[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 122 (Monday, June 24, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 32464]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-15950]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Petroleum Environmental Research Forum Project 
No. 95-07

    Notice is hereby given that, on May 29, 1996, pursuant to Section 
6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 
15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), Petroleum Environmental Research 
Form (``PERF'') Project No. 95-07, titled ``Mechanical Properties of 
Aging Refining Hydroprocessing Reactors'', 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 he 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 identifies of 
the parties are: Arco Products Co., Anaheim, CA; Chevron Research and 
Technology Company, Richmond, CA; Amoco Corp., Texas City, TX; Creusol-
Loire Industrie, 71202 Le Creusot Cedex, FRANCE; Japan Steel Works 
Ltd., Yurakucho 1-Chome Chiyodaku, Tokyo, JAPAN; Mobil Technology Co., 
Paulsboro, NJ; UOP, Inc., Des Plaines, IL; Exxon Research and 
Engineering Co., Florham Park, NJ; Kobe Steel, Ltd., Takassago-shi, 
Hyogo-ken, JAPAN; and Shell Oil Products Co., Houston, TX. Research and 
development work required in furtherance of the project is to be 
carried out by one or more of the Participants. The nature and 
objective of this project is to review existing data on feature 
toughness and crack growth rate of reactor materials and obtain new 
data by collecting and testing samples of retired reactors to advance 
the understanding of cracking and fracture mechanisms of reactor 
materials and the fitness for service of aging 2\1/4\ Cr-1Mo and 3 Cr-
1Mo heavy wall refining hydroprocessing reactors.
    Participation in this project will remain open to interested 
persons and organizations until the project completion date, which is 
presently anticipated to occur approximately December 15, 1998, but no 
later than December 31, 1998. The participants intend to file 
additional written notifications disclosing all changes in its 
membership. Information regarding participation in the project maybe 
obtained from Jack L. Pease, Chevron Research and Technology Co., 100 
Chevron Way, Richmond, CA 94802-1627, telephone (510) 242-2771, Fax 
(510) 242-7222.
Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 96-15950 Filed 6-21-96; 8:45 am]
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