[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 158 (Wednesday, August 14, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 42269]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-20659]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--OPC Foundation

    Notice is hereby given that, on July 15, 1996, pursuant to 
Sec. 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 
1993, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), the OPC Foundation 
(``OPCF'') 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 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 Sec. 6(b) of 
the Act, the identities of the parties are: Fisher-Rosemount Systems, 
Inc., Austin, TX; Intellution, Norwood, MA; OPTO 22, Temecula, CA; and 
Rockwell Software, Inc., Milwaukee, WI.
    OPCF's area of planned activity is to develop and publish an OPC 
Standard; cooperate with OPCF members and third parties to develop 
software implementations of the OPC Standard; develop engineer's test 
tools, tests of software implementations, and other services for OPCF 
members; sponsor interoperability tests and demonstrations for products 
based on the OPC Standard; and keep the public informed about the state 
of engineering, application, and further developments concerning the 
OPC Standard.
    Membership in OPCF will be open to any individual or entity that 
supports the objectives of the Organization and subscribes to its 
bylaws.
Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 96-20659 Filed 8-13-96; 8:45 am]
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