[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 93 (Friday, May 12, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 30610]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-12042]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Center for Waste Reduction Technologies 
(``CWRT''): Inherent Safety and Pollution Prevention Project

    Notice is hereby given that, on October 8, 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''), Center for Waste Reduction 
Technologies (``CWRT''): Inherent Safety and Pollution Prevention 
Project 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 to actual damages 
under specified circumstances. Pursuant to section 6(b) of the Act, the 
identities of the parties are Center for Waste Reduction Technologies, 
New York, NY; Center for Chemical Process Safety, New York, NY; 
American Institute of Chemical Engineers, New York, NY; Bristol-Meyers 
Squibb Co, New York, NY; E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co., Wilmington, DE; 
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY; Kellogg Brown & Root, 
Houston, TX; Merck & Company, Whitehouse Station, NJ; Minnesota Mining 
& Manufacturing Co., St. Paul, MN; Novartis Corp., Summit, NJ; Rohm & 
Haas Co., Philadelphia, PA; and SmithKline Beecham Corp., King of 
Prussia, PA. The nature and objectives of the venture are to increase 
awareness of practitioners in the chemical process industry of the 
benefits of inherent safety and pollution prevention and to maximize 
economic return by minimizing risk and environmental impact. The 
project will have two phrases: (1) To develop an integrated inherent 
safety and pollution prevention methodology that can be applied to 
drive continuous improvement in processes and achieve profitability and 
product performance objectives; (2) to accelerate inherent safety and 
pollution prevention methodologies into process industries by employing 
``best practices'' as examples and to develop a relevant ``training 
course''.
    Participation in this venture will remain open to all qualified 
persons and organizations. The Participants intend to file additional 
written notification disclosing all changes in membership.

Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 00-12042 Filed 5-11-00; 8:45 am]
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