[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 235 (Thursday, December 5, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 64533]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30984]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--PNGV Manufacturing Technical Team

    Notice is hereby given that, on October 30, 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''), General Motors Corporation 
filed notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the 
Federal Trade Commission disclosing: (1) the identities of the parties 
to; and (2) the nature and objectives of a research and development 
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 General Motors 
Corporation, Detroit, MI; Chrysler Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI; and 
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI.
    The parties have established a Manufacturing Technical Team to 
conduct joint research necessary to develop methods of producing in 
high volume and at an affordable cost technologically advanced vehicles 
that can meet the goals of the Partnership for a New Generation of 
Vehicles (PNGV). PNGV is the joint effort of the Federal Government and 
the U.S. Auto Industry to develop affordable, fuel-efficient, low-
emission automobiles that meet today's performance standards. The 
objective of this joint effort is to improve national competitiveness 
by significantly upgrading U.S. manufacturing technology by reducing 
costs, lead times and environmental impact while improving quality. To 
accomplish this objective, the parties, working in conjunction with 
government entities, suppliers and universities, will conduct research 
on: (1) generic manufacturing and design technologies that reduce the 
cost and time to bring product innovations to market, including design 
from manufacturing, rapid prototyping, intelligent processes, and 
agile/flexible manufacturing; and (2) breakthrough vehicle enabling 
technologies that support affordable, high quality production of 
technologies used in the design of breakthrough vehicles, such as fuel 
cells, flywheels, ceramic turbine components and advanced batteries. 
The parties may also perform other acts allowed by the Act that would 
advance these goals.
    Contact: Steven J. Cernak, General Motors Corporation Legal Staff, 
3031 West Grand Boulevard, P.O. Box 33122, M.C. 482-207-700, Detroit 
Michigan 48232, (313) 974-7735.
Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 96-30984 Filed 12-4-96; 8:45 am]
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