[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 213 (Thursday, November 2, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65882-65883]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-28176]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--``Fuel/Water Separation Characteristics 
Program''

    Notice is hereby given that, on March, 10, 2000, pursuant to 
Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research Production Act of 
1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), Southwest Research 
Institute (``SwRI'') 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 objective 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 current participants in the Fuel/
Water Separation Characteristics Program are: Baldwin Filters, Kearney, 
NE; Caterpillar, Inc., Mossville, IL; Champion Laboratories, Inc., West 
Salem, IL; Davco Manufacturing , LLC, Saline, MI; and Donaldson 
Company, Inc., Minneapolis, MN.
    The general area of planned activity of the Fuel/Water Separation 
Characteristics Program is to study the effects of fuel additives at 
varying concentrations on diesel fuel's physical properties. This 
research project may include the study of surface tension, interfacial 
tension, pH, density, viscosity, conductivity and chemical

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composition of water separated from the fuel. In addition, the planning 
activity may include the evaluation of fuel/water separation using 
standardized SAE test methods and the testing of various types of 
filter media, including paper and synthetic fibers media, with 
different coatings, resins and other related material.
    Membership in this research group remains open, and the 
participants intend to file additional written notifications disclosing 
all changes in membership or planned activities.

Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 00-28176 Filed 11-1-00; 8:45 am]
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