[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 124 (Friday, June 27, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 34709]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-16817]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993; The Development of STEP Ship Product Model 
Database & Translators for Data Exchange Between U.S. Shipbuilders

    Notice is hereby given that, on September 19, 1996, 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''), Intergraph Corporation 
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 plaintiffs to actual 
damages under specified circumstances. Pursuant to Section 6(b) of the 
Act, the identities of the parties are: Intergraph Corporation, 
Huntsville, AL; Advanced Management Catalyst, Inc., Wiscasset, ME; 
Computervision Corporation, Bedford, MA; Electric Boat Corporation, 
Groton, Ct; Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc., Pascagoula, MS; Kockums 
Computer Systems, Inc., Annapolis, MD; Newport News Shipbuilding, 
Newport News, VA; The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. The 
activities of this venture are partially funded through a Cooperative 
Agreement with the Carderock Division of the Naval Surface Warfare 
Center. The objectives are to implement a neutral file transfer 
capability between the product models at the U.S. Shipyards, and to 
develop a United States marine industry prototype product model which 
will facilitate the implementation of translators and product model 
data architectures by U.S. shipyards and CAD system developers.
Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 97-16817 Filed 6-26-97; 8:45 am]
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