[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 141 (Wednesday, July 23, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 39550]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-19314]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Geothermal Power Organization

    Notice is hereby given that, on May 29, 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''), the Geothermal Power 
Organization (``GPO'') 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: Pacific Gas and Electric 
Company, San Francisco, CA; CE Hold Company, Omaha, NE; Barber-Nichols, 
Inc., Arvada, CO; Douglas Energy Company, Inc., Placentia, CA; Material 
Integrity Solutions, Inc., Berkeley, CA; and Two-Phase Engineering and 
Research, Inc., Santa Rosa, CA.
    The purpose of this venture will be to foster cooperation among 
industry, academia, and government for research and development of 
geothermal energy conversion technology. The objectives of this venture 
will be achieved by providing a forum for evaluating proposals for 
industry projects related to geothermal energy conversion technology; 
for providing the Department of Energy (``DOE'') with information on 
geothermal energy conversion technology; for advising the geothermal 
industry, academic organizations, national labs, and other research-
oriented groups on issues related to geothermal energy conversion 
technology; and for facilitating the industrial development of 
laboratory and research results related to geothermal energy conversion 
technology.
    Participation in this joint venture will remain open to qualified 
entities. The GPO intends to file additional written notifications 
disclosing all changes in membership. Information regarding membership 
in the GPO may be obtained from Carl Pacquin, Pacific Gas and Electric 
Company, 2302 Camino Ramon, San Ramon, CA 94583.
Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 97-19314 Filed 7-22-97; 8:45 am]
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