[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 84 (Thursday, May 1, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 23796]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-11340]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--CommerceNet Consortium

    Notice is hereby given that, on April 8, 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''), CommerceNet Consortium, 
(``CommerceNet'') has filed written notification simultaneously with 
the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing 
certain changes in its membership. 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 organizations have joined CommerceNet 
as Sponsor Members: Ameritech, Chicago, IL; Bay Networks, Inc., Santa 
Clara, CA; Fleet Financial Group, Boston, MA; and Visa International, 
Foster City, CA. The following organizations have upgraded their 
memberships from Associate to Sponsor: Cable & Wireless plc, Menlo 
Park, CA; National Institute of Standards Technology, Gaithersburg, MD; 
Tashiba, Tokyo, JAPAN; and USWeb, Santa Clara, CA.
    The following organizations have joined CommerceNet as Portfolio 
Members: Acquion, Inc., Greenville, SC; Fruit of the Loom, Bowling 
Green, KY; and Trusted Information Systems, Inc., Glenwood, MD.
    No other changes have been made in either the membership or planned 
activities of CommerceNet. Membership remains open and CommerceNet 
intends to file additional written notifications disclosing all changes 
in membership.
    On June 13, 1994, CommerceNet filed its original notification 
pursuant to Sec. 6(a) of the Act. The Department of Justice published a 
notice in the Federal Register pursuant to Sec. 6(b) of the Act on 
August 31, 1994 (59 FR 45012). The last notification was filed with the 
Department on March 17, 1997. This notice has not been published in the 
Federal Register.
Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 97-11340 Filed 4-30-97; 8:45 am]
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