[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 59 (Thursday, March 27, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 14704]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-7751]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--``Cost Effective Planar Solid Oxide Fuel Cells 
for Power Generation''

    Notice is hereby given that, on March 3, 1997, pursuant to Section 
6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 
15 U.S.C. Sec. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), Babcock & Wilcox Company 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 plantiff's to actual 
damages under specified circumstances. Pursuant to Section (b) of the 
Act, the identities of the parties are: The Babcock & Wilcox Company, 
Alliance, OH; Intertec Southwest LLC, Tucson, AZ; and SOFCo L.O., Salt 
Lake City, UT. The project's general areas of planned activities is to 
develop and demonstrate Cost Effective Planar Solid Oxide Fuel Cells 
for Power Generation pursuant to NIST Competition No. ATP-G-96-01. The 
activities of this Joint Venture will be partially funded by an award 
from the Advanced Technology Program, National Institute of Standards 
and Technology, Department of Commerce.
Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.

Joint Venture Worksheet

    A. Name of venture: ``Cost Effective Planar Solid Oxide Fuel Cells 
for Power Generation''

Nature of notification: X original    supplemental

    Concise statement of purpose: To develop and demonstrate Cost 
Effective Planar Solid Oxide Fuel Cells for Power Generation pursuant 
to NIST Competition No. ATP-G-96-01.
    B. For ventures involving research and development only:

Identity of parties to the venture:
    1. The Babcock & Wilcox Company, Alliance, OH
    2. Intertec Southwest LLC, Tucson, AZ
    3. SOFCo L.P., Salt Lake City, UT

[FR Doc. 97-7751 Filed 3-26-97; 8:45 am]
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