[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 169 (Thursday, August 29, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 45458]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-22089]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Model HDTV Station Project, Inc.

    Notice is hereby given that, on June 28, 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''), the Model HDTV Station Project, 
Inc. 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 Section 6(b) of the 
Act, the identities of the parties are: The Association for Maximum 
Service Television, Inc., Washington, DC; and the Electronic Industry 
Association, Arlington, VA.
    The general area of planned activity is to conduct cooperative 
research in the design, installation and operation of the first High 
Definition Digital Television (``HDTV'') station in the United States 
(the ``Model Station''). Design and operation of the Model Station 
shall include evaluation and performance of a wide range of digital 
studio, distribution, transmission, and reception equipment and 
services. The Model Station may also conduct propagation, interference 
and coverage experiments and is intended for use as a training facility 
for the broadcast community and a demonstration for the public.
Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 96-22089 Filed 8-28-96; 8:45 am]
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