[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 42 (Friday, March 2, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 13083]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-5064]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Southwest Research Institute (``SwRI''): 
Advanced Reciprocating Engine Systems (``ARES'')

    Notice is hereby given that, on January 16, 2001, pursuant to 
section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 
1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), Southwest Research 
Institute (``SwRI''): Advanced Reciprocating Engine Systems (``ARES'') 
has filed written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney 
General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing changes in its 
membership and project status. The notifications were filed for the 
purpose of extending the Act's provisions limiting the recovery of 
antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances. 
Specifically, Altronic, Inc. has been dropped as a party to this 
venture; and the period of performance has been extended to May 30, 
2001.
    No other changes have been made in either the membership or planned 
activity of the group research project. Membership in this group 
research project remains open, and Southwest Research Institute 
(``SwRI''): Advanced Reciprocating Engine Systems (``ARES'') intends to 
file additional written notification disclosing all changes in 
membership.
    On February 9, 1999, Southwest Research Institute (``SwRI''): 
Advanced Reciprocating Engine Systems (``ARES'') filed its original 
notification pursuant to section 6(a) of the Act. The Department of 
Justice published a notice in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 
6(b) of the Act on May 26, 1999 (64 FR 28521).
    The last notification was filed with the Department on March 6, 
2000. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to 
section 6(b) of the Act on July 11, 2000 (65 FR 42727).

Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 01-5064 Filed 3-1-01; 8:45 am]
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