[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 61 (Thursday, March 29, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 17205]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-7770]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Water Heater Industry Joint Research and 
Development Consortium

    Notice is hereby given that, on February 9, 2000 and February 26, 
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''), the Water 
Heater Industry Joint Research and Development Consortium (``the 
Consortium'') has filed written notifications simultaneously with the 
Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing an 
extension of its term. 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, the term of the Consortium has been changed from a term 
of five years beginning February 27, 1995 to a period of seven years.
    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 the Consortium intends to file 
additional written notification disclosing all changes in membership.
    On February 28, 1995, the consortium filed it 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 March 27, 1995 (60 FR 15789).
    The last notification was filed with the Department on December 3, 
1999. A notice was published in the Federal Register on May 12, 2000 
(65 FR 30613).

Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 01-7770 Filed 3-28-01; 8:45 am]
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