[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 124 (Friday, June 27, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 34710]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-16818]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993 Compass: Commercial Object Model of Products/
Processes for an Advanced Shipbuilding System

    Notice is hereby given that, on September 30, 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; ABS Americas, Houston, TX, a division of American 
Bureau of Shipping, New York, NY; Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport 
News, VA; the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. The nature and 
objective of the joint venture is to develop a comprehensive next-
generation design and data management platform that will integrate the 
entire ship lifecycle and enable the U.S. Commercial shipbuilding 
industry to automate and revitalized. The activities of this venture 
are partially funded through a Cooperative Agreement with the Office of 
Naval Research.
Constance K. Robinson,
Diretor of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 97-16818 Filed 6-26-97; 8:45 am]
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