[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 139 (Thursday, July 19, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 37709]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-18082]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--National Center for Manufacturing Sciences, 
Inc.

    Notice is hereby given that, on December 20, 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 National Center for 
Manufacturing Sciences, Inc. (``NCMS'') has filed written notifications 
simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade 
Commission disclosing changes in its membership. 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, Didactics, Inc., Alexandria, VA; Opticore, 
Inc., Troy, MI; and VE Technologies, Inc., Blacksburg, VA have been 
added as parties to this venture. Also CAMotion, Inc., Atlanta, GA; TRW 
Broadband Communication Network, Carson, CA; Alberta Research Council, 
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Independent Lubricant Manufacturers 
Association, Alexandria, VA; and State Board of Technical Colleges, St. 
Paul, MN have been dropped as parties to this venture. In addition, 
Advanced Manufacturing Sciences (IAMS) has changed its name to 
TechSolve, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI.
    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 NCMS intends to file additional 
written notification disclosing all changes in membership.
    On February 20, 1987, NCMS 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 
March 17, 1987 (52 FR 8375).
    The last notification was filed with the Department on July 19, 
2000. A notice has not yet been published in the Federal Register.

Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 01-18082 Filed 7-18-01; 8:45 am]
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