[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 195 (Friday, October 6, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 59874]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-25719]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993; Defense Sustainment Corporation (``DSC'')

    Notice is hereby given that, on August 31, 2000, pursuant to 
section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 
1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), the Advanced Technology 
Institute 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 the Advanced Technology 
Institute, Charleston, SC; Dimensions International, Inc., Washington, 
DC; Caterpillar, Mossville IL; ERIM, Ann Arbor, MI; Rockwell Collins, 
Milwaukee, WI; Radian, Washington, DC; AMSEC, Virginia Beach, VA; 
Sarnoff Corporation, Princeton, NJ; Arthur D. Little, Inc., Cambridge, 
MA and United Defense, Washington, DC. The nature and objectives of the 
venture are to substantially reduce the cost of support for aging 
weapon systems. The DSC will meet this objective by conducting pilot 
projects that focus on five thrust areas: (1) Effective supply 
partnerships, (2) streamlining maintenance processes, (3) significant 
improvement in quality of and access to technical data, (4) effective 
upgrade strategies, and (5) innovative training for sustainment.

Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 00-25719 Filed 10-5-00; 8:45 am]
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