[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 42 (Tuesday, March 4, 1997)] [Notices] [Page 9812] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-5246] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993--National Center for Manufacturing Sciences, Inc. (NCMS) Notice is hereby given that, on February 4, 1997, 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 National Center for Manufacturing Sciences, Inc. (``NCMS'') has filed written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing changes in its membership and providing information on the status of its research projects. 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, the following companies were accepted as active members of NCMS: Advanced Technology & Research Corporation, Burtonsville, MD; Lockheed Martin Corporation, Idaho Falls, ID; OMNEX Engineering & Management, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI; and Structural Dynamics Research Corporation, Milford, OH. Software Productivity Consortium NFP, Inc., Herndon, VA, was approved for affiliate membership. Cimflex Teknowledge Corporation, Palo Alto, CA, changed its name to Teknowledge Corporation, and ICAD, Inc., Burlington, MA, has changed its name to Concentra Corporation. The McNeal-Schwendler Corporation, Los Angeles, CA, acquired Aries Technology, Inc. and subsequently became a member of NCMS. The following companies have canceled their active membership in NCMS: Andersen Consulting LLP, Detroit, MI; Computer Tool & Die Systems, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI; Knowledge Based Systems, Inc., College Station, TX; Physical Sciences Inc., Andover, MA; C. Thorrez Industries, Inc., Jackson, MI; and Weed Instrument Company, Inc., Simi Valley, CA. The following organizations have resigned from affiliate membership in NCMS: American Supplier Institute, Allen Park, MI; Les Chefs Mailleurs de la Qualite, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. 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 NCMS intends to file additional written notification disclosing all changes in membership. On February 20, 1987, NCMS 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 March 17, 1987 (52 FR 8375). The last notification was filed with the Department on November 24, 1996. This notice was published in the Federal Register on December 19, 1996 (61 FR 67067). Constance K. Robinson, Director of Operations, Antitrust Division. [FR Doc. 97-5246 Filed 3-3-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410-11-M