[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 178 (Thursday, September 12, 1996)] [Notices] [Page 48169] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-23373] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993--Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company Notice is hereby given that, on August 12, 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''), Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company (``3M'') filed a written notification 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 objectives of the venture. The notification was 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 3M, St. Paul, MN and Actuarial Sciences Associations, Inc. (``ASA''), Somerset, NJ. The purpose of the venture is to develop technology to define episodes of treatment for the diseases and conditions found in the enrolled population of typical managed care organizations (MCOs). By utilizing episode definitions, MCOs will better understand and evaluate physician performance in terms of care provided to a patient for a particular set of problems, leading to better control of costs of individual services, days of care, and hospital admissions. Constance K. Robinson, Director of Operations, Antitrust Division. [FR Doc. 96-23373 Filed 9-11-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410-01-M