[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 83 (Friday, April 28, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 24982]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-10622]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--General Motors Corporation: Restraints 
Deployment Bus Working Group

    Notice is hereby given that, on October 7, 1999, pursuant to 
Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 
1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), General Motors 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 General Motors Corporation, 
Detroit, MI; Chrysler Corporation, Auburn Hills; MI; and Ford Motor 
Company, Dearborn, MI. The nature and objectives of the venture are to 
research ways to transfer some electronics from the airbag control 
module to the airbag igniters. It is expected that the igniters will be 
able to diagnose their health better than the control module is able to 
do today. It is also expected that the system will become much more 
robust against wiring issues that are a primary issue with today's 
technology. To accomplish this objective, the parties are working 
together and with various potential suppliers to develop this 
technology. The parties expect to share the information generated with 
other suppliers and vehicle manufacturers in the future. To accomplish 
this objective, the parties will perform acts allowed by the National 
Cooperative Research and Production Act that would advance these goals.

Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 00-10622 Filed 4-27-00; 8:45 am]
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