[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 168 (Wednesday, August 28, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 44347]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-21903]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Biotechnology Research and Development 
Corporation (``BRDC'')

    Notice is hereby given that, on August 6, 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''), Biotechnology Research and 
Development Corporation (``BRDC'') filed written notifications 
simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade 
Commission disclosing changes in the membership. The notifications were 
filed for the purpose of extending the Act's provisions limiting the 
recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified 
circumstances. Specifically, American Cyanamid Company, Princeton, NJ; 
and Pig Improvement Company, Inc., Franklin, KY have withdrawn from 
participation. Hewlett Packard Company, Palo Alto, CA, plans to 
withdraw effective May 14, 1997. Dalgety plc, Cambridge, ENGLAND; 
Bernard Technologies, Inc., Chicago, IL; and Alexion Pharmaceuticals, 
Inc., New Haven CT have become parties to the membership. Additionally, 
The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI has decided not to withdraw 
participation as previously announced.
    No other changes have been made in either the membership or planned 
activity of the group research project. Membership in this group 
research project remains open, and BRDC intends to file additional 
written notification disclosing all changes in membership.
    On April 12, 1988, BRDC filed its original notification pursuant to 
Section 6(a) of the Act. The Department of Justice published a notice 
in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on May 12, 
1988, 53 FR 16919. The last notification was filed June 12, 1995.
Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 96-21903 Filed 8-27-96; 8:45 am]
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