[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 46 (Thursday, March 8, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 13968]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-5718]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Auto Body Consortium, Inc.: Intelligent 
Resistance Welding Joint Venture

    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''), Auto Body Consortium, Inc. 
has filed written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney 
General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing changes in its 
membership 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, Medar, Inc., Farmington Hills, MI became a 100% owned 
subsidiary of Welding Technology Group. In addition, ComauPICO, 
Southfield, MI; and Oxford Automotive (formerly Lobdell-Emery Company), 
Troy, MI have been added as parties to this venture. Also, Progressive 
Tool and Industries Co., Southfield, MI has been dropped as a party to 
this venture.
    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 Auto Body Consortium, Inc. intends 
to file additional written notification disclosing all changes in 
membership.
    On September 18, 1995, Auto Body Consortium, Inc. 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 December 6, 1995 (60 FR 62476).
    The last notification was filed with the Department on April 28, 
1999. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to 
section 6(b) of the Act on October 1, 1999 (64 FR 53415).

Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 01-5718 Filed 3-7-01; 8:45 am]
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