[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 24 (Thursday, February 5, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 5971]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-2866]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--SCM Fiber Limited Liability Company

    Notice is hereby given that, on October 28, 1997, pursuant to 
Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 
1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), Minnesota Mining and 
Manufacturing Company (``3M'') on behalf of the SCM Fiber Limited 
Liability Company, has filed written notification simultaneously with 
the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing (1) 
the identities of the parties to a joint research, development and 
production venture, and (2) the nature and objectives of the venture. 
The notifications were filed for the purpose of limiting recovery of 
plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances. Pursuant to 
Section 6(b) of the Act, the identities of the parties to the venture 
are Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (``3M''); 
and Atlantic Research Corporation, Gainesville, VA (``ARC''). The name 
of the venture is ``SCM Fiber Limited Liability Company.''
    The objective of the venture is to develop, manufacture and sell 
silicon carbide monofilament (SCM) fiber (1) for the internal needs of 
3M and ARC for SCM fiber (not for resale) as a component of other 
products made by them or their affiliates, and (2) to third parties. 
The venture will continue development on a pilot basis under the 
Integrated High-Performance Turbine Engine Technology Initiative 
Consortium (``IHPTET Consortium'') sponsored by the Defense Advanced 
Research Projects Agency (DARPA). SCM fiber is a key component of metal 
matrix composites (MMCs). MMCs have many potential uses for defense and 
commercial projects. Examples include fabrication of MMCs into 
components for military and commercial aircraft engines and components 
of naval gun projectiles.
Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 98-2866 Filed 2-4-98; 8:45 am]
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