for fabricating optical components such as the 
flat-panel displays. In addition to optical applications, the new 
polymers might be also useful in insulation for electronics.
Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 95-29674 Filed 12-5-95; 8:45 am]
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